| Show SHERMAN AND SILVER IT appears that the political destiny tv W john sherman Shero aan as well as that of mckinley is involved in the pending anding election in ohio though mr sherman lierman it to is said has been ouight consecutive years in office he ae to te not yet tired of official life but should ohio go democratic and elect a r A t i tASS S democratic legislature then the chances forthe for the reelection election re of mr ersher sher man are next tp nothing it is said by many republican organs that the free silver plank was waa inserted in the ohio democratic plat form to down john sherman whether this be a fact or not mr sherman has taken up the gaunt let and to is making active war on the free silver proposition pro position he has baa dropped in his speeches aches all allusions to the tariff and confines himself absolutely sol tely to financial and currency issues that Tha john tJohn sherman is ia an authority on american finance no thinking persons sons will deny his hie loog long experience and matured judgment are of value to the country and should be so viewed even by a democratic legislature he may be wrong in his bis opposition to free silver but aa 88 a statesman whose forte is finance bis big opinions one worthy of thoughtful consideration in the genato of the united states ile he would still be a beacon light and if danger were apprehended ended from radical financial reforms he would be the first to sound the alarm and preserve the nation from financial chaos this free sliver silver schewe like all other questions has two sides aldea to it some of the brightest and most moat patriotic citizens of the nation are ranged for and against it its utility can be demonstrated in no other way than by actual practice the servi services cers of such nien men as sherman would be in valuable invaluable incase in case its adoption should prove an injury instead of the blessing which its friends insist it will be to the nation there are not many john in the world and the united states senate will lose a strong and ancl able mind if ohio should determine to make a change |
