The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-26


dictated 10 stenographer.- He read every
o5ie Of the pages of one two volumes -mors
than lao Of then-4n proof himself. Air.
Babcock also read one proofs and made
suggestions wherever he saw possibilities
of error. Fortunately the type is large.
and the strain on the eyes in reading the
proof sheets was not so great as II might
have been Not that the senator's eyeslght
Is poor. He retains all htS faculties m very
vigorous condition. One of his reasons for
undertaking the work on the book at this
time. however is tive fact that ne Is grow
Ing old. and he wanted 10 do IL while ne
was sure of being able 10 do the whole
work himself.
"All have set down in the book is true"
seid the senator, whom / referred 10 the
storm that had been raised in certain
quarters by the publication Of extracts
from it. Whether ii was good policy 10
say IT all is the only question.
Are you sorry you said it?'' asked
Not Il ALL" raid the senator. smiling
little 2r!mly. Il am non afraid OF any one.
II any man knows anything ! have done
let him speak out. have stated only facts
as they were known TO ne ] am satisfied
Of the absolute accuracy of every state
ment in The book ! think when some Of
these gentlemen who are criticsng il so
vigorously see II they viii not find much,
IL anything. TO crilicise. except. as / said.
the advisability OF making certain facts
public If | had not made all the state
ments Of fact. though. 7 would not have
been perfectly frank and open in my con
tribution to history"
In Regard to Mr.. Plat.
Mr. sherman toyed with paper cutter
contemplativefy for minute There's
MIR Platt now" he said. Il have no quar-
rel with him He and I are on pleasant
terms. But every one who was familiar
with the conduct Of the New York deIOsa-
tion which nominated HARRISON koows that
the facts are as stated thcm-tbaT AZ the
dinner held Saturday night when tie con-
vention had adjourned over Mr.. Depew
withdrew his aame, and IL was agreed that
after casting a vote for Harrison The dele
cation would vote for me. / had some
friends in the delegation, and this was the
compromise agreed to-"
called to Mr. Sherlnan's attention the
interview with Mr. HIscock recently pub
lished. which Is supposed to he Mr.. Platts
reply TO Mr.. Shermans charge that Mr.
Plat sold him out for the secretarysbip OF
the treasury.
II havs seen that statement" said SEN
ator Sherman. but Warner Miller mas
made a statement, too. which supports in
every particular what have said in the
book"
Mr. sherman toyed with the paper cut
ter again i'm a meditaTive way. "rhsn
there was a gentleman who was once gov
ernor Of Michigan, / believe" he said
He bought some OF n0r delegates from
the South. and 7 understand he IS AK
greved because { said so J .rll only What
| know. do nor Say That personally he
did anything OF the kind, for ne was not
there But his agent I'D. ! know thar
not only as 3 matter Of common knowl-
edge-and every one who was az The con-
vention knew N % that Wag--1ut 1 knew
il from delegates, southern delegates who
came 10 me and f0ld M aooat II. They
showed me rhe money. and sail Ma.
,Alger had given them 50 mucn for their
votes"
tol1 {ne senator that in newspaper sir-
Giles IL was also = matter of report at con-
ovrntaon time that he had bought the South
ern votes for one sum and Mr.. Alger had
hol6Eht them away from him for another.
That IS not tue" said Mr.. sherman
emphatically. I would no; have aiken
the nomination 81 II had been through
bribery | heugbt no votes. Neither id
any agept Of m1-e DO So. Mr.. Green =.
Raum had charge Of the Southern iele-
CATION for me- and hi did not havC cuodgl
money TO have bought half oozen. jlc
may nave done something toward paying
the Nperis1s OF ieleg1tsS 10 tb,e convention.
bur nothing more. Ahout what Mr.. AZ
gers agent Old at the convention. how
ever. there is NJ question. Naturally 1
bold Mr. Anger responsible for The IS ot
MS agC1H
MT Alger quo8fs letter from YOU ia
which you appe2% 10 eNoneratc him.
liz Letter 20 Alger.
..Whak.ver is - that LETTER ] stand by."
sad Mir ShNnIan II 10 uot accuse MF.
Alg.r ~ hapirg purchase votes. They
acre bought for d5n IL, his agent, thoiNSn.
xua Ntrh hle Tnoaey.
Mr. sherfpen nee stated taat II IS Lo
Nneyr 4 aGd.aa1e for tn5 Foundation I