The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-11-23
The Senator Is Prepared to De-
fend Every Statement.
Errors Of Secretary Carlisle's Latest
Currency scheme Pointed Out by
the Ohio Financier.

New York. Nov. Ex-senator Sher-
man OF Ohio talked freely to q reporter
today in regard to his recently pub
lished book and other matters. He said
In part:
II would like to read Mr.. Platt's an
swer to what stated concerning the
national convention OF 1885," he said.
In reply to question. 1.-THE fact is I
desire to know just what his explana-
ton would be. It would be interesting
to me. Personally, I have nothing
against him, and what I stated in my
book was without malice and merely in
Producing as a matter Of history.
felt that in the history I should tell
things as they were and in a dispas-
sionate way"
"Have you seen Mr. Plat since you
arrived?"
II saw him at a distance only"
The senator stated that he met ex-
President Harrison and Warner Miller
and had pleasant chat with them. He
added that Mr.. Miller came to his room
last evening and they talked over many
of the incidents Of the convention Of
1888. Mr.. Miller's recollections Of events
tailed with the senator's.
II have no charges to make against
ex-President Harrison, and our re-
latiOns are pleasant. Whatever bar
gains or promises his friends might
have made, he did not sanction them,
because he absolutely refused to ap-
point Mr.. Plat secretary of the treas
ury.
CONVENTION OF $780,
Tin regard to the national convention
OF 1880, when Garfield was nominated,
/ saw the drift was for Garfield and tele-
graphed to my friends to swing the
Ohio delegation for him. Garfield was
an able and brilliant man in some re-
spects, but he did not have strong will
power. He permitted men Of stronger
will to influence him. I well remember
had selected Mr.. Blaine as secretary of
state, he came to me and said that he
would like to appoint me secretary Of
the treasury, but Mr. Blaine thought 1t
would be embarrassing to the other
members Of Hayes cabinet to select one
member and not them all. I Informed
him that did not desire to be appoint
ed secretary of the treasury and an
nounced my intention to become can
didate for the senate. This announce
to his friends, because they had 1t ar
ranged to run Ex-Governor Charles Fos-
ter for the senate. There was no cold
ness between Garfield and myself. be-
cause I remember writing to him adj
vising him to appoint Mr.. Window Sec
rotary Of the treasury, which he did,"
Ibid you hear that General Alger in
tended to answer your"
mo. I do not believe he has read
my book yet"
"He will answer that part which re-
fers to the buying of delegates at the
convention Of 1880"
IT shall be glad to read his argument.
My relations with General Alger have
been pleasant. simply wrote his his
tory. 1t was his agent who acted for
him that / charged with doing the
work."
CARLISLEs FALLACY.
Senator Sherman then turned his at
tention to Secretary Carlisle's speech.
The basic error Of the speech, he main
tained.' was the secretarys idea that
the legal tenders could be done away
with entirely.
1.-THE great mistake was in the way
the democratic administration had
tempered with the gold reserve. 1t
should have issued short bonds of five
years duration, which the people here
would have taken up quickly, at per
cent, and with this paid the expenses
of the government, instead of intrench-
ing on the gold reserve. The short
bonds, Of course, would have been paid
for in legal tender. Instead Of doing