Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-09-19

The New York Press prints an inter
view with Francis @. NsvlAnds, Vice
President Of the National Silver Commit
tee, in which Mr.. Newlands is reported
as saying that "ss between John Sher-
man and any other man / prefer the
other man" Mr.. Newlands must be
aware that John sherman is q Of the
few Senators who hold the Office by viz
tue Of ability and experience. he is BY
far the ablest man in the United States
senate As now composed. The reason
why Mr.. Newlands prefears ANY other
man" 10 Mr.. Sherman lie doubtless be-
cause Mr. Sherman is known 10 be
friendly TO the present Silver Coinage
Act. The Ohio Republican platform in
dorses the silver policy Of the Admins
t~ration, and Mr.. Sherman is believed to
have had something TO do with the franz
ing OF the silver resolution. Possibly
Mr.. Newlands gave this interview on q
Of his Democratic days. As q member Of
the Democratic party Mr.. Newlsnds
would probably prefer any other man to
Mr.. Sherman. But there have been in
timations from time to time that there
were days when Mr.. Newlsnds is almost
persuaded to be a Republican. As Re
publican Mr.. Newlands certainly could
not desire the defeat Of the strongest
man his party has in the Senate. San
Francisco Call.
There can be no question that John
Sherman lie the ablest man in the Repub.
loan party. He has solid qualities not
possessed by Blaine. On finance and
the tariff, the two great issues. be is more
representative Of the purposes and aims
Of the Republican party than any other
man in America. He stands for the
single gold standard and monopoly in
all directions. So does the Republican
party. Blaine is all things by turns to
the popular breeze. We are will
ling to give Mr.. Newlands (of California;
credit for declaring against the MANS
field Icicle." II is little matter TO us
whether he SO expressed himself Oh one
Of his Democratic days" or not. By the
way, we have not heard Of late anything
about Mr.. Newlands politics. At latest
accounts he claimed to be q Republican.
But his record shows him to be the cham.
pion chopper" of the universe. In Cal
ifornis for years he was a shining light
the Democratic party. Then be made
a flying visit to Nevada, during which,
he claimed to have been converted to
Republicanism. In our last campaign
he started out to canvass for Colcord and
the Republican ticket. He kept in line
until he reached Eureka, but here it was
that he "fell down" and swore in en-
phstic language that he was born q
Democrat, raised q Democrat and was
still a Democrat" This broke mp the
Colcord combination Of political freaks,
and Mr.. Newlands quietly slipped back
to California until the election had pass
ed. He next appeared as q Republican,
or as q silver man, or as anything else
suitable to the times, willing to accept
the Senatorship over the head Of John
P. Jones at the hands Of the few Demo
Gratis u the Legislature, aided by such
Of the Republican members as might be
induced to follow his standard. This
scheme was untenabie as a matter OF
course. So ended and rested his politi.
cal ambitions until q few months ago,
when passing through the State from
San Francisco to New York, he caused
il to be announced that he would next
year seek the nomination from the Re-
publican Convention IS Representative
in Congress. This is the last we had
heard Of the migratory statesman until
he declared for "the other man" as
against John Sherman the other day.
Like some others high in place from Ne
vada, he cares very little about silver or
anything else of interest to our people.
All this blather they get into the East.
ern press is designed solely for Nevada
consumption. They try to create the
impression here that they are tearing up
the ground for Nevada.