Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-13
Our National CAPITAL
Julia Randolph Spofford.)

grapher, II he had had one, and she
were the right kind, just like any
other lady. And that is to say he
would have been courteous and con-
siderate and very respectful to her.
And he would have guarded her rep
utation as he would his own daugh-
ter's. Mr.. Williams was open-hand-
ed and q very generous, man with
his money, and his wife once told
me that 1t was rather a Joke with
her husband that he sometimes won
dered IL his eldest daughter. Julia.
wouldn't sometime have to support
his family, while this wasn't any
Joke but serious consideration with
Mrs. Williams herself. But never
heard that John Sharp Williams
wasn't able to keep the wolf from
his own door.
Mr.. Williams was elected to con-
gress term after term. and finally
no one thought 1t worth while to
run against him-and all Mississippi
Just cleared the track and let him
have his own way. so that In his
last races he never had any oppOsi-
ton whatever, not even vote
against him. nor YVES there an oppo-
sition candidate. Now, II that does
not spell popularity" do not
know what does
And John Sharp Williams was just
as popular in Washington as he was
In Mississippi. He had a charming
wife and lovely children, and Mr..
Williams knew how to honor them
and make the Unhappy. Why. there
wasn't happier woman at the ma
tional capital than the wife of Mr..
Williams of Mississippi And why?
Because her husband was devoted
to her and wasn't devoted to any
body else, and that's really what
makes wife happy, and nothing
else counts for half so much. 4
Congressman Williams mad to
learn that hotel proprietors seemed
to think that any. old place was
good enough for other peoples child
rem, and when a congressman took
rooms who had "encumbrances." the
hotel proprietor acted as though
they thought his children should be
satisfied to exist. either on the roofs
Of the buildings or croucned up in
the fireplaces. and so 1t didn't take
John Sharp Williams but one ses-
sion. of congress to learn this and
to provide whole house for his own
immediate family. At that time
there was only one apartment house
in, Washington. while now there are
as many Of them as there are con-
gressmen to fill apartments. but
even the best of them cannot, com.
pare with a mans own house with
his own vine and fig tree shading It.
Mr.. Williams was even popular
with, the negroes in Washington,
and one-third Of the capitars popula-
ton was, colored. One would suppose
that those high toned darkies who
are EMPLOYED around the national
capitol building would Just jump
and fetch, 1t at the slightest hint
of a Yankee. out Of gratitude for the
enormous benefits received at their
hands during slavery days; on the
contrary, 1t takes southerner to
understand a Niger" as he'll in
variably, call. him, and those black
and white blooded negroes employed
by the government will 60 at any
length. in the most pleasing mood. to
dance attendance upon Mr.. Will
ans, and the man from the south
will be given the preference every
time.
Mr.. Williams being the supposedly
ablest democrat in congress, the
sheep and lambs of that political
flock profess to believe that as he
Is now the leader of the minority.
that smaller numbers is bound to
be come the majority in congress as
they follow along after this shep-
herd of the democratic fold Of con-