The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-02-14
Judge w. w. Mansfield and the
II. s. Senate.

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hold Of the public mind beyond our
own borders. From the Daily Quincy
Glib Herald we clip the following
well written editorial in which the
editor brings out the high qualities
of our distinguished w-citizen.
The DEMOCRAT being the first paper
to bring forward the name which re-
ccives such fattering notice from
our Illinois contemporary, naturally
feels delight in the indications that
point to the consummation of our de-
slres. The article is as follows:
The legislatures of the southern
states have always shown remarka-
BILE discrimination in the selection of
their state representatives in the
United States senate. From the very
foundation Of the government south
ern senators have been distinguished
for their political erudition and great
mental capacity. This care in the
choice of the men who are to uphold
the honor and the dignity of the
commonwealth they represent on
The floor of the upper branch Of the
American congress is not mere his
torical memory, but it exeits itself
nov on every proper occasion, and
to-day the senatorial representation
from the southern states cannot in
truth be said to be in any sense in
ferior in all the attributes of states
manship to those who stand as the
foremost representatives of more fa-
vored commonwealth. Beck and
Morgan, Harris and Brown, Vance
and Maxey, Gibson and Vest are
types of southern senators, who are
able to meet the ablest and wisest of
their colleagues in trial of intellec-
tual strength. Arkansas. a rapidly
developing commonwealth, is repre-
sented on the floor of the senate by
one of the ablest jurists, in the per
son of Senator Garland, to be met in
that body of illustrious lawyers and
SOuctttutiOHal JULIUS.
The Herald has been led to make
these remaks by noticing in num-
Der of our Arkansas exchanges dis,
position to advance the claims of
Judge w. w. Mansfield before the
electors Of that state as a gentleman
eminently qualified to fifty represent
that commonwealth in the United
States senate. The use of the name
of Judge Mansfield is further eyi-
denced of the care manifested in the
south to call into the service of the
state the best brains which can be.
commanded. This is all the more ap.
parent to those who are at all ac-
quainted with the character of the
eminent man of whom we write.
Judge Mansfield is as modest as he
is intellectually capable, and that is
saying much. In the common ac-
ceptation of the term, he is not a pol.
itician, and should the people Of the
state call him to the high station, it
will be solely because they recognize
his high and honorable character,
and great capacity. He is not only
a profound jurist, but he possesses
an extensive knowledge of all the va
ried and complex principles which
lie at the very foundation of govern
ment-elements which make the
statesman OF course such qualities
are those which the people would al
ways seek, uninfluenced by the ma
nipulating agency of so called "prac-
tical politicians, who not unfre-
quentlY advance their own interests
at the expense of the public veal.
1t is no disparagement to other gen
tlemen in Arkansas-and there arel
no doubt several--who aspire to the
place, to assume that Judge Mans
field would honor the state in that
position, as few men could, because
he possesses those high traits of char
acter, those gifts of mind, that
breadth of culture, that strength of
purpose, that answering devotion to
right and duty, which would place
him high among his compeers. The
PSDHiN VI euhV oesttS Will SOOu tltCI
the Legislators who are to select a
senator. 1t is not concern Of the
Herald, further than it is concern
of every man in this broad land, to
see and feel that the destinies of this
great country should be committed
to wise heads, honest hearts and
steady hands. The democratic party
moves toward national victory. In
the hands of the old party, the
country must move on to the great
destiny which awaits it, in the near
future. The party throughout the
union will be strengthened by the
character of those who shall repre-
sent II in the national congress. Ar
kansas, with Garland and Mansfield |
in the senate would occupy fore
most position Of influence in the
United States congress.
The Dardanelle Post mentions
Hon. w. ID. Jacoway as man emf
nently qualified 10 fill the gubernato-