Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-02

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Ne os.,o CRAFTSMAN SPEAKS ON
MATTERS or INTEREST.
=. II . Bi~sasnis opinioa e6 the
Rsesnt. Cossrsss-Rsstsrstss His State
..sns rlsss He II Net . Prssidentisi Can
sidase-Is May On His Memoirs.
Senator Sherman of Ohio was recently
interviewed and said some interesting
things on topics of the day as well as con-
cerning some important historical facts
which will be found of interest to the gen.
eral reader.
"Now, senator, you know the people OF
Ohio look to you as an oracle on monetary
matters. Can you not say something 90
simple that all can understand and yet %
clear that none may misunderstandP"
"Well, we are for bimetallism. That
ought to be brief and clear enough"
"What you said at GAINESVILLE seems TO
oover the casa. suppose can quote you
as reiterating what you said theDeP"
"Yes."
Here IL H.:
"The Republican party, In the national
platform Of 1892, demanded good money
Of equal purchasing power whether coined
of silver OF gold or composed OF United
States notes and national bank notes, boscd
upon the credit OF the United States, main
tained at par with coin. This b the bi-
metallic policy. There we stand today.
hope and trust there we will stand forever.
We will seek the cooperation OF all Da-
tions and Of oil parties In maintaining the
parity OF gold and silver coins. II they
will not cooperate with rs In this policy,
the Republican party can, and do hope
viii, do IL alone. Good money and plenty
Of 10 are AZ important to all people as equal
ity Of rights and privileges
"The incapacity OF the Last Democratic
congress suggests good form OF attack
this fall, does IL notY''
Eyes; that Is q good point to make.
Never has more incapable body been as
sembled In Washington. In Its every
branch the Democratic administration has
been woeful failure"
Observing that Frank Carpenters re-
cent letter about the senator and his work
and tho talk with him incorporated there
In was attracting considerable attention,
the senator said it might be thought
strange, but he had not read the article
The fact Is, he said, he reads the papers
but little Just now. He Is giving all his
time to his memoirs. He Is getting along
IN years and wants to complete this great
work
He asked what Carpenter had said, and
upon my remarking that the story OF bis
threatened retirement to private Life at the
time Of the contest with Conkling over
Arthur and the New York custom house
seemed 10 be something entirely new he
wanted to know what was said.
Telling him substantially the story, he
said It was about right. He had gone to
President Hayes and told him II the domi-
nation of Conkling was submitted to he
should resign and go into retirement.
Observing that I had been struck In
connection with that incident by the
changes in the whirligig of time and poll
tios-how 1t all came about in a few brief
months that Arthur himself was president
of the United States and the then secre-
tary Of the treasury was back in the SEN
ate.
Eyes" said Mr.. Sherman, politics do
bring about strange changes. Yet do
not believe today, nor did ever believe,
that Arthur ought to have been president
of the United States. He was only put
upon the ticket to placate Conkling, who
was disgruntled because Of the nomination
of Garfield"
"But Arthur made good president.
did he notf''
"Yes, but the veriest child could have
filled the place at that time. There was
nothing calling for any exhibition OF
greatness.
"The Office Of president" he continued,
sis greatly misunderstood. The requisite
of q president should be good judgment in
the selection of his constitutional advisers.
Should he find he has made a mistake In
choosing any one of these it is easy to ask
for q resignation or make removal.
Aside from few of the principal officers,
all the work of selection of officeholders
should devolve upon the cabinet and the
president himself be left free to devote
himself to the consideration Of grave ques
tions Of party policy"
"That does not seem to be the view Mr.
Cleveland takes of 1t. Common report is
that his cabinet ministers are merely
clerks
"Yes, and they let him make them
SUCH
"There Is another thing In the article OF
which we are speaking. You are made to
say that you have given up all thought of
the presidency. You have many friends In
Ohio and In the country who sincerely
regret you should never have attained that
high Office"
"Yes, am thankful to my friends. but
no man at my age should think Of under
taking such burden. Twice was o can.
didate," be said, seeming thoughtful; "in
1880 wanted the nomination and In 1888
was swindled ont Of it."-Cncinnati
Commercial Gazette.
Candidate For . Throne.
It Is stated that Prince Adolphus Of
Teck Is q candidate for the throne OF Bull