Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-31

that faVorS ring rule.
rhe member Of the lower house OF
congress is, for these reasons, not
merely the representative Of the peo-
pie who elect him, but is the type OF
the best of. those people.
His personality, physical force and
physique carry out this conclusion,
The members of the house will weigh
on an average Of 10 pounds. They
are strong, burly men, such as over
ride obstacles. The prevailing type is
the heavy, blocky man, square built
and stoiid. Such men have force and
are not easily turned from their pur-
pose. They are largely fat men who
have cheerful and hearty manners.
and are therefore popular. Aside from
this prevailing type there are two
classes of members. The one Is the
physical giant, handsome, dashing,
curly haired, whose physique has won
his way for him. The other Is the
thin, active man, whose intellect Is
sharp as whip and whose exception
| al qualifications have overcome his
physical disadvantages. But between
these stands the real type. the blocky,
forceful man who fights and at the
same time laughs.
The frock coat sets well on the con-
gresham and he does not look out of
place in q cutaway, no matter how out
Of style He prefers 1t rather shiny
and not too we'll pressed. The folks
at home must not think him a dude"
His shoes are stout and his garments
ample. The soft hat predominates
even in these days of advancement in
the villages. There are more soft hats
In congress than stiff hats and they are
more likely to stay there.
| There sits on the face of the con-
gresham an air Of quiet yet serious
contemplation. He assumes the vir-
tue IL he has it not. He may be rec
ognized in any hotel lobby by 1t, and
would as soon appear coatless as
without 1t. In many instances it is
the real thing, for the men from the
rural and semi-rural community Is
contemplative. When in public life he
spends his spare time, which is very
considerable, at the grocery store or
hotel lobby of his native town, where
he discusses all the summer the
things that have happened during the
session. and he thinks upon them. 1t
is such contemplation that has devel-
oped great statesmen, for 1t Is the man
Of the small town that grows to be the
statesman and great man. The busy
metropolitan member. whose air Is
that of business and who at first rath-
er sneers at the seedy countryman,
may fail to adopt the manners or
clothes of the prevailing type. 1t does
not matter for he hardly enters into
the consideration, for the city does
not produce statesmen and has little
effect upon the drift Of national affairs.
| Were a composite picture made of
the members of the house the deep i'm
preston would be Of the blocky man
of ayoirdupois. Above him would
tower dimly the giant Of manly beauty
and perfection, while the spirit OF in
tellectual activity would work within.
There would be the glimmer Of shiny
bald head, for these are greatly In ev-
idence. Somewhat dimly about this
would be tossed that style Of crowning
glory that is termed in romance a
| flowing name, for the representative
when he has hair wears 1t long, runs
his fingers through it and throws it In
masses backward. The visage would
be genial and pleasing and the double
chin would be in evidence. The pic
ture would be that Of a man never
seen in drawing rooms, the man who
pushes the world forward and would
pull you out Of the river IL you fell on
the dock. He would be the best man
the country produces.
| The membership of the house Is
constantly changing. There are eigh-
ty-seven new members this year,
which means that nearly one-fourth
of the house is absolutely new. This
happens every two years, which means
that there Is much change in the view
Of constituents. The average length OF
service Of the present members Of the
house is six years. The speaker Is the
veteran, with thirty-two years to his
credit, while the cubs have just ma
| circulated. AS large a class of states
men is graduated every year from this
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sailors from Annapolis.
| Were the entire house Of represent
atives captured and taken to Never
| Never Land, the newspaper men OF
the delegation would get out an extra
that afternoon. This would have been
preceded by a formal taking charge
of the county by a naval officer who
knows how. The doctors would bind
I'D the wounds received in the battle
which resulted in the capture, civil
engineer would lay off the country, the
lawyers would quarrel over its title,
the nurseryman would organize
quick business, the farmer would pat
roniZe him, the builder would con-
| StruCI Il nOlel WHtIt HoSt "oe'S
cater while the labor leaders organiz-
ed and the merchant arranged his
stock. This would be insured in an
old line company and sold by the auc-
tioneer. The cowboy would twirl his
lariat around the Never-Things while
the telegraph operator put up a wire
and talked to the folks at home. The
land might be ruled by a prince OF
royal blood. AS the first night wore
on, if the company tired Of the hair
splittings Of the college presidents or
the devotions of the minister, 1t
might be diverted by burlesque en-
tertainment from it's actor. 1t would
be world unto itself and might
make laws unto itself. 1t might style
itself Utopia.-Washingto correspond
ence Philadelphia Public Ledger.
THE THIRD TERM.-Arthur Brisbane,
editor of the New York Evening Jour-