The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-04-25

Ohio Senators Mater Attack -
noichlgan's Trust Municipalities.

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~ Onto SENATORS mater Atsssk -
noichIgan's Trust sonnipaiator-
tits . little Bit remarkable that no
Michigan az rr~pcr has yet taken up |
the cndgels In General Algcr's behalf
against the attack 81 senator Sherman
The attack Was sharp and shrewd.
Coming. a. IL did. from . party leader
and . rival OF General Alger in the
race for the Presidential nomination. II
has attracted q great deal Of attention.
The newspapers Of other States have
taken II up and made much Of IT, But
here. in his own State. where IL might
be supposed General Algcr would have
warm and earnest friends and defend
ers. II anywhere. not one even 81 his
party organs has come 10 his defense.
Why is this? They must know that
the attack, shrewdly as IL was made
was essentially unjust Active As
General Alger was in the organization
OF the trust for his connection with
which Sherman lambasted him. he had
no such controlling or prcpondcrating
interest or influence in the mat
ter as Sherman assigned him
or artfully implied that the Supreme
Court had assigned him. What he did
in the matter was practically the work
OF an attorney-or perhaps IL would be
more nearly accurate TO say that he
was working only indirectly for
his own interest. which vas q col
lateral one. His main object IL not his
only one. was to protect himself and
~. ..-o.t.. on,oor,frn xvhnru nv IA
way. Sherman had no word TO say-as
indorsers Of the real party in interest
When the Endorsements were taken
care OF and the General and his associ-
ate r~emunerated for the risk they had
taken his interest in the great trust
ceased. And while the Supreme Court
did paint, in colors by no means fatter-
ing. his connection with the trust, IL Is
fair to remember that ii did so to show
that he had full knowledge Of its char
acter. rather tha that he was respon-
sible for its formation Such response
bility was not necessary to the decision
OF the court. All 1t needed as . logical
foundation for its decision was the fact
OF General Ayers knowledge that the
trust was against public policy ]. was
on the basis Of that finding that the
court held the contract which was sued
on uncomfortable; and tholgh Senator
Sherman does not seem to have beer
aware Of the fact. the decision. severed,
az IL bore on General Alger, put a large
sum OF money in his pocket.
The newspapers OF General Algefl
party In Michigan knew all this, II Sher
man did not. Why. then, have they no
defended him? Is il because a million
aire candidate for the Presidential nom
nation. like a prophet. has no honor Il
his own country? Or is it becaus
they know that. while Alger is limo
. cent in the trust matter-or less guilt,
|. than Sherman i~mplicd-he is still Yer,
! vulnerable on the m~onopolistic side
, We are inclined 10 think the latter !
!. the true reason. 1t did not. perhaps
!, occur to sherman that his RIVALS cor
nection with the great lumber trust
created Nv the tariff. was a bette
! ground for attack than his connectio
! with the Diamond match trust Pc
I haps IL IL had occurred to him he wonl
/ have hcsitated to make the attack Q
! that ground. through fear Of bringing I'll
entire household Of the protected abot
his ears. But IL the attempt were mad
! here in Michigan to defend Algs
: against Sherman's attack the defens
: would be very promptly met with
reference to the lumber trust
1t is scarcely to be wondered at. Their
fore. that the organs do not attempt tn
defense. 1t would avail General Algs
very little with the farmers to have
shown that he has no real responsible
! for the match trust, which press'
rather lightly on them. IL the showir
were the signal for the additional sho'
ing that he is very largely responsib'
for the tariff tax on lumber. which do
8 weigh very heavily on them.
\, On the whole. the organs have adoptt
the more prudent course. Theycan NJ
;. help General Algcr out Of the hole
which Senator Sherman put him witho'
:. putting him in . worse one.-Detro
Free Press.