The San Francisco call., 1895-12-20

SIR: In an interview published in you. paper
of this day Major E. A. Sherman states that the
Monitor in recent issue, called hlm tine
greatest liar on the Pacific Coast. In answer
to this charge, we copy out each and every
reference to Major E. A. Sherman which We
published during the current year. IL may De
possible that few such references may nave
escaped US, but we have made as olHgent
search as the time at our disposal would allow.
We give the extracts in chronological order.
The Monitor of March 16, 1895, printed the
following:
LIKE FATHER LIKE son.
The Young man named Sherman who lately
wiggled out of libel suit is a beautiful specimen
OF heredity. Sherman made sundry slanderous
charges against Oaklands Chief OF Police, and
when the CHIEF had him arrested he crawIeu ouo
of all responsibility techncality. We are not
surprised at the conduct of this particular sher, r.
the flesh. and Sherman Jr the son of Sherman
ST.. has for his father of the most ignorant
bigots and constituencies liars on the whole racine
Coast from the Yukon to TERRA del Fuego.
Major Sherman, he calls himSelf, is one oi
those barnacles that encrust the ofhcla chairs VI
The secret societies. He is a thirty-thlrd degree
Mason and an American eagle in the A. r. A. NO
one knows how many other societies ne ln1ests 10
the disgust OF the ordinary members VINO ,i ntse
been compelled to sit out his intermlnaple cacnih
nation.
This is the same Sherman who some years ago
guilty of mCst vile attack on the memory OF
the sainted Archbishop Alemany, AFRAID 10 say
what he had TO say TO the public this dehler OF
the graves of the dead took refuge in the secret
conclave of the knights Templar and gave utter
ance TO such outrageous sentiments that the COM
mandery was compelled in common oecency 70
represent Sherman's remarks by stars IN the
printed report.
This is the same Sherman who is now engaged
in printing in the a. P. A. rag COCK ana DuL story
about wonderful document which ne says ne
received from South American treemason rms
Monisa az t6e esnits It has been
tramping round the world for the last two hupdred
years like Japhet in search Of rather ana mas m
found to assume the responsibility OF us
existence. Now comes sherman ST. with the
founding, sponsored by the A P. A. We hope
Sherman will continue to PRINT it. There was
pretty little lawsuit over it in Canada and the
Jesuts in san Francisco will not be worth their
salt if they do not put sherman Sr. where ne Will
not escape so easily as sherman Jr
Young Sherman naturally follows IN olo Sner-
mans footsteps. The old barnacle attaches hlm-
self to societies for men: the young barnacle at
tacheS himself societies for boys. The mlscalled
Society for Christian Endeavor acknowledges him
as president and he gayly boasts that he can throw
the vote OF those sanctmonlous slsses 10 Whatever
candidate will promise him patronage.
1t speaks very poorly of the mental callber OF
Oakland that such milksop could become any kind
OF factor in the municipal campaign. 1t shows
the retrograde effect the reign of the preacher has
on an American community. With an A. +. A. In
the Mayors chair Oakland is disgraced enough al
ready; we hope she will be spared the utter indig
nifty of being bossed by the beardless bigots OF the
Sherman breed
On October 10 the Monitor said:
What pleasant and harmless people are the
Patriots There is that old barnacle on secret
societies, Major Sherman whose delight in draw
the Pope Sunday before last he was at the Metro
politan Temple, and there he advised an organl-
Zation of minutemen, and that every household
should have repeater in it, for unforeseen
emergency that might arrive" And this is Ameri-
and the nineteenth century!
On the same date:
Some time ago said that If the Christian En-
deavor Society continued making incursions into
politics there would soon be no Christian Endeavor
Society. Our prophecy IS in the process OF fulfill
ment. Last week seven Christian ndeavor So
cieties met and threatened 10 withdraw from the
County Union. The trouble is ali about the son Of
Major % Sherman, the celebrated secret society
barnacle. One member of the Endeavor calls him
"a young iackanapes" and another "a sort Of
squirt" whatever that may be. 1t would appear
that Sherman plunged the Endeavorers up to the
tips of their earS-and the same are long-in the
mire of politics. Bosses FOOLED them and laughed
at them after election. Now the societies
pentant and would retire gracefully for they must
sherman, however, Will not give up and seven
branches threaten to secede if his policy is not
repudiated
perusal of these articles will satisfy any
one that Ma jor Sherman's statement is criti-
cally incorrect. AS the nearest approach to his
quotation is to be found in the Monitor of
March 10, it is rather misleading to assert that
it was in recent issue. We hope that in
justice to the Monitor you will find space for
this communication.
THE MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY.
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