The National tribune., 1906-04-05

the civiIizing of the fierce Indian tribes
of the far North from 1917 to 1847.
He wrote. also, many volumes of history
of these and those books are now the
great authority on early Indian mat
ters in this country. He came to Wash
ington in 1S47, and compiled a large
number of books for the Government
on various Indian tribes.
If there is anything in heredity 1t
might be said that Representative
Sherman inherits his interest in the
Indian question, for he has been for
many years at the head of the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs in the House.
and is undoubted authority on all In
dian matters. He is also on the Com
mittee on Industrial Arts and Exposl-
tions and Interstate and Foreign Com
merce.
Representative Sherman looks his
English ancestry, and he would have
been fair for Cesar to look upon. He
would have suited to a L his instruc-
tions to Antony: LET me have meE
about me that are fat; sleek-headed
men. and such as sleep o. nights"
You couldn't just exactly call Repre-
sentative Sherman fat" don't YOU
know. but he is certainly rather "ro-
tund" of figure, but bears it WELL be-
ing possibly five feet eight or there
abouts. with the reddest of red cheeks.
bright, dark eyes behind specs" not
any too much hair, and cute little
''side-burns." He certainly sleeps o
nights" for he has a laugh like a
schoolboy and a smile like a saint, and
a good conscience must go with these.
and he rarely looks grave. But when
his thin red lips shut over his white
teeth, and the twinkle comes out of his
eyes, you can be sure that Mr.. Sher-
man means business.
Mr.. Sherman is Vice Chairman OF
the Republican Congressional Commit
tee, and it is more than whispered that
he will be offered the Craftsmanship of
that very responsible committee. since
Representative Babcock, of Wisconsin.
declines to serve longer. Mr.. Sherman
knows all the ins and all the outs, and
nobody will have to apologize for any
thing he does if he accepts the onerous
duties of a Craftsmanship where there
Is no money and lot of cuss:ng. In
cidentally Representative Sherman rep.
resents the Utica IN. W District in
Congress- and has been representing II
for some eight terms and probably will
keep on representing 1t till he gets
tired of 1t. His honesty, his integrity.
his policies and his probity are un-
questioned. The project which hears
the stamp of his unqualified approval
is pretty sure to gain the appreciation
OF the people. And yet you do not
hear such a whole lot about Mr.. Sher-
man away from New York and Wash
ington. for he Is 4 quiet man for pub
lie man and a legislator. He speaks
infrequently, but when he does he al
ways has an audience, and that is a
heap more than can be said of lot
of members of Congress.
And you wouldn't call Mr.. Sherman
an orator, either. He has a peculiar
voice, sharp, clear, yet little thin. not
the voice of a man who holds people
English is choice, his enunciation dis
tince, his sentences concise and clear,
cut, and there Is q "caressing" quail
ity in his voice that is remarkably at
tractive. He is considered a very log
ical reasoner. While Mr.. Sherman tells
a rattling good cloak-room story, he is
not at all humorous in his speeches.
He is considered a fine parliamenta-
rian. and is often called to the Chair
in the absence of the Speaker. He is
eminentl. judicial in his weighing of
questions which come about through
his fine legal training. He is a lawyer.
He held only one elective Office before
coming to Congress. and that was
Mayor of Utica. He Is 81 years old, so
too young to have been in the war of
the rebellion. but his patriotism would
have taken him there If he had been
old enough. He has a very tender side
for the veterans. and they may expect
exact justice at his hands, and more:
they will get the measure pressed down
and running over if he can manage 1t.
Mr. Sherman Is a rich man. not SO
awfully rich. but at least the wolf
doesn't howl at his front door, and he
has a charming family. every member
of which Is well liked. Although they
can all show the bluest blue blood in
Colonial and Revolutionary ancestors.
and back yonder across the big pond,
they do not parade that fact, but let
their lives show how a long line of
ancestors who did things can affect
posterity. If it comes not through
heredity then 1t is by force of example.
for the Shermans and the Schoolcrafts
have been history makers ever since
this continent felt the pressure of a
white mans foot, and ii has been his
tory to emulate. James SchoolcraftI
Sherman, of New York. who combines
with the names of his ancestors many
of their fine qualities. Is perpetuating
both the name and the fame.