Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-04-04
WASHINGTON LETTER,
from Our Regular oorrcspondcpt.l

NASHlNGTON, March OIL, 1909.
Senator John Sherman, of Ohio, who is
much more of candidate for tho Chicago
nonih alton than il his brother Teonmseh,
is OF the opinion that Ohio will be carried
for the Republicans this fall ms easy as
rolling off a log, if only the right man be
put forward. What mental reservation or
secret evasion possessed Mr.. Sherman in
making this conditional prediction can best
be conjectured by the logic OF events that
accompanied Mr.. Sherman's candidacy
four years ago. He said then as lie says
now, that "an enthusiastic and united par
ty was OF more consequence and more to be
desired than the working out of any mans
mbition, be he never so popular or were
he decked with the garb OF unquestioned
availability" The slyness with which Mr.
Sherman has always manipulated our ma
chine politics, is maniiesling itself now
when he says that, believing that the
convention when it meets should be free
uninstrucled, and in shape to do the very
best thing for the whole party, 1 have
counseled my friends TO that end, and I dc
not find that condition of things to jnstif,
my being candidate that found four
years ago." Putting this and that together
then, we are to assume that Mr.. Sherman
candidacy can be replied upon in an emer
gency, which emergency he and his friend,
fondly hope may overtake the Chicag,
convention before anybody else rakes til,
pool.
England having pulled our noze ant
cufied our ears in the O'Donnel business
Chill WIS emboldened to do the same thinl
when we protested against the unwarrant
ed imprisonment of half dozen American
citizens in that God forsaken country
Both Of these gross insults we pocketed, a
a matter of course, and so here comes Tur
key, nation so poor that il picks its liv-
ing from the swil barrels of a semi-ciyili-
zation that lives and dies from opium eat
ing, and slaps our face with the same com
placency that has characterized the impu.
dent assaults OF the others. The cause o.
the Turkish disgruntlement arise from oul
protest against the exactions of the Su
bllme Porte in levying an exorbitant duty
upon our petroleum in face of the treaty
upon that subject. III we were sure thai
our navy would not 60 TO the bottom be.
fore it could reach the Orient, and if W,
could be guaranteed that it would not be
blown out OF water should it get there b,
the two war-ships that Turkey purchasec
of us years ago, it would not be a bad ide,
for the American Government to resen
this last insult, and show to the other ma
lions abroad that il will not allow sicl
man to knock chip from its shoulder
whatever il may take from muscular chap
like John Bull.
That grave, reverend, and dignified body
the United States Senate, spent an hour in
secret session with closed doors ON Mondyy
afternoon. The matter under discussion
was not the ratification of a treaty with
some great and powerful nation, nor was
1t TO discuss some solemn question affect
ing he diplomatic relations with foreign
powers, nor was IL TO confirm the appUnt-
ments oil ministers plenipotentiary and en-
voys extraordinary TO the Kingdoms and
empires OF the old werld, but il was to dis
cuss The resolution offered by Senator
declaring that four of the pages upon the
Senate floor were bounced by the Ser
geant-at-Arms without proper cause o
course this proceeding will shock til,
moral sense OF that portion OF the eommu-
nifty who think that the mission of Tn,
Senate is above and beyond this sort o
thing, but did not Mr.. Flanagan, of Texas
ask what we were here for, ii il were no
the Offices Indeed il there Is anything
that VIII stir the Government TO its foun-
dalions with mere facility than nm attempt
ed expulsion from office of one of the or
binary Washington barhacles, | have. moi
yet learned what II Ia. The fellows are "a
the manner born, IN il were, and we car
no more get rid OF them Than we can shak,
oil the Indian contractor or the man with
a French spolinlion claim.
| The debate in the Senate upon Mr.
Blai,'s Educational bill has brought ou
some Of The old.lime discussions npon III,
status OF the negro M an element IN oni
political economy. In connection witt
the phnse oi The qneSliOn of the illiieracy
OIL the south, lis discussion developed lli,
iSct that while the percentage Of illiieracy
among the whole population was yetN
large in 1880, that oi The whites alon,
reached about 81 per cent, So that thS
money proposed To be appropriated VIA Ia
be distributed IN u large proportion lo
their ienefi; ns Tor that of the negroes. i
IL dsnbllnl II The hill can be passed nj TIN
session, II at all, because Oi the intens,
prejudice that exists among many Sena
tors, both Northern nAi Southern, again.
the idea OF the Government bscpming lh,
faster parent OF the educational interesll
OF the people Of the States which alon,
should be responsible for The ednca lon o
their own cillzens. Meanwhile a grea
many people who are Interested, aud som,
who are not, would like To know what i
being done with the enormous Peabod,
fund, which In the hands OF certain trus
tees WAS to be used for the purpose 0
maintaining colored schools in the South
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