Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-02-25

pl,llss 1.-THE D,lvsr-Tengued Orator
Delights . Large Audisaos--Ex-ssers-
tary Baynrd Presided as the h1sstias.
A grand public assemblags resulted
from the judlolous conduct Of tho Della
ware Council Of the Catholic Benevolent
Legion. All seats and much standing
room were taken at the Opera House By
8 O'Clock last evening. Al tho tlckcts
were half-a-dollar each and the audience
numbstsd largely over 1900 psrsops, the
beue VIOLENT cause OF supporting each and
every widow aud orphan Of Its member
shIp hss been much assisted. Aside from
this specific charity 10 which the whole
great national order Is pledged, the local
chapter as such has . provision for the
support Of disabled members.
Ecated ON the platform were the Hon.
Charles B. Lore, state's Attorney John
Biggs, Eaq., President q Council John
N. x. Giikey, John McClosksy, Charles
| O'Counor, Owen Hession, Charles Grant,
II. 9. Turner, Esq. Rev. W: ). Ber-
mingham, E. II. Kane, d. W. Lynch,
Dsunis Mention, Peter A. Horty, George
Messick, John b. Meauy, Hermann
LANCE, +. A. Murphy ct al.
Hon. Thomas II. Bsyard was intro
duced BY the president OF the League,
MI. E. =. Kane. ~ their chairman Tor
Wilmington lawyer took occasion to
make the best speech We ever hoard from
him, While mon might differ 10 politics,
faith and hope this platform Of charity In
the support Of the widow, the orphan
and the helpless was 20 broad ~ to take
IN oil men Of right minds and sound
hearts.
Iu shls work Of bspevolencs We feel
safe 70 entrust ourselves. - q great
gathering OF tho people Of Wilmington
under this auspices Of the Catholic Bene-
vo;snt Legion. It gave the speaker great
pleasure aud grateful appreciation Of the
high honor TO preside oven this grand
assemblsge Of his friends and neighbors.
He would not detain them longer from
the great pleasure they were anticipating
Of lis:enine to = noted lecture on FORA.
tory" from an exemplary master Of that
art whose success therein had won for
him tho plauii;s Of the people and took
great pleasure 10 introducing the Hon.
Daniel Dougherty.
The lecture was in four parts; I. A
phllosophio disquisition on oratory.
II. Examples Of humorous speaking.
III. Euglish parliamentary oratory,
past and present.
~. Judicial. forensic but mainly pull
pit orAtory.
As this lecture has been delivered II
the presence Of many great autienced
We prefer to use our space 10 comment
His delivery 10 with tho faultlesa ant
easy spontaniety Of numerous repetition
before large audiences. This cover
| uosturo ,uNvamauf pNafnva into
nation aud period. Correct elocutlon
polished orat sricsi art and FINISHED
rhetoric have become IS hAbitually an,
naturally graceful to tho orator ~ hi
process Of breathing pure air while 10 th,
best OF health. From the beginning Il
the end OF his two hours lecture h
holds the constant eyes, ears an,
thoughts of his hearers by catching III
each successive uttsrance opportunel
throughout without even the slightei
unpleasant emotion possible TO an
nearer. His lecture 10 science, the orr
tory is art.
Mr.. Dougherty himself 10 a perfect an
beautiful example Of the science he dis
courses. Propriety, consistency, thorough
ness, finish, ease, grace. self-possession
self.control, administering to the plea
ant entertainment OF hearers, sell
forgetfulnoss through administering pei
sonal attention, coupled with tn
agreeable emotions OF cheerful, persons
! magnetism, characterize the lawyer An
his lecturing; and largely are thei
recon mended BY him - essential el,
ments Of successful oratory.
The most valuable and striking part
! Mr.. D0ugherty's lecture 10 his CLOWN
description aud exemplinca,ion Of Il
i glorious possibilities OF his admitted grca
Q field Of orA.ory, the Christian pupil
coupled with bis subllmely indignant e,
posure OF pulpit sbams. AL clergyms
whose status 10 not SO desperately hope
less that they are too narrow and igno'
fail to improve thereby greatly to Il
benefit OF their congreg Ations.
:, That sensationalism which takes Il
latest, popular novel, last great murd
trial, ETC., for theme 10 draw . gre
) crowd, and make the preacher vulgar
conspicuous, Of which this New York
thought some of the most prominent .
amples were ut tho other end Of 4
Brooklyn bridge, was sensibly resrettc
He put the best, last and we have spok,
= of his fourth part first. Preceding II
: he made clear thai English parliamenta
oratory of earlier ages does not now Ell
rs sense, substance, business, energet
and executive brevity and reliabill
upon the character, position and pu
licity OF the member, have taken
~ place.
In his humorous department NJ
, DougheIty showed (what he had sale
that, among many other qualification
the successful orator must havo the oil,
10 ments of success which make the actor
star. lie illustrated, by acting, how
tainted when he made his fret polite
speech and fell back in n great stuff,
chair, with the prolonged applause
his audience. They were exceeding
accommodating to heartily laugh a
applaud all the way through the hum,
Gus department Of the lecture; but INT
wonderful OF all, the orator CONTROL
the applause and cut 1t of whenever
pleased.
He had perfect control CT his audien,
BY this time a hundred or more tEroa
which had, in suppressed manner, b.
exhibiting the vociierations OF la grip
became somewhat cleared as peop!e |
an opportunity TO cough all they wan,
to. The occasion Of Mr.. Dorghert
iainting (whether real or feigned fall
ing, he did not say) was that he fors
the latter part OF his ma,Icp pollii'
n speech whi!e delivering 1t amid tho
peated applause of . great audence.
This accident" was most felicito
for him, as II was the first time his mai
ever got editorial mention. The cdi
Of an "orsan" greatly regre,tIng ,
N the Illness Of our young and promis!
orator, whereby the audience were d
appointed Ia not hearing tho conclusi
Of one of the best speeches of the D