The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-11
THE AMERICAN STATURE.
Some Big Men who Have Held Prom
inent Places.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
The main point is our physical stature.
As to brains, We have a suficiency. I
was in Washington little while ago. and
1t interested me to observe the size Of
great men in Congress Their physical
proportions seemed to be rather small
when compared with the men of a genera
ton ago. Clay was a tail man. Webster.
while little shorter was almost a giant
in stature his head, which grew an eighth
OF an inch the year after he was 40, set
ting him off splendidly in the Senate.
washington was considerably over six
Ieet Jefferson was nearly as tall Mon
roe was not pigmy. John Randolph Of
Roanoke was long and thin. jackson was
over six feet. 1t apears to- me that our
great men are. growing smaller phys
ically
l well remember the day when Beverly
9. Sanders, Collector of the Port of San
FRANCISCO and Minister to Russia met ar
WIZARDS Hotel in washington-"CoclS-
roach Hall-"Duke" Gwvnne. Senator
from California; Mike Dulaney and Bev-
elley tucker. Not one of the four stood
uHder sax feet two and half in his stock
lhgs. All Washington stared when thew
walked up or down Pennsylvania avenue
ABREAST, When they wanted to ride in a
coupe they had to divide into four Darts
Ihey were men. Blaine was a big man.
voorhees, was a big man, the Tall Svc-
amofe OF the Wabash" John Sherman is
one or the tallest men in politics. his stat
ure being at least six feet one and a half
The President is a man a LITTLE ahova tha
medium size Cleveland is nearly six
rect but looks about five feet ten.
beverley {. Sanders, six feet two and n
nam III ms stockings, met the Car Mich
oias on nearly even terms. The Gar was
giant and one of the finest men Rms
sia ever produced. When he made the
acquaintance of Minister Sanders he hoo
ged him to stand shoulder to sbouIdo7.
ana when it was observed that the two
were about the same hight. he remarked !.
GU are the finest American who has
been in Russia" They became fast
friends. The Car seemed to take a do
hight IN showing off Mr.. Sanders. who
was as tail ana great deal broader than
he. The old forty-niner had shoulders
upon which grizzly bear might crouch
and there was no superfluity of pauncb
lie was one of the perfectly formed men
of America
German is small man, with Jesuit
cal face His brains have never been de-
MED. He is now the most astute man
IN congress The most brilliant sneaker
in the Senate is Vest of Missouri ac-
knowledged on both sides He Is a IitHa
short fellow, about the size of Phil Sberi
dan. only little more So" Villas is all
paunch. He is called the Bag of Wind
Hlll made some sort of an impression in
the Senate, but he is short small and
over-rated. Uncle Ros Flower is a LITTLE
chap with big head and a consequential
air. Evarts is a pigmy. Brce is next
thing to it, He was the SvengaH of the
Senate. Arthur was a fair sized man and
carried well his inches Quay is under
the ordinary stature, but has brains to
sell. Penrose is over feet and is one of
the brainy young men.
George b. Mcclellan Is about the aver
age size. Sulzer is tall and thin-wasted
as becomes a man of the fourth power of
thought. Quigg is an inch and a half be-
low Lauterbach, his predecessor. Plat Is
on the small, delicate order. Croker is
about the medium hight, but has the
shoulders of a tiger and the stamina of a
mule. He has the strong, firm. iackass
jaw. Johnny Milholland is five feet nine
and a half, and feels like six and a quar-
ter John Oakley is long and thin and
diplomatic. Van Wyck is a little below
the average size, and is quietly proud of
his origin and election Strong was n
wicked little cuss' while mayor Grant
is about five feet ten. Grace is little
merchant, with specs, and has millions to
burn.