Evening journal., 1892-07-29

| found myself. but was Just finding my |
tongue TO stanmer out some apology |
when President Pierce rose from the
table. walked toward mo with kind
ly smile on his face and his haud
outstretched in greeting. 4 am very
glad TO see you he said. L
| beg your pardon l muttered; !
did not intend 20 intrude, but r. Do
not apologize, said the president, smil
ing at me and holding my hand in a
way that put me thoroughly at my ease;
there is no intrusion. Some day per-
haps you will come here TO be president
yourself, and if you do, please think of
me when you eat your first Christmas
dinner in the White House. Gould
there be in all the world finer manners
than thatf' asked General Woodford.
General Garfield once said he never
met a boy on the street without being
tempted to take off his hat TO him on nc
count of the possibilities Of the lads fu-
ture.
1t is conceded by every one that John
Sherman would have been president ero
this had be had winning manners. They
were not natural TO him, and like Har-
rison he has been too proud to make an
effort TO acquire them. Like Harrison
again, he is misunderstood. for Senator
Sherman, now withoutquesion thefinest
figure in our public life, has q warm
heart and manners which, though lack
ing magnetism" are indicative Of true
gentility.
A man who has made more than one
half Of his success In public life through
his fine manners Is Governor Mckinley.
Probably no man in his party has great
er personal popularity than he at this
time. His urbanity and sweetness OF
character nearly made him presiden-
tial candidate q month ago, and they
may yet land him in the executive man
sion.
Had he had tenth part Of McKinley's
fine manners Colonel William r. Nor
rison might have been president long
ago He was chairman of the ways and
means committee, the leader of his party
on the predominating issue, a man of
high character and great abilities, yet
he could attract and attach men only
after they had had opportunity TO know
him well and to discover how much that
is lovable there is in him-and this was
not enough
AS rule the mon in public life best
blessed with the gift of fine manners
are from the south. Speaker Crisp is a
model in this respect. If Senator Dan.
iel We're not lame he would make a
dancing master for the Four Hundred.
Senator Ransom's stately courtesy makes
one want to take him out of trousers
and put him in knee breeches and big
buckled shoes, with a fine powdered wig
to hide his bald pate. Congressman
Hooker, Of Mississippi, is another whose
dignified and almost ceremonial polite.
ness is exceedingly charming in legis
lative body where good manners are al
together too rare. Benton McMillin j.
q Chesterfield, and Senator Gibson, OF
Louisiana, is another.
But few northern statesmen are dis
tinguished for the grace Of their speecl
and bearing II we name in this lis
Senator Mcmillan of Michigan, Senator
Manderson of Nebraska, Senator Aldrcl
of Rhode Island and Senator Washbun
Of Minnesota, we shall have PRACTICAL,
exhausted it, though Of course score
Of others are charming and well bre'
men. The country could be searched
a long time without uneartmng n fine
gentleman than the Democratic candi
date for vice president, who has a ma
tional reputation for his good manners
These same manners contributed NOR
than any other one thing TO the popu
larity which led to his selection as Mr.
Clevelaud's running mate.
WALTER WEIIAIAN.