Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-23
RIue Jeans Williams.

4 correspondent oil the New Y lork Herald,
wiring from Elkhart, Iudiana gives the fol-
loo;ny interesting description OF Blue Jeans
Williams, the democratic candidate for Cover
nor Of that State
.R,u. Jeans Williams, democratic candi-
J,,n tor Governor, supported by Dan Voorhees,,
Jnhh II nv the cXtravagant fancy OF the West,
..Tho r, Sycamore of the Wabash, has been
,,n,.,r, through this region like flaming torch,
I.,,diinr wherever he paushS great lire OF
.n,bn,iaSu among the democratic farmers. lie
! rrea,ty admired by the ruraI population aud
greatly ucspisad by the towns folks. l saw him
,,is morning with his horuey hand spread over
,hr whole page OF the hotel register, aud he
YEAS certainly curious sight to Eastern eyes
n, appeared to Staud over six tcet ana ms face
hare = s,riEiug resemblance 10 that Of Abe
Lincoln. Some republican scribe, 10 writing
.ou. ms mouth, evolved trom the depths OF
+ u,!icnant iaucy the conceit that it Was put
on sartn and spread all over his cuuntcuance.
Ills mouth is decidedly large, aud when he
laughs. which is at very rare intervals, 1t jcop
ari,Zcs h. c0;uiuri OF his ears. He IS a gaunt
man AXE l. ncoin, and as homely as SUake
fence H. has tim hstchet face and an uneven
ami an unpleasant complexion. ln repOse his
expression is >orrOWiu and fmcdltatlve, his
mouth wearing "a grim and awful grace. His
tall, auky figure is surrounded by wide brlm-
med soft l!ai, aud taken 10 connection with his
Singular !lmoS, winch seem TO be all gDarled,
an. MS Slouchng forward gait, remind NE
family OF q cOcoanut tree 10 gale of wind.
studied Tor ten minutes or so the expression OF
his eyes, which gave me the idea that he Was
. kindly hearted man with fair share OF ln-
Il igeucc aud sbrcwdness. His blue jeans. ?"
4, mich all the uobs aud suobS Of tits West
EN- couut:y have evelcd their bitterest rldi-
rue, appeared TO me most respectable aud
b,coiuiog suit. The blue is of a quiet, sub
duc4 tone, like an intensified Confederate gray.
Il l., 4 very superior quality OF jeans, as was
informed by a dry goods democrat, who actu.
ally took hold OF 1t on the person OF the can
dlate aud rubbed it between his fingers to see
now much cotton was 10 H. Had | not heard
HIM laugh once or twice | should have gone
away with the lmpresSlou that he was like a
great rciormer OF centuries ago-a man OF mauy
sorrowS Ia this, toe, the resemblance to Lin.
coin, ,thc most melancholy looking man that ever
hvcd struck me torclbly. Like Lincoln, too,
III Is no orator but great relater OF anec
dotrS. La fact, Ills speeches consist of little
else than string OF stories Of which he is
"remiuded.' From my notes of his speech at
this specimen Of his style:
Il am aStonisbcd fellow citizens, at gentle.
Net coming among you who want to be thought
respectable making such statements as Mr..
Morton aud Mr.. Sherman have made. l mean
such charges Is that OF democratic Congress
wanting to pay the rebel debt. We have enough
TO DO to pay our Own debt without paying any
body cisc's Why don they talk to the point2
Why dent they explain how they dlssraccd
the coI0try with such people as Babcock and
B. kuap? Why, man cant go out OF this
country to-day and say he Is an American with
out hanging his head for shame. They say we
ioac norhIu in Congress. Well, what We did
do is plll they duut care to swallow. We
brought u Secretary of War rguilty of stealth
and the tho reason Why we didn't try ary more
o them was because We wanted a pew jury; an
that rcnliuds me OF tue story of man indicted
for stealing hogs before ii traverse jury. His
crun>cI told him it was 10 use golo' on with
the cast; that everybody knew be was guilty.
and II would only be a waste OF time.
We'll, said tbs man, You just 20 on with
the case and earn your money. What differ
cncA is it to you whether am guilty or not, SO
long as you get your fce?' So the Counsel
went on, aud the jury; to his great astonlsh-
mcnt, brought ln verdict OF not guilty. lie
Went TO his ccut and said, That's more nor l
expected; how DO you account for Il? 'Oh
easy enough, said the client. Every mau OF
that jury had some OF tlla; pork. SO II Is With
the republican Senate of the Unlted States.
Every man of them has had some of that pork,
an tnat's how it is We found out no more yell
lew Jackets than we did tyellow jackets are
little singing bces). Now, fellow c.tIzcos, l
want 10 talk to you about some o the savlns
4, sfn,, ,rnh u pn
III a, | could. and believe saved to the tax
payers about $50, 900. You have heard Of Nc
i'hcrSon. who was { ERIK OF the House. Well,
he used to draw ou, list OF the contingent ex-
pcn>cs under the head of stationery, and there
were more things put in that list than you ever
drcmt Of. had to 20 through Mcpherson
list au tha: REFUNDS me Of the story OF the old
preacher who found Ole Dan Tuck r in the
hymn book an as his principles was to read
cvcrt thlUg IN the book he read that and sung
Il tuu
Here Mr. Williams read McPhersons list of
stationery aud dwelt upun the fact that kDlves
We're ;u down as stationery, though he always
ih'ush: t;iry were Included uud,r the head OF
hardware An that said he reminded me
oi a story oi man once sent with some pro-
j. c. t. tpwn with Instructions 10 the merchant
that the pr, Juice was consigned to to give him
whatever hr wanted. When | saw the mer-
eha0t after lie gave me bill with an item 10 1t
ior Il galyn OF hardware. 1t was puzzle 10
ne t" knew what thar meant till the merchant
SAID, / gus, Mr.. Williams, that gallon OF
hardware ueaus gailou Of whl<key. The
oher day John Sherman, 10 speech, took ex,
c,puon TO what my friend Mr. Voorhees, said
aoJU the republican administration putting
tn country to the expense of over $500, 900, 900
agar 10 taxes, and that $l50,OOO,UOO were.