Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-10
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10. 1889.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

OItkktl- tltlStttbSl- AShCA AAN''
Years ago We had a habit OF giving to our
readers specimens OF DoNS PATS racy
letters 10 the OHIO papers. He was the hrst
Of the Washington letier-wrilers TO recover
from the Journalistic decentralization result
ine from the wsr between the states, and 10
notify the centralsts and would-be despots
OF the Republican party that II the Constitu'
ton was silent in time OF war, war must De
silent IN time Of peace. He was the man
whose pungent paragraphs cau'ed SIMON
CAMERON Tor WAS II old JACK CHANDLERO TO
Weld TO so violent dislike OF what he styled
"those - literary fellows" He was
The man who made "Mackacheek" famous
fhroughout the country.
The pitched battle between Mr.. HALsTEAD
and several Republican United States sem
ators has naturally excited more attention
and aroused more feeling In Ohio than IN
any other State. As an Ohio man oil prom-
nence, Mr.. PfATT could not have been ex-
pected to hold bis peace ut such a crisis ID
the history OF the Republican party OF that
State a. now seems imminent. And there
N..N
New York World Of Monday letter from
him in which he undertakes to enlghten the
country In regard TO the past lives and
characteristics OF SHERMAN. HALSTEAD, aud
FORAKER. As 70 FORAKER. PIArT writes;
"Goyernor Joe has the length OF leg and
solemnity Of couutenauce necessary 10 the
Senator. lie CRATES with remarkable ease
and utiers the most stT0cious nonsense IN
the most earnest manner. AT inter
walls the piiied ceiling OF the chamber would
echo to bis deep damnstiOn Of the Confede-
rate brigadiers, 81"
Asto HAIsTTAD, PIATT writes
''Halstead would shue =, court in lemon
colored tights holding sIoit the full stomach.
ipcased I'm embroidered satin, aud coat
gold braided, with grapevine worked up
bis patriotic back and bomb-shciS on The
tails OF bis coat. History tells us how, on
the bloody field OF Grsvelotte, assisted by
Phi. Sheridan and MOncure Conway, ID. d.,
he gave the cOuntenance OF our country 10
the German side and SO helped on to vict0'
~"
But the kicking" seustors destroyed all
the plfns Of TIE Ohio conspirators, and now,
so,s PIArT, HALsTEAD must try for the
United States Senate and FORAKER for the
mission 10 Germany.
Blu, JOHN SHERMAN is PATS "game" in
The letter before us. JOHN SHERMAN had the
impudence several years ago to vote for re-
solution providing for senatorial inquisition
into the manner whereby Mr.. PAYNE was
elected senator from Ohio, aud few weeks
ago to make q speech for HALsTEAD. And
90 PIArFtells story on SHEsMAN-a follows:
John was the candidate for Speaker OF
the newly-boTn Free SOIL party, and Jay
Cooke, pious jay, carried among rs A sub.
scription paper upon winch he (Jayl asked
for money TO paw the Hon. Johns board Dill
vt Washington. John being so poor that even
his wash bills were burden.
Now the Hon. John is many times over
a millionaire, and the accumulation came
from the poor salary OF $1,000 wear.
"Agsin / made one OF the ohio Legis'
latuIe In which was decided the contest be-
tween the Hon. Sherman and General Robert
G.. Schenck. had been returned from Lo.
gan county ne Scheuck member. found
on my arrival at Columbus that the Schenck
men had 3 decided majority. General
schenck was regarded by The people not
only az the litter man. but as gallant soldier
who bad come out of the war crippled for
the Hon. John appeared on the field accom-
panied by his confidential and confidence
man Rush Sloan. aud our majority melted
away. Rush told me long afterwards that
Shermsn's little campaign cost $50, 1000, and
that that S30, 900 was paid by Jay Cooke IL
Co. Ia the three days preceding the caucus.
General Schenck holds TO this day proof OF
how this corruption fund was used"
The reader will observe that this is no
anonymous accusation, but is one made by
IA gentleman OF high standing. Mr. PIATT
was once Secretary OF the American Lega-
ton at Paris, has been a member OF the
Ohio Legislature, Is the editor OF Belford's
Magazine, aud is responsible in every way
for the charges be makes. More: The
World ia able TO pay million OF dollars in
the nature Of damages il Mr.. SHERMAN can
convince jury that these charges are false
and have damaged his reputation TO that
sx,eet.
Why does JOHN SHERMAN submit to such
asmning accusahonsS Why does he not
vindieate his good name In court OF jus.
ticeS He has H!l,suflicient reasons for his
fai.ure 10 notice in any WAY charges OF such
character coming from sucn man.
.JoHN SHERMAN il known in Virginia as
MAgoNE's friend. II was for SHERMAN that
the Mabonertes in the Chicago Convention
voted last year. II was upon SHERMAN that
MABoSB called few years ago TO come TO
Virginia snd make speeches for the doomed
Republican nominees.
MALONE aud SHERMAN They are well
paired. Each, no doubt, is fond OF the
others company. The founder OF this
paper used 10 insist upon II that "mesn "
was the proper adjective to apply to SHRR.
NAN, who was. he said, the "mesnest" man
10 the United States Senate. MALONE
chooses such u mau TO speak to his sable fol-
lowers in Virginia. VIII he dare to bring
such man 10 Virginia this year!