The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-08-11
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Our washington Correspondent Writes
Of Prominent Men.
TATfLING TOM WATSON, OF GEORGIA.

House-Tom johnson, of Ohio, is a
Single Tax, Henry Georgeite-Mug-
wump Sherman Hoar-WiH Bryan,
Nebraska, go Back TO Congress?
Special Correspondence of The Sentinel
WAsHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 6.-Tom
Watson, of Georgia, is a young man
who has suddenly become prominent.
Mr. Watson was not entirely unknown
before Congress began to investigate
| his book and if he escapes expulsion
| from the House for his SlanderOuS
charges there and the Peoples parts
should really amount to anything,
| the country will continue to hear
| from him. Watson is a sour faced,
smooth shayen, slender young man,
quick at repartee and usually able to
| take care of himself on the floor of
| the House. He is not an orator. He
| has thin nasal voice, but an abun-
dant flow of language. He is always
listened to, especially by Republicans,
and after the scene he created last
Friday he received the congratula-
tions of the Republican leaders.
Gen. Wheeler, of Alabama, who un-
earthed the Objectionable part of
Watson's book is well known as
''Fighting Joe" Wheeler, of the IA
nous Wheeler's cavalry. Many North
Carolinians will remember "Wheel-
| er's Calvary for the foraging eXpedi-
tions which made them about as
much dreaded as Yankees.
SHERMAN HOAR.
Sherman Hoar, in spite of his mug
wumpery, is young man of ability
who has indicated that he will not
remain in the rear ranks. He is
another of the boyish looking Con-
gressmen. His ''bradleys" and glas-
SeS betray the place of his nativity.
All Winstonians know that Prof. w.
A. Blair carries his age well and
though Hoar was his claSsmate he
looks as if he might have been his
pupil.
TOM JOHNSON, OF OHIO.
The most unique political figure of
the Fifty-SecOnd Congress is Tom L.
johnson. of Ohio. Mr.. johnson is an
intimate friend of Henry George, and
the only avowed advocate of the sim
gle tax theory in the House. He is
also a great friend of organized labor
and his views on political economy
have decided tendency towards
what is popularity regarded as sOcialis-
tic. And the strange part of the
story is that Mr.. Johnson is million
aire, one of the men who would be
supposed to cling to the other eX-
treme. He made his millions in the
street railways of Louisville, Indian
apolis and Cleveland.
Mr.. Johnson recently secured the
adoption of resolution by the
House providing for the collection of
statistics showing the increase of the
market and rental values of real eS-
tate in the District of Columbia as
the result of public improvements,
the object, as he stated, being to show
that real estate gets all the benefit
and should pay all the tax. He also
has charge of the circulation of about
a million copies of Henry Georges
book, Progress and Poverty" under
the Congressional frank, as inserted
in the speeches of different members
during the tariff debate. The mat
ter is sent out by the Democrats as
campaign literature, postage being
saved by the Congressional frank. Mr..
Johnson was the Democratic nominee
of his district for the Fifty-First
Congress- but was defeated. He is a
| jovial, good-natured fellow, and in
personal appearance would remind
Winstonians of Prof. Charles d. Nc
iver.
| BAILEY, f TEXAS.
One of the most conspicuous men
| on the floor is Baily, of Texas, the
/
| evidently sensible of the fact that he
| is some handSomer than the average
| congressman and he reminds the gal
| leries of the belle of a country fair
| He dresses in black and on the hottest
| days when other members indulge iL
neglige attire he is still faithful tC
his frock coat. The faultless standing
| collar, white tie, and black watcl
| guard in contrast with his immacu
late shirt front, are absolutely essen
tial to complete his toilet every day
in the week. There is nothing about
his appearance suggestive of the pre-
valent North Carolina idea of Texas
He is as fair and tender as an Irisf
baby and might be appropriately char
acterized hot-House plant.
The visitors in the gallery wOuldn'
need the congressional directory t.
know that Bailey is the youngest mai
on the floor. He is not yet twenty
nine and great many men look olde
at twenty-one. Aside from the dis
| tinction of his youth, Bailey ha
made his presence known. He ha
an idea that he has a mission as a re
former and early in the session an
nounced his belief that it is unconSti
tutional to pass bill by unanimOu
consent when there is not quorum
of the House present and voting, an,
l ny OOJc(tluS Oil dil SuCA
, for this reason alone, he has kille,
more than a hundred pet measures
He has carried out his resolution, i
many instances, much to the discom
feiture and disgust of the leaders o.
his own side. He is especially vigi
liant in this respect when private per
sion bills are up for consideration.
: He is rarely absent, but few week
ago he went over to a little town i
Virginia to make a speech. Th
J next day he asked that he be docke
: one day. The young Texas rspreser
tative has ability and if Texas keep
him here till he is as gray as Buc
| Kilgore Che will have reputatio
even if he never kicks down the doc
} of the House.
5 BRYAN, OF NEBRASKA.
4 The single leap with which youn
. Bryan, of Nebraska, attained n;
tional reputation is matter of histoT
with which all who have watched th
proceedings of Congress are familia
He is the phenomenon of the preser
, Congress and is already a recognize
] leader on the Democratic side. I'll
House, regardless of party lines, Iii
tens when Bryan has anything to sa,
The young Nebraskan bears the STAN
: of ability and would be taken in an
gathering as a marof more than ord