Evening star., 1900-10-22

ably as fam1llar with 'nnance as any HldH
in the country. l think he will go down as
one of the great men of this part of the
century"
Created Profound Impression.
The announcement of Mr.. Sherman's
death created a profound impression
throughout Washington, and as the news
spread 1T became the universal theme at
the hotels, clubs, in the departments, and
in all public places. On every hand were
heard tributes of veneration and respect
for this noted public man, and the senti-
ment was general that in his death the
country had lost one of it's most eminent
statesmen. Mr.. Sherman has figured prom
fnenty and conspicuously In the govern
mental affairs of this nation for more than
two-score years. and his name has been
connected with all of the most important
legislation that was enacted during that
period.
In Washineeon Mr.. Sherman was con-
spicuous figure. His tall. spare frame, at
tired in the plainest dress. his head sur
mounted by the old-fashioned straight-line
stove-pipe hat, was familiar to every enc
as he walked about the streets or drove in
his open carriage The death of MI Sher-
| man came affliction not alone to those
with whom he had been closely associated
in public life. but the loss was universal in
scope, taking in the many branches of the
public service with which he had been con-
| nected at one time and another. The mem
bers of the diplomatic corps knew him as
lHe loTiIleT secretary Oh otdle, anu lIlduS ol
| them dispatched the news Of his death to
| their respective governments.
His Career in the Senate.
Among Mr.. Shermans former associates
in the Senate his demise will be most sin
| ceTely felt without reference to party. In
| this field of activity his service had been
particularly able and successful. The ex-
perience of years in legislative and tinan-
| cial affairs supplemented his natural tai
entS, and he was recognized master Of all
| the great public questions. He was versed
| in the legislation of the past well as of
| the present, and he had at his fingers end
| all the arrayal of facts, figures and prece-
| dents to give complete eluctdation to a
| subject.
In the counsels of his party Mr.. Sherman
| was looked up to with the greatest con-
| sideration. His conservatfveness. caution.
| excellent judgment and power of effective
! execution made his advice invaluable and
! inspired confidence in any line of action
| which he urged. In later years when he
held his place in the Senate on the ques-
! tions of finance and foreign affairs he stood
| at the head of his party in that body. In
the midst of the most heated argument and
| the widest differences the entrance of the
venerable Ohio senator into a debate was a
signal for a period of calm and dispaSSon-
ate consideration and the serious argument
| of the case
| The personal appearance Of Mr.. Sherman
| added to the intellectual force he exerted.
He is we'll remembered as he appeared on
| the floor of the Senate during the financial
| debate preceding the presidential election
! OF 1896 During the later months of his
| service in the Senate Mr.. Sherman had a
| habit of speaking and then retiring from
| the chamber.
His Great Industry.
| Mr.. Sherman's great influence upon public
affairs was probably due more to industry
| than to brilliancy: more to the substantial
| charact cteristics of his mind than otherwise.
| Habits of industry which he acquired in his
| early youth were carried into all his under
| takings. They guided him in all of his
| work and undoubtedly were responsible in
| great measure for what he accomplished.
! Mr.. sherman was not a magnetic man, yet
| MS influence upon men was pronounced
| He did not persuade them by sentiment
| but ruled them by the cold force Of logic
| because he knew more than his opponents
| as rule about the subject under discus
| sion and presented his facts in clear, in
| cisive manner that carried conviction He
| made 1t a habit of his life to thoroughly
| comprehend subject before undertaking to
| deal with 1t. He never went into a debate
until he was thoroughly prepared. and his
| opponents usually found that he had a few
| arguments in reserve as a surprise to them.
Mr.. Sherman was generally regarded as a
cold man. lacking in sympathy and warmth
| of Temperament. Those who knew him best
| realized that this apparent characteristic
| was matter Of self-restraint and self
! enforced calmness of judgment He did
| subordinate impulse to reason in all things
| but one who took the trouble to get close
| to him never failed to find that he had a
| warm side to his nature. Notwithstanding
| an austere manner he was man of the
most kindly nature at heart and at times
| he disclosed the strongest sentiments
| 1t would be doing Mr.. Sherman a great in
justice to let the impression remain that
he was a cold and hard-hearted man. His
| own people in his native state Of Ohio must
| raRnpnizad for hn ho1 hoJc,
| upon their affection well as their es-
teen which nothing could shake. In Ohio
for a third Of century John Sherman has
been idoliZed. He has been beloved as well
as respected, and his neighbors and those
who came closely in contact with him dis
covered that he was not the unsympathetic
| man he was represented to be.
In political and legislative affairs Mr.
| Shermar's reputation was for wisdom and
discernment. and his course always for
the advancement of the cause which he
had undertaken. In Congress Mr.. Sherman
scarcely had an equal a debater in his
own times. He did not talk upon general
subjects. but devoted himself to the lead
ing questions of the hour: He was seldom
a party to the heated and impass!oned col
loouys which occurred from time to time
in legislative session. and II he did take
part in such debates the effect usually
to restore the discussion to a calmer and
more reasonable plane.
Proficiency in Fiscal Affairs.
fiscal and tariff affairs was due to a per-
sistent course of study and to the posses
sion Of a retentive memory. He read books
that most r::ea avoid, dry official reports
statistics and financial reviews. The pos
session Of accurate information upon sub.
ject endowed him with boldness and posi-
tiveness of character ard enabled him to
lend strength to the discussion through the
confidence born of complete knowledg,.
Mr.. Sherman was regarded as a keen
] politician. as well as statesman He was a
consistent republican and cast his faith
with that party from the day of it's birth
He was Several times a strong candidate
for presidential nomination before republi-
Il can conventions and has assisted in the
| naming of several republican Presidents.
Il HIS Early Career.
Mr. Sherman was born at Lancaster
Ohio. May TO- 1923. and was left an orphan
at an early age. His schooling did not ex
tend over many years, although he received
! enough to make him ambitious for the fur
II ther mental development. which he attained
in after life. At the age Of fourteen h,
} was prepared for the sophomore GLASS, bu