The Washington bee., 1888-03-24
place in the Senate, to lead the Re-

place in the Senate. to lead the Re-
publican party to victory as can
didate for Governor but other
counsels prevailed, and Hoadly, the
Democratic candidate, was elected.
With these almost unexampled
evidences of Mr.. Sherman's COM
manding strength for popular favor
in Ohio, the question is no longer
an open one as to the choice of the
voters of this State or of his avail
ability. And the conclusion can
not be changed, or his nomination
as candidate for the Presidency in
1883 be rendered the less desirable
or expedient, even ifin some one or
more of the congressional districts
of the State delegation should be
found preferring some other candi-
date. A solid, united delegation in
State with four million of people,
and with each congressional dis
trict acting itself, would be almost
unprecedented.
The real question for the Nation
al Nominating Convention to deter
mine, so far as it is to be governed
by considerations of past and pros
pective popular successes of the
candidate, is whether be has proved
that he has real and deserved pop
ular favor, confidence and strength.
Ohio has resolved this question
beyond all controversy in favor of
Mr.. Sherman. And the effect of
this upon the nomination in 1888
can not be doubted. Ohio has
never failed in securing the nomi-
nation and election of any of her
citizens upon whom she ''heartily
and cordially united," as she did
upon Harrison, Hayes and fairfield,
and now does on Sherman.
THIS continuous, un5roken, un-
faltering, and cordial popular sup
port of Mr.. Sherman has no paral. |
lei in the person of any other citizen
"f Ohio i'll her whole history. 1t
re,tS ON his unquestioned ability,
his integrity, his great and meri-
tOrious public services; but it has
been all the more the earnest, zeal
Gus, and enthusiastic because in
hi, intercourse with his fellOW-men
he has been invariably genial in
his manners, courteous to all with
out regard to creed, color, or con-
dition, and affdble in the broadest
and most generous sense of that
term. The humblest citizen has
always felt that he could approach
Mr.. Sherman with freedom and
feel at ease In his presence, because
be would be met with kindly
treatment and generous sympathy.
In the great duties and RESPONSE
bilities of high Office, in the perilous
times Of the Republic, he met un-
just or unreasonable demands with
firm and relentless resistance, anil
neither extended favors nor gave |
sympathy to those who made them.
In the pressing duties imposed
upon him by the high public trusts
he has occupied, he never sacrificed
public interests for private favor or
to secure personal friendship. To
those who preferred he should have
done otherwise he has neither been
genial nor of ready access. But
there is no man N public life more
apprOachabie, courteous, and gen.
ial than is John Sherman. This
will be fully attested by all who
really know him, and the popular
favor which he has so long, so uni
fOrmily and firmly maintained in
Ohio is it elf unanswerable evidence
on this subject.
The same elements of his public
and private life which have made
him available in securing and main
tanning political power in Ohio,
have made and will make him SO i'm
all the States as candidate for the
Presidency in 1888.
Continued in our next.