The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-04
MRS. MOML's WASHINGTON LETTER
senator wallace, of PennsyIvania-
TariT-The Army of salvation
Recommendations, Etc.


WAsmNGroN, March 81, 1880
The recent hard-won victory over the Ran
all.Tilden combination, in Pennsylvania, has
brought Senator William A. Wallace, of that
State, into favorable prominence with
Democrats throughout the country, and in
vested him with new interest for me. So
the first time was in the Senate after his
return made him the object Of special
observation, with the following result: Sena-
tor Wallace betrays his Scotch origin as
much in his physique as in his name, being
tall, slender, and perfect blonde. lie has a
full slit of very light brown hair and thin
side-whiskers of the same hue. Hiseyes are
blue and full of intelligence and sagacity.
His forehead is high and broad, his head
finely proportional, indicating awell-balanced
mind, his nose slightly aquiline with large
nostrils ventilating the brain, and the mouth
and chin full of power, order and determine
ton. His manner is sinaularly quiet and
unobtrusive, without shade of slyness Or
svcophancy, and he looks like what he is
acknowledged by friend and foe to
be, thorough organizer but
neither undetermined nor tricky.
watched him go through the pile of letters
on his desk. Not one was sighted. Over
one or two he paused moment, rubbing his
forehead a little with his slender fingers. AT
ter he had read all and laid them in two sep
arate piles on his desk, he drew out the slide
and began to write. have never seen any
one write so rapidly. Tive letters, one OF
page of congressional note" the other about
two thirds of a page, were written IN three
minutes by the clock. AS the letters were
answered, each one was neatly folded down
the middle lengthwise, few words, probably
date of answer, written on it, and put away
in the desk. Method in everything, neglect
of nothing, system, order these seem to per-
wade the man through and through. He is a
GOOD speaker, too. Not very fiery, but often
rising to calm, clear, lofty eloquence, that
ALWAYS ennobles and pleases He is always
ready, always thoroughly prepared on any
subject he approaches, and cannot be put
OUT by the interruptions and remarks which
even digniiied Senators sometimes stoop to
use to annoy and confuse an able opponent.
Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois, has
also become suddenly prominent by his
temporarily successful effort to get tariff
bill before the House. SO far
in the history of the. present Con-
grassland the last before this two for that
matter--to send a tariff bill to the ways and
Means" committee is to send it to its tomb.
Speaker Randall is high tariff man, he rep
resents q Republican district although
Democrat, and has been very careful in APP
pointing this most importan. committee, to
look we'll after the interests ofhis manuiactur-
ing constituents. Mr. Townshend, when his
State was called on Monday Of last week, In.
troduced bill to repeal certain sections OF
bill number 80 and so, (giving only the nu-
merals) of the revised statutes, and asked that
it be referred to the Committee on Revision
of the statutes of the United States and the
Speaker so referred it, entirely ignorant that
he was giving bill for reduction Of tariff on
salt, paper, etc., chance for its life.
Mr.. Townsend knew the bill would ulti-
mately 60 to the Ways and Means" but
hoped the other committee would consider it
and report it back to the House'f for reference,
SO getting IT before the House and giving
the people an opportunity of getting justice
through their representatives. But the high
tariff men were too smart for the people once
more and the few are still to profit from the
wants Of the many. Col. Mills, himself a
member of the Ways and Means committee,