Savannah morning news., 1886-06-20
wHIrTHoRNE's TRIALS.
How He Has Come Out at the Head
of the Procession.
From tie NelO YORK World,

From tie Neio York World.
There is nothing that 80 renews ones youth
as arun of good fortune. have never seen a
better illustration Of this than in the case of
Senator Whitthorne, of Tennessee. He was
out of Congress at the beginaing of this ad-
MN stration, and, not receiving much con-
sideration at the hands Of the new officials, he
soon got to wear that discouraged look that
elderly men wear when they begin 10 think
that they are being crowded aside in the rush
for the honors OF this life. Any one VINO
might have seen the gallant Senator last
spring would hardly recognize him now. He
has taken long dip in the fountain OF youth
called success. l saw him this morning,
looking as trim as young cadet. He wore u
clean, spotless SUIT Of light weight spring
goods, and had cooked over his right ear a
jaunty straw hat. His boots, inen, nair and
beard were IN such a resplendent state OF
order as to suggest a rOseate bridegroom rush
ing to his bl sSful fate rather than venerable
Senator walking simply to his place OF busl-
ness instead OF hieing him lightly to a trysting &
place. 1t is 10 be hoped that the Tennessee
Legislature will ratifY he appointments OF MIR.
WhitthOrne with an election. His presence
in the Senate would be great gain TO 1t. Mr
Whltthorne has been many Y ars in public
life. His reputation is spOtless He has been
tried in many ways, but has never yielded to
any OF the temptations of the thousand aud
ON intrig7es of the lobby.
When Mr.. Whtthorne was investigating
the Navy Department an attempt was made
TO break d"Wn his lnVestlgatlon by getting
him involved in a scandal 1t was noticed
that Mr.. Whitthorne mad a very fiery eye
and that the blood came up into his cheeks
very easily. and from the glow IN his cOun-
tenance when tales of gallantry were reclted
In his presence it was concluded that he
would he an easy victim. The pot was to
gnt Mr.. Whtthorne In with party Of good
fellows, and then he was to be led where good
Congre ssmen n ought never TO go A plan to
inveigle Mr.. 81 bitthorne into visiting the
Delilah, who was to be paid a handsome sum
for her services, failed. do not wish to give
Mr.. Whitthorne the reputation of the
historic j. 'seph, but through the Boosting of
two or three of the fellows in the plot
early inform ion of it came to Mr.. Whit
thOrne before the assault was made on his
character. The result was thai he talked
with the men aud gOod-natuFedly kept Sc
cret all his nowle ige of their plans. But he
refused to go with them to make any calls.
This was only one Of many plots made to
break down Mr.. Whitth0rne at that time.
Fhe social influences of Washington were
brought to hear with the greatest possible
pressure. Mr.. Whtthorne, aside from mere
honesty and Integrity, is a man of great char
acter. haracter is rare among public men.
The 3verage pubic man, however honest he
nay be, Is too edslly Influenced by his sur
roundings. 1t is hard to find a man with as
much mental courage as WhitthOrne. No
amount of pressure, political or otherwise,
can swerve him from q course when once he
has taken it, if he thinks it is the right one.
AT the same time he is not an Estimate man
and would readily change if convinced he
were in the wrong.