The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-10-24

bargain was made II was without hls con.
sent at the time"
On the eve Of another national campaign.
In which ex-President Harrison is expected
to figure prominently, Mr. Sherman does
not hesitate to state that In 1892 he did
not consider Harrison a strong candidate. To
his cold and abrupt manner he attributes his un-
| popuIarlty at that time.
Space 10 devoted by the author to an account
Cf the Important events Of each administration
~ the iealc,isies. political chickering's and clash
~ ambitions that disturb the harmony Of the
PARTY in power. OF Grants administration he
Scandal and sIander.
Perhaps the sevepsst criticism of Gen. Grants
craftsmanship n found in the following extract
period Of Grants ADMINISTRATION 1 was chairman
Of the committee on finance % the senate, and
had to act upon all questions OF taxaSion, debt,
banking or finance. and had OCCASION To talk with
the president upon such measures, bat he rarely
expressed any opinion or took any interest in
them"
At the age OF seventy-two, Senator Sherman
recalls the affair over the attempt TO remove
Chester A. Arthur from the colleetHship OF the
port Of New York, with mach feeling. The COZ
respondence bearing on the controversy never be-
fore published Is given In full, and Mr.. Sher-
mans part as secretary OF the treasury il stated
in detail. Arthur Is shown up in an unenviable
light, and the attitude Of Roscoe Conkling to-
ward the president IL Saustically commented
upon. The formers nomination as vice president,
the Ohio statesman says, was the whim Of Conk-
ling to annoy President Hayes.
Throughout that part of the work relating To
| President Hayes Mr. Sherman speaks in the
highest praise of the chief executive. OF the ma
| ton. The following interesting incident, which
occurred near the close of President Hayes I'D.
ministra ton, Is related:
when near the close of his term he Hayes
| gave the usual dinner to the members Of the
| outgoing and the incoming cabinets. IL was
| purely an ofhcial dinner. bait Hayes said there
were but tNo gentlemen present who were not
in Office. We looked around to see who the IN,
happy two We're, and found they were Garfield
and myself Garfield had not yet became presi-
dent, and I had resigned rs secretary the day
before. This happened TO be the only day that
| was not in public Office sirce Mach 4, ls05.'
As Regards Himself.
There Is less Of n personal narrative in the hook
than might he expected: Mr.. Sherman speaks
modestly of his b0yhoOd days. % us family and
of his first appearance in public life. Many Of
his Important public addresses during the slavery
agitation and during the political campaign in
His account Of the civil war and of his associa-
ton with Abraham Lincoln is full Of interest y est
rs a narrative and as q historical record OF the
stirring events Of that period.
In writing about himself. Mr.. Sherman is
candid to the point Of self criticism: For in
yea rs he got into bad company and was on sew
eral occasions conscious of being intoxicated In
relating the incident which influenced his whole
life In this respect, he says:
ION one occasion, the fall OF 1890. I went homo
very sick from drinking. My mother received
me with much surprise and sorrow, but neither
complained nor scolded, and with the utmost
Kindness put me to bed and watched over, and
cared for me, ! was not enough stnpehea 10 De
ond then and there resolved never to be In such
condition again"
political attacks that have been made upon him
be makes this statemen after giving his reply TO
IN accusation on that score made years ago:
have often since been accused OF the crime
OF being rich, but as nearly all my possessions
are visible TO the naked eye, and their history
and acquisition are known to so many. l think
I am nor raOItirpl TO prpyp thpt l have not MADE
them as the result Of legislation or my holding
public trusts"
Is capable the following statement made by MT
Sherman at the time the impeachment proceed.
ings against President johnson were Instituted
is Of interest. He said of Mr.. Johnson:
THE truth is, he is a slave to his passions
and Requirements. No man can conhde In him
! regard him as a foolish and stubborn man,
doing even right things in a wrong way, ana IN
a position where the evil that he does is i'm
mensely increased by his manner Of doing it,
His Financial Views.
The views of Mr.. Sherman on the financial
question are SO well known that 1t Is not neces-
sary to repeat them; 1t is sufficient to say th sa
subject during the last half century Is carefully
recited and analysed. The details concerning the
passage OF the act OF 1873 are fully recorded.
In 1875 Mr.. Sherman prepared and delivered a
speech on the repeal OF the resumption act OF
financial policy Of the government and especially
in support OF the resumption of specie payments.
Il q GAITttls II NV az wv ~
Mr.. Sherman's theory Of money:
"All Intelligent men agree that every great
commercial nation must have both a metallic
currency and a paper currency; the one as the
standard OF value by which all things are meas
ured, which daily measures yoIr bonds and notes
as II measures wheat, cotton ana lanh; ana
a paper or credit currency, which, from its
convenience OF handling or transfer, must be
the medl,cn of exchanges In the great body OF
the business life.
Il am one OF those who believe that a United
note. issued directly by the government,
and convertible on demand into gold coin, or
a government bond equal in value to gold, Is the
best currency we con adopt; that II Is 10 be the
currency OF .ne future, not only In the United
States, but I'm Great Britain as well; ana that
such a currency might properly continue to be a
legal tender, except when coin Is sreclncaily
for
Another extract from the utterances OF the
author defines In a word his position on the silver
question. After relating his axioms on sound
finance he concludes:
$50 that for all practical purposes we may
money OF the world. by which the value OF all
property. of all prudurticns, of all credits, and
II every MEDIUM OF exchange, and especially OF
all paper money, is tested
Rich In ripe conclusions, fun of interest as a
personal narrative, instructive as a polltlcai
record and complete as a financial history OF
the country. the work adds 10 recent books or
history one of general interest anu OF
value 10 students Of politics and finance.
NUTINEERS HANGED.