The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-21
JOHN sHERMAN's OPINION
On Platt. Garfield and Warner Miller
The Financial situation.


of Ohio. talked freely 10 a reporter today
in regard 10 his recently published book
and other matters.
Il would like to read Mr.. Piatt's answer
10 what l stated concerning the national
convention of ISSS" ne said, in reply 10
question. The fact is. / desire 10 know
just what his explanation would he. 1t
would he interesting 10 me. Personally
have nothing against him. and what /
stated in my book was without malice
and merely introduced as a matter OF his
tory. / felt that in the history 1 should
tell things as they were and in a dispas-
sionate way"
Have YOU seen Mr. Platt since you ar
rived?"
II saw him at distance only"
The senator stated that he met ex-Pres-
ident Harrison and Warner Miller and
had pleasant chats with them. He added
that Mr. Miller came to his Uhe senator's)
room last evening and they talked over
many incidents of the convention of ISIS.
AIr. Millers recollection of events tallies
with the senator's The New York dele
gaton." added the senator. had a ban
auet on the Saturday night before the
nomination was made at tine convention
OF lNSS. and after Senator Miller had made
a speech they all agreed to support me. l
received a telegram 10 that effect. sun
day interviewed, and in the meantime FL
kinS and other friends OF Harrison got
Mr.. Platt to agree TO vote fer him on the
first ballot Monday. The result is known.
! have no charges TO make against Mr..
Harrison. and our relations are pleasant.
Whatever bargains or promises his friends
might have made he did not sanction
them. because he absolutely refused to ap-
point Mr. Platt secretary of the treasury.
Promises NAV have been made in regard
TO The Federal patronage ia this state,
and that l do not criticisc. Mr.. Platts
men. / believe. received prominence. nota-
bly, in the collectorship. The acme OF Mr..
Platt's ambition seems to be TO hold the
portfolio of secretary OF the treasury.
In regard TO the national convention OF
1850. when Garfield was nominated, / saw
the drift was for Garfield. and telegraphed
10 my friends 20 swing the Ohio delegation
for him. Garfield was an able and bril-
liant man in some respects, bat he did not
have strong viii power. He permitted
men of stronger Will 70 influence him. l
we'll remember thae after he was elected
president and selected Mr.. Blaine as sec
rotary OF state he came 10 me and said he
would like 10 appoint me secretary of the
treasury but Mr.. Blaine thought IT would
be embarrassing to the other members of
Mt Hayes cabinet TO select one member
ana not them all" The senator laughed
at this, and continued: Il informed him
that did not desire to be appointed secre-
tary of the treasury, and announced my
intention
senate This announcements was great
surprise 10 him and to his friends, because
they had arranged 10 run ex-Gov. Charles
Foster for the senate. But l would not
have accepted the treasury appointment.
even II I had not been candidate for the
senate. There was no great coldness be-
tween Garfield and myself. because ! re-
member writing 10 him advising him 20
snnoint Mr Window secretary or the
treasury. which he did.
"Did YOU hear that Gen. Alger intended
to answer youY
.He Will answer that part which refers
n The huving of delegates at the convea-
..I snail be glad to read his argument
~, relations with Cen Alger have been
plea TlesSIR5 b1s "a Vfs who acted for him that
charged with doing the work.
Tbe senator said he considered Warner
Miller a strong man, and remarked that
he had.nade an able senators
uo +hen .nrned his attention 10 Secretary
C-arusle's vpeech. The basic error of the
eraach ne maintained. was the secretary q
5dea that legal tender could be done away
with entirely II could not he done. he
said this in SUBSTANCE Ihe Efeat ms
-. 49, ia the way the Democratic adj
fr1fW s
ra..r,.a n should have issued short bonds
- ove wears duration. which The people
here would have taken up quickly az
- cant and with this paid the expenses
~ the government. instead of encroaching
an the gold reserve. The short bonds. Of
rourse. weal1 have have been paid IN legal
der Tnstefd n doing tbs. the ADMIN
tsfra.ion had permitted domestic and for
eien bankers to clear $lle'e q" by selling
bonds for gold at per cent CarIisies
nan ~ last night is Improbable. There
s~s 81 national banks ard il would not
Al IN order 70 have currency. 70 take the
e-ld out 0f the United States treasury and
setter Il around in these banks % redeem
money that had been issued py these
banks
,re Pens5l.eans would be- able 70 organic
tba senate Wheu it came 20 an issue IN
regard % money he thought The East
would ia against the West A loi1s -
l.t--.t.~a as president. he sad. there
Tyo,,,d os no silver legislation. because re
favored sound money.