St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-02-23
GOSSIP FROM GATH.
Some Observations by the Noted Cor
respondent on Politics in Ohio.
Gems. Rosecrans and BUELL.
Vie. Woodruff.
Especial Telegram to the Globe ]


Enquirer from Newark, Ohio: / have been
in Ohio for few days this week, at Gran
vile, the seat of Dennison college, near New
ark, which is as Republican as Newark is
Democratic. The sentiment seems to be in
favor Of Blaine for president, and rather
anti-Shernan. Nothing much is said against
Sherman, but the efforts his friends made in
Ohio four years ago to force solid delega-
ton, on the plan of the .'306'' managers,
or himself alone, provoked an
opposition which to this day
fiatters itself on beating him in
several localities. To have fought very
strong and national man, is glory enough
for your rural politician; he celebrates him
self thereabouts for the rest of his life.
ing his chair closer to you. "Why, you must
he0 herd about that2 Ill hev to tell you about
it. Yes,
I'M THE MAN THAT BEAT SHERMAN
in this district. I was for Blaine.'' Far down
the perspective Of history you will find some
runs for congress: :" The grandfather
of the subject of our memoir, Jeroboam Skin
flint, was man of great local force and pub
lie character. He had been omitted from the
consideration due to his public talent by the
Hon. John Sherman, who may be possibly
recollected by our readers as once secretary
of the treasury during the temperance admin
istration of a farmer president, Hayes. 1t
was not in the nature of the grandfather of
our illustrious subject to submit to a slight
from power, and especially for such paltry
matter as the village postoffice. Regret
ting the necessity imposed upon him
he firmly advanced to the duty he considered
was required in the emergency, and Secre-
tary Sherman never reached the goal of his
ambition. Rumor says that in his dying mo-
ments he exclaimed, with every sign of
great opportunity thrown away: That man
Skinfint has cheated the stone cutter out of
nine letters that should have been carved on
my tomb, president
Between John Sherman and Conkling and
Logan there are no great differences of
method Party control is mercilessly at work.
Sherman is probably the best politician of the
domineering positive class in the whole
country. His ambition has always been re-
spectacle and firm. He never liked low sery-
itors. His agents he required to be men he
could respect at least for their outward clean
illness and sincerity of purpose. Conkhng
wants servants, Sherman wants citizens. He
mas never been low tyrant with his friends
and agents. He probably would neither give
nor keep faith with moderately unworthy
advocate. His public intentions have been
severe, straight forward and as human
nature goes, masculine and not unpatriotic
If he became president the tone of public
life might have hardened but would have
been lowered.
VICTORIA Woodruff.
In the county of which Newark is the
capital originated General Rosecrans and
Victoria Woodruff. The latter was driven
out to the scene of her youth a few years ago,
when she came to the vicinity to lecture. She
had at one time considerable influence over
Commodore Vanderbilt and, it would seem,
aimed at revolutionizing Plymouth church
to take lofty views of love as the basis of the
universe. But that was because of the man
at the wheel. Ixion perspired but retreated
into his conservatisms. What a theme this
might make for great romance some day?
The woman, aware of what men are, saying,
like Hester Prynne's elf child: Preacher,
will you come and stand here in the pilory
tomorrow at noon, with mother and me-"
RosECRANs AND BUELL.
are two quaint specimens of military men.
Buell. came from freshet-haunted Marietta,
where they say he has retired somewhere into
the rural part of Kentucky and married and
leads a rather hermit life. Better to be
manly kind of mystery than be tangled in
the fringes of little events and toll almost
posthumously, for newspaper recognition.
Marius is only remembered in the ruins of
Carthage. The Confederate books seem to
speak admiringly of Buells battle array
at Shiloh. Rosecrans when he first emerged
upon the world was recognized as having
Shaksperean name-the flute sounder in
'Hamlet' He showed the quality of imag-
nation more than any western general ey-
cept Tecumseh Sherman. His greatest feat
wasin the Chickamauga movement, yet it
would appear that his executive fortitude for
a moment failed there like Joe Hooker's at
Charlottesville. In that wavering minute
George H. Thomas grew to his rock and his
fame.
Wherever go in Ohio, I find people of
both parties at sea on the presidency. have
heard Pavne mentioned by two wealthy gen.
tlemen cf Mansfi,ll Mr.. Bushnell and Mr..
Smith, the former, was told, probably the
wealthiest citizen. He said Mr.. Payne could
beat John Sherman in Ohio. Sherman's fol-
lowing is not large but very respectable. A
Sherman man with earnestness is generally
man of intellectual or business grasp.
There seems to be no mutual admiration
society in Sherman's following, but
it is a kind of gray-eyed love.
In some Democratic quarters 1 am surprised
to find real warm support for General Han
cock. One such supporter said to me: 'The
further we get away from Hancock the more
we get into the land of has-beens and of me-
diocrities, who are being galvanized by their
political heelers."
have not heard George Edmunds' name
mentioned in Ohio any more than if he were
Edward ", or Edward the Confessor. He
wants to take some hair oil it seems to me,
and hrinp his hair ont on the Summit of his