Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-20


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fofFase hisa. ans Il Is hard - ,oa Aslss
. sensitive man koald eser hi<A atai-
soly "a tho slihassrst xlsa had clntehcd
SIS lssine ~ Ma ,,spectsd toetsain 80
hi> shief Ihesn hase eeea few tit-
tsreF isappsibtnlents ln eur political
hizt.fy. ft,s tiarfIila ~as eiacts~i ~ tho
pesliiaa which Sserls4a Kishs fsitiy
ciala - - have lexh hts owtt
II iaast h2va baea Raiiing. -. o.
serxe uetuF Hayes AID ssen faiiosaefs
frsan hl.<asn state wAa ,Fsrt ~ tho
ranks pkea AaeEeaan was IS Gar he
nss - ftosh seat sei..hli>.sn 81 ct9sfrvs
irun ohiA lie true be hal slis-
tingni>Aet eepata1se IA shlp fats.
EvaFta, like himself Va Gar aAa.i u
thrir shlef Ia ability asa achieVrrasut.
aasfsaatr ~ bise bii3isi..re hrfore and
sinse hase l,s.asd sfsera an tlle rissai-
dent who caiic3 shem ~ his eeanels.
l,iaine. with isstlf tsartisld and lanr-
r.aea. Webster with 1Yicr, frSliag-
huysen vita Arthur. all experienced
the Iacrtincation % serving under rfrsn
they ceuld aot have reeogniked A. their
equals. iiut. perhaps, hereafter Il still
b. a gTester GLORY - Sherman 10 hive
tsVcn SECRETARY Of the treasury ind
the accomplished representative llnn
- have sat a. president IN disputed
chair.
can speak 81 senator sherman
without partiaiisy. Tor he onco strive
o. disp@<.ess me OF an Office that the
president Nas determined | should re-
claim. I was consul general 40 Lon
don under Grant. and when Hayes
came In he promised his predecessor
l should not be disturbed. Secretary
herman knew Of this promise, but he
was under no obligation 10 regard
Gen. Grants wishes or mine. lie
dsnbties. hoped 70 io6uce his chief 10
change his mind. for when hc wanted
the place Of collector Of New Norh for
one Of his own friends be offered
CheSter Arthur. an incsmAcnt az the
time. % procure tiin my post Z. Lon
don. This .ar Arthur himself told ne,
bnt the bargain was beyond shcr-
mans power - accomplish. Arthur
refused TO accept the offer and Mr..
Hayes told re aftcrwGri that be would
not have indorsed it. 20 Arthur was
Displaced for Merit and was LEFT AZ
London. Bet Arthur was rewarded
by Grants friends with the nomina-
ton for Wise president. aud on Car
fields death he stepped into his sla,es.
Had sherman succeeded Ia gushing
ma. th., i,l.ncv in ieei woll3 have
had different incuabent.
The letters OF the two brothers
sherman bctray warmth OF feeling
ON the part OF John which to many
must DO revelation. lie has usually
been considered cold. the opposite OF
his magnetic, iInp.tuons brother; bat
some times your MISUNDERSTANDING peo-
pie have . depth Of feeling which
equals that of those whs seem more
passionate on the surface. Cen. Grant
once told me story of q newspaper
man who said he had just come feom
rtAtf4ALA IL WIS tA4- III OA - Hitr-
idential nomination and the senator
was an aspiraut- lie put his arm
around the reporter and drew him
aside 70 ask: II am lot really rs cold
81 they say, do You think | AMP The
man may have invented the Story. but
10 me there was a touch OF sadness in
st. II tliis politician. unable a Impress
the world with his real nature. had
been struggling eli these years with
the mask of manner that concealed
his real feeling and obstructSd its ex-
preston; if his distant behavior had
repealed those whom he desired % at
tract; II the warm-heartea brother
whose true scntimeot is betrayed ia
the letters he now gives 10 the world
had grown anxious and asked q
friend whether he was really - cold.
maay might feel stroke OF pity for
the nature that has been cloakcd In
voluntarily aud 50 long. 1t may be
the same anxiety that invited the re-
portcr's sympathy and now draws
aside the veil that covered bis fratcrnal
love. and Tells tho whole world be has
q heart; he Is not cold.
ADAM BADEAU.