The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-22

successor In the New York collector
ship. It ruined Conkling's career, near
ly spoiled Platt's, and by curious turn
or the wheel of fortune made Arthur
the cause Of all the trouble, president
or the United States
A WONDERFUL RECORD.
What wonderful record is sherman's life
anyway, and what a stirring part he has
played in the great events of the last half
century, and how many enemies he has made!
ne mas had aus many quarrels on hand in
Ine senate as any other man who has ever
served there in the last twenty-five years
excepting Conkling.F The two men were quar-
relSome In different ways. Conklng was i'm
porous. he must rule men fight them.
Inc man who was not his subordinate was
ms enemy, and he was keenly sensitive to
| ridicule.
| sherman's character is of a Numerically
opposite type. He is not oversensitive, and
| the recently published stories about his alb
sehce OF mind and his peculiarities of pro-
nuhciatlon or foreign words have not caused
ann am any apparent irritation. Sherman does
| qoes not want his own way in everything.
| ne mas very positive opinions about public
questlons, but If the senate adopts another
view OF them he doesn't take his doll rags
| ana go nome MIR. Sherman has, however,
| PLAIN direct way of speaking his mind"
l tnlnk his frankness has been the cause OF
Ih OF his quarres. If he is as direct in
the business of the state department he
mas Deen on the floor of the senate, we may
look tor new era in diplomacy.
Mr.. sherman said to me in conversation
once that he was mot afraid of any man."
He had the moral courage to refuse to fight
duel with Wade Hampton in $780, Sher-
man IN campaign speech, spoke of the
the Kukiux Kan When Ham 1i(Hl'i wrote a,te
TO ask if he was correctly quoted he sent
iohg explanation, but no apology, and Hamp-
! ton replied, giving him the lie and saying
MY aQcress will be in Columbia S. c."
MI Sherman did not send challenge He
! mace ma de- PUBLIC the correspondence and only
c c.ag Gen. Hampton to prove the incor-
rtctneSs OF what he had said. There the
! Whole matter rests to this day. But when
sherman returned to the senate Hampton re-
FUSED to speak to him. Mr.. Sherman has
make up after quarrel. His readiness to
| accept the olive branch in the case of Gen.
| AIger is the best evidence of that. 1t is
! not every one who would forgive the man
! VINO Ead cut him out of the presidency. No
! doubt Mr.. Sherman and Mr.. Platt Will ar
range their differences when Mr.. Plat comes
! TO washington next month.
Conkllng was not so ready to forgive a real
! or tancifuI injury. He was a hard hater A
gentleman who is still in active public life
| tells me of attempt which was made
to settle the feud between Blaine and Conk-
ling. This gentleman was travelling from
New York to Washington on the congressional
limited and he learned that Mr.. Conkling
was to be on the train. In the station he
met Mr.. Blaine who was going to Washing
ton. He knew both Mr.. Blaine and Mr..
| Conkling we'll ard it occurred to him that
|
them. He asked Mr.. Blaine if he would
meet Mr.. Conkling half way, and, getting
his consent ARRANGED with the conductor to
reserve the two seats just beyond Conkling's.
In the first of these Mr.. Blaine sat; in the
second. the mediator. When Mr.. Conkling
came in, he greeted this gentleman warm
ly. A minute later he turned to speak to
him and discovered that Mr.. Blaine was
sitting between them He swung around
and looked out of the window for a minute.
Then he picked UP his bag and coat with
an intensely irritated expression, and left
the car. The conductor gave him seat in
another car, and Mr.. Blaine did not see him
again On the journey.
COMBINES PRIDE.
Ex-senator Kellogg, of Louisiana, was a
great friend Of Conkling, and he believed at
one time that the -Conkling feud was
to be broken up. 1t at the time of Hayes
successful attempt to remove Arthur. Conl1-
ling was in fever over the vote in the
ate. He had staked his future OH keeping
Arthur in Office He knew the vote would