The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-11
HE is NOT RED-HEADED.
A Texas Reporter Sizes Up the Hon.
Thomas e. Watson.
From the GALVESTON News.


From the Galveston News
In appearance Mr.. Watson very much
resembles Senator John w Crawford of
Sulphur Springs, with his hair cut short.
The impression derived from various
newspaper paragraphs that he was red
headed is entirely erroneous. His locks
are as black as the ace of spades with
eyes to match. He has a great big fight
ing nose and thin, bloodless lips. There
is not particle of beard on his face, and
at first appearance he does not look more
than 30 years old. His complexion is sal
low and his cheeks sunken. He has a mas
sive, courageous jawbone and firm,
strong chin. In stature he is not over 5
feet inches high, and would not weigh
more than lis pounds. The whole appear
ance of the man is indicative of teaacity
and stubbornness. When once he takes a
position a single glance at his face con-
yinces you that he would never abandon
1t, and his reputation as a fighter in many
of the bitterest campaigns which have
been fought in Georgia since the war have
been fully established. He has been whip
ped many times, but never cowed; after
each defeat he always came up smiling
with fresh wind, ready for the next round
And he hangs on to his antagonist very
much after the fashion of a bull pup who
plants his teeth in the flesh and never
turns loose until the moon changes.
Bryan has been compared to a soaring
eagle. Watson is more on the order of the
hawk. Swift of wing and sure of aim, he
seldom misses his prey. There is this ex-
ception-the hawk swoops without warn
ing upon the unsuspecting chicken. while
watson always fights in the open. Bryans
style of oratory is as far separated from
the other Bryan deals in oratory. Watson
discards efforts at establishment and cuts
to the heart Of the subject with keen in
cisiveness and unrelenting truth. Watson
has said time and again that he would
rather have no friends and tell the truth
than be a popular hero through hypocrisy
and deceit. A glance at Watson's face re-
veals the student.
The rings around the eyes. and pallid
hips tell of hours upon hours of midnight
oil burned before some faVorite volume
And he is a scholar of no mean attain
ments. From early boyhood he has devot-
ed himself to the classics and political
economy. Not possessing much of this
worlds goods, he has fought his way
through the state university of Georgia.
graduating with honor. He then began
the precarious career of a country LAWYER
and unaided won his spurs as an advo-
cate.
The intensity of the man is at once ap-
parent. A moments conversation with
him is sufficient to convince the most su-
perhcial observer that whatever he saws
he means, and he means with his whole
heart. There is no half way business about
him, no mincing of opinions, no straddling.
no word juggling. A Georgian who has
known him many years said yesterday
afternoon: HE is just plain, simple Tom
Watson"
In personal intercourse, Mr. Watson Is
anable easily approached and scrupu-
lously polite. His modesty and retiring
disposition was the subject of comment
among his fellow passengers on the sleeper
between Memphis and Dallas.