Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-11-01


eminent attorney and at one time a
judge of the supreme court of Ohio.
He began the study of law with his
brother Charles at Mansfield. o., and
was admitted TO the bar when 21
years of age.
Mr.. sherman was elected to con-
gress in 1854. Mr.. Sherman's ability
as fCrcible speaker soon brought
him into prominence as n leader. On
the slavery question he stood square,
ly by the doctrines of the whig party.
\. p. Banks. then speaker of the
house, made him one of the commit
tee of three to investigate the border
troubles in Kansas.
During his first term in congress
John Sherman began his career as a
great financial statesman. He was
soon a recognized authority on
finance. He was reelected to the
Thirtyffth congress. At the end of
this term he was again elected and
was the republican candidate for
speaker. A deadlock resulted and to
end it he withdrew his candidacy.
However, ne was given the chairman
Snip of the ways and means commit
tee, thereby becoming the leader of
the house. As chairman of this COM
mittee he helped TO frame the Nor
rill tariff bill. which was the first pro-
tective tariff law enacted by the re-
publicans.
lie took his seat in the senate
March 23, 1861, and continued to hold
it until his appointment in March,
1877, as secretary of the treasury by
President Hayes.
Upon becoming a senator Mr.. Sher-
man was made chairman of the com
mittee on france. As SUCH in De-
cember, 1862, he introduced the ma
tioral banking bill.
In 1875 he reported the bill for the
resumption of specie payments that
became n law in 1876, and as secre-
tary of the treasury in the cabinet of
President Hayes he put it into force.
He served as secretary of the treas
ury during the term of President
Hayes and when, in 1891, Garfield re-
signed from, the senate to become
president, Mr.. Sherman was elected
as his successor, and was reelected
for two terms afterward remaining
in the senate until he resigned to en-
ter the cabinet of President McKin-
ley.
During the closing years Of his SER
vice in congress Mr. Sherman was
the author of two measure of general
interest TO the country. One was the
antitrust law which bears his name
and the other the sherman silver pur-
chase act, passed by congress in 1890,
and which was repealed four years
later.
In 1890 Mr.. Sherman was a candi-
date for president before the conven-
tion in Chicago. His name was pre-
sented by James A. Garfield, who sub
sequently received the nomination,
after the long-drawn-out contest be-
tween the forces of Sherman and
Grant Again i'll 1854 and in 1855 he
was candidate for the presidency
In the convention of 1858 he was The
leading candidate until Harrison was
nominated.
Mansfield, o., Oct. 26.-In IA pictur-
esque little cemetery where genera
tions of Mansheld's builders sleep, lie
the remains of John Sherman. Ohio's
senator and the nations statesman.
There yesterday all that is mortal
of ihe former secretary of state was
laid to rest with ceremonies that
were impressive, yet eloquently sim
pie. All Ohio contributed laurelS to
the illustTious dead and representing
the nation We're President Mckinley
Elihu Root, secretary of war, and
other Washington officials who arriv.
ed on the special train which brought
the remains from the capital where
Mr.. Sherman died. The city was
drapcd in mourning. Every business
house closed at ? O'Clock and all the
schools were dismissed that the pu-
pills might attend the funeral services
nj Grace Episcopal church, where hall
n century ago John Sherman frs
worshipcd and where for years Il
was n yestTyman.