The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-28
PARADISE OF THE ORATOR.
Southern Audiences the Most Easily
EnthuSed.

EnthuSed.
Those in the Eastern States Attentive,
But Entirely Cold and Unsympa-
+hetic-Those in the Western States
a Trife Better-Mistakes About the
Horse Book Issued by the Govern
Representative Strait Put Out
over His Failure to Get Offices for
His Constituents.
Washington, Oct. 27.-Hon. John Tenn
nile Graves is in the city. He has
stopped over for two or three days,
before starting out on a lecturing tour
of some weeks duration. Col. Graves is
always an interesting talker. He says
there is a great difference in audiences
north and south, east and west. This is
more noticeable in the responsiveness of
auditors, than in any other way. The
audiences in the eastern states do not
respond at all. They are attentive, but
entirely cold and unsympathtic. An APP
peal to their patriotism does not awaken
the applause in the east that it does in
the south. The most glowing periods,
and even those sentiments and sentences
which are arranged and uttered with the
purpose of provoking applause, met with
no response Sometimes the lecturer
gives forth an utterance with the inten-
ton of testing the sympathy of his audi
ence; but it has about as much effect as
finging a torch upon an iceberg.
The western audiences are somewhat
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hut the paradise of the lecturer or the or
ator is in the south There the sensibil-
tiles, as well as the intellect of the
hearers is open to the impress of the
sneaker When he utters a sentiment
that they approve they show him at once
that they approve it, and they show it
in an unmistakable way.
Col Graves says that tribute to Abra-
ham Lincoln will always produce ap-
plause in the south; while in the north or
east it falls upon apparently unrespon-
sive ears and hearts. Why this differ
ence in the people of the sections, Col
Graves did not say He simply noted the
fact, without endeavoring to account for
it. 1t is certainly subject worthy of
investigation. 1t may be because it is a
fact-as some writers contend-that the
people of the north and east and the peo-
pie of the south are two distinct classes
of people
MISTAKE ABOUT THE HORSE BOOK.
An erroneous impression has got out
among the people about the book annually
issued from the agricultural department,
Familiarity known as the Horse Book. "
A statement has got into the papers indi-
eating that very large number of these
books are now ready for distribution by
the members of congress TIL is a mis-
take, and is causing some inconvenience
to members who are getting applications
by the score from their constituents for
these books, which they can not supply
The new members have no horse books
to furnish their people, and will not have
until a new edition is published aud the
old members have probably distributed
all that they had.
The mistake probably arose in this
way; The House passed bill to author
ize the publication of IS, 900 copies OF these
books Before that bill can become law,
it will have to pass the Senate, and then
considerable time will be needed before
the books will be ready for the members
The Senate may not pass the House bill
at all, and if it does, several months may
elapse before the books are ready Mean
while the mail of the members is increas-
ing every day with requests for a book,
which mas not only not yet been published,
but Is not yet authorized to be pub
lished.
THE COST OF PAYING SALARIES.
The expense of paying salaries in the
city of Washington, to the government
employees, amounts to not less than $780,
600 per annum. This statement will
serve to give some idea of the immense
size of our government, and of the i'm
menSe number of officers needed to dis
burse the salaries of the various employees
of the government.
CONGRESSMAN KICKING.
Representative Strait, of South Caro-
lima, is kicking like piney woods mule
because he hasn't got an appointment yet.
Plums have fallen all around him, but
none have dropped into the basket which
Carolina mem bers have been recognized
in the distribution of patronage, except
Mr. Strait and Mr.. Latimer. EX-Repre-
sentative John j. Hemphill is here, and it
is evident that he is ''queering' all the
efforts that Strait makes. Strait would
like to know whether he is overlooked on
the ground that he is not democrat. If
so, why are the others recognized They
are all in the same boat, except Brawley.
The woes of a congressman who can't pull
plums are grieYous.
Fourth-class postmasters have been ap-
pointed as follows:
In Florida-Fort White, Columbia coun-
ty, j. w. Bell vice G. A. Tompkins, re-
moved.
In Georgia-Adrian, Emanuel county,
NJ. l. Bailey vice William Smith, resigned
Lowry, Fayette county, j. H. Spurlin
vice j. M. Spurlin, resigned.