New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-04
Bristow's Personality.

The Boston Transcript of the twenty
fourth says:
The enterprising Washington street news
dealer who, since war times, when every
week had its fresh hero, has made it point
to titillste public curiosity with the earliest
attainable photograph portrait of the Hon
of the hour, whether it were an opera artist,
q great malefsctor, an emperor, or presl-
dental candidate, has made particularly
happy hit to-day in putting up in HE win
dow portrait of Secretary Brlstow. The re-
sulting crowd has been almost an obstruction
to travel at all tines OF the day, its very size
the place of those departing. The incident
illustrates both the intense popular interest
In Bristow and the unfamiliarity with his
personality. do We know enough about
bristow' scharaeter and record"' Isn't he
rather too new q mani" are the questions
oftenest heard fsom well-disposed Republic
cans, who, while desiring . new kind OF
candidate this year, yet do not want to
make any mistake. Bristow's war upon
the whisky swindlers proved him IN ad-
mirable tibet hunter, all admit; but how
about his general fitness and capacity tor
craftsmanship What manner of man ia hes
What are his personal characteristics hle
origin, his trainiag, his habits, his private
principles, his probable course of develop
ment under opportunities!
The photograph, having such a heyday
of popularity to-day, can not answer all
these eager and anxious questionings But
away from Massachusetts, not only geo.
graphically, but politically, socially aid
morally, that it is hard to form here an est
mate Of q product of it's soil. We are get
ting together, however, pretty good stock
of data upon Bristow. The opening OF the
Brstow Club was signalized by biograph-
icsl and personal description OF the canol-
date in whose name the club proposes to
enter the conflict. Other personal sketches
are appearing from day to day IN response
to the demand for better acquaintance with
"the man for the crisis" and this photo
graph 10 an important contribut Be-
fore the presidential contest is over this
face will probably become as familiar, on q
thousand banners and transparencies, as
that OF General Grant. A manly, four
square face it ia, too, open as the day and
kindly without any conscious "snlllng,'
and strong without any atfectation OF dig.
nifty or craftsmanship" 1t is surmounted
by q powerful domelike head, with hair cut
short. Young America fashion, the air and
carriage of which suggest the frame six
feet tall and clothed On with finely pro-
portioned physique which the pen pictures
give him. In short, it is the leOnine yet
modest front that BELTS the m N who has
fought single handed tho greatest battle
with corruption in our history, has been
hailed by our people as champion and hero,
vet refuses to seize any selfish advantage
from 1.-THE clear eye. unsallied brow and
chivalric repose OF man conscious OF
nothing that should make him ashamed or
afraid.
Add to this noble and engaging per.
sonal appearance that illustrious public
record-running back with almost equal
honor to preceding generation of political
service, to father who, as Congressman
and constitution Trainer in his own State.
commended against slavery, and granted
his own slaves liberty, or supported them
at their option-and including patriotic
service tor the Union and philanthropic
efforts for the despised and hunted freed
men, in the face Of social, professional, do
mestic and political hostility that can not
be understood in this latitude: the whole
crowned by that magnificent service in be
half of the crying need of the hour for ad
ministrative publication that has made his
name platform and watchwOrd in itself
and we can clearly see in this fine face the
indications of popular magnetism that is
destined to fash through the country like
that which sprang from the fascinating
personality of that other Kentucklan
Henry Clay.