Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-19
TELEGRAPHlC.
THE VEIL LIFTED
ll.sl % American SIaIsScralt Oy
John Sherman.
,ycolLscrloss OF FORTY YEARS
nal. Garfield, blaine, Arthur, harri'
son aud others Reviewed anu
Criticized.

The leAloutlee '"N =. ... ~,
,ssn,,s Of the last hall century OF
.,,,.n ,ta,escrait arc revealed III
~ asree light Of stern criticism IN
", shs,maus Recollec1ions oil
S",,v Year, in tho House, Senate and
cabinet, lus. published in this cily'
- ,.a, that the venerable senator
iii royeal secrets long Kept from
,ssnnhlle IN his forthcoming WORK has
nan 10 an extent realized. grant,
o.,a.id. blaine, Arthur, Harrison
and other Republican Ieauet ~. ~
saoten OF with unaiinteu pihse Io'
Ken nigh personal worth anu s'as ,,,
msp,bIp, hut each IL In guetueo s ,i
coveted language shown ~ ,he iv ~,
c,mmendAble ligni OF Hcnemins pVn'
,,e,sns. This criticism Is almost IN
.s,',hiy implied rather than direct,
lat 4, Stands out clearly In tho wofk ~
antielpatsd, the feature oil the
~ IA lls extreme ffankntnl, tue
.,yis I'm which Mr.. sherman has ex'
,;.'.sd himself, showing the states
nan taiher than the professional book
a,sIs, The work Il marked by clear
cnt ,enteuooa aud blunt expressions OF
opiniou, snd but little attempt Of
literary grace Ia made. ,u
owing Ia this close association OF MI.
Sherman anu JAmes a. Garfield, Tue
criticism Of the domination OF lhe
after ior President OF the United
STATE, IA perhaps Que Of the most slrih-
ms features Of the book. Tbs author,
while carefully avoiding n direct
ensr,e VI lteaHnery on thu part OF the
r1.Pfssldent, very Significantly mhkea
n plaln that Mt. Garfield was non-
mated a. q convention 10 which he
had gone IA tho trusted leader OF the
shefman iefcts. After showing by
the publication Of private lotiurs, COW
vfing period Of years OF Close politi-
cal and personal association, that Mt.
Gatnsll was In reality his political
prolegs, Mir. sherman gives Ia detail
the history Of tho national convention
Of lssO.
Following the account OF his own
struggle for the nomination, he snyai
"lu time 1 became thoroughly lad vised
Of what occurred Mt the Chicago con.
ysutlon, and had become thoroughly
teconci,ed 10 the result, though ife-
quenlly afterwards l heard accidents
aud details which occasioned mo gTeat
lsin and which seemed TO establish
tue want OF sincerity on the part OF
some Of the delegates, and tended 10
snow that for some time before tho
meeting Of the convention the nomina.
tion Of General Garfield had been
Agtee1 upDn.O
Toe sting felt by Mr.. Garheld's de-
lection IN 1850 Ia Inadvertently shown
BY . sentiment expressed during tho
aiicunlon OF the National convention
Of 1892, where the senator remnrks
"FfOm later developments L became
Satisfied that Harrison could not DO
elected, that Piatt ana u powerful
New Yofk influence would defeat him
iinominAted. 1, therefore, preferred
the nomination Of now man such
~ William Mckinley, but he had
committed himself TO Harrison, aud,
according TO my code OF honor, could
not accept q nomination even II ten.
doted him"
When It WIS remembered that
blaine was also candidate for the
Presidency before the convention that
nominated Garfield, the Significance OF
the iollowiug explanation on the part
OF Senator Sherman Of why he was
not resppoinled by President Garfield
~ secretary vi tho treasury IL readily
undtrlood! "ln thc latter part Of
November, 1850, Grueral Garfield
came 10 Washington anu called upon
Mf' Blaine, who, II was Understood,
was 10 bv secretary OF state. CARTEL i
came TO my house directly from
Biaine's and informed mo no had
tendtred that Office to Blaine and that
" was uccepie1. he said Blaine
lhough1 II would not bv polite 10 CON-
uhur me Us secretary OF the treasury,
no u would be TO- afGed as nu unigiend
DENOMINATION ny other members OF
haJes's cabinet l promptly rel led
mat l agreed with tho opinion of
blAlnt, and was a candidate for the
Senator
Again the author reiers TO tho Chi.
oago convention in discussing the
character OF President Garfield. OF
MS personality anu el0quence he
speaks IN the highest tefms. His will
power he says was not up 10 his Der.
tonal magnetism. He adds that his
opinion changed easily. In this con.
hsotlon he say: "when proposed 70
nim 70 10 u delegate at large to the
,uioAgo convention, he, no doubt,
neAn1 In good iaiIh 10 support my
nomiIatlon.D
HARRisoN's NOMINATION..
Something Of tho political tchemIpe
lhAl again resulted In the defeat of tht
Ohlo statesman In the national con,
Nsn1lon OF 1855 anu brought about tbu
nomination VI ek.PTesiIeut Harrison
v4h easily DO read between tho linel
~ lhat part OF ths work devoted I.
am sHugg'e. In discussing tho resu Ii
h oneIman says he became satisfied
A, QUE delegate from New York co.
uoiled Inc entire delegation from thai
sh'e, anu between Saturday night
when TOE nomination ssemeu cariait
20 70 Sherman, anu Monday morn
irg,Bi When tho tide turned Ia favor 0
harrison, q corrupt bargain was mad,
~ tho interests OF the latter, which
sne Inn the support or New Yorl
"ng gave him thu nom nation.
Sonunuins, the author states a.
tuthS 10 tho ex-Pfesideni, "Bul
~ 10 tue credit OF General HAr
a msoh 70 ray that n the repu,el bar
s sa,u YVES made. II waa without hi,
content at that lime"
oRANT.
Mr' 5horman says Qranps admins
uAuon was n period OF lcaudal nn,
,iAhuer. Perhaps tho ssvorost Grill
SAui ol Gen. GRANITE etalesmAnship 4
olnd In tho following extract ifon