Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-06-08
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Both are lawyers; both college bred
men; both able debaters. They are
much the same size, both about 5 feet
10 inches, Hopkins being slightly the
taller Of the two. In weight they are
not far apart, Sherman appearing to be
somewhat the heavier, tipping the
scales at about 1870.
sherman and Hopkins
Sherman is Of mild type of the
brunette style of beauty, while Hop
kins is a pronounced blond, with Ii
tianesque hair, or, in plain American,
he is red headed. Sherman is clean
shaven as a priest Hopkins wears a
huge mustsehe, which would have done
credit to the Poet Campbell's "whis-
kered pandours and fierce hussars .
Both fight valorously for Republican
supremacy. Sherman is right handed
Hopkins left handed Should the latter
be elected he will perhaps enjoy the
unique distinction of being the only
left handed speaker that ever welded
the gavel Neither is celebrated as a
humorist, and yet neither is destitute
of that quality. In public speech they
use humor sparingly. In private con-
versation they indulge in it freely.
think Hopkins best mot was at the
expense of General Joe Wheeler a good
while ago, before the present era of
good feeling had set in and before the
Republicans had gone daft on the idiotic
policy of imperial aggrandizement and
universal conquest Somehow the ques-
tion of the relative quantity of terri
tory added to the Union by Democrats
and Republicans got into the debate
Wheeler asked tauntingly, How many
states did the Republicans add to the
Unionf" Hopkins made the Republic
ans howl with delight by retorting,
fHow many states did the Democrats
try to take out of the Unionf'' which
repartee since the Spanish war would
be regarded as out of place, but which
at the time it was uttered made great
hit and helped pull the Republicans out
of parliamentary hole.
remember to have heard Mr.. Sher-
man deliver himself of only one bit Of
humor on the floor of the house. When
the blizzard struck Washington last
winter, bringing a snow three feet deep
ON the level, the glass roof of the house
of representatives sprung several leaks,
among others, was one over Brother
Sherman s head When the ice cold wa
ter began dripping ON him, he arose
and said ''Mr. Speaker. I rise TO a
question Of personal privilege. / was
baptized years ago took bath this
morning. am perfectly satisfied with
both the baptism and the bath. do
not want another bath today, and do
not desire to be rebaptized. Conse-
quently request that the committee
on ventilation and acoustics be direct
ed to stop the leak in the roof And it
was so ordered.
Both are men of fine presence, good
manners and even temFers. They are
both leaders among the young Republic
ans. and. if the Republican party
survives its numerous sins of omission
and commission, have no doubt they
both will have long and distinguished
public careers. Were there no other
CdAuiudttS tHc 11dSS betWetA tue1u
would be a contest largely of the east
against the west but with SC many
contestants it now looks as though per
sonal popularity viii have more than
geography to do with the result.
While on terms of intimacy with
neither, count them both among my
personal friends. 1t so happened that /
was one of the men who advised Mr..
Sherman to decline a 1000 office in
New York. suppose my suggestion
had little to do with his decIination. l
SO advised him because l disliked to
see man so well fitted for success
ful parliamentary career sacrifice it.
think he acted wisely in foregoing the
larger salary in order to win greater
fame.