, 1874-05-03

ganizaton. He then added: ait is a notabl
) and noticeable fact that it is not charged tha
any Of the money said to have been used wa
furnished By either men or corporations VIII
now ask, or are likely to ask, special legislatio
or fayors at the hands Of the National Cor
gress."
HIS ESTIMATE or HIS DUTY.
Jones came to the Senate with more Senatosia
Purposes than pine-tenths Of the men who reaci
the place. He said ''The position to whic1
bility, and OF almost peri1ous e1altedness. Th
great men OF the nation have woven around it
spell Of genius. It is like nn Olympus. It ia
sacred theatre Of the gods. I discard the myth
common sense, unhinching courage, and areras
abilities. will bo crowned With just dagroc o
| success,"
He then announced that his passion had al
WAYS been tho maintenance OF popular right
against usurped aud unjust authority; and ths
| burst Of earnest language in which he described
! that inmemorial contest probably had it's incon'
| tive in the intense antagonistn between the rail
! road and mining interests OF Nevad2. Then
addressing himself to the latter topic, he de.
claimed against the money power, md made the
! following pledges:
| Hl5 PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES.
"No more subsidies in land or money. Taxation
! for no purpose but protection for .porson and
| property. Government possession Of tho rail
! roads. Universal amnesty"
Then comes the following, which took me to
| the presence OF Mr. Jones
TAB Senator OF the nation, I will not vote
for the appropriation OF a dollar out Of tue Pub
lie Treasury except for the maintenance of pub
lie faith and credit, and for purely governmental
purposes and the attainment of the objects for
which this nation was created. will not vote
for q subsidy OF men, money, bonds, OF credit to
either indivlduals or corporations. I will not
vote for any hot-bed scheme for the develop
uaont Of our resources, because believe such
narf In hA o1fT ar}fn
when made solely BY private enterprise,
under tho ail-sufGcient stimulus OF private in
terest and further believe that such PROPOSE
tions are not generally made for the public good,
but in tha interest Of public plunderers: / ,oA
rote for a reduction Of the tariff on all articles
'lo,o subject to its proolsons, until it SHAH reach
the lo,cest possible point consistent scilh the
public credit; and believe that the Immediate
reduction thereof would increase rather than
diminish the public revenues"
EXPECTATION.
So ne have an absolute F1ee-Trader in the
Senate. We have man there with positive
personal platform. He has convictions, and
knows how to express them. He is ut tho
Threshold Of his long six years Of service, aud
can get time to ampl1fy, organize, cooperate,
and accomplish what ho wants. II be viii show
as much tenacity Of purpose as in more material
fields, and meet with his past good luck, the ap-
proaching Centennial OF Independence will SEQ
the subsidy party. under whatever name,-De-
(
will now give the fruits OF a conversation
with Senator Jones on subjects pertinent to the
mines, railways, and currency:
DESCRIPTION.
Conceive for Mr.. Jones largish, well~fed
man, OF plain attire, taking to brown or dark
gray colors, without jewelry or afroctation. 1ea7
ing life in chambers, ike the bachelor Of the
Albany.
His speech is full, with harmony, suggestive-
Dess, and temperament, which respond to dis
cuasion, advance with it. hnd illuminate himself
By the new mental coalitions which produce the
spark OF thought and enterprise Almost redun-
dant. strong, lucid, humorous. conviviaf, abun-
dant in auecdote aud Illustration, and with that
rushing snirit which anticipates the end OF
book aud puts it aside after passing the ridge
he mar exhaust, not his contents, but his inten-
tons, like some improvisation who composcs 80
well without torethougnt that his works mako
no monument. How much Of talent is tempera-
mentl And in this country it is wasted with a
lavlshpess very rare amongst Northern races.
Here was man with the ferror OF Gariba]di, the
luck Of Monte Christie, the hard Welsh sense OF
Henry Morgan, the volatility OF Dickens. His read
Ing was quaint as the newest taste, from Julius
Verne to Stuart Mill. Things contemporary
pleased him most, because ha presumed they IN
yolved things old rs we'll. His theology was
,ihil, or the nearest Mill have found yet bis
faith in the perfection Of things, and belief in
the accountability OF man to himself and his
auu LII IQo BfUQCLQ0esb Oh &HAlTS II Oh
vested OF their illusions and superauouB gear,
were earnest. Respect for the hemisphere, and
tho race OF people upon it, was his loyalty and
religion. There are more such men in public |
life, but none quite SO untrammelcd.
FACE.
His face is ike Dutch portrait in the style of
Rembrandt's mellowest. with American eyes IN |
it. The checks are bright red with the color Of |
seeming to expose Juicy red /
life in the blood, and for the rest Are open-air |
brown:-the whole q little voluptuousi in contour, |
bnt lengthcned out with d board OF rich Vaudyke |
brown, where the thread or two Of gray hangs |
like the morning cobweb on the red thorn bush. |
The eyes are hazel, carrying all e1pressage, in
undated with hu1nor, clear rs precision, shining
With the light of feeling, expanding with the ]
sometime it must let the oils OF precious spike- |
lard evaporate, but as yet they give it hue. 4 |
rifle chufIy in the body, rs il he bossed all Jobs
Ffth the knees the belly, the eyes, aud the |
Allows. hallooine to his wo1kr1on meantime, |
md too strong to be always elegant,-this WAS
ZONES.
Had he not made the speech Of the seesion,
Lis money would hive made him . more good |
latuted object at the Capital. Since that time
! feeling has grown up that he requires only to
~ earnest and instant in season to make Seuo~
orial record Of more advantage to the country
han his financial personality. Rich men in
america are moro apt to have chums than suck |
rs around then, us Prince Hal took such poor !
are OF his tatterdemalons that they |
'ad to rob on aad'a Hill. Rich mon
t power and usefulness suffer more
rom chums than suckers. They dissipate great
opportunities, seldom enjoyed by Humankind to
peak unsclhshly and like the devotees OF ideas.
But 10 man like Jones ia rich. The earth which
pened it's veins to give him opportunity may
o-morrow, in its exhausted lodes, Pointer him,
Ike his Acquaintance and colleague, Stewart, who |
Fill retire from public life without contest next
ear to recuperate his private fortune. Stewart
as the reputation and expenses Of rich man, |
nd ia on the declivity toward poverty.
BOOTH AND JONES.
The first question asked OF Mr.. Jones re-
erred to his relations with Nowton Booth whom
had presumed to DO tho pioneer in the move
aent Of resistance to tho railway monopoly OF
be Coast.
It appeared upon inquiry that, while feeling
I friendship and admiration existed between |
hese TWO men, they were abreast OF each other.
1stead OF being in line, on the railway
robleu1- Booth, with deep scholastic feel
ags, aud shy, intonso nnture, approached
be railwav-monopoly from reflection, and,
flor adopting policy OF resistance, ceased re-
atoms altogether With President Stamford. |
ones, who never ceased personal relations,
ound, from material standpoint. that the Cen
raj Pacific interest wanted to devour tho profits