Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-01-29
A COMING TREAT.

The &. "A. X. BoysSecure hon. Charles
81. Williams for a Lecture Next Tues
day Evening.
The Fact that she lecture committee
of Phil Kearney post has secured a man
Of such briiliahcy as Hon. Charles G.
Williams to open their course speaks
we'll for their Judgment and their efforts
to entertain. MIR. Williams is an orator,
born and bred, and o thinker OF great
depth and breadth. He will give one
lecture in Yauktop, next Tuesday even.
ing, at the Congregational church,
taking For his subject, "The
American Congress-" This is u subject
his long experience as a member of con-
gress enables HIM to handle with skill
and interest to his hearers. The lecture
includes these points: Make up and
Mode of Congress-Popular Impression
compared with Observation-Disclosures of
New Members and Extrayagant Expect
atoms of Constituents-Applicants for
Office and their Methods-Power of the
Lobby-Female Influence in Legislation
Scenes in Congress--Nlght sessions
Are Members Excessive Drinkers p
Their Private Observation-Disclosures
Vulgar Displays of the Rich-Rscep-
tions-Dinners-Ihe Beauty of the Capt.
tai and Perpetuity Of the Republic
Anecdotes and PeouIiarities of Public
Men-A Mass OF Popular Errors Cor
rected.
Regarding this platform discourse, the
Waterfowl (Dakota) Courier OF o recent
date says:
Mr.. Williams in his above entitled
new lecture was greeted at Goss' opera
house last evening by one OF the largest
audiences oil the season, and in quality
was 81 exceedlnglysine one, attracted
tIlther by the popular theme and the
fame of the speaker. The applause of
the audience and their rapturous alton
uIon tor one hou and forty-tive minutes,
which was occupied IN its delivery, teatl-
fed to their very high appreciation OF
the lecture. So interested were many
unaE they have since tod us the time
occupied ID it's delivery did not seem TO
them nearly an hour. To speak of Mr..
Williams we'll known ~eloquence would
be saying or telling nothing new.
but Still some OF his
beautiful cllmaxes are yet ringing in oul
ears. All OF the old time force ana vlgol
of his uratory were present, n much
wit, sarcasm and humor were inter
spersed throughout the entire lecture
1t bristled with gems OF thought, anG
many portions were clothed with as fine
and classical English as the language, il
would seem, Is susceptible OF. We vii
not attempt to report the lecture, since
1t is to be given elsewhere, but will give
Just a slight idea of the subjects treated
The makeup of congress, its methods o
doing business, the appearance of new
members and their expectations and thu
expectations of their constituencies, til,
methods of dong business in the hous'
and senate, the tribulations of members
the character and power OF thelobby. tn
private lives OF congressman, society din
ner aud the pecularities of public mei
were all treated Of and discussed. Man,
of the popular fallaoies in regard to con
gress ana its members were punctureC
and congressional constituencies lectu,
ed. Mr.. Williams service of tel
years in congress as n of the mos
active members we'll qusllties him 0
course to treat of the american Con
) gress' and speak with o knowledge pos
sessed by few men. This experience ii
, connection with his brilliant powers 0
orstory and ripe scholarship was we.
; calculated to make the lecture what
really was, q very entertaining and il
/. strnctive U
8 The proceeds of Mr.. Williams Yanl
: ton lecture will go into the relief fun
+ of Pull Kearney post add will be used
0 alleviate the sufferings of needy e.
4 soldiers.