The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-25
That it Has Played Out Clearly
Shown in the Senate.
SENATOR DANIELS SPEECH
Though it was Classical His
Hearers Grew Tired,
CoNTRAsTED WITH WoLCoTT's
Statesman Strowd is Going to Make a
Speech Soon and he Will Quote
From the News and
Observer.


Washington, ID. c., Jan. a. (Spe-
eiaD-One cannot but admire the
,lashes of grace that are now and then
so strongly interningled with the ag-
o,ressiye. sarcastic, sometimes seem
ingly unfeeling sallies of Senator Hill.
Yesterday Senator Daniel, pursuant
TO his notice given a few days ago,
rose to address the Senate on the Mon
roe doctrine. The chamber and gal
leries were filled and eNpectant, by q
trick, Dubois, of Idaho gained recog-
milton from Hale, who was in the chalr,
which, for the moment, rather startled
Daniel and Disguised those present.
The stupidity of Hale behind his tine
clothes was not the least disgusting
feature of the show. In few mo-
ments the morning hour expired, and
Hill taking the floor was recognized,
and courteously surrendered to MI.
Daniel.
The position of Daniel was painful
up against this thick-sllinned. iil-bred
brute Dubois, but nothing in his adj
dress surpassed in charm the grace
with which he bore himself during the
few moments necessarily so provoking
and embarrassing to him. When he
finally took the floor the audience had
thinned some. but gathered again
quickly 1t is only franllness to say
that the speech of the Nirginian did
not come up to his standard. In fact,
it got to be tiresome, which is a dis
tressing admission for an admirer to
make. The effort of the eloquent Nir-
gilman but symbolizes the old method
of oratory as against the newer styles
of Wolcott or Lodge. Daniels is clas-
steal in word, piling up periods until
they fatigue, is sonorous in voice, UNI
til the music grows monotonous; he
did not add new things to the discus
sion, and rather rambled among his
own thorough book reading about
statesmen (which people are supposed
to know than put together any sharp,
practical words for present considera-
ton. His audience almost left him be-
fore the close. and it was the sentence
that has been passed upon the Cicero
MAN style of eloquence; it is gone.
Now people will have epigram
and short Saxon words; SON
crous Latinity is not compressed
enough for the rapidly of modern life.
The dignifed, the classic, and the his
trionic, almost Booth-Iil1e face of
Daniel were there. but the swing was
too heavy; etehings traced with short
sharp words We're lacking: flashes
made Dy the press Of the button. mo-
dern method was lacking, and the
speeches therefore of Wolcott and
Daniel may well stand for the new and
the old, though Daniel is in every artis-
tic sense the master by the side of the
young Colorado man.
Statesman Strowd tells me that he
is anxious TO get the News and Obser-
yer in which appears the silver letter
of Judge Walter Clark; he says he is
going to make a speech soon, and
wishes 10 have the letter printed as
part of his remarks. IT is safe to say
that Uncle Strowd in his speech will
not fall into the ways of Senator
Daniel of being too classic
Uncle Strowd said also that he was
going to support the Inland Water Way
bill introduced in behalf of North Car
olina by Skinner. BY the bye. this
bin is syndicate affair, and with its
preparation Skinner, / am sure, had
nothing TO do. The bill seems to be
gathering some sentiment favorable
10 it, but queer thing about ii is the
fact that it calls for an appropriation
of only S250,000. which seems ridicul-
ously small 1t is interesting enough
to warrant an outline of it here:
Whereas an inland waterway exists
from the head waters Of Lake Superior
TO Buffalo and thence by the Erie Can
u.
igable rivers and canals to Chesapeake
Bay and sounds of North Carolina, and
it would be of great public benefit if
extended to Florida, thereby affording
a safe channel of navigation for forpe-
do boats, gunboats, mortar boats. and
rams, transportation of troops and mill
itary stores in timeof war, and safe,
convenient channel for our domestic
commerce at all times
Therefore the Secretary of War is
authorized to lay out and construct a
line of Inland navigation from Lynn
haven Bay near Cape Henry, as near
the coast as may be deemed practical
BILE TO the Saint Johns River, Florida,
by improving the natural water course
existing, and uniting them by canals
where necessary, said canals and chan
nels TO Zoe of such width and depth as
the said Secretary may direct.
There shall be commission. com
posed OF one officer of the Corps of
Engineers of the Army, one officer of
the navy and one civilian TO make all
surveys. &c, the civilian TO receive
5000 year.
The same and every part thereof
shall be kept and maintained in good
order for free use. &c, and shall be a
naval, military, postal and public high
way forever.
Messrs. Marshall Parks, Chas. Hardy.
and J. W Odds. of the law firm OF
Wake and Odds, all prominent citizens
of Norfolk. are here working for the
bill, which it is said viii bring great
increase to the truck-farmers along
the coast.
Senator Pritchard said, touching the
gubernatorial nomination. that he
would play "hands off, /" having nothing
whatever TO do or say about it. Sena.
torprtier has been absent from his seal
for t..e DAYS IT. is 10 he presumed