The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-25

IL ~ t.slnSs sukgeSuSe ana fuu OF ideas.
ne furnished the brains for Grants campaigns
In the SOUTH Grant trusted him and was not
AFRAID 70 act upon his ideas, knowing that Sher-
be wished to serve, and knoWins that ~ would oid
not demand the credit for them. believe that
many q the things for which Grant is consid-
ereo great came In reality from Sherman"
HOW GRANT PLANNED THE MARCH TO THE SEA.
whether General Rosecsans' estimate of sher-
mans aid TO Grants greatness be true or not,
there Is no doubt but that he IL right in that
sherman would never have claimed credit for
anything that came out through his superior
omcer In military council whether he was the
inventor Of the idea or not He was perfectly
plain ana open, and for great man he seems to
have been the freest from ambition and political
wire. pulling Of any Of the many great men of
ms time. Willing to allow others the credit for
LIS Ideas, ne was scrupul0usly opposed to taking
any credit which was not due him, and his old
friend Governor Price, of New Jersey, related to
me last night conversation which he had with
nm a. to his march to the sea- During this
TAX Governor Price said: General, your march
was famous one both in conception and in
execution, and 1t Is question AZ to whether we
90 not owe you the salvation of the country. 1t
r na missy Rsn and i think
terupted sherman, as was here about to go on.
- gu must not give me the credit of that plan.
mat originated in the mind of General Grant.
ne called me to him and outlined it, simply
carried 1t out and General Grant should have
the credit OF it. This talk occurred in 1865 lust
/
showed the true greatness Of Sherman
SHERMAN AND THE WHITE HOUSE.
General sherman 10 perhaps the only man in
our history whom the presidential bee has
sought TO sting for generation and has been az
persistentiy driven away. His idea as to the
White House is by no means a new one A few
yeEs ago, in an interview, he said, "that the
White House was h-i, and that it had ruined
the happiness of every man who had entered
It" In 1854, here at Washington he made
resume of the different presidents and showed
now their lives comfort had been destroyed by
years of such suffering az President Lincoln,
ana his early struggles with fortune were
nothing to his troubles in the White House. He
and anxiety which came with his position nearly
drove him mad, and finally, when IL seemed that
peace ana quiet were coming to him, he died
with bullet through his brain. His name will
be immortal, but Is that a compensation for
those sufYerings and troubles and the assassins
bullet? Then came Andrew Jshnson. believe
nowas an honest man, but he was impcached
and came near being convicted OF high crimes
and msdemeanors. He left the White House
poor and died In comparative obscurity
Grant! Every man, woman and child IN the coun-
Try Teyered his name. He was foremost among
the soldiers OF the world. He never lost a
greater, 1t seems to me, than the presidency.
The salary made him independent and no faint
rested on his name. Wei, he became president
White House. He left It poor man and many
people. unjustly believe, lost confidence in
MIN: The next president was Mr.. Hayes, and
about him will say nothing. Garfield was
ANOTHER He had high position, but in an
evil hour he became president, and he was
worried almost to death when Guteau assassi-
mated him. And lastly there is Mr.. Arthur, who
- now In Office. His bed is by no means one OF
roses and he is far from happy: Now" concluded
General Sherman, why should want the pres
idency? cannot serve the country In It. I
cannot do anything that other men may not
do, and at the end of four years, If should be
elected, however hard had tried would be
ana nothing could induce me to take 1t"
STORY OF SHERMAN AND GRANT IN 1868.
In my talk with Governor Price l referred to
General Shermans attitude to the presidency
and Governor Price said: general Sherman
held the same position in regard to the presi-
dency in 1865 that he did up to the time of his
death. He did not want the presidency and
had he desired it his love for his brother John
would have kept him from competing with him
for any position which he knew he wanted
There were no brothers more intimate and low
ing than John aud William Tecumseh Sherman
They kept up correspondence throughout their
lives, and perhaps the most interesting histori-
cal material in existence REGARDING the late war
are letters which General Sherman wrote to his
srother from day to day and from week to week
when he was surrounded by the hardest strug-
giles OF his marching and on the eve of and after
his greatest battles. / roomed with General
sherman in California, and remember when
the mails came in--this was in the days of 1S49-
how Sherman would throw up his hands in de-
light and YELL Here's a letter from brother
John. Well, General sherman would not have
taken anything that Senator Sherman wanted,
and he did not want the presidency anyhow.
] remember q curious incident which occurred in
one OF the corridors OF the capitol during con-
gressional session of 1865 Sherman was at this
time much talked of az a probable Republican
candidate for the presidency. General Grant
was talked OF as the candidate OF both parties.
"a w n hof ho vyop
l met Sherman near the House door, and as
late you as the coming president of the United
States. Everyone says you own the White
House, and that you are going to move in
General Sherman raised his hand q said this.
Price, said he, edo you think I am a blank
fool? There is nothing but talk in all these
stories. The place have is fitted to my ability
the presidency Just at this moment General
Grant came up to us and Sherman caught hold
of his coat as he did so. and went on: But,
color. This man is just fool enough to take the
presidency, and he will get it. General Grant
laughed and turned the conversation A few
months after this he was nominated as the Re.
publican candidate.
GENERAL SHERMAN IN CALIFORNIA.
"Tell me something of General Sherman in
California" said /.
Governor Price replied: 81 was in California
in 1916 as the United States navy agent, and
remained there until 1850 1t was during this
time that William r. Sherman came there. He
came around Cape Horn and acted as adjutant
general to General Kcarny, and he left the army
after time and went into the banking business.
/ don't think he did any mining though he may
have gone to the mines. He was at San Fran
cisco when gold was discovered and was then an
adjutant on General Masons staff have seen
1t stated that the first gold from Suffers dig
gings was brought into Masons Office and that
sherman tried his teeth on q specimen, and in
this way found it was malleable He then sent
out for hammer and pounded up one of the
acids aud decided to be gold. The first report
to the general government as to the discovery OF
gold in California was signed by General
Mason, but it was written by Captain
sherman. / don't think William Tecumseh
Sherman was a money maker, and l don't
believe that he made great amount of money
in California. His banking speculations Were
not very successful and part OF his business
Gold was then worth about SIC an ounce, and it
brought SIS at the mint Sherman was econom-
ical in his habits aud he made some money in
surveying in San Francisco. He borrowed
pair of compasses and his charges were 500
lot. He could survey lot in an hour, and had
he been anxious to make great deal of money
he had q good opportunity for doing so. He
was as simple in his dress and habits then as he
country who paid SO little regard to appear
ances.
GENERAL SHERMAN CALLS ON PRESIDENT CLEvE-
LAND.
general Sherman, continued Governor Price,
ssdid not like TO wear his regimentals and his
fayorite costume was short flannel coat which
he sometimes wore with the lower button fast
ened, and his vest was often Open saw him
here ct General Sheridan's funeral and he came
to the church in full uniform, and was one of
the most striking figures among the great men
there That same evening was standing near