Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-09-14

the tnancIer and trained civilian never
obtained the nomination which was
freely offered TO his brother who dis
liked a civil career. Gen. sherman
often put ava suggestions Of the can
didaey, and once absolutely refused a
nomination which would in all proba-
bility have resulted in his election.
This was not his only aggravation.
Three times he has contelded for the
presidential prize: once he was de-
feated by Blaine. foeman worthy of
his steel, his equal in political science
and ability. but twice he has been set
aside for men like Harrison and Gar
field, admittedly inferior to himself in
the qualities essential in the presiden-
tial Office. Garfield even went To a
convention pledged to nominate Sher-
man, he was chief of the delegation
from their state. and seized the very
place he was sent to secure for
another. sherman, it is said, never
forgave him ana it is hard to see how
a sensitive man could ever look ami
ably ON the adherent who had clUtched
the prize he was expected To obtain for
his chief. There have been few bit
/ terer disappointment in our political
history, for Garfield was elected to the
position which Sherman might fairly
claim was to have been his own.
1t must have been calling, too. to
serve under Hayes. and even followers
/ from his own state, who were in the
ranks when sherman was by far the
most prominent republican in congress
from Ohio. lis true he had dis
tinguished comrades in this fate.
| EvartS. like himself was far ahead of
their chief in ability and achievement,
and many cabinet ministers before and
since have looked down on the presi-
| dent who called them to his councils
1 Blaine, with both Garfield and Har-
rLson Webster with Tyler, Freling-
huysen with Arthur, all experienced
1 the modification of serving under men
/ they could not have recognized as their
equals. But perhaps, hereafter il will
/ be a greater glory to sherman to have
been secretary Of the treasury and
the accomplished representative than
to have sat as president in a disputed
chair
can speak of Senator sherman
without partiality, for he once strove
to dispossess me of an office that the
president was determined / should re-
claim. was consul general at Lon
don under Grant, and when Hayes
came in he promised his predecessor
| should not be disturbed. Secretary
herman knew Of this promise, but he
was under no obligation 70 regard
Gen Grants wishes or mine. He
4 doubtless hoped to induce his chief to
change his mind for when he wanted
/ the place Of collector Of New York for
one Of his own friends he offered
/ Chester Arthur, an incumbent at the
time to procure him my post at Lon
+ don This Mr. Arthur himself told me,
but the bargain was beyond Sher-
mans power to accomplish. Arthur
refused to accept the offer and Mr..
/ Hayes told me afterward that he would
not have indorsed it. SO Arthur was
i displaced for Merritt and was left at
London But Arthur was rewarded
/ by Grants friends with the nomina-
ton for vice president, and on Gar
fields death he stepped into his shoes.
Had Sherman succeeded in busting
me the presidency in 1881 would have
had different incumbent.
The let 5ers of the two brothers
1 Sherman betray u warmth of feeling
on the part of John which to many
must be revelation. He has usually
! been considered cold. the opposite of
his magnetic, impetuous brother: but
sometimes your administrative peo-
| pie have depth Of feeling which
/ equals that Of those who seem more
passionate on the surface Gen Grant
once told me a story of a newspaper
man who said he had just come from
/ Sherman. it was the eve Of a pres
1 idential nomination and the senator
was an aspirant. He put his arm
around the reporter and drew him
aside to ask: Il am not really as cold
as they say; do You think | amp The
man may have invented the story, but
/ to me there was a touch of sadness in
it. If this politician. unable to impress
/ the world with his real nature, had
been struggling all these years with
the mask Of manner that concealed
! his real feeling and DISTRACTED its eX-
preston; if his distant behavior had
repealed those whom he desired to at
tract if the warm-hearted brother
whose true sentiment is betrayed in
I the letters he now gives to the world
had grown anxious and asked a
friend whether he was really 50 cold,
many might feel a stroke Of pity for
the nature that has been cloaked in
voluntarily and so long. II may be
the same anxiety that invited the re-
porter's sympathy and now draws
aside the veil that covered his fraternal
love. and tells the whole world he has
a heart; lie is not cold,
ADAM BAuEAU-
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