The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-11-26
Allen O.. Myers Lecture.

Ii Is not our purpose or our prov
ince to attempt either u description
or a criticism of the lecture of tn
talented and distinguished gentle
man who addressed a Logan audi
ence OH Tuesday evening last. Th
public career and journalistic worl
of Hon. Allen o. Myers is as famil
lar to the readers of the Sentinel a
il is to the editor.
The one characteristic that rise
above all others and which is hi
chief charm, is his originality. II
all things Mr.. Myers is original. II
his lecture this characteristic ls al
apparent as in every act that ba'
marked his wonderful career. 81,
copies from no one. Everything il
peculiarly his own. No limitation
of popular style, no labored o.
studied form of elocution mars hi
orstory or stiffens his delivery
His elcquencc is striking. not a!on'
for its enthusiastic features, bu
particularly for the originality o
! his conceptions and his orlgina
manner in expressing them. ~.Hl'
wit enjoys he same pleasant spccu
liarity, md is thoroughly enjoyable
But here il is proper to remark
that while the lecture, as a lecture.
is far above the average. it fails to
do credit 70 Mr.. Myers. In the
fist place Allen o. Myers does no,
become swallow tailed coat. Sec
ondIy, the narrow privileges and
license of a cold blooded lecture de
not furnish him room according to
his strength. lie is qualified fol
grea ter things, and the restraining
of a conventional lecture, hamper
and retard the grand impulses and
glorious inspirations, with which his
rich mind ls so bounteously stored,
A man who is capable of handling
the lightning and touching off sue
cesssully tho pyrotechnics of the
gods, should lecture in his shirt
sleeves and his collar of. A swal-
low-tailed coat with Allen o. Ny
ers is superfluity, nay it is a draw
back. We have seen him with his
coat off and his suspenders bursted ;
with his hair standing. erect like the
quills upon the fretful porcupine,
with a four nights growth upon his
chin and Cleveland badge on the
b sement of his ready made clothing
and this when there were no conven-
tlonallt,es to hamper or restrain
him, and then it was that he turned
the animals loose in his own true
and original style, and thus it is
that we who know bis true worth
and greatness recognize the great
and only Allen o. Myers-Jupiter
in his shirt sleeves; showering
tightening from ten fingers.
Altogether his lecture was good;
the sunshine he cast upon politics
was bright and warm and generous.
His illustrations were pertinent and
pleasing. The shadows" were
dark enough and gloomy indeed.
but in bis look upon the graves, he
no hyena snarl, but rather
a melting eye upon the poor fell
lows lost.
His tribute 10 tho Ohio man WAS
and we'll received, but the
description of Conkling's presenta-
tion of Grant at Chicago. is the
master stroke in elocntion in his
lecture. O'Myers is heroic, and he
himself best when he dis
cusses character of his kind.
The treatment of men and parties
was very fair, and the inferences to
be drawn, all wholesome.
Mr. Myers has another lecture
which we have never heard, and
which may contain more of the ele-
ments which may serve to better
develop his peculiar talents, and
which he delivered at New Lexing-
ton last night under the auspices of
General James D. Retalic. The IT,
tie of the lecture is Judas Iscarri-
It," 1t certainly occurs to us that
70 more fitting subject could be sug-
,ested for New Lexington, and no
more appreciative master of cere-
monies could be found for such a
ecture, than General Jim.
If Judas had lived in our day and
could have met and associated with
he average New Lexington
politician, and could have|
heard his life and experience dis
,ussed by such able and talented
as O'Myers and Retaliic.
be would have a better opinion of
himself and would douhtl. IS poxe as
. martyr upon he alter Of fa'sehoud
md misrepresentation.
Alien y. Myers promises to come
again TO Logan. p,ss'biy in january
II he does. We promise him "a full |
house, an apprcc;a:ive audience.
md a hea, ty welcome from his many
warm persun.l friends among the
law Eaters:
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