Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-03
SQUARE TRUTHS ABOUT JOHN SHER-
MAN.

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MAN.
In answer to some remarks OF the
HERALD concerning John Sherman,
which we had the temerity to put under
the heading, "Is John Sherman the
Chief of the Political Pirates?" the
Times comes to the defense of the noted
head of the political tribe of tacertilid.
Our contemporary thinks that it is
sufficient reply to our arraignment OF
this venerable political Chadband that
he will be reelected to the United States
senate at the next meeting of the Ohio
legislature. In the same breath in
which it recognizes the whitewashing
efficacy of such an election, it refers to
Senator Calvin S. Brice. The real argu-
ment of the Times is that, both OF these
gentlemen having secured an indorse-
ment from the Ohio legislature, both
are impeccable.
The HERALD long ago drew the line at
Brice, and it does not now intend to
reconsider its honest judgment. We
thought at the time that it was a gross
scandal that Wall street speculator,
like Brice, who was, in no sense
a real resident of Ohio, should be sent
to the senate OF the United States from
the Buckeye state. We thought it was
bad political morality to send Sharon,
Republican, and Fair, Democrat, both
to all intents residents OF San Francisco,
to the United States senate from the
state of Nevada.
The Times reminds us that. with the
exception of four years, John Sherman
has been elected to the United States
senate since 1862. Well, what of it? 1t
was simply an exemplifcation of the
''slick" style of things in politics.
When it comes to the question as to
whether ne ought to have been sent
there, or sent to the peniteutiary, an
entirely different case is presented. The
number of political scoundrels who
have been successful often makes an
honest man aweary of his life.
We learn from the Times that John
Sherman is only worth, all told, $780,
00G. This one OF those agreeable mar
ratives that ought 10 be told to the
marines. Admitting, however, for
the sake of argument, that this
slick Ohio man is only worth
100000, how did he get even
that sum on official salaries that at their
highest only amounted to $4,000 year.
with the exception of four years in
which he received $4,000 as cabinet
officer, living all the while in such an
expensive place as Washington? But
the statement that Hayess secretary of
the treasury is only worth 100000 will
be received with shrieks of derisive
laughter from those who know any
thing OF his real financial condition.
The circumstances surrounding John
Sherman's accession to the position of
secretary of the treasury OF the United
States will always remain infamous.
As one of the Visiting statesmen" he
went down to Louisiana to boss the
prime political infamy of the age. He
was the great ,e&ploiter of the Eliza
Pinkston fraud, that was used to curdle
the blood of the Republican masses of
the north, and to shock the Miss Nan
cys of all parties into acquiescence in
the outrage which seated Mr.. Nancy
Rutherford Hayes in the White
House, a mansion which ought to have
been occupied by Samuel J. Til
den. He earned the seer etaryship of
the treasury, which he afterwards
used to enrich himself, by services of
peculiarly atrocious character. After
having "burked" the vote of the state
OF Louisiana in the interest OF seating
usurper, delicacy would have dictated
his absence from the cabinet of the man
whom he had so conspicuously assisted
in placing in Mr.. Tilden's seat, and this
delicacy would have been imperative
even if Mr.. Hayes had been entitled to
the electoral votes of Louisiana, which
notoriously he was not. As to this last
point both Mr.. Roscoe Conkling and
Mr.. James G. Blaine, divided on nearly
all other issues, were agreed, and at diff
ferent stages OF their careers they ex-
pressed their opinion OF the matter,
condemnatory OF the fraud OF which the
Ohio Chadband was the principal ex-
ploiter.
Mr.. John Sherman may be reelected
senator in congress from the Buckeye
state, but the only thing that proves is
the low state of political morals which
prevails in that commonwealth. The
circumstance that Mr.. Calvin 8. Brice
may not be the brightest exem-
plar of correct political methods
would not change this ineyit-