Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-11-30
JOHN SHERMAN'S DEFENSE
The Senator Talks About His Re-
cent Book.
Has Nothing to Apologize for ana
Is Ready for IA Tilt With
all Critics OF His
Work.

New York. Nov. Ex-senator Sherman of
Ohio talked freely in regard 10 his re-
Gently published book, and other mat
ters. he sad IN part; II would
nc 30 read Mr.. PATS answer To
wat | stated concerning the national
convention Of 1883. The fact Is, ! desire to
know just what his explanation would be.
u would be interesting to me. Personally,
/ have nothing against him. and what |
stated IN my book was without malice
and merely introduced as q matter Of his
tory. ! felt that IN the interest OF his
tory l should put things as they were and
IN a d,spas sjonlte way"
Have you seen Mr.. Plat since you ar
ryed?'
Il saw him at a 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 MIR. Miller came TO his
room and they talked over many Of the
Incidents Of the convention OF 1883. Mr..
M!ller's recollection of events talked with
the senator's.
The New York delegation" added the
senator. had a banquet on the Saturday
before the nomination was made at the
convention Of 1855, and after Senator NIL
Ter had made a speech, they all agreed 20
suppor me. | received a telegram TO that
effect. Sunday interviewed. and IN the
molnt,me Elkins and other friends OF
IrTrison got Mr.. Plat 10 agree TO vote
for him on the nrst ballot Monday. The
result, Is known. I have no charge to make
against ex-President Harrison, and our
relations are pleasant. Whatever bar
gains or promises his friends might have
made, I know that he DID not sanction
them, because he absolutely refused 10
appoint Mr.. Platt secretary OF the treas
ury. Promises may have been made In
regard 20 fedora! patronage n this state,
and that ] do not cr1t.cise especially. Mr..
Platt's men. ! believe, received PROM
hence in the state. notably the collector
ship. The acme Of Mr.. P1att's ambition
seems TO he TO ho'd the portfolio Of gee
rotary OF the treasury"
In regard TO the national convention OF
1880. when Garfield was nominated. he
said that when ne saw hat the drift was
for Garfield, he telesTaphed 10 his friends
to swing the Ohio delegation for him.
Garfield was al able and brilliant
man" he continued. 'but he did not have
strong VII power. He permitted men OF
stronger Wal to influence him. well re-
member that after he was elected presi-
ufIA anu Ildu SfitNitu MI. bldHIlt a. SttIt-
tary of state, he came 10 me and sa!d that
he would Ike to appoint me secretary OF
the treasury, but Mr.. Blaine thought that
1t would be embarrassing to the other
members of Mr.. Hayes cabinet TO select
one member and not take them ALL"
The senator laughed at the soph!st"y Of
Mr.. Garfield. and continued: II informed
him that ! did not desire TO be appointed
secretary Of the treasury, and announced
intention to become a candidate for
the senate. Tbs announcement was q
great surprise 10 him n TO his friends.
because they had all arranged to run ex-
Governor Charles Foster for the senate.
But l would not ave accepted the treas
ury appointment even If ! had not been a
candidate for the senate. There was no
great GOODNESS existing between Garfield
and myself. because / remember / wrote
% him in reply TO a letter, advising him
to appoint Mr.. Window secretary of the
treasury. which he did"
DID you hear that General Alger in
tended answering you soon?"
mo. ] do not believe he has e my
book yet"
He will answer that part. which refers
to the buying Of delegates at the conven-
ton of 1880"
Il Sifdii NC ~ ~ TN sl-s diib Il VI
relations with General Alger have been
pleasant. l SIMPLY wrote history. 1t was
his agent. who acted for him, that /
charged with dong the work"
The senator sad that he considered
Warner Miller a strong man and re-
marked that he had made an able senator
He then turned MS attention to Secretary
Carlsle's speech. The basic error Of the
speech, he maintained, was the secre-
tary's idea ti.at the legal tenders could be
done away with entirely. 1t could not be
done. He said this IN substances: THE
great mistake was in the way the demo-
cratic administration has tempered with
the gold reserve. 1t should nave issued
short bonds of five years duration, which
the peop.e here would have taken w
quickly at 3 per cent, and with this paid
the expenses of the government. instead
Of trench.ng on the gold reserve. These
short bonds, of course, would a been
pad for in legal tender. Instead OF dong
this the administration has permitted do
mest.c and foreign bankers to clear
81, 600, 900 by selling bonds for gold at 4
per cent. Carl.sle's plan is i'm
practicable. There are 5000 ma
tlonal banks, and II would not do, in
order to have currency, TO take the gold
out Of the United States treasury n
scatter II around IN these banks TO re.
deem money that had been issued by
these banks"
The senator sad he did not know when
the republicans would be able to organize
the senate. When It came TO an issue in
regard 10 money he thought the east
would be against the west, irrespective Of
party. As long as Cleveland was presi-
dent. he sad. there would be no silver
legislation, because he favored sound
money.