Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-05-02

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BRACES MANy ODD AND STRANGE
TOPICS.

George Francis Train delivered QUO Of
IAN Liberal club last night to On audience
that nlled The hall TO the doors. The
subject % announced was "Anel0-
maniacs," but the speaker did not con-
fine himself strictly TO its dlecusslon.
During the course Of bis remarks be took
occasion 70 touch briefly upon the origin
Of egotlsm, the slaughter Of the English
language, the comparative influence of
George washlngton and Thomas Paine,
upon expansion, the secret OF longevity,
capital punishmcnt, the influence OF An
th0uy Comst0ck upon the life and let
ters OF America, the Paris commune, and
the life and achievements OF Professor
mike" Donovan. Citizen Train was In
troduced to the audience by Mrs. HUI
dab r. Gum, the president Of the club.
The speaker gave the military salute and
drew of his overcoat, displaying an
enormous bunch Of lilies Of VI rious hues
pinned on his coat lapel and brilliant
red sash about his waist.
81 haven been here In Q long time, /"
he said, "but see you still have good
deal Of bad air about the room. Please
open window. I'll furnish oil the gas
you want. That's right. Thank you"
He then drew forth strip Of paper
several yards 10 length, on which were
pasted newspaper clippings referring TO
himself. snow, the beauty Of all this
said about me on my SEVENTEEN birth
day." continued the speaker, "is It's true.
Now take the truth, for instance. The
children OF this generation are reared on
lies, but do you know that the children
are q generation older than me In the
chronology OF the worlds I have n
grandchlid whose father died. We told
him his father had passed over the river
Of rest under the trees. He asked At
once: Over what river? Under what
treess There at Madison SQusre?' say
we should not lie 10 children shout Santa
Claus and the like. When they Had u.
out they will begin decelving US, aud
keep up all their lives. You see, am
attacking your religion, your vices, your
gods. and your devil In nm effort TO keep
out of the White House, twenfy- five
years longer. | know I'm crank and
freak, but I've done my best 10 keep
up with what's going on.
Ats about time we knew that We have
always been Auglomsni England
takes snuff and we sneeze; England lays
M egg and we csckle. We freed the
slaves under Lincoln, and nov we have
al 81 80 spiece. England put Us up to
the barbarous scheme, end we've only
got ten miles from Manila, not a. far IA
from here TO Bronx Park.
"what are the English anyhow
There's more German spoken In Windsor
Castle than English. Why, they don't
know their own language. An English
nam came TO me and said, Have you
any hentails over herey said, NO. but
We have cocktails I told him he
couldn't spell saloon. He said, Hess
hay -hell-two-hoe hem and still
she talks 10 US OF mother love. Who
settled New Yorks The Dutch. Who
settled South Carolina; The Huguenots.
Who settled louisiana The French.
Who settled Floridss The Spanish. Who
settled California and the Southwest
The MexicAns. Talk about England
being our motherland. She's not even
our grsndmotherlxnd."
The speaker referred somewhat dis
psringly to Washington, drawing q
small circle on q blackboard represent
Ing the territory which he had control
led, then drawing an immense plat TO
represent the district which he (rrain)
had caused to be populated by building
the Pacific railway" Mr.. Train then
put TO vote the question whether he or
Washington was the bigger man. Every
member Of the audience voted for Train.
New York Times.