The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-19
pEpEW Is CALLED IN.

Idlcrs Notebook This column imparts
to the eager populaco vast quantities Of
startling and strange information on
topics of every conceivable variety. Re.
lipion, philosophy science, art, politics,
mthlopology, literature, history-eycry-
thing. it makes no difference, is dis
cusscd and disposed Of with large,
positive and conclusive pen. We have
always enjoyed the "ldlcrs Note Book"
II rofrcshcs us to find writer who has no
agnostic feebleness about him, and who
is sure Of himself and his convictions in
every emergency Nothing that has APP
peared in the Mote Book" however,
seems to us quite so delightful as some
remarks, very recently, on the subject of
Hon. CuAuNcEy DErEw. The "ldlcr' has
his own views as to orators and oratory,
and that, of course, includes Mr.. DEPEw.
lie SAYS:
America to-day is full of speakers,
spouteTs, haranguers aftcr.dinner takers,
and so on, all of whom it is the custom Of
a too amiablc press to dub orators.
This Is all wrong. Take CHAUNCEY De-
pUw for instance. | read in some sheet
the other day that he was the finest ora
tor in the United States Finest fiddle
sticksl He is simply sporadic after
dinner Spcaker--a sort of cut-and-driel
banquetecr, If You please-and not first
class one at that.
That settles DErEw; but Il must not be
supposed that the "Idlern is the sort of
person who condemns another without
giving his reasons. Far from it, He
gives them at length, and they are as
interesting rs the verdict itself. Here are
few:
Why? Because his speeches lack the
rmdeniable charm of spontanety. They
are set, and set with vengeance. They
are the dried fruit of painful preparation.
When he has to make one he goes on and
racks his brain for hours in studying IL
out, and coldly fits every phrase, nay
every word into place, memories the cf-
fort with the incest possible precision
and then fires it of in an Arctic conyen-
tional way, his points flying from his
rapacious mouth like glittering little
snowballs from an ice cannon.
Thisis not ALL either. Some base wretch
appears to have suggested that DErGw's
sentences possess u sort of polish-a ,inish
as il We're; but the "Idler'' dismsses tina.
idea with q scorn which il would be faint
praise to call witherng. He says, or
rather snorts;
Finished? Yes; but how studied, how
labored! Just any man of good education
can closet himself for several hours, and
write and erase, and fix and reiiX, words
and sentences, framing them at last into n
creditable twonty-minute speech, and pin
il in his memory.
Where would DEPEw be if he was III
denly jumped up? Could he flash with
the extcmpO brilliancy of RICHARD BRt yp-
ley SHERIDAN, or glitter with the sp1n'
taneous glory of SARGENT 5. PRrNTIss, oi
clectrify with the sudden wit and patho,
of the late Judge o. a. LocHRANE? Not
much.
He would make dismal failure. "Th,
readiness is all, and that-this cut-and
dried talkcr who trusts TO his memory fo
his wit, his closet for his rhetoric, hi
lamp-wick for his Alaskan eloquence-
wofully lacks!
There we have it! DErEw cannot stant
the test of being suddenly jumped up,
Orators who fall short by that standar,
must go. DEPEw must go. Nobody re
mains except the "Idlcr." You MAY
jump him up suddenly, but you'll fin,
him all herewith his "NOte Book ;" too
SO GOVERNOR HILL, having weeied on
all rivals, purposes plucking the Senatorial
flower from the ncttle Of opposition.
~--
SENATOR JoHEs or Nevada has beer
talking to a reporter in Washington OF
The subject Of the HoAE-LoDiE-RowELI
DAyENToHT Elections bill. lie talked ol
this subject, as he does on every other
with force and felicity Among othc
things, he said; "lf this bill should be
cone a law, / shall favor the adoption o
game laws in the South, so rs not to hav
the negro shot the year around. In othe
words, to ocease joking upon a serious sub
joot, believe that any such ill as this, i
il We're TO he enforced, or even if attempt
were made to enforce it, would result i.
great less Of life among the negroes.
have 10 dispute with any Of the Republi
oaLs who are back of this bill about tn
condition Of affairs in the South. Th
lcgro vote is not to-day counted, but tn
killing of the negroes is PRACTICAL,
stopped. Voting itself is no particula
privilege, unless that voting means some
thing. | think il was mistak
ever to have given the vot
10 tho negro until they ha
leen educated up TO better standard
Perhaps there is too much suffrage in tn
country, 1t might be better to restrict
than 90 extend IT, | am looking at thi
whole situation in the South as practicI
man, ! don't see what we can do, Tn
white people, where the negroes are In tn
majority, will not submit to being go,
crncd ly them. That is a fact from whic
there is no escape, No law can ever !
enforced without public sentiment la
community supporting IT, Where the Jr
verse exists any law, however drastic, Is
dead letter"
Again, by way Of illustration, he sail
'Suppose some Of the wise legislators ha
given the right Of suffrage TO the Chimes
and they hud swarmed over in cnoup
numbers TO capture tho Western State
Do you think that We out there Won
have submitted to that"
That's just it, of course they wou
net have submitted to Il. Indeed, NJ
JoEEs might have gone further and ask,
whether IL negroes should coloni2e Mass
ohusetts until they equaled or exceed,
the whites in number, the descendants
The Pilgrim Fathers would permit the
to take possession of the State Ever
body knows they would not. Mr., liO|
and his coadiutors are endeayoring 70 (
upon the Southern States a condition
affairs which they would not dream
toleralng in their own, Anl this is
fact that the whole country recognize.
Az EXpLosIoN Of natural gas wrcck
an Ohio hotel The same thing has &
feeted more than one ohio reputation.
ANNorNcruENr IL NApH that Geley
AiILrs will soon issue un order congrat