The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17

now living could pronounce such a
eulogy?"
This is the quotation from Blaine's
eulogy:
AS the end drew near his early craving for
the sea returned. The stately mansion of
power had been to him the wearisome hospital
OF pain, and he begged to be taken from its
prison walls: from its oppressive, sitting air /;
from its homelessness and its hopelessness
Gently, silently the love OF a great people bore
the pale sufferer to the longed-for healing of
the sea, to live or to die as God should will
within sight OF its heaving billows; within
sound of its manifold voices With wan, fe-
vcred face tenderly lifted to the cooling breeze
he looked out wistfully upon the ocean IS chang
ing wonders; on its far sails whitening in the
morning light; on its restless waves, rolling
shoreward to break and die beneath the noon
day sun; on the red clouds ofeyenIng, arching
low to the horiZon on the serene and shining
pathway OF the stars. Let us think that his
dying eyes read mystic meaning which only
the rapt and parting soul may know. Let US
believe that in the silence of the receding
world he heard the great waves breaking on
further shore and felt already upon his wasted
brow the breath OF the eternal morning.
The campaign of 1884, in which Blaine
and Logan were the Republican nominees,
was an active one for John Sherman. He
took vigorous part in the support of the
Republican ticket, ana delivered his first
speech in Faneuil Hall.
II was deeply impressed with the his
torical associations of the place, recalling
the Revolutionary scenes that had oc-
CURED there, and Daniel Webster and the
great men whose voices had been heard
within its walls"
While in Springfield heard of the unfortun-
ate remark OF DIR. Burehard to Blaine about
"Rum, Romanism and Rebellion" and felt
that the effect would be to offend consider
able portion of the Irish voters who had been
very friendly to Blaine. After that incident
met Mr.. Blaine at the ChiGkering Hail meet
spoke together at the Academy of Music.
The election, few days afterward, resulted
in the success of the Democratic ticket. The
land and Hendricks. 1t was believed at the
time that this result was produced by fraudu-
lent voting in New York City; but the returns
were formal, and there was no way in which
the election could be contested.
John Sherman came to San francisco in
1885, bearing this letter of introduction:
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, May 8. 1885.
Hon. f. F. Lou, Anglo California Bank-DEAR
SIR: My brother John, the Senator. is on the
point of starting for San Francisco, via the
Southern route, and intends to come back by
the north. He will be in your city some days
and l am anxious you should become ac-
quainted, also that he should meet your wife
and daughter.
duce him to some of the old set-Hoffman
Tevis, Haggin, Bowie, etc. Nearly all my old
banking friends have passed away but I am
sure he would be pleased to meet Alyord and
Brown of the Bank of California, and also
Flood OF the Nevada Bank. Truly your
friend, WI SHERMAN.
The Senator arrived at the Palace Hotel
on May IS. He visited General Pope, Sem
ator John F. Miller, and was rendered
public reception by the Chamber of Com
nlerce. He was entertained at the Dirigo
Club by w. w. Morrow and Major Cham
berlain.
Regarding interviewers the annexed
paragraph contains the Senator's estimate
of them:
A club called the Sherman Club had been
organized at Mansfield, and soon fter my re-
turn, having been invited to attend it, / did
so, and made brief political address. During
this month was visited by many interviewers.
and while sometimes their calls were inoppor-
tune, yet uniformly received them, answered
their questions and furnished them any infor-
nation in my power. l knew that they were
seeking information, not for their own con-
venience, but to gratify public interest, and,
therefore, was entirely willing to answer
such questions as " ere put to me- The case
was very rare where was misrepresented, and
then it was either uniItentional or to brighten
a story or to exaggerate fact. recall one in
terview in respect to courts of arbitration and
the universal labor question. My opinions
were expressed offhand, and, although not
taken down at the time by the interviewer, my
words uttered during half hours interview
were quoted with great exactness. l know
this is not the common opinion in respect to
the interviewer, and in some cases gross mis-
representations are made. but in the very few
instances where this has occurred in my expe-
rience have always carefully remembered the
reporters who made them, and declined any
further interview with them.
In July, 1887, Senator Sherman was in
the field again as candidate for the Presi-
dency. He writes in his book: ssThe
names of Blaine and myself were con-
stantly mentioned in connection with that
Office, and others were named. / was re-
peatedly written to and talked to about it,
and uniformly said to warm personal