The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-10-08

WASHINGTON, D. O., October 2, 1855, :
Senator Sherman, In his lirades against
the e0nth, IN the foe OF the business
man. Sherman, however, d0ea not re-
etrlot himgelf only 10 this olaas. Indeed,
he seems 10 be the foe OF mankind, ana
more especially the worthy mechanic
Mr., Sherman owns on X street In THIS
city two houses, One was newly built
In 1880 or thereabOuta, IL In q princely
mansion. The other IL less pretenl li0ua,
but Mr.. Sherman lived In II while no was
Secretary of the Treasury. After no had
arranged 10 move into his elegant new
home no wanted the old one liked up no
that IL would rent 10 better advantage,
Did Secretary Sherman ask the many
worthy mechanlcs In the Dietfict OF CO'
lumbia to do this work ana pay them
living wages for iip Not at all. He
simply had the skilled laborera employed
under the Treasury TO do u and they
were paid by the Government.
In the report OF the Senate Committee
which investigated Secretary Sherman's
literary bureau IL incorporated the teati-
mony Of william Paul Brown, In 1873
and 1879 no was employed In the Treas
ury cabinet shop, he being a. cabinel
maker by trade. He was aaked II no had
while 80 employed done work for oui,
aide partlpa. He answered yes. Asked
for whom, he answered. secretary Sher'
man." quote his testimony:
Question. You did work for Mr.. Sher'
man during this timer Anewer. did,
q Iou kept o memorandum IN thls
book OF tho work you did Tor MT. sher
man7 A. The majority or 10 d.
q. Now. turn 10 the book ana read
from II the entries you made. A. May,
1878, worked on Mr., eherman's stable
18th, 18th, l7th and l8 h OF May, 1873,
and charged 10 the Third'Andltor's 0lli,s.
Those four days We we're making very
large doors TO cover the manure pits
For making the doors the Second Audi
tor'a Office was charged. do no, know
the time | was on II, but l was paid by
the Second Auditors office.
I June l3.h and l4lh, worked at the
stables In Stanton alley, and charged TO
the Superintendent 0llice.
July 6th, worked AZ Sherman's Stable,
and charged TO the organization Diyls
ion.
July l3.h, worked at sherm ms stable
charge to the Registers office,
November IN. three eighths OF day
on Secretary Shermins house, Tepal T.
Ing blinds, charged to Drawing Boards.
November 18Th, liye eighths OF q day
on Secretary Sherman's house, charged
10 N, n, II, A.
August Goth, twenty feet Of slsh cord,
charged 10 Bareau OF Statistics, aud TWO
elRhths OF a day 10 that aud three
eighths 10 Registers 0illie, and ave-
eighths 10 Register's office, work on
stable.
OJtober 18th, four.elghths OF day nj
yherman' Il stable, rented by lex Senator
Pomeroy, charged TO Marine Hospital.
October 3lst, three elghths OF day ~
9herman's house charged to Registers
Ale room,
January 1ith. 1870, one.elghth Of a
day on Sherman 3 stable, rrnted by Ex
Senator Pomeroy, fixing down spout,
charged 10 N b X, A,
June 5, 1870, fitting fly screens 10 Sec
retarys stable, three eighths OF q day
ehargen to N, b, II A.
juno 0, 1879, repairing door for man
ure pit, Secretary's stab 10. tour'elghths
OF a day. charged TO Marine Hospital,
q. Wha, do you mean by N d Il, ~
A. National Bank Redemption Agency.
From this damaging testl nony, Mr.
II ,le, OF Maine, q member OF tho COM
mitiee, sought 10 extrlcate Sherm IN by
making II appear that no was not aware
OF II. This Ia how no lucceeded' re'
sumo questions from the testimony:.
q. You had, i suppose, no knowledge
or belief that Mr.. Sherman knew any
thing about itp A On, he must have
known II,
q. Why must he have known ltp A,
Oh, my graciousl II you owned house
and 30 much repairing was done about
II, you must know somebody was doing
II.
O. Did you have any personal nc.
quaintanco with Mr., Sherman A. No,
Sir.
O Did Mr.. Sherman ever know that
you we're In the Department. A, | do not
know, He has seen mt In his own house
at work,
o. Precsely;but at The time when you
were nj work there In his house, had you
any acquaintance personally with Mr.
Shermanp A. No, sir
o Did no know that you were In the
Department at all when he saw you NJ
work around iherep A ] don't know
whether he did or not, but hs wife did,
and what the wife knows the husband
generally knows.
o How do you know that his wife
knew ii2 A. Because his wife told me
that she was very glad that they had got
me TO take the place OF q man named
Porter, who was there before, aud who
used TO 70 and do the repairing.
O. Did she In any way eay anything
which Indicated that ehe knew you were
In the Department. A. Whenever they
wanted mo they would send down TO tl 0
Department for me.
D But you do not know that Mira,
Sherman ever sent A, No more than
that the coach driver would come down,
0. What coach.driyer ? A. Mr.. Sher.
mans driver, .
O. DO you mean tho Departmental
driverp A, No the one who drives the
private carriage.
o. Did no ever come TO you 7 A. Yes,
sir. He would come TO mo and say
1--WE want you up ut the house to DO 30
and so"
O. How many times did the coachman
ever come down there TO youp A. That
would DO impossible for mo 10 tell.
O, What Ia bis namep A, His 0rst
name Ia Lewis.
Q Lewis whatp don't know tho last
name.
o IL he n colored man. A. Yes, sir
lii view OF these disclosures II would
seem incomprehensIble how n worthy
working mechanic would vote the ticket
.uLlnh hna for ia maln nhinnI lLn rA.