New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-19
mr. ROSTOv SILENCE BROKEN.


machinery Of speech so dclcatcly adjusted that
the mcrcSt breath sets il in motion, ana llucnry
rs well that can give odds 10 Rocky Mountain
ccvsor should have sat around the table the
other night in Boston where they were enter
tanning Professor William l.. Wilson. of West
Vircinia. and after listening to ten minutes or
him. gone away without saying word. For
This has not been their wont. Since the landing
Of the Pilgrims there had been nothing like that
entertainment 1t is not the habit in Boston
to limit pust-prlndal oratory To ten minutes
nor to let Il guest from abroad do 1t all y"
doubt it was something of a surprise I" Inc
Professor To- be made the principal, indeed the
ONLY. guest at Il public dinner. considering what
had 50 lately happened 10 him. Siill more "f
surprise il must have been when after th'y hld
got him on his feet and looked him all over
with archaeological curiosity and had listened
drcamilv 10 his ten minutes narrative OF where
il hit him. and how much il hurt. they rose
and folded their napkins ana silently STOLE
away The Professors remarks were not vlyi-
fvng 10 be sure The things he said they had
often heard before in fact had said them Tim"
after time themselves. But what of that: They
might ~ least have given him the apprcciatiye
recognition with which Chicago club on one
occasion greeted n familiar anccd"tc from the
lips Of Philadelphia guest when the members
rose with one accord AMI sang
In the days Of old Ramcses arc you on?
In the days OF old Ramescs are YOU on?
In the days Of old Ramcscs,
That story had parcsis.
Are you on? Are you on? Are you on?
They did not do 50 much aS that. They just
wiped their mouths and went away. As We
have before remarked. We were quite unable
to understand the significance Of this unique
performance The only explanation that sus
gcstcd Itself was that something had happened
to the best takers Of Boston which had sci
them 10 thinking: and rs they could not talk
and think at the same time. that they had shut
off their mouths to give their intellectual proc.
csscs free scope. 1t WAS good guess. Ih'y
actually had stopped talking and were engaged
in thinking But It appears That 1t was Tor
one night only II was momcntary lulL The
reason why they did not say anything AT the
dinner given to the Tariff Rcformcr from Wc>i
VIRGINIA WAS because They were busy thinking
what they should say at a dinner presently To
be- given 10 an All Round Kcformcr Of their
OWN: To- wit. Doctor William Everett That
dinner came of on Friday night. and though
erhc Boston Herald" which prcicnds 10 bc
especially frlrUllh Ia Ut. lN'I'ti ~ WIN - 80
print the news. makes no mention Of 1t W.
learn from other local papers which give full
rcporis of The speeches. hat 10 was an cx-
tr,mrly ioclinl. one might almost say hilari-
on,. OCCASION The ora'ory wa, II an unusually
high order. which shows The adyania-" -
continuous takers II taking an occasional night
off for thinking. II is 10 be- hoped that Professor
Wilson Will read these speeches aS they VIII
serve 10 explain The unwontcd silence AT h.S
own dinner and 20 FAR tO compnsat" him for
the chillincsS Of his reception. He VIII under
stand now that these oratorica efforts were
in process Of incubation around the fcsllv"
board al which he was the guest. ana tha'
everybody Kept still and walked softly because
there was "a hen on.
DR.. Everett himself being the guest and hero
WAS Of course the chief orator AZ the table
The Doctor quite equal To- the occasion
and very much himself He began by saying
that his career had not yet ended: tina, he had
-four months yet 10 do mischief In winch
evoked uproarious applausc-and after a some
what extended recital Of his public services
cmbcllshcd by severe criticism of the methods
Of public men in procuring offices for their con
stitucntS in violation If the civil Service rules,
concluded by announcing his readiness 10 re
"spond TO any call which offers reasonable
prospect Of sharing In the noblc>t political
"work which now can fall 10 any civilized
"Inan" "rhc Boston journal" describes the
address rs eloquent" 1t says that rs lie
"crcw more and more excited his face flushed.
his white cravat crawlcd slowly but steadily
round under his left ear and his vest rose 10
"the occasion, displaying pcrccplibc area Of
white across the waist" 1t WAS doubtless very
thrilling and must have been picturesque. Pro
fcssur Wilson ought 10 have been there. Then
Moorfcld story, who at the last annual dinner
Of the Reform club warmed the cuticlc Of
Josiah Quincy with cauStic comments on The
manner in which that person had upset the
civil Service during his brief term of office,
made remarks about the principles of the Re
form club and the very gradual progress they
were making He was followed by George
Fred Williams George Fred too was in fine
fcttlc but very much Disguised with the dis
honesty Of the Democratic party. "rhc people
''of The United States he says are honest
and courageous. and they keep their promises.
"Thcy do not like party which has none Of
"these qualities" We hasten to qucll the rs-
Ing shuddcr at the possibility Of his coming over
| TO the Republicans. In closing he gave his audi
cncc 10 understand that he should still stay in
| the party though he had determined to get ont
/ Of active politics and devote himself 10 his pro
fcssion
/ It was a great dinner But lis chief signifi-
/ canoe lies in the fact that the Boston Silence
| has been broken. and the best takers. hay
| ing taken one night off for thinking, are again
| In eruption.