Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-02-09

Senator-elect Jones, of Arkansas, 10
the third Jones who has reached q
place In the Senate. There is only one
Brown there. Smith tor q long time
has not been represented in the Senate.
The Jones family appear to be- very
successful In political way. There
are four Joneses 10 the present House
from Wisconsin. Texas, Arkansas and
Alabama. Jones of Arkansas, who has
just been elected to the Senate, is man
of very retiring disposition. He IL still
quite young, much younger than men
are usually when they reach the Senate.
he IL only forty.five years of age.
Better than this, he Is poor man, and
does not come into that body as the
representative OF any corporation. He
IL planter and lawyer, two occupa-
tons which are commonly united
among Southern leaders. He was
brought into prominence by Speaker
Carlisle.
He has served two terms in Congress
before the present one and had attract
cd but little notice. Every one was
surprised when Mr.. Carlisle put him
upon the Ways and Means Committee.
The selection was amply justified, how
ever, by Jones subsequent record. He
was one Of the most stuCious mem bers
Of the committees. He was second to
none In point of influence. He Is man
OF Infinitely more character and
strength than William X. Morrison.
Although te Ia n pronounced revenue
retormer he 10 yet No thoroughly con-
sentative that he would be incapable
Of advocating OF pushing extreme
measures.
Jones Is n man over six feet In height.
He IL broad. shoulder-d, deep. chested
and larRe-boned. His head Is large and
is still we'll covered with thick
growth Of closely trimmed brown hair.
Like Garland, his face is as closely
shaver as that of monk. His com.
plexion is the dead sallow color Of the
people OF the Southv est. His features
are rugged and strong. His eyes are a
keen gIay-blue. His forehead In wide
and high, showing strong peroeptive
powers. His face and expression are
an stcica! rs an Indians. There are
gravity and dignity about his manners,
to-, which are suggestive OF an aborlgi.
nal chief. lie certainly will make his
mark In the Senate.
He II better fttsd for the calmer
atmosphere OF the Senate than for the
Iuruuleut atmosphere Of the House.
Tie i, ,,srhsps. the only Southern man in
Congress 10 day who rervsd under the
COnfrderacy without holding a commits
anon. In the sketch which he gives OF
himself IN the Congressional Directory
h rayS was private soldier dur
tug tie iate unpleasantness' on the
losing side" The only allusion that
re makes to his war record. There il
only oue other Confederate in Con-
Ia. ~ nj ~ .st. In eIx.
late war. This Is senator Coke, OF
Tear, He, However, Ioset 10 the rank
OF cspiaa before the rebellion closed
Jones ~ another ply steal giant added
u she tai men Of the Senate. Young
men u no are intending to aspire 70 the
highest honors in politics should first
80 and MEASURE themselves physically.
II they find tina: they are below five
feet Ten they had better go into some
thing else. Men under FIVE feet ten
who 60 into politics are Handicapped.
Among the seventy.six Senators Jones,
Mahope, Henderson, Pike, Vest are
the only men that are below medium
height. The average in the Senate is
fully i've Ieot niLe, and there are few
men In the senate who you'd wetSL
less than i70pounds. There are besides
hhls ihiko ci pNNt ri4
height, |: Is the same way In the
Heuse There are not over IA dozen
men below medium height there. The
average NJ. n Der Of the House IN In the
ns,ghborhood of six feet. There Ia
more evidence Of physical than intel
l-ctual power in both branches.
There is only one small man. physi.
,iiliy, upon the Supreme Court Bench.
This Is Bradley. Chief Jusiice White is
OF nediuin height, but he makes up for
that IL rotundi'y. Sitting in n row
wi h tho o her Justices he presents the
appearance of large man. Grey. Har-
Ian, stanley, Matthews, are over six
ie,i, v lille the other Judges with the
uAc.p iun already mentioned. are five
feet ,oD, with figures corresponding to
their 'eielIr. Sear.y ali of the princi-
pal oilicersl Il the army are tall and stout
Ulon New Years. Day at tnn Wine,
House Gen. Sheridan looked like a
ii Sarf by ihe side OF the uniformed OFF,
GERS who lowered around him. Every
MON beer Of the Swain court martial il a
man Oi large and powerful frame.
People who are fond of underratin q
over-sized men SHOULD consider that the
facts are rather against them.