Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-27
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| Special Correspondence Of TIE EVENING srAn
Ills decidedly refreshing to meet statesmen Of
Inc oio school In washington, and, by the way,
nearly all OF the real statesmen OF the town are of
the old school. Pomposity is apparently an un-
known thing among them, and their amiability
and apprehension Is at times remarkable. 1t was
particularly noticeable 10 me coming as did from
Canada, where many OF the lesser lights Of the
Dominion's counselors put on an amount of dignity
toward strangers that Is almost overpowering in
Its impressivenesa Simplicity Is more impressive
than pomposity.
Senator Morgan had not met him before, and
was prepared for the air OF heavy thought and
deep abstraction which goes by right OF tradition
with the title OF senator. 1 found the general
sittingsin The rear OF a double parlor with his
family about him, listening with the utmost In
teresn 70 pretty girl who was prattling away at
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PennSy lvania avenue. The Senator came forward,
shook hands, dropped into chair, crossed his
legs loded his hands pleasantly across his Dug
ing waistband, and INDUCED In q good old Anglo
saxon maled1ction concerning the weather before
ne Tell 70 talking about matters OF state. Tnen
ne Talked Tor an hour or so with the easy anu un-
pretentious air Of a student who Is seeking In.
formation, displaying meanwhile depth and
volume Of knowledge on the tariff and fnterna-
| tional matters that was simply astounding. He
| rolled on facts, figures. quotations, and opinions
with the manner OF man asking the time OF DAY,
a ant " rrah n m W.
self about minor details OF any subject we were
discussing, although we were all thoroughly
accurate and absolute. When we left he walked
out OF the piazza and stood with his hands In his
pockets talking about things In general with vol
uble good nature. have never seen man less
on parade, and yet his opportunity for posing was
admirable.
SENATOR SHERMAN
was quite as democratic as his colleague from Ala
bama. He was lOunging In big chair in the room
Of the committee on foreign relations, smoking q
cigar and gazing in a frank and cordial manner at
the tip OF his toe when called. one hand was in
his pocket and with the other he occasionally
twirled his cigar in his mouth. He shook hands
promptly with the stenographer whom had taken
with me to report the interview, asked him about
his FAMILY, and then beamed upon both OF his Wis
ftOr5 with almost bOy1Sh amiability. For about
ten minutes he talked about Washington life, ball
matches, Treasury girls, real estate, and dozen
other topics with precisely the air that one easy
going man would assume on meeting AN easy-going
friend. II was delightful relief after the POM
poSity that had encountered above the border.
But don't think that my ideas OF the COM
panionability and good nature Of Washington
statesmen as a body reached their full develop
ment until ! met Mr.. Ingalls,, the fiery and un-
tanned asSailant and critic OF the President and
the democratic party. MI. Ingalls, has been lam
pooned and caricatured out OF all resemblance to
his real exterior Most OF MS opponents delight in
comparing him TO a frozen snake in exterior, and
the caricaturists have elongated his gaunt body
and peculiar form and face until they have made
a remarkable looking creature OF him. They have
shot above the mark Ingalls, Is, In point OF fact,
nottceably distinguished ana tntellectual-loOk-
ing man. seated in his study as found him with
cigar In his mouth, and the heavy beaded smok-
ing jacket buttOned around his tall form, he was
the picture or aristocratIc negligence. HIS FORE
head Is high and covered with splash OF wavy
and expressive. The main charm OF his
manner lies in the dlrectness and force
with which he talks He says pleasant
things with full as much power as he does caustic
ones, ana this is saying great deal His diction
Is clear cut and admirable 10 remarkable degree,
ject. He not only uses good Old Anglo-SaxOn, but
he drops into the vernacular including an occa-
sional big, big d, with degree OF CELEBRITY and
beauty that would win the Staunchcst democrat
in the world to his side Ofhand. One forgets that
he Is President OF the Senate and power in the
republican party when he starts in to talk on sub
JectS outside OF politics. am not surprised that
the Senate Is crowded whenever Ingalls, speaks
THE PRESIDENTS ADJUTANT.
Col. Lamont has this same air OF quiet UMPIRE
tension that distinguishes the working politicians
here. The day met him there were eighty or a
| hundred men waiting an opportunity to speak to
the busy little secretary. Two OF them, Porter
Ashe and young" Williams, both the sons OF mill
uonaires, had Travelled all the way from California
TO- Washington TO urge the f, President TO pardon
by order OF Justice Field. Another was Tim Camp
bell from New York, and others were politicians
from Albany and the various centers OF the coun-
try, who had come TO see the President on thou
sand errands. Cards dropped on Col Lamonts
desk In dozens, and he glanced over them with an
1lr nf a n "a q oil kad Ia
talked, by the way, remarkably well. He sat on
the edge OF his desk with his hands in his pockets;
covering dozen subjects In his Inquiries and re-
marks until pressure or business became so great
that he began TO receive the people who were
waiting to see the President. did not stay there
very long. but from observation my impressiOn'ts
that not one OF the hundred callers crossed the
threshold OF Mr.. Cieveland's door. Lamont Is an
invaluable adJutant
STRONG WITH THE PRESIDENT
"Tim Campbell, by the way, from being the
occasional laughing-stock OF New York story
tellers, has become the Dufroon OF Washington.
And yet he is far more successful than the majority
or his fellow Congressman For some reason,
am told on the best authority, he Is remarkably
strong with the PRESIDENT Mr.. Cleveland Is not
given to sudden enthusiasts or violent friend
ships. Quite the reverse. Personally he is very
mucn feared and treated with profound care by
even the most influential politicians Tim has an
easy-golng and chuInmy way about him that
nothing has every been known to disturb. He is
the only man who has not been abashed by the
GOODNESS and severity OF Mr.. Cleveland. 1t would
seem that Mr.. Campbell Is quite as entertaining
TO Mrs Cleveland as he Is to her husband for she
laughs at him lmmoderatey when he turns up at
the receptions at the White House. On such Oc.
castonS he talks to the lady Of the White House
with that same easy-going and commonplace
affability which made him SO popular in New
York His grammar Is a trtfle farther on than 1t
was In New York, but his good spirits are unre-
hitting.
Il am mighty glad this here is goin' t. be an in
tellectual Campaign he said to Congressman
Adams the other day, "fur 1t makes me dead solid
wild me constituents and tnsures me denomination
absolute"
THIS CHARM OF SIMPLICITY AND UNPRErENsroN
among Washington statesmen has its reverse side.
There are some mighty queer creatures here in the
guise OF legislators. In Chamberins the other
night two men were pointed out to me whom /
have no hesitation in saying would be almost
warned out OF any decent cafe in New York on
account or their slOvenlineSs and beggarly attire
One was from the extreme South, and the other
from Western state. The first had matted hair
Deardless and sallow face, heavy eyes, no collar
and greasy frock coat buttOned around his mea-
ger form. His baggy trousers still bore the marks
OF the spashed mud OF The last rainy day, and his
hands and face too, for that matter, were revolt
| lngly earthly, dingy and unclean. The other was
MS head, showing frowzy mass OF matted
| mingled with scraggy beard on the
side OF his face. He had an affection OF
the eyes, but apparently a deeper affection for
beer His clothes were actually repulsive from
grease, dirt, and many other causes and he had a
handkerchief knOtJed around his neck In lieu OF a