The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-22
SHERMAN SCOTCHED.
Senator Book Makes Good his
Threat to Expose Him.
TTia Silver Record Ventilatcd---subserVi-
ency to the Gold Interest shownto
be His Leading rrait---His
Weak Reply.

mo more nitiful and painful every day.
Kenna's recent expose of the Manshelu
statesman's high tariff hypocrisy was
one of the great features OF the present
session: but yesterday when Senator
Beck had completed his mercllesS ar
raipnment of sherman on the silver
question it was agreed that sherman
had received blow which for weight
had never been outdone upon the moor
of fine Senate. Mr., Beck, a week since,
made the direct charge that Sherman
was personally responsible for the ue-
monatization of silver, and stated Illeh
that Yesterday he would make gooo Ihe
charge. 4Do,,, ,,os +o
make one of his sledgehammer speecheSS
allied the Senate galleries with croWu
Of Of visitors and pulled almost the
entire Kentucky congressional del.
eTotion from the other end OF
tSe canitol Senator Beck came
into fhe chamber accompanied by his
nrivate secretary, both having their
arms full as high as their chins with
Records scrap books and manuscript
They placed them on the Senator'S
desk and the bulkier volumes upon the
floor.
The impetuous Kentuckian had some
difficulty in getting started. MI. WI
son, of Iowa, and Mr.. Mltchell were III
dulging in the familiar act III the sen
ate in trying to have the lasC Woru
about some unimportant matter upon
which they both agreed, Inc longer
Mr.. Beck was delayed the more press
are he acquired and when he ana com
mence he had such a full heau oI slealn
that the official Stenographer was al,
most paralyZed. He became suOuueu
in a few minutes and continued speak
ing for two hours with more dlStlnct
ennnciation than he usually has, but he
exhibited his old-time emphasis OF
statement and energy of action.
The manner in which he dealt crush
ing blows resembles the playing OF the
anvil chorus by full orchestra. 1t
was a remarkable succession of strokes
without interval and without mistake,
and in such perfect unison and with
such continuous vigOr that a less de-
fectiye piece of craftsmanship than
John Sherman would have been hat
tened. -.
There was one characteristic bit OF
business introduced by the senator, for
he ALWAYS develops some peculiar epl
sode during the rush of his oratory, and
that was the taking out of his Walletto
find q bank note which contained an
Inscription he desired to read. lie cut
some amusing antics before he found
the location of his wallet, and then eX-
hibited several appetising bills before
ne came to one of the variety he was
seeking.
The Scene on the Republican side had
a suggestion that could escape NOBODY.
But four senators were seated ABOUT
Mr.. Sherman, and they were all ram
pant silver men, obstructionists IN his
presidential pathway, and from whose
sneeches on demonitlZatiOn the Ken
tuckian was constantly quoting. There
was but one Ohio Republican congress
man visible in the chamber during the
ceremony and he sat aloot from MI
Sherman. an attentive listener through
out. 1t was the Hon. William Mchln.
lev, the accredited Blaine bugleman OF
Ohio.
Mr.. Beck stated his text as the re-
demption of his promise to prove that
Mr.. Sherman was chiefly responsible
for the demonitezation Of the dollar OF
orr daddies in 1873 and that ltWas done
secretly. and was unknown to Grant,
who signed the bill; to Blaine, to Car
field. to Voorhees,, to Pig Iron Kelly
and nrominent members of congress
who were present at its passage, includ-
ing Stewart, of Nevada, who was then
a Senator, as he is today,
Mr. Beck not only corroborated his
assertions but furnished marvellous
accumulation of testimony. He cited
speeches OF ingalls,, CASSIDY, CARRIED; a
colloQuy between Blaine and voorhees,;
speeches of Allison, Teller, Coke, Pugh
and others, all containing expressions
in the way in which the tin destroying
clause had sneaked into the bill, had
craWled into it, how the bill had been
passed by false pretense.
Mr.. Beck cited the Congressional
Record, showing how it was a substl-
tute which really passed and that in
the House, Mr.. Hooper, its manager
told flat falsehood when he obtained
its passage by assuring members that
the national coinage was unchanged
that it was merely measure TO reOr'
ganize the mints.
Mr.. Beck then added to the eXcrutia
ting torture of Mr.. Sherman by quoting
Senator Stewards speech of last Friday
He then traced the course of the bill II
the Senate, producing from the files tht
original conference report which Mr
Sherman brought into the Senate. No
a word could be found jim the debates O.
the report alluding to the surreptltl0ui
item destroying the silver dollar MI
Beck continued for an hour, eXcorlat
ing the Buckeye Senator and exposin!
his long course of favorltlsm TO Tn
bondhOlder and his antipathy to silver
Mr.. Sherman was not at his best.
cannot be recalled, though he is a vet
eran of hot debates, when he has bee
so effectually overwhelmed before
Generally he is shrewd and equippe
well enough to make plausible detens
when hard beset. To go to the prlz
ring for language, he seemed grogg,
TODAY and reluctant to come from hi
corner. He began by emitting som
concentrations about the status OF gol
and silver fifteen years ago., Whlc
ohsnured the subject like cutie tiS
escapes by blackenmg the water wit
IFS own ink. He recovered his cOurag
for a moment and defiantly announce
the correctness of his good theories an
for while he maintained his pluck.
But suddenly there was pitiable co
lapse. 1t seemed to recur to the Oh
senator that he is presidential cand
date. and by spasmodic flank NOV
ment he declared himself a friend
silver and ended with the pathet
statement that he was burning with
desire to do something for silver whit
Colorado, California and NeyadaWou
come to his aid.
A Belligerent Suitor.
YoUNesTowN, March Is. -[Specia
An iron worker named Philip Rec