The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-19

Treating Them With a sFrsnkness
That Is Characteristic of Him,
CmcAoO, ILLs., Oct, lS.-Tho intrlr-
ue,, the iealousics and the traitors
knife thruats OF the last half OF the
century Of American sIats,craft are re.
vcaled in the tsrce light OF sIerh criti.
cism in "John shermaR'S RecolIections
OF Forty Ycars in the llouIo. Senate
aud Cabinet" just published in this
city. The fear that the venerable son.
aIor would reveal secrets long kept
from the public, in his forthcoming
work, has been to an extent realized.
Grant, GARFIELD, Blaine, Arthur, iarri'
son aud other Republican leaders, are
spoken Of with unstintsd praise for their
high personal worth. or sIatssmGuship,
but each is in guarded and covert
language shown in the leBI commend
able hight OF scheming politicians.
Owing 10 the expectation that the
work would be in measure sensation
al. aud the anxiety felt in diplomatic
circles over its forthcoming. frequent
efforts have been madeIo gain iniorma.
.icn regarding It's contents, but tho AS
sociated Press is enabled TO present to-
daS tor Ihe first time resume OF ME.
shermGn's autobiography.
anticipated, the feature Of the book
I, its extreme lrankness. the style in
which Mr. Sherman has expressed him.
IeI!, showing tho statesman rather than
the professional book.maker. The book
/, very evidently intended by the author
as an exposition ot the financial policy
OF the Republican party which, to u
great extent, is his own, and about the
extensive aud elaborate history oil
American finances is woven anecdotes
and personal "reminiscences replets with
interest TO every student OF politics.
0AHgfELD's SoatSAHoS.
Owing to the close association Of Mr..
Sherman and James A. Garfield the
criticism Of the nomination oi the latter
for President Of tho United States is
enc Of the most striking features oil the
book. The author. while carefully
avoiding q charge OF treachery on the
part Of the ex.President, vory siguih-
rantly makes 1t plain that Mr.. Garfield
va, nominated at convention to which
lie had gone as trusted leader OF the
shIrman forces. sherman giyeI in do.
tail his story Of the natl oual conyen.
pau Of 1850. Following ths account Of
his own struggle ios the nomination, he
Gays:
'ln time / became thoroughly ad.
yiJed Of Whist occurred az the Chicago
convention and had become entirely
Tscouciled 10 the result, though fire..
qusnily afterwards heard incidents
and details which oecasioued great pain
and which seemed TO establish tue want
% sincerity on the part OF some OF tho
delegates and tended to show that for
some tins before tho meeting o! the
convention the nomination Of Garfield
had been agreed upon.
x'kiSLGY's boYAETY.
Tho sting felt BY Garfoid'S detection
in 1850 is shown by a sentiment ex.
pressed during tho discussion Of the
national convention Of 1892, whore tho
senator remarks:
From later developments | became
sa.lluod that Harrison could not be
elected, that Platt and 4 powerful New
York Influence would defeat him II
nominated. / therefore preferred the
nomination nf now man, such as
William Mckinley, but he had com.
mi,tcl himself 70 Harrison, and, accord
Ia. to my code Of hnnnr, could no. ac'
crp; nomination even II tendorod
HIM"
When IL was remembered that Blaine
va, also q candidate for tho presidency
before the convention that nominated
Garfield. tho iigniicanco Of tho follow
ins explanation on the part ui Senator
Sherman oI why he was not ro'appolnt'
ed by President Garfield as secretary ot
tho treasury 10 readily undsrst1oi: I'm
tho latter pnrt Of November, 1850, Gen.
oral Garfield canO 10 Washington and
ra!gd upon Sir. Blaine, WHO, |: was
undaratuOi, was to be- secretary Of state.
Garlud camo to my houte, shortly,
from Blains's and informed me that hs
had rendered that Oliicp e. Blaine aud
la,itUa, rcceptnI. III, tllon said that
Baine Thought u would not DO polite
IN rDHtinus me ~ agcfni6fy ot tao
treasury. ai II would bd REGARDED R9 an
uaIforIly discrimination by oihor
member. ui iinycF cabtnci. promptly
trr'iol that agreed with III" opinion oI
Blaine, aud wasn candidate for tho sou.
6,o.'
HErwEEH THE LlSEl
Again tho author ruycfls to tho Chi