Evening journal., 1888-06-22

pays 10 thurman. lie says, T..
'sMr. Tlmrman's rank in the senate was !
established from the day he took bis seat,
and il was never lowered during the
period of his service. He was an admir-
ably disciplined debater. was fair in his
method of statement, logical in his argu |
ment, honest in his conclusions. He hac
no tricks in discussion. no catch phrases {
to secure attention, but was always direct
and manly His mind was not pre-
occupied and engrossed with political con
test or with affairs Of state. He had
natural and cultivated tastes outside OF
those fields. He was o discriminating
reader, and enjoyed not only serious books,
but inclined also to the lighter indulgence
of romance and poetry. He was especially
fond Of the best French writer's. He
loved Molliere and Racine, and could
quote with rare enjoyment the humor
Gus scenes depicted by Bslzac. He
took pleasure in the drama and was
devoted TO music. In Washington he
could usually be found in the best seat OF
the theatre when good play was to be
presented or an opera was to be given.
These tastes illustrated the genial side OF
his nature, and were fitting complement
to the stronger and sterner elements OF
the man. His retirement from the Senate
was a serious loss to bis party-a loss,
indeed, tothe body"
Thurmans common sense is one of the |
strong elements of his nature. He sell
dom loses his head, and he IS, as John |
Randolph used to say, as cool as the cen I
ter seed Of a cucumber. His talk as vice |
presidential candidate on love for the |
party is based on good record in this |
regard. 1t recalls how he repulsed a man |
who wished to wean him away from the |
Ia. II oh ha ffrna
Of the panic Of 1878, when the Green
hackers were at their highest, and when |
number Of new parties were in the field.
There was convention of one Of these
parties at Columbus, and several dele
gates. two Of whom were old friends Of
Thurman's s and who had been strong Dem
oerats, called upon him. They found him
sitting in the library of his drab house
on High street. They told their story,
and said they thought they could make
him president of the United States. and
with him they could break up the Demo-
cratic party and defeat the Republican
party.
All" said Thurman, and he looked
soberly down at the table.
Then the spokesman again began his
speech, but Thurman interrupted him
with the question:
size of this room to be2"
1T is sixteen feet square, I judge"
was the reply; but why do you ask2'
Because, sir" said Thurman, pulling
| out his red bandanHa and violently wiping
| his nose; because, sir. this room, sir is
| too - small to destroy the Democratic
party in. Good day, gentleman, good
day, and that was the end Of the cOnver-
sation. -
Judge Thurman IS now about "a years
old. His work in the courts has shown
that his mind is as active as it has been
for years and he may do great deal of
good work yet. He is a man Of means; his
wife brought to him fortune and he has
made another himself. He has trained
himself to enjoy life and he gets great
deal Of pleasure out of the reading Of
French novels in the original. When he
was on the supreme bench Of Ohio he was
very fond Of mathematics, and while he
was in the United States senate he played
as good game Of whist as any man in
Washington. He would have made a
good chief Justice Of the United States
and he is fully as well fitted for the bench
as for congress. He keeps up with polit-
ical matters, uses q stenographer in the
carrying on Of his correspondence and is
IN reality leading rather active life He
made a speech on the tariff last fall
| that showed that his oratorical abilities
g are as strong as they have ever been,
and If he would work at it, he could
: turn out very interesting and a very
profitable work on the history of the cOun-
5 try. Governor Hoadley, of Cincinnati,
3 once said to me that Ohio never allows a
& man to get more than two feet high be.
d fore it wants to cut off his head This
has been true with both parties in Ohio
] and Thurman's career in this respect runs
" almost parallel with that of Sherman
Both have been for years conceded to bs
n great statesmen by the nation, and bott
q have been fought by men within theil
u own parties and defeated again and again
I, Thurman had Tom Ewing. Hugh J
Q Jewett, Henry B. Payne and John r. Nc
n Lean against him, and his opponents were
!. all good men. Payne succeeded in getting
e the United States senatorship and Nc
lt Lean would have taken Sherlnan's place
d had Ohio gone Democratic that year
ie Sherman might 'have been nominated fO
ie the presidency In the place Of Garfield
had not Ohio had another great Republi
e can.
Henry 3. Payne viii probably close hi
d senatorial career with this term. He i
g too old man to receive a nomination ant
le the Ohio democracy is calling for younl
he blood. ] am told that John Mclean
g ambitious to 20 to the senate, and hea
fe also the friends of Cal Brice, the railroa
As millionaire, proposing Nm as a desirabl
I'd candidate. There are numbers of smalle
a men ia Ohio politics who win come TO tn
Of front when a senator is to be chosen, bu
n. it is probable that the next Democrat
IS nominee viii be young man. AS
er Sherman, he has FIVE years yet to serv
~ and the term Of his service will expire
it 1898. He will probably have recollection
lis If he wants it. though Foraker or Fosts
to may be among his contestants Fiy
a years means a great deal in politics, bl
on the present generation Of statesmen
lie fast passing away. The generation (
e. men born since the war is striving to g
he its hands on the reins of the governmen
". 1t isa young giant and it will in time pus
OF the old men to the wall.
us FRANK G. CARPENTER.
-oi An Editor Befriends the Clam.
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