New-York tribune., 1893-07-06

Mr.. " Champ tlafk OF Al>NouTi, II dl
anachlonism. In saying this we have no idea
of striking him dumb as DR.. johnson did the
fshwoman when he called her "an lSoscclc>
triangle" We mean simply that he is mis-
placed in point of time. Tine ali-horse'
half-allcat,r' person who used to make him
self conspicuouSly offensive on Ml>Sts>ippi
River steamboats,. and sometimes wander IL
far east as Ncw-l ork. where he was looked
upon as Il harmless curiosity. ceased Il great
many ycai, ago 10 be either interesting or
amusing. The good ideas" which. he says,
".Judcc Crisp. Benton McMillin and us that
was raised among the nggcrS got from them
o,, ,ot ,o,. nor f,o.b in This latitude. We
have had them all at first hand from the
niggers" themselves. and il is only just TO the
niggeiS' 10 say that they pat them IN much
more amusing way. The hatboat stage Of
civilization and the rank stories which en-
livcncd it, the coai>c icSt> and ldIouc horse
plan. the Indcccnc; profanity and bla>phcm!
of the frontier. are all ont Of date. They be-
long 70 a long past period The frontier itScli
AS whole WAS moved west. across the deserts
and over the X, ,ciiIcS and the ~"ila> and INTO
the Pacific Ocean many years ago. There Is
no LONGER any frontier except such - survives
m cddicS rrm0t' iiOm the currents # civilized
lie ike Pike County. Mo- TIE language,
habi,, and manners which prevail in these
,coucstcrcd localities are of no earthly interest
10 an, body bui the inhabitants themselves
Mr. Champ" Clark was ont Of place and
ont of time in Tammanl Hall on the Fourth
Of July. eve pt - he afforded an object lesson
to illustrate ore feature of ;hc >tIang" con
slomcratlon which calls itself the Democratic
party The wide sweep OF his aims. the Ioose
.ving of his chin. the wild license Of his dis
1oaI.c his Ilrlp3H, rhetoric and ia" enormous
vanity with which he paladcd himself and
cNaggerat d all In, relations and belongings
excited no emotion other than the hngmd
curiosity with which persons accustomed 10
mcnagcrics Wltuc>, the performances OF IN"
anthropoid ape and mildly wonder what the
,.caturo Will do next The taste of even Tam
many Hall h1, been trained to point where.
thoigh il may { ,crut.. It docs not ENJOY. mere
blu>tcr. profanity and the ridiculous antics of
q -,lf-con,cou, notoricty hunter. Champ
should not dcudc himself with the notion, be
cause some of hi, hearers shouted at hi, pro-
family that he was in an! sense success.
The, were laughing not with. but NJ him.
II" was only amusing l> 4 Sol'tlNih III lH'oH-
gruit,. = vague rcminiSccncc of harbar>m.
The intelligence of Tammany Hall Is not of
the highest order. bat II * only Just Ia say
that an audience which listens with applccia-
tion to such orators rs Bourkc Cochran and
John Fellows must b. trained somewhat above
the lov, of Champ" Clark.
"Champ." return at the earliest moment to
Pike County. Take with Iou all lour bounce
and freshness, Your overwhelming love of, and
pride in. Yourself 5our belief IN Pike County
as the centre of creation, !our whole repertoire
Of aged anecdotes. Your IDEAS obtained from
the niggcrS." and the pictures thl; have been
printed OF YOU in the newspapers. Don't plume
Yourself too much ON the pictures. Any man
can get hi, picture printed mere who has been
,luggcd by Il policeman or cured by Il liver
pad. And "Champ," take lesson from Rich
ard Croker Did you see him on the platform?
That man is great and rich and powerful be
cause he never says word. Try it Yourself,
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