Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-06-15

Sherman is of a mild type of the
brunette style Of beauty, while Hop
kins is a pronounced blond, with I'll
tianesque hair, OF. in plain American,
be is red headed. Sherman is clean
shaver as a priest Hopkins wears a
huge mustache, which would have done
credit 70 the Poet Campbell's "whis-
ksred pandours and fierce hussars. "
Both fight y~aloroualy for Republican
supremacy. Sherman is right handed.
Hopkins left handed. Should the latter
be elected he viii 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 ACKNOWLEDGMENT and
~dEsyersai conquest. Somehow the cues
tion Of the relative quantity Of terri
tory added to the Union by Democrats
and Republicans got into the debate.
Wheeler asked t%auntingly, "How many
states did the Republicans add to the
Unionf" Hopkins made the Republic
ans howl with delight by retorting,
How many states did the Democrats
try to take out Of the Unionf 7" which
repartee since the Spanish war would
be regarded as out Of place. but which
at the time It was uttered made a great
hit and helped pull the Republicans out
Of a 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 |
bringing a mo three feet deep |
on the level, the glass roof Of the house
representatives sprung several leaks,
among Others, was one over Brother /
Sherman bead When the ice cold wa
ter began dripping on him, he arose
and said: "Mr. Speaker. / rise 10 a /
question Of personal privilege. ] was
baptized years ago. / took a bath this
morning. am perfectly satisfied with
the baptism and the bath. l do
not want another bath today, and I do
not desire 10 be rsbaptized. Conse-
quently ] request that the COMMITTEES |
0n ventilation and acoustics be direct
to stop the leak In the roof" And it
vas 50 ordered.
Both are men Of fine presence, good
manners and ever temperz They are
both leaders among the young Republic
ans, and, il the Republican party
survives its numerous sins Of omission
md commission. I have no doubt they
both will have long and Distinguished
public careers Were there no other
the race between them
Eould be a contest largely Of the east
the west but with 50 many
'ontestants 1t % looks as though per-
lonal popularity will have more than
geography TO do with the result
While on terms Of intimacy with
] count them both among nv
'~ersonal friends. Il 50 happened that ]
vas one u the men who advised. Mr..
sherman 70 decline & $1,000 Office in
New York suppoes my suggestion
lad little to do with his deciinatiun. I
advised him because I disIiksd 70
= man % wen Gifted for a Euocsss-
'nl parliamentary career sacrifice It.
ahink be acted wisely in foregoing the
aFssf salary in order to win greater
anne