The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-21
SENATOR SHERMAN TALKS,
no Becomes Reminiscent Over Old Issne,
and Crltioises tho Demo orats OF To-day.

ana Orltfcises tho Demo orats OF To-day
NEW YORK. Nov. 20.-Senstor John
sherman, Of Ohio, talked freely to q re-
porter to,d day tn regard to his recently
puolished book and other matters. The
senator stated that he had met ex-
Ffesident Harrison and Warner Miller
ana mad had pleasant chats with then.
He added that Mr.. Miller came to Ma
(she Senator's) room Last evening and
they talked over many of the Incidents
OF the convention of 1885 Mr. Miller's
recollection OF events Tailed with the
Senator's. VAC
The New York dele legation" added the
senator, had banquet on Saturday
night before the nomination of 1883. and
after Senator Miller had made a speech
they All agreed to support me. 1 re-
celved telegram to that effect. Sun
Gay INTERVIEWED, and, in the meantime.
Nlklns and other friends Of Harrison got
mr' Fiase to agree to vote for him on the
known. 10
u have no charges to make aqainst
ex-President Harrison and our relntiona
are pleasant. Whstever bargains or
promises his friends might have made.
ne ala not sanction them, because he
absolutely refused to appoint Mr. Plat
Secretary Of the Treasury. The acme
OF Mr.. Platts ambition seems to be to
bold The portfolio OF Secretary OF the
Treasury"
In regard to the national convention
OF 1850, when Garfield was nominated.
DC said that when ne saw that the drift
WAS for Garfield he telegraphed to his
friends to swipg the Ohio delega ton for
Nun. Garfield was an able and brill
liant man In some respects" he con-
tinued, hut he did not have strong will
power. He permitted men of stronger
will-force to Influence him "
II we'll RENE mber that after he was
elected President and had selected Mr..
Blaine as Secretary of State he came to
me ana said that he would like to an
point me Secretary OF the Treasury.
but Mr.. Blaine thought it would be em
Darraesing to other members of Mr..
hayes cabinet to select one member and
not take them all.
Inc Senator laughed at the aophistry
OF MIR. Garfield and continues: II in
formed him that did not desire to be-
appointed Secretary of the Treasury and
announced my intention TO become q
candidate for the Senate"
The Senator said be considered War
ner Miller strong man and remarked
thht ne had made an able Senator. He
then turned his attention TO Secretary
Carlisle's speech.
me base error OF tho speech, he
maintained, was the Secretary's idea
That legal tenders could be- done away
with entirely. II could not be done.
lie said this In substance: THE great
mistake was in the way the Democratic
naturalization had tempered with the
god reserve. IL should have issued
short bonds of five year., duration,
which the people here would have
taken up qulokly at per cont, and
with this paid the expenses Of the gov
eminent instead of iptrenchinR on the
gold reserve.
"These short bonds. Of course, would
have been paid fer in legal tie nder no,es
Instead OF doing this, the sdministra-
ton had permitted domestic and foreign
bankers to clear S11. OOO. 900 by selling
bonds for gold at par cent. Carlisle's
plan, proposed la3t night, was imprac-
ticable. There ara 3 600 national banks,
and 1t would not do, in order to have
currency, to take the gold out OF the
United Sfates Treasury and scatter it
around In these banks to redeem money
that had been issued by these banks"
The Senator said he did not know
when the Republicans would he able to
organize the Senate. Whom it came to
an issue in regard to money he thought
the East would be against the Weat,
irrespective Of party. AS long as Clevs.
land was President, he said, there would
be no silver legislation, because he
favored sound money.