The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-31

west. There Mo youth has prospcred, m
married good wop>n, has scttied DOW
TO business and j. a fcw years ie likely q
be q rich and infaenttl cittzen-'
Those ase god stories Of Cleveland ant
Ha7ison." reSnarked another correspond
ent, .'but To usy potion tho most interest
ing man nos running for president Of thil
country b Gennral 5smes b. Weaver.
knew wesves vol while be was In con
Qrczz. and ] can tell you he Is q character
BE Ia ono Of tho fnest types know Of The
RESTLESS, energetic American. who takes q
hand IN pretty ruuch everything TINT is go
ing and nnaiea q frir sncoess OF all OF them.
! In his oarees Weaver has been Repub-
1 iican, Fudonist, Democrat, Green
hacker, Peoples party man, temper
anoe advocate, a farmer, lawyer, twice a
candidate for president. Sunday school
superinteDdans, Methodist class ieader,
an editor, homcstsader In Oklahoma, a
member Of congress, an internal revenue
collector and a soldier.
IF he had been - much Of success at
the other things az he was at s0idierins he
would now be either very rich or serving
his second term as president, for he was an
COURAGE which enabled him to go quietly
and without making any fuss about 1t into
all sorts Of dangers, and though be enlisted
AS a privote soldier his bravery and prac-
tical ability enabled him to rise rapidly In
the ranks TIL be came out Of the service
general by brevet.
While in congress Weaver was noted
for his careiessness IN dress. he always
wore a 'hand-medown' blue flannel suit
which was good deal Zoo large for him,
and which was never very clean. His
mustacbo was yearly always sadly stained
with tobacco juice Yet in his earlier days
he was quite dandy. Out In Iowa, when
Iowa WAS a pretty new country, he aston
ished every one by appearing In tailor
made suit, los cut white Marseiiles vest,
q broad expanse OF shirt front and an i'm
maculate white tie. All this might have
been endured II he had not added tall
silk hat A plug hat was then an OBJ
Jet Of soo1n and derision in Iowa, but
young Weaver wlthstood tho jokes of hts
friends and stuck TO the good clothes and
the tall hat through thick and thin. He
was always an obstinate man.
"Weayer had become one OF the strong
est men in the house. He bad served three
terms. and his successful flibustering,
alone and single handed, for three long
days bad marked him as a man Of genius.
Then be was defeated for reelection. II Is
queer fact that he was beaten by one
man, and this man an obscure individual
whose name has been lost to history.
Viewers Jonah was az old soldier who
had been bothering the life out Of mem
bers of congress for a pension. Weaver
wrote him from time TO time of the efforts
he was making and promising early re-
turns.
Finally the old soldier became weary Of
promises and took his case 20 Senator VII
son. The SENATOR got the pension and
wrote tho soldier that not so much as
scratch of Weaver's pen could be found on
the records Of the pension Office in this
case. After the money had been paid
Weaver heard Of the allowance Of the pen
sion and wrote a long letter to his constitu-
ent telling how hard he had worked and
how glad he was that his efforts had been
rewarded with success Whether or not
Weaver was honest in his claims cannot
be told, but il Is known that the old soldier
turned himself into an avenging angel
paraded the record in bis pension case up
and down the district and beat Weaver
out Of his seat III congress-"
ROBERT GRAVES.