The sun., 1890-05-13
A Great Speech.

Che Hon. ELIJAH ADAMS MORSE Of Can
Ton, Mass, "a distant relative of the AD-
ANS family of Quincy" addressed the
House of Representatives last Friday on the
Tariff bill and other things. AS became his
classical eloquence, his exordium was taken
from PRoDICUs and XENoPHoN. Mr.. MORSE,
it may not be generally known. greatly ad-
mires XENoPHoN on account OF his polished
style. 1t was natural, therefore, that he
should begin his piece with paraphrase OF
"The Choice of HERCULEs:"
"Mr. Speaker there is a fable of mythology that
HERCULEs, once journey, came to two roads.
From one there emerged maiden In gaudy attire and
beckOned him on her way; and HERCULKs said: What
is thy nRmo and she answered My nAme is Pleasure
but nv enemies call me Vice From tho other emerged
maiden in modest attire, and HERCULES said What
ia thy naner and she answered. Ny name Ii Virtue;
the road is difficult but the end is JOY and peace
Now, while cannot hope to add anything to the OK,
haustive and learned arguments of the distinguished
gentlemen who have addressed tho House upon this
question yet am impressed with the gravity Of tho
situation.
Like FFFRcuLrs, we have come to two roads proteo
ton and free trade"
Mr.. NOISES display OF classical erudition
will perhaps win for him the sympathies OF
the young gentlemen Of the Adams Acad-
emya Quincy. That institution was founded
by distant relative Of his, and Mr.. MORSE
Is justified IN trying to reclaim it from the
Nlugwump influence of its accomplished
Head Master, Dr. WILLIAM EVERETT. But
what will Col. HENRY WATTERSON say when
he sees the Canton scholar trying to identify
the "ma!den in gaudy attire" with the
majestic and unapproachable Star-Eyed
Goddess? DR.. WILLIAM SMITH, successor to
LEMPRIERE describes the gaudy maiden as
"of voluptuous form and meretricious
look and dress" If the nostrils Of the
skyward-pointng nose of the S. f. e..
don't dilate with indignation at Mr.. MoRsE's
application OF the fable, she has become
piGeon-livored as well as pigcon-toed.
But We must follow Mr.. MORSE: Mr..
Speaker" he cried, his eye kindling into q
brightness transcending the brilliant boon
which he hS given to housekeepers and the
hardware trade, "we live in great coun-
try. 1t spans continent" This electric
spark OF original thought produced another:
I'm line drawn east and west including Alaska san
francisco is in the centre In this country of ours
We manufacture mine, and produce cen the lum-
bsrinE regions of Maine and the Golden Gaie of Gail
forna between the seals of Alaska and tho
tropical fruits of Florida aud Louisiana say we man
uacthre ana produce everything that adOrn and
smhstsh civilized life and nearly everything that ia
needed for the wants of man"
Including stove polish. 81 submit" con-
unued the CICERO Of Canton. that we have
rocks and stones enough in this country
without bringing any 5000 miles across the
Atlantic from Europe" We have, we have
and especially in New England; but why
should Mr.. MORSE indulge in an unwor-
thy fling ut that energetic importer OF
rocks, DIR. L. DE WITT TALNIAGE2 1t is
Impossible that Mr.. MORSE doesn't revere
the rocky thunderer of the Brooklyn Taber-
nacle.' While on the rocks Mr.. MORSE paid
this deserved but slightly ungrammatical
tribute to the Maine granite quarries:
Tho thousands OF yards OF beautiful red granite can
phG' from Red Beach in Maine surmounling the TEL.
rave on the west ofths Capitol building gives the lie to
tho statement that this country does not produce AZ
handsome red granite for building or monumental pur
poses as can be found upon Tho face OF tho earth"
The Hon. ELIJAH next appeared 10 good
advantage in the prophets mantle, Pass
this bill" quoth he, "and the Republican
party will take another lease Of power for
twenty-five years" This oracle reminds
us OF the conundrum which some OF the