Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-09
JONES TO GO TO WASHINGTON
But Few Southern ConEressmen Yet at
the Capital.

WASHINGTON, NOV. Sit IS stated
that Rev. Sam Jones, of Georgia, is COM
ing here to hold a series of revival meet
ings during the session of Congress this
winter.
! Very few Congressman from the South
are in the city yet. There is quite a num-
Der, however, IRON the North and West
here, securing the city for winter quar-
ters, leasing residences, canyassng
boarding houses and giving the city a
| touch OF its usual winter activity. Every
real estate man is full o. business at pres
ent, and realizes that the summer is end
ed and the harvest is ripe. Congressman
are loud i'll their complaints Of high
| prices.
THE NEW COMMISSIONERS.
The Philadelphia Record has the follow
! ing description of the members OF the
| Civil Service Commission: The members
OF the new Civil Service Commission are
good and goOd-looking men. Commits
sioner Trenholm is even handsome man.
They are neither "fossils," ''antedilu-
vians" nor ''pre-Adamites," despite the
statements Of the 'incOrrigible spoils
men," On the contrary, they are reform
ers, civil service reformers of the most
modern, not to say "advanced," school.
Ex-CONGREssMAN EDGERToN, OF IN
DIANA
the senior member of the new commits
| sion, is, it is true, go years old, but he
is so well preserved that he
| has the appearance and vigor
of 80. He is man of medium
| height and excellent proportions, with a
| bright, open face between his white hair
! and white chin whiskers, and a remark
| ably fresh complexion. If it were not for
| his white hair you would not think him
| r50, for he moves and talks like young
man. When Chief Justice Waite was
calling at the White House one dag last
month the President, speaking--as he is
apt to do to friend-of the subject up
| permost in his mind, asked him to name a
man who would make good Civil Service
commissioner. Chief Justice Waite i'm
mediately named EdgertOn. The Presi-
dent asked the Chief Justice to
describe him, which he did, mention
| ing in the course OF his description
that Edgerton was about 20 years old.
| The President, who believes in appointing
none but vigorous men to office. was
afraid that EdgertOn was too old for the
office. But the Chief Justice assured him
that EdgertOn was as vigorous as ever,
and offered to have him come on and pre-
sent himself before the President. The
| President always makes a personal eX-
! animation Of men who are recommended
| for office when it is possible to do so, and
so this proposition pleased him. Chief
| Justice Waite telegraphed EdgertOn, and
] the latter came on and called on the Pres
| ident. The latter talked with him for
some time, and satisfied himself that
| EdgertOn's powers were unimpaired,
and at the same time that he was
! Just the man to be appointed member Of
| the Civil Service Commission. EdgertOn
is gentleman OF the old school, with all
| the courtesy and cOurtliness that that
much-used phrase implies. There is a
! peculiar grace in his manners and move
ments. He is a thoroughly practical
! business man, who made more than
| $1,000, 900 before he stopped TO rest, and
a man Of such high integrity that be PAID
| over 5000, 600 TO the creditors OF his broth
er-in-law some years ago, although his
/ legal obligation was at the outside $780,
| 600. EdgertOn is a civil service reformer
of the most modern type; let there be no
| mistake about that. He is recognized in
| Indiana as the leader of the civil service
| reform Democrats Of the State. 1t was
this fact more than any other that weighed
down the scales of the Presidents judg-
ment in his favor.
| COL. WIN. L. TRENHOLM, OF CHARLESTON.
| s. c., the other DemocrOtic member of the
commission, is about feet s inches in
! height, we'll built and graceful. He has
| silky gray hair and a short gray mus
tache. He wears eyeglasses. He has a
| fine frank face, a scholarly expression
and the air of a Boston professor. He is,
| however, as you know, an active business
man, like his father. He has a very musi-
cal voice, and is good public speaker.
| lie Is an ingenious reasOner and a forcible
! debater. The argument which he pre-
sented to the Secretary OF the Treasury
week or two ago in behalf of the
rice growers of South Carolina was a
| model of logical statement. 1t was
| while he was here to present the views OF
| the rice growers on the rice-duty question
that the President. who bad heard Of him
| before through Senator Butler, Of South
| Carolina, sent for him, and had a long
| talk with MIN one Saturday afternoon
when no one could interrupt them. The
! President was very fayOrably impressed
! by Col. TTenholm-no one who saw him
| could help being. subsequently the
| President offered and Trenholm accepted
! the civil service c0mmissOnership. Tren-
] holm, Ike Edgerton, is pronounced
! civil service refOrmer-a civil service re-
| former on principle. Both these gentle
! men svmpatnize fully and heartily with
! the President IN all his views on this sub
| ject, and both will do all in their power
| TO carry out his ideas.
EATON Is TALLER, PHYSICALLY,
! than either Edgerton or Trenholm. He is
! older than Trenholm and younger than
Edgerton. He has symmetrical frame
and a good head. His clean shayen,
| sbarp-featured Yankee face is s0ftened by
the expression OF his eyes-a peculiar
/ hazy, Oriental expression. Looking with
a Wistful dreamlness Tar into the next
century, he puts the tips Of his long
fingers together and splits hairs as with
a Damascus blade. He has keen mind
"A quick, original, active mind-but
/ It Is all too often lost 10 all use
! mness in a labyrinthine web OF So
phistries. Eaton Is a great theOrizer-
he will spin you hlmy theories about
any subject by the hour without thought
Ofutilizing a single thread In any prac-
tical way. He IL casuist, too, who
spends great deal Of time shooting
apples Of doubt off the head OF truth-tax-
ing an ingenious energy 70 see how
nearly he can miss hitting II. All his
statements are apt 10 have double
meaning, especially his denials, which are
always extremely technical. He would
have made a most successful ecclesias-
tical lawyer had he lived 400 years ago.
But with all bis shrewd casuistry and
mystical theorizing, be Is, / believe, a
sincere lover OF good government and
man who has made and Will make great
sacrifices and great Efforts 70 secure gov
ernmental reforms.
Drowned at n Wharf.