The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-21
He Has No Charges to Make Against
Ex-Prcsident Harrison, with Whom
He Is ON Friendly Terms.
PLATT, HE SAYS, is APLOTTER
1T WAS HE WHO SWUNG THE NEW
WORKERS TO THE INDIANA MAN.
A Good Word for Warner Miller-Gar-
Secretary Carlisle Criticised.


Sherman, Of Ohio. talked freely to re-
porter to-day in regard to his recently pub
lished book, and ether matters. He said, in
part: 81 would like to read Mr.. Platt's
answer to what / stated concerning the
national convention of 1885," He said. in re-
ply to question. 'The fact is, desire to
know just what his explanation would be.
1t would be interesting to me. Personally,
l have nothing against him. and what l
stated in my book was without malice
and merely introduced as matter of his
tory L felt that in the interest of history
] should tell things as they were, and in a
dispassionate way"
"Haye you seen Mr.. Platt since you ar
rived?'
II saw him at distance only
The Senator stated that he had met ex-
President Harrison and Warner Miller and
had had pleasant chats with them. He
added that Mr.. Miller came to his (the Sem
ator's) room last evening and they talked
over many of the incidents OF the conven-
ton of 1855 Mr.. MilIer's recollection OF
events tailed with the Senator's. "The
New York delegates" added the Senator.
had banquet on Saturday night before
the nomination was made at the convention
of 1888, and after ex-senator Miller had
made a speech they all agreed to support
me. received a telegram to that effect.
Sunday intervened, and in the meantime
Elkins and other friends of Harrison got
Mr.. P,att to agree to vote for him on the
first ballot Monday. The result is known.
have no charges to make against ex-
President Harrison. and our relations are
pleasant. Whatever bargains or promises
his friends might have made. he did not
sanction them, because he absolutely re-
fused to appoint Mr.. Platt Secretary OF the
Treasury. Promises may have been made
in regard to federal patronage in the State,
and L do not criticise that specially. Mr..
Platts men, L believe, received appoint
ments in the State. notably the collector
ship. The acme of Mr.. Platts ambition
seemed to be to hold the portfolio of the
Secretary of the Treasury
In regard to the national convention OF
1880, when Garfield was nominated, Senator
Sherman said that when he saw the drift
was fc- Garfield he telegraphed to his
friends 20 swing the Ohio delegation for
him. Garfield was. an able and brilliant
man in some respects he continued, hut
he did not have strong will power. He
permitted men of stronger will force to
influence him. 1 well remember that after
he was elected President and had selected
Mr.. Blaine as Secretary of State, he came
TO and said that he would like to ap-
point me Secretary of the Treasury, but
Mr.. Blaine thought it would be embarrass-
ing to the other members of Mr.. Hayes's
Cabinet to select one member and not take
them ALL
a Inn haI
Mr. Garfield and continued: 81 informed him
that l did not desire to be appointed Sec
retary of the Treasury and announced my
intention to become candidate for the
Senate. This announcement was a great
surprise to him and his friends, because
they had it all arranged to run Ex-Governor
Charles Foster for the Senate. But | would
not have accepted the treasury appoint
for the Senate. There was no great cold
ness existing between Garfield and myself
because remember L wrote to him in re-
ply TO letter, advising him to appoint Mr.
Window Secretary of the Treasury, which
he did,"
did you hear that General Alger in
tended to answer you soon?
No; | do not believe he has read my
book yet
He will answer that part which refers to
the buying of delegates at the convention in
1885, said the reporter
II shall be glad to read his answer. My
relations with General Alger have been
pleasant. 1 simply wrote history. 1t was
his agent who acted for him that charged
with doing the work.
The Senator said he considered Warner
Miller strong man, and remarked that he
had made an able Senator. He then turned
his attention to Secretary Carlisles speech
The basic error of the speech, he main
tained, was the SecretaIy's idea that the
legal-tender notes should be done away
with entirely. 1t could not be done. The
Senator said this in substance: '"rhe great
mistake was in the way the Democratic adj
ministration had tampered with the gold
reserve. 1t should have issued short bonds
of five years duration, which the people
here would have taken up quickly at per
cent. and with this paid the expenses OF the
gold reserve. These short bonds, of course,
would have been paid for in legal-tender
notes. Instead of doing this the adminls-
tration had permitted domestic and foreign
bankers to clear $11,000,000 by selling bonds
for gold at per cent. Carlise's plan pro-
posed last night was impracticable. There
are 5000 national banks, and it would not
do in order to have currency, to take the
gold out of the United States treasury and
scatter it around in these banks to redeem
money which had been issued by these
banks"
The Senator said he did not know when
the Republicans would be able to reorgan-
iZe the Senate. When 1T came to an issue
i'm regard to money he thought the East
would be against the West, irrespective of
Marty As long as Cleveland was President,
he said. there would be no silver legisla-