Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-17

The house is very old, and came down to
John from his father. Before the front
door stand two tall balsams, and the car
riage-way leading up to it is almost never
used. The Shermans, even when they
are at home, permit very little familiarity.
They seldom attend church and
are never seen upon the streets.
The senator owns little real
estate in the business quarter of the
town, but beyond that the place derives
nothing from his presence in the way OF
improvements.
1t is nos that the senator has no money.
He has enough Of that. Why should ne
haveS Did you ever hear how John made
his fortune? Well, I'll tell you,
Some years ago, when it was proposed
to place the whisky of the country In
bond, John Sherman was very active in
opposition. He denounced the scheme
and it was quite likely to fail When the
bill came on for final action, curiously
enough, John Sherman was absent from
his seat. Not only that, but from that
day forward he gave tacit countenance to
the plans of the whisky men,
and shortly after blossomed out as
a millionaire. Last year, when the cues.
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bond was up in the senate, sherman
lodged and squirmed and refused TO com
nit himself whenever possible. The
question, which was not settled then, is
likely to come up again, and il Is very
clever thing in Sherman that he Is able
20 sit In the presidents chair and so re-
irain from voting That was one OF the
reasons why he was so awfully anxious
for Ylce-President Hendricks shoes
See?
The old fox who was of so much Serv-
ice as a Republican "visiting states
man" IN 1876, is safe from the harass
of voting in the senate for at least two
years to come, and can meanwhile hauut
the bloody shirt and play the temperance
domagogue to his hearts content, If also
to the disgust of more decent people.
Neither of the New York senator's who
succeeded Conklng and Platt was any
credit TO the party, his state or to the
country. o d El5ridge G. Lapham, who
happily has given way to Evarts, have
many times seen in his seat in the senate
SO drunk that he didn't know whether he
was a supe or a senator. Warner Miller
is Il wholly different sort of man, of
course, but in brains he is nowhere when
compared with such men as Wright, Mar
cey and Conkling, whose seat he does his
little best to ill.
Miller's term expires next year, and OF
course he wants another. VIII he get it?
Hardly. To do so he has got to beat both
\ his own and the Democratic party-rather
of stupendous task for one man of the
caliber of Warner Miller.
/ The legislature which will elect the
next United States senator from New
York has not yet been chosen. 1t is
therefore not at all certain that any Re
| publican will be able to succeed Miller
Gov. HIPS presence in the campaign
should not be overlooked. The governor
is keeping very quiet, evidently of the
opinion that it is best to elect the men
before one sets a definite task before
them. That is to say, he does not pro
pose to dress his senatorial hare until ht
has caught It. Hill has no senatorial bee
in his bonnet, however. He is after big
ger game. He does not see why it won't
be as easy for him to step from the CUB
ernatorial mansion at Albany into The
White House as 1t was for Grover
Cleveland. Well, maybe it will be, bu
most people, even in his own party, thint
otherwise.
Surprising, however, the next New
York legislature To have a Republican
majority, Senator Miller viii not be re
turned to Washington without strong op
position in his own party. There has been
some talk OF late of EX-Presldent Arthur
as a senatorial candidate, but am assured
on good authority that the talk Is all stuff
and nonsense. Arthur w uld like tn,
place well enough, but he can't get It
He is out of political life forever. The
Astors have taken him up in New Yorl
and he is likely TO spend the remainder Of
bis days as William Cullen Bryant in New
York and Morton McMichael, the elder
in Philadelphia, did theirs-the presiding
official on most aristocratic occasions
where that person was wanted more fol
show than service, and as the always-to
be-relied-upon guest at the swell parties
of the New York Knickerbockers.
Frank Hiscock thinks he discerns sen
atorial timber in his handsome makeup
while Ira Davenport is sure he ought Il
have senatorial plaster TO put owe
the wound inflicted upon his somewha
aristocratic feelings by his defeat for gov
ernor last fall Upon the whole, there il
lively senatorial fight brewing amoni
New York Republicans, with the not at al
ocrat will walk off with the game.
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So many senator's terms expire II
1887 that the Democrats have stron;
hopes of securing control OF the uppe
house of congress before the expiration
OF Mr.. Cleveland's term. In Indiana
Ben Harrison,s seat is sure to be takel
by Democrat when he leaves it--proba
! bly, by Joe McDorald | met prom
inent Indianiau at the Continental herr
last evening. Said he; "Gov. Ora.
has great hankering after liar
rison's seat, but out in on
state we Democrats have long had an un
written law thnt no man should b
> elected TO any other Office while hodin
the position of governor of the state. 81
, far the law has been strictly adhered 10
Gray thinks his case ought to be made n
exception-to sort Of prove the rule, yo
: know, but don't think 1t will be. Gray
term as governor doesn't expire unti
1888, or one year after the senator mus
be elected. Joe Mcdonald is old and no
In the best of health, but he has stron
:. hold on the affections OF HOLSTERS, an
can 20 to Washington, ! think, IL II
! wants to-"
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A Senator Mitchell OF Pennsylvania, wh
has been complaining during the pas
: week OF the want of respect shown mn
o as chairman Of the senate pensions CON
: mittee nv Pension Commissioner Blach
! has, without doubt, got all the respec
r that h., aside from his official posltlol
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