The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-11-27
dcne on his house and paid for out of the


treasury?
Answer. Yes, sir.
William Paul Brown being sworn, said:
Question. You had, l suppose, no be-
lies that Mr.. Sherman knew anything
about it?
Answer. He must have known it.
Oh, my gracious! if you owned a house
| and SO much repairing was done about it
you must know somebody was doing it,
The report shows that it came to Mr..
Sherman's ears that Mr.. Hessler, the
head carpenter, had stolen from the de-
partment, but was retained and spent
considerable time in working upon Mr..
Sherman's house and this labor paid for
out of the treasury. ~
Mr.. Hessler remarked to Mr.. Brown,
who worked under him: This thing has
got to be kept very quiet because if it
gets OUT it would ruin me and Mr.. Sher-
w Would IKE to cite many other loyal
transactions-such as banqueting the
friends of the secretary at cost of $110
and paid for out Of the treasury-repair-
ing his Victoria at a cost of S41.7o and
paid for from the same source, although
Mr.. McDermott whoy repaired it. swore
he sent his bill directly to John Sherman
but the items already referred to are
quite sufficient, no doubt, to somewhat
strengthen his 'Recollections" and ac-
quaint the people that Hamlet" is left
out of the play.
The above items are only a sample of
the substance found in this report of
nearly two thousand pages from which
| have published small pamphlet en-
abling the investigator to obtain much
without labor. and in little time, the read
ing of which will not add unto the blind
worship of his majesty.
These particulars which have escaped
the "Recolections" of Mr.. Sherman we
shall furnish the Inter Ocean. The edi-
tor can easily carry the little 1O-cent
pamphlet in his. vest pocket and if his
eonditioVssA0 Tnerely hypnotic will prove
2 complete antidote.
We need not be surprised that a man
who could so patiently become the recip-
lent of a robbed treasury, would rob the
masses of their constitutional money.
Small wonder that such man should es-
tablish a system which bleeds the people
and destroys their liberty
While luxuriating over his ice, lemons
and sugar, refreshing his body in baths
OF bay rum, and RECALLING himself in gen
eral with Colgate's violet water, which
stealings were set down as file-holders,
matches, soap and candles for the use of
the government, the dear secretary was
preaching political honesty to the public
and donating to his church.
There never was such a growing de-
mand for file-holders and friction
matches by the department.. 1t was
something stupendous. What the secre-
tary would have done had not their in
vention preceded the demands of the
sherman campaign committee" and the
development of the esthetic within him,
is mystery.
Mr.. Sherman did not fully appreciate
his friends in the treasury department if
he did not know they were paying his
private bills as he claimed.
1t is reasonable to presume that when
an inferior steals for his master he seeks
to please or profit thereby and if the mas
ter knows 1t not he neither pleases nor
prohts. To plumber is not sufficiently
peasant to cause one to engage in such
business for another without direct or
indirect benefit to the plunderer and no
benefit could accrue if the beneficiary
was ignorant of the matter.
1t is said that Mr. Sherman shows
pride of ancestry If his ancestry takes
cognizance of earthly affairs l wonder if
they take pride in their descendant?
Mr. Sherman claims that when a youth
he was regarded "as a wild, reckless lad.
eager in controversy and ready to fight"
He was not regarded quite right in every
particular, since time reveals him as
Eager in controversy and ready to sell
his country rather than fight"
He claims that when the Republican
party was christened he was in the
church. Yes, and in the years which fol-
lowed, after the Republican party had
forsaken the principles of Lincoln and
debauched national affairs, we still find
him not only in the church, but fore
most at the baptismal font and in the
| name of Republication browning treason
with flowers and bespangling it with the
stars and stripes.
There are honest voters yet asleep in
Sherman, but many are awakening from
their Rip Van Wrinkle stupor and golden
calf worship.
MRS. MARION TODD.
Springport, Mich