The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-24

Senator Stanford, tine Californian sena-
torial heavy weight, does not like his place
in the Senate They say that he wanted
the honor of an election, and of course his
desire was gratified. But :he is out of his
element. Coming from the business into
the political world, was a transition too
great for him, and he is not content. No
sooner was he seated in that great legisla,
tive body than he found himself associated
with people who were peculiar from his
STANDPOINT They talked OF politics and
party preferments; but few of them would
talk business pure and simple. In the rail
road world Leland Stanford is king. No
one disputes his judgments or beliefs.
Here in the Senate he finds Edmunds. Har-
rs, Allison, Call and others who know COM
paratively little about railroads and grand
financial transactions; yet these gentlemen
are more than his peers on all questions. He
is smaller than they. 1t is like transfer
ring Napoleon to Elba. He is out of
place; or feels that he is, and that amounts
to the same thing. 1t is understood that
he will soon retire from the Senate by resig-
nation. If he does 50 it will go hard with
Uncle Phil Sawyer for a while. OF all the
men i'll the Senate, Stanford has greater
love for Sawyer. He finds in the Wisconsin
senator a crude business man who has
gained more than a competence by hard
knocks. He is sorry that 50 good man as
Sawyer should spend his last days IN the
Senate but he loves him Just the same
They like the same kind of wine, too, and
they smoke the same brands of cigars.
Gen. Wheeler, of Alabama, is the smallest
as well as the shortest man physically in
the House. He is a very little man indeed,
but he is an intellectual giant, not inferior
to Alexander Fl. Stephens. Wheeler was
Acknowledgement III the confederate army
when he was only - years OF age; and at
one time he commanded tue entire confed-
crate cavalry. Federal officers always re-
garded him as a dangerous foe to meet upon
the field. In the House he is quiet and I'M
obtrusive; but whenever there is any meas
ure before congress in which he is specially
interested, he is heard. Nothing can
daunt him. 1t is recorded of him that one
morning when he had matter of special
interest to his constituents, on pri-
vate bill day, he raised storm because
he was unable to get the speakers eve.
Patiently and unostentatiously, he endeav
ored to get a hearing from noon until 3
O'Clock III the afternoon. Then walking
down the aisle i'll front of tho speaker,
when other members were securing recogni-
ton and passing bills by unanimous con-
sent, he shouted: 81 object again aud
again until every member who had matters
engaging their attention were obliged to
stop ana succumO 10 Tue snarp, nuTtung,
effective words Of objection from the little
man from Alabama. Then he got recogni-
ton, and demanded the passage of his bill
by unanimous consent. 1t was done. Gen.
Wheeler was determined to be the one SOL
itary determined objector who should stop
all the legislation in the House until he Sc
cured recognition. Inasmuch as he seldom
pushes himself aggressively forward,
the matter was noticed and commented
upon; and since that day, whenever Wheel
or wants the House to hear and favor him,
he finds little trouble. 1t is a hurly-burly
place, and man must become recognized as
a fighter before he receives the wholesome
respect of his colleagues