The Anaconda standard., 1895-11-21
HE TALKED FREELY
Senator Sherman Would Like to Hear
From Plat.
IN REGARD TO HIS BOOK
His Relations With Everybody APP
pears to Have Been Pleasant
He Criticizes Secretary
Carlisle Speech.

New York. Nov. Ex-senator Sher-
man of Ohio talked freely to a reporter
to-day in regard to his recently pub
lished book and other matters. He
said in part: II would like to read
Mr. Platts answer to what 1 stated
concerning the national convention of
1885," he said. in reply to a question.
The fact is desire to know just what
his explanation would be. 1t would be
interesting to me. Personally. have
nothing against him. and what stated
In my book was without malice and 1
merely introduced II as a matter OF his
tory. I felt that in the history / should
tell things as they were and In a dis
passionate way"
Have you seen Mr.. Platt 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 chats with them.
He added that Mr.. Miller came to his
room last evening and they talked
over many of the incidents of the con-
vention of 1883. Mr.. Millers recollec-
tions OF events tailed with the sena-
tors. / have no charges TO make
against ex-President Harrison, and
our relations are pleasant. Whatever
bargains or promises his friends might
have made. he did not sanction them,
because he absolutely refused to ap-
point Mr.. Platt secretary OF the treas
ury.
In regard to the national conven-
of 1850 when Garfield was nominated.
/ saw the drift was for Garfield and
telegraphed 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
that after he was elected president and
had selected Mr.. Blaine as secretary Of
state he came to me and said that he
would lilse 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 ip-
formed him that did not desire to be
appointed secretary of the treasury
and announced my intention to become
a candidate for the senate. The an
nouncement was a great surprise to
had II arranged to run Ex-Governor
Charles Foster for the senate. There
was no coldness between Garfield and
myself. because I remember writing
to him. advising him to appoint Mr..
Window secretary OF the treasury.
which he did"
did you hear that General Alger
intended to answer your"
mo; I do not believe he has read
my book"
HE will answer to that part which
refers TO the buying OF delegates at
the convention OF 1880"
IT shall be glad to read his answer.
My relations with General Alger have
been pleasant. i simply wrote his his
tory. 1t was his agent who acted for
him that I charged with doing the
work"
The senator then turned his atten-
tion to Secretary Carlisle's speech.
The basic error Of the speech, he main
tained, was the secretary's idea that
the legal tenders can be done away
with entirely. The mistake was In
the way the democratic administration
had tampered with the gold reserve. 1t
should have issued short bonds of five
years duration which the people here
would have taken up quickly at 3 per
cent. and with this paid the expense
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
this. the administration had permitted
domestic and foreign bankers to clear
s11 900. 900 by selling bonds for gold at
per cent. Carllsle's plan OF last night
Is impracticable. There are 300 ma
tional banks and II would not be in
order to have currency take the gold
out of the United States treasury and
scatter II around In these banks TO re-
deem money that had been inssued by
these banks"
The senator said he did not know
when the republicans would be able
to organize the senate. When II came
to an issue in regard to money he
thought the East would be against the
West. As long as Cleveland was presi-
dent. he said. there would be no silver
legislation. because he favored sound
money"