St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-27
MEN WHO TALK.

Col. A. r. Rock Undoubtedly Gen.
SHERIDAN is a very
well, U. ;. A. sick man, and it is a
serious ques tion
whether he will ever recover from his
malady, which, as L understand it, is
heart disease. He would be eligible for
rttirement in 1895, but in the event of
his death, there will be no vacancy in
the grade of lieutenant general. Con-
gress enacted law several years ago
providing that, upon the death or re-
tlrement OF Lieut.. Gen. SHERIDAN, the
office should be discontinued, although
the senior major general would be the
commander of the armies of the United
States. Maj. Gen. j. M. SCHoFIELD,
at present stationed at Governors ISL
and. New York harbor, by this law
would be transferred to Washington,
the headquarters of the army; and there
would necessarily be other changes of
station, but no promotions. / recall
very distinctly my first meeting with
Gen. SHERIDAN. In was in September,
1862. during the memorable race for
Louisville, KY, between our forces and
those of Gen. BRAGG. l was riding in
an ambulance, having been Frustrated
by an attack of Kentucky break-bone
fever, and, with my escort, had made
temporary halt near the mouth of Salt
river, about sixteen miles from Louis
vile.
SHERIDAN had just been made
prIgadler general, promotion from the
colonelcy of the regiment which he had
commanded, and he rode up to my am
Dulance to make inquiries regarding
the whereabouts of BRAGG. The ac-
qualntanceShip thus begun has con-
tlnued ever since, and while at Wash
lngton we were naturally brought
much closer together. Gen. SHERI-
DAN is one of the most genial men that
L ever met, and [ have always regarded
him as a born soldier.
His achievements will last as long as
history, and he will ever be foremost
chleftain OF the great rebellion in this
country, that lasted from 1861 to 1865.
l.. I'll. Merchants are feeling
very blue over the out
Maxfield. look for trade, and
especially because of
the prevalence of rain, which has put
everything back. The country roads
are In terrible condition, and it is an
utter lmpOsSibility for farmers to reach
the cities with their teams to purchase
supplies, and this is felt daily more and
more. What is to be the outcome no
one can foresee, but the bright prospects
of few weeks ago have been Obscured,
and on every hand one hears repining
instead of rejoicing over the situation.
Ii our customers could only reach us,
all would be well, but under existing
we can only sit quietly
by and wait for the silver lining of the
clouds to make itself manifest. These
complaints are not confined to one
class of trade, but all alike have expert
enced the depression brought about by
the bad weather, and the receipts for
this month with every one that l have
converSed with show marked decrease
from a corresponding period last year;
and that, too, when the reverse was
Even an athletic park association
projected for West st. Paul has
felt the blighting effects of the weather,
and it is doubtful if we will be able to
have game of ball ON the new grounds
this month.
An old citizen of West st. Paul put
the condition of affairs in his section of
the city very bitterly, but truly, when
asked how real estate was in West st.
Paul? dealers are selling real estate
by the gallon instead of by the foot"
was his reply, ''and intending pur-
chasers are using boats to make sur
vey OF their future building Sites"
*
Hon. George Politicians in the
East are in nowise
Wyman, of dubious about the
course of BLAINE,
Wisconsin. should he be the nomi-
nee OF the Chicago
for the presidency, and they
n 70 prattv ynI1 aUroa6 fbof bo will ,,H+
refuse to make another effort to reach
the White house, if the opportunity is
him.
But they do fear the extent and con-
tinued increase of the boom for Judge
and it is generally under
stood that he must be choked ere it is
too late to accomplish anything in the
interest of the man from Maine.
1t is to be BLAINE against CLEVE-
LAND in 1888, just as sure as there are
two political parties in this country, and
the incumbent of the White house will
repeat the lesson taught in 1884, or else l
am very much mistaken.
Every move that BLAINE makes is
arranged beforehand by his
advisers, but / cannot understand why
cast the declaration that for the past
twenty-five years he had made no at
tempt looking to a reconciliation with
5he late Roscoe CONKLING. Surely, it |
would be to BLAINE'S interests to pro-
mote harmony among the New York !
but this cannot be accom- |
pllshed by pursuing beyond the grave a
nan who was esteemed so highly as
CoNKLING was, and it must be recorded |
IS another blunder, equally suicidal |
with the failure to denounce ParSon |
BURCHARD's ALTERATION which es- |
ranged so many voters in the last cam |
Daign.
SO far as our state politics are con-
the candidacy of GEORGE w. |
PECK, of the Sun, which was started as |
! jest, may have q. very serious ending; |
for the author of Peck'S Bad Boy is |
leservedly very popular with the masses, |
md especially among the NOrwegians |
md Scandinavians of Wisconsin. He |
has plenty of money; is a favorite |
among the boys and at Milwaukee, and |
II the country contiguous he is simply |
dolzed.
There are going to be surprises in |
politics this year, and not the least of |
hem may be the elevation of Demo- |
cratic governor to the executive office of |
Wisconsin, and especially since Gov. |
RUSK has intimated SO plainly that be |
wants to go to washington to preside |
over the deliberations of the senate.
-
e. w. John After the Jimtown |
convention, whic |
son, of Da- meets the 18th of July, |
1888, L do not think |
kota. anything more will be |
heard of NJ. H. DAY as |
, factor in OUr territorial notifies That |
convention will nominate a candidate |
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