The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-09-21
SHERMAN
And the Ohio Campaign.
The Rights and Dues OF the Govern
ment In the Union Pacific to
be Given to a Corporation.
From our Regular Correspondent.

not wish Secretary Sherman tC
take the stump in Ohio; they are
afraid that he will say something
that ought not TO be said, either
about the alleged Cuban policy OF
about the various indignities which
have been put upon since he was
forced out Of the Senate and into
the Cabinet. Knowing the old man
to possess the stubbornness char.
acteristic of the Sherman family
they have not attempted TO bull
doze him into not making speeches
in the Ohio campaign, but have at
tackled him upon his weakest side,
For many years Mr.. Sherman has
been one Of the greatest sticklers
for maintenance of the proprieties
of official life, and that Is what the
Hanna-McKinley combine has been
working on. How much they have
impressed the old man may be
Judged from his reply when asked
how soon he was going to Ohio and
what part he expected to take in
the campaign. He said he did not
expect to be in the State before the
first of October, and that it was not
certain that he would take any
part in the campaign, and that il
was not customary for the Secre-
tary OF State to make political
speeches. If somebody doesn't
open his eyes MIR. Sherman will
make no speeches.
Boss Pla,t came over from New
York this week to urge upon Mr..
Mckinley the speedy appointment
of the Plat candidates for the
Federal Offices in New York which
have not yet been filed with re-
publicans. He told Mr.. Mckinley
that he wanted the prestige Of
naming these officers now, for the
assistance it would give him in the
greater New York municipal cam
paign; and if he was not to be al
lowed to name them, he wanted to
know at the earliest possible mo-
ment. 1t is understood that Mr..
Platt talked to Mr.. Mckinley more
like man who had the right to
demand things than one who asked
them as Il favor, and that his men
are going to be appointed. Platt
wants to get Secretary Bliss to re.
sign and become his candidate for
Mayor of greater New York.
Notwithstanding the protests OF
the subcommittee OF the Senatt.
committee on Pacific Railroads,
the syndicate that is after the
Union Pacific Railroad will get il
under the decree of the U. s. Cir
cult court'of the Eighth District,
ordering the road to be sold. The
Senators who conferred with the
Attorney General asked that the
matter be held up until Congress
met, and pointed out that 1t could
easily be done by the government
taking an appeal from the circuit
to the Supreme Court, but the
members of the purchasing syndi.
cate are men of influence in repub
lican circles and when the question
was brought before Mr.. Mckinley
and his Cabinet it was speedily de-
cided that no appeal should be
taken and that the policy OF the
government should be hands off
This may seem strange to some
people, in view of the very positive
statements made on the floor OF the
Senate by Mr.. Morgan, of Ala. land
others who have made careful
study of this matter, that this sale
would mean the loss of million of
dollars to the U, S. and to other
creditors of the road, but it really
isn't strange; it is merely cause
and effect.
The decision of Judge Cox, In the
case of Woods against the Post.
master General, that the recent
civil service rules promuIg ted by
Mr.. Mckinley have no authority
in law, and that the legal right of
the head Of government depart
ment to remove his subordinates
without giving any reason there
for, was hardly in print before the
Civil Service Commission, which is
credited with responsibility for the
authorship of the rule that no dis.
missal should be made from the
classified service except upon writ
ten charges-the rule upon which
Woods based his suit-made public |
a statement trying to break the
force Of the decision by saying that
it did not affect the binding power
of the Presidents order upon all
officials. Intelligent persons may |
decide for themselves how "bind.
ing" an order VIII be which has
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