St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-05
He Delivers His Great Dis
cursiVe Lecture in the
Swedish Tabernacle.
The Mammoth Auditorium
Crowded Almost to Suf-
location.
The American Newspaper,
and How 1t Compares
With the English.
a Terrible Runaway Accident,
in Which One Lady Is
Killed.

Chauncey NJ. Depew's diSeursive lee
ture at the Swedish tabernacle last
night proved to be one of the events of
the season. The wealth, fashion and
intellect of the city turned out to hear
the famous orator, erowdiug the MAN.
moth auditorium almost to Sutfocatlon.
Long before the time for opening the
doors came around the crowd OF anxious
Would-be ticket purchasers crowded
around the entrance, and when the Will
dow of the box office was pushed up
there was a general rush. The majority
of the people who were fortunate
enough to secure seats had purchased
their tickets during the week at the up
town booths. Those who neglected to do
so were therefore disappointed. some in
not securing the best seats. and others
in not securing any. That the lecture,
or rather the pleasant talk, given by
Mr. DepeW was a great success goes
without saying. The old Latin adage,
'Poeta ma scitur non fit" applies TO his
case as forcibly as 1t does to the writer
of epies and lyrics; for in the brillianey
and Suaveness of his speech, the very
essence of natural poetry in eXem-
plifed. He fairly bubbled over with
brilliancy. and his discourse fell upon
his Northwestern audience with the re-
freshing vigor of gentle rain upon un-
opened leaves. HIS remarks were
all tinged with that strong per-
sonality which has made him so
famous the world over. He was
obliged to stop at times during his dis
course to allow the audience 10 recover
its eQuanimity and the applause to die
away Many local celebrities were
seated with him OH the platform, among
Them Gov Merriam, Mayor Winston,
sSeuatOr WaShburn, Thomas Lowry,
Cyrus NOrthrup and George a. Brack-
ett
Owing to the immense crowd it was
nearly 9 o'clock before the discourse
was commenced, and those who occu-
pied the gallery seats became trlf1e
nervous. They Stomped on the floor,
and called for ''Depew, Depew." One
individual got up in his seat and
shouted:
II move that the rest of the people
outside be allowed 10 come in the best
way they can, and that We proceed with
the lecture"
Mir. Depew laughed heartily and so
did the audience. w. D. Chamberlain,
city editor Of the Journal and president
of the Minneapolis Press club, then i'll
troduced the speaker, VINO. after the
deafening applause had ceased, re-
marked with a smile that he heartily in
dorSed the sentiments of the gallery
auditor, that the lecture should COM
mence without more ado. He thanked
his audience for the kind and enthuSi-
RStic reception. and said that no one
was to expect a speech, for he had no
time to prepare one. The Press club
aad requested him to speak on
ANYTHING but politics, which, under
existing circumstances, was little
hard to do. He would. however, do his
best. After few humorous illusions
to ''made" and 'cnpyriGhted speeches,
he launched forth into an Interesting
dissertation on the public press. He
spoke of its great usefulness and power,
and how since its inception as free
agent it had promoted civilization in
the world. The members of the staff,
of the machine which makes the great
newspaper, were referred to, with sew
eral incidents illustrative of their work
and energy.
In speaking Of the great newspapers
Greely, the oracle of the New York
Tribune. as man OF great brain. orig
inal expression, moral nature and one
who could not be buncoed every day.
He told a humorous story or incident
of Horace Greely'S life as newspaper
man that brought down the house. He
(Mr. Depew) happened to be i'll Horace
Greely'S Sanctum sanctOrium one day
when the great editor was framing an
editorial upon some great question of
the day. While thus engaged a col
leet0r interpOsed his person in the room
and interrupted him. declining to take
the editors hints to withdraw. Mr..
Greedy finally asked him what he
wanted.
II want you," said the collector, ito
subscribe something to help a great
cause and keep men from going to
hell"
u won't give You a d-n cent"
said Mr.. Gretly. sharply. Il don't
think half enough OF them go there
now.''
When the uproar in the house had
stopped, Mr.. Depew remarked solemnly
that his experience in business and
politics had led him to coincide with the
editors views on that matter. Then he
told of the difference between
American and English journals,
and his comparisons were by no
means f1attering 10 the newspapers
printed across the briny. The Amer
lean newspapers, he said. were by far
the more enterprising. and printed al
most as much English news as the Lon
don papers dId. The reading public of
the United States was cUnverSant with
all the great affairs of England, through
the American newspapers, but he could
not say the same OF English people as
regards American affairs. As an illus
tration, he said that the majority of
people living in England had never
heard of the great statesmen and other
men of America did not knew who
either Harrison or Blaine was. As an
illustration of English newspaper en-
terpriSe, ne referred to the time when
Lincoln was assassinated. The London
papers then printed an account of the
tragic occurrence thuswise:
Lincoln killed-Seward very i'll
wheat steady"
About the only items of American
news printed in London papers are
those referring to floods, disasters and
murders. Leading the people there TO
imagine this country to &c one coDglom-
Grafton OF floods. disasters and murders.
Mr.. Depew said he had told Mr.. Glad
stone of the great enterprise OF Ameri-
can journals and that he would be
source of everlasting Joy to American
reporters, for he would furnish three
columns of solid matter for them every
day. He then gave brief but brilliant
word sketch of the "Grand Old Man."
and spoke of his marvellous mental ac-
tiYity and almost phenomenal eonstitu-
ton. In coming back TO his original
topic. the newspaper, the speaker re-
marked that the newspaper interviewer
could not be found on the other
side He belonged to species
not developed over there. 1t
would be the height of impudenee
for reporter to attempt to converse
with English statesmen, while here the
reporter would have cot in the room
of the presidential candidate. He told
several amusing stories illustrative of
the energies and duties of the reporter,
which were certainly very euiogistic.
He had found that the only way to treat
reporters was to trust them, and in