The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-11
THOMAS CARLYLE
The Topic Of a Most Instructive
Address by Pres. Raymond
DELIVERED HERE LAST NIGHT
Before a Large Audience in the High
School Hall-Carlylc was not Be.
lever In Democracy, and had no
Faith In American Institutions.
Nevertheless he had Many Admira-
bic Qualities of Mind and Heart.

Last night at the high school hall,
President Jerome II. Raymond, of the
West Virginia University, delivered the
third OF course Of lectures on social
and economic questions. 1t was entit-
led Thomas Carlyle, and Paternal-
ism," and was heard by large audi
ence, including members OF the Ohio
Valley Trades & Labor Assembly. DR..
Raymond's lectures ere treats that are
greatly appreciated. Superintendent w.
II. Anderson presided last night, and
the opening feature was splendid mu-
steal selection rendered by Miss Cora
Courtrite, violin; Miss Emma Row, pia-
no; George Rhodes, guitar, and William
Detweiler. mandolin.
DR.. Raymond began By saying that
Carlyle knew that things were wrong IN
the world, and he may have had some
clearly defined notion as to how they
might be improved. but no where has
he distinctly told us Just what his exact
plan for improving the world was. He
has given us hints In many places; he
has implied many schemes OF social
amelloratloa; but he has told us what
to do with such "Delphic vagueness"
that he has virtually. like Browning.
condemned the world TO the task OF
explaining him."
DR.. Raymond proceeded to show that
In spite Of his "Delphic vagueness" 70
one should pass Carlyle by without
mastering him. He cited the opinion
OF Harriet Martineau and of James
Russell Lowell. regarding the debt Of
society to Carlyle. and then gave an In
teresting sketch Of the life OF Carlyle,
touching upon his strong, Scotch par
entage, his education and his struggles
OF soul In attempting to choose 4 pro-
fession. The speaker portrayed Car
lyle's domestic life. calling 1t zone
long tragedy, In which his wife was the
VICTIM" Carlyle's character was sketch
ed-his strength of purpose, his perse-
verance. His creed was always, "Cour-
age! courage! times will mend; or If
times Will not mend, then in the devils
name, let them stay as they are, or
grow worse!" While waiting for sue
cess to crown his efforts as writer, he
never lost heart. saying always. II
have q considerable quantity and quail
ity OF things to impart to my brothers
in this earth II God see fit to keep me
in It, and no editor or body of editors,
nor indeed, the whole world and thu.
devil to back 1t out. can wholly prevent
me from impart!ng them. Forward.
them" All his earlier writings were
financial failures, 1t was not until he
was forty-two years old that his
French Revolution" made him famous
and put an end to his poverty.
= DR.. Raymond then dwelt on Carlyle's
style as q writer-his crispness. his
vividness. Everything must sparkle
and snap. He has been called more
lover Of earnestness than of truth. yet
1t was. truth he was after, nevertheless.
He was verbose. arrogant and given to
eNoGScration. But In spite of oil this,
we must admire his hatred of hypoc-
risv and can't
Carlyle was forever talking about the
value Of silence. yet he was never silent.
Speech Is silver. silence Is golden" he
said. Yet he wrote thirty books to In
crease the hubbub In the world. Con-
versation. with Carlyle. was mono
logue. He did the talking. Others
present had nothing to do but listen.
The speaker cited n number of ques-
tons which Carlyle habitually de-
Observation-Disclosures the movement
forprison reform, the movement for the
emancipation of the negroes. He ha-
ted democracy. lie eXecratcd the rule
of the many-"mobocracy he called
It, Cease to talk to me OF America and
its model institutions" he wrote. "On
this side of the Atlantic or on that,
democracy Is forever impossible. The
universe Is n. monarchy and hierar-
chy, the noble in the high places. the
ignoble In the low; this is in all times
and in all places the Almighty makers
law. Democracy, take 1t where you
will. Is q regulated method OF rebellion: