Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-10-24

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extent realized. Grant. Garfield. Blaine.
Arthur. Harrison and other Republican
leaders are spoken OF with uustintcd Praise
for their high personal worth or states
manshIp. but each is In guarded and
covert language shown In the less com
mendable light of scheming politicians.
The criticism Is almost Invariably implied
rather than direct, but IL stands out clear
iy In the work as a whole.
Owing to the expectation that the work
would be In a measure sensational. and the
anxiety felt In diplomatic circles over it's
forthcoming, frequent effort has been made
TO gain Information regarding its contents,
but the Associated Press Is enabled to-day
TO present for the first time a resume Of
Mr. Sherman's autobiography. Az antici-
pated, the feature Of the book Is It's eX-
tieme frankness. The style in which Mr..
Sherman has expressed himself shows the
statesman rather than the professional
bookmaker.
The work is marked by c~lear-cut SEN
fences and blunt expressions Of opinion.
aud but little attempt at literary grace Is
mtde. The book is very evidently intended
BY the author as an exposition of the
financial policy of the Republican party.
which 20 a great extent Is his own. and
about the extensive and elaborate history
OF American finances are woven anecdote
and personal reminiscenCe. replete with
interest 70 every student OF politics.
GarheId's
Owing TO the close association OF Mr..
Sherman and James A. Garfield. the criti-
cism OF the nomination OF the latter for
president Of the United States Ia perhaps
one OF the most striking features Of the
book. Tho author. while carefully avoid
Ing a direct charge Of treachery on the
part of the eX-president, very significantly
makes II plain that Mr.. Garfield was NOM
E,~nFnl NJ a .nn-anftNn 10 Nrhfnh hn had
gore as the trusted leader of the Sherman
forces. After showing by the publication
al private letters. covering q period of
years OF close political and personal asso-
citation, that Mr.. Garfield was In reality his
political protege, Mr.. Sherman gives In de-
tall the history OF the national convention
81 1880. Following the account Of his own
struggle for the nomination, he says:
In time | became thoroughly advised Of what
secured az the Chicago convention and had be-
come entirely r"cOnCiied 30 the result, though
frequently afterwards ! heard incidents and de-
tails which o""asionei me great pain, and which
part Of SOME Of the delegates, and tended to show
that for some time before the meeting Of the
convention the nomination of Gen. Garfield had
The sting felt Ivy Garneld's detection In 1880 is
insdv"rtertIy shown by n sentiment expressed dur
Ing the dlF",sston Of the national convention OF
1902, where the senator remarks:
From later developments I hecame satisfied that
Harrison could not Re elected; that Platt and a
powerful New York Influence would defeat him n
dominated. therefore n~rsrerred the nomination
81 a nHw rnHn. Stch - Wi'liam Mckinley, tut he
had committed himself to Harrison. and, according
20 nv cod. of honor, oonld not accept a nomIns'
Blaine and Sherman.
When IT was rememhered that Blaine was
also q candidate for the presidency before
the convention that nominated Garfield. the
Significance of the following explanation on
the part of Senator Sherman OF why he
was not reappointed by President Garfield
as secretary Of the treasury is readily un-
derstood:
In the latter part OF November. 1880. Gen. Gar.
field came % Washington and called un0n Mr..
Blaine: who, II was understood, was 10 be secre-
tary Of state. Garfield came to nv house directly
from Biatne's ard Informed me that he had ten
csred TINT ofhce to blaine and that 10 was &C.
cepted. He said thnt Blaine thought n wonId
not De polite to continue me as secretary OF the
treasury, rs II would be regarded as an unfriendly
Discrimination by other Members OF HAYES cab
met. I promptly replied that l agreed with the
opinion OF Blaine, and was a candidate for the
slnate.
Again the author reverts to the Chicago
convention IT. discussing the character Of
president Garfield. OF his personality and
~eloquence he speaks in the highest terms.
His will power, he says, was not I'D to his
personal magnetism. He adds that his
opinion changed easily. In this connection
he says: "Wten I proposed TO him TO be n
delegate at large to the Chicago conven-
tion he no doubt meant I'm good faith To
support nv nomination."
Charges Corruption.
Something of the political scheminc that
again resulted In the defeat OF the Ohio
statesman In the national convention of
1SSB and brought about the nomination Of
ey-President Harrison, can easily be read
between the lines In that part Of the work
devoted TO this struggle. In discussing the
result, Mr.. Sherman says that he became
satisfied that one delegate from New York
controlled the entire delegation from that
state. and between Saturday night, when
tue nomination seemed certain 10 go TO
sherman, ana Monday morning. when the
tide turned In favor of Harrison, n Corrupt
bargain was made In the interests of the
latter which secured him the supper. Of
New York and gave him the nomination..
Continuing. the author states in fairness
10 the ex-president: at is to the credit
Of Gen. Harrison to say that II the reputed
bargain was made 1t was without his con-
sent at the time"
On the eve Of smother national campaign.
I'm which ex-President Harrison 10 expected
70 figure prominently. Mr. Sherman does
not hesitate to state that In 1892 he did
not consider Harrison n strong candidate. To
Ms cola and abrupt manner he attributes his I'M
popularity ct that time.
Space - devoted hy the enther - IN account
Of the important events OF each administration.
In THIS connection Mr.. Sherman laws bare many
Of the ipaloffsles. political chickering's and clash
OF ambitions that disturb the harmony Of the
party IN power. or Grants administration he
says IL WIS a pc-'od OF |
Scandal and SANDER.
Perhsps the severest criticism Of Gen. Grants
s,nter-,ansh,p is found In the following extract
from M. Sherman's work: During the entire