Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-23
CAREER OF JOHN SHERMAN.

CAREER OF JOHN SHERMAN.
An important link between the past
and present of public service has been
broken by the death Of John Sherman
the Venerable statesman of Ohio whose
long and useful career is familiar To,
many of the readers of the Times Re
publican. He was an active figure in
congress during he war period and a
little later as senator he rendered dis
tlngulshed service 10 the nation and
left his impress upon legislation An
able man. OF great personal influence
and high standing. he did much u
shape national policies in the formative
/ period succeeding the civil war. So
! great was the esteem IN Which, he was
held by the people ard the leaders of
4 the nation that hs was kept in the
Z harness after age and iniirmitN had in
capacitated him tor usefulness Sc
lected as secretary Of state by Presi
dent Mckinley. the most Important
Il
withdraw by his growing DISABILITIES.
and since that time until deathreleasea
him had been waiting for the final sum
mons.
Altlo his masterful hand assisted in
r1olding legislation in many directions,
John Sherman Won his greatest dictinc-
ton in financial measures at a time
when The nation was in the greatest
need, during. and following the civil
war zperiad Whenit became necessary
to issue a vast volume of paper money
to sustain the government, he did much
with Secretary of the Treasury Chase
to make it a legal tender The records
of debate also show that he made the
only speech in the senate in favor OF
the bill establishing national banks,
50 strong a feature Of cur none
cry system. MIR Shermanss speeches
state and national banks are ,ts-
ssarded as the most Important he made
suring the war. He was chairman of
he finance committee that agreed on a
Ssoill for the resumption of specie pay
rents. Those Who recall that sra Will
emember that with an enormous vol
me of paper money adoat and With
gold al premium he resumption aues-
55 ton was one of the graVest Issues be-
= fore the people. Horace Greeley said
the way to resume is to resume, and
5 this homey philosophy was adopted by
q Sherman in practical way. He was
81 secretaryto Of the treasury under F'resi-
ss.sgant Hayes when the date fixed in the
8 S55l for resumption came and had sue
81 ded in gathering together sl4o.oOo,ooO
gold, and resumption Was effected
,h ease and safety. In referring Ia
81 this fact James G. Blaine in his
n Twenty Years of Congress-" said:
II Generous credit was accorded To See
4 fstary Shernan for the great achieve
& ment. seldom happens that the pro-
Il moter Of a policy IN congress has the
opportunity 10 carry it out in an execu
tive department.. But MIR Sherman was
the principal advocate Of the resnmp-
ton bill in the senate, and during ths
.S5$ swo critical years preceding the day flo,
A coin payment he was at the head of the
e Treasury department. He established
- Financial reputation not second te
nat of any ran in our history
hdftrihute paid to Sherman by Pres
LAY is none too strong in view d
aluabe services of the Statesman
ne nation. He aptly says the story
slis public life and services is, as II
the history of the country fol-
century" While his distin.
I'd brother. Gen. w r. Sherman
contrib uting largely to the services
55 arms in the field, he was one OF
sgDle and sturdy leaders Of legisia.
@gSS fslat saved the union and re-estab.
80 its broken credit.
al Sherman has two brothers whc
Ssneers in Des Moines and arr
2sH among it's best citizens, one Of
Mai. Hoyt Sherman, has served
s the general assembly and his
n w in various fields of effort, ane
@ne Of the highly esteemd resi-
the capital city.
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