The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-10-25
The Effect Some Speakers Have
on their Audiences.
A HARLEQUINADE IN THE COUNTY.
MeSsrs. TOrriSon, 0nstad and Others
Take Part i'm Show.
cONIcAL HENRY FINK ON THE ROSTRuM.
A Wonderful Exhibition Showing How Divine
Providence Helps Mr. Mckinley 10
Conquer the FiIipinos.
Other News.

Republicans held two meetings during
the last week in Manitowoc city. One
was addressed by Congressman John J.
Esch and was very slimly attended
| Those who We're present say that the
congressman was exceedingly disgrun-
| tied because he had made special trip
here TO talk to large crowd, Mr.. Eschs
disappointment was doubly bitter, be
cause his few hearers manifested the ut
most apathy, not hardly applauding his
remarks. SO dissatisfied with the meet
ing was he that it is said he clipped his
speech in half, and even the delivery of
only portion of it seemed to him hard
work, and he was glad to get through.
When the meeting closed at Turner
hall, the struggling faithful ambled out
of the forlorn looking auditorium, into
the night air and as they retraced their
steps to their homes, under the fitful
glare of the incandescent light, some of
them We're so broken in spirit and en-
thusiasm that they there and then gave
up the ghost,
At the next meeting Gen. Winkler
and Henry Fink of Milwaukee spoke.
To talk politics is new role for Henry
the bowling alley but on the rostrum,
discussing political issues, he flaps about
like an angel with cast iron wings. This
jovial importation from the Cream city
smokes good cigars, but he can hardly
! tell the difference between modern
/ Filipino and the statue of the Appola
| Belvedere. But Henry gabbled away
with the same ease that Il duck quacks
and to the same purpose, and it was
noticed that while he was Topping about
in n very swirl of incoherency.
most of the audience had adjourned to
friendly hostelery
Where village statesmen talk d with looks pro.
found
And news much older than their ale went
round
Gen. Winkler had Il different effect on
] lllN ll' II W nav - hil'lN ta tlN IL
calm orator His monotoues hay"
I that soothing influence which send poo
pie INTO the land of Nod And they
slept soundly under the linguistic mar
cutic which he administered, and when
/ they awokc the ianitor was preparing to
/ throw the doors ajar, so that the speak
/ en- could emerge into the open and there
] 1, ,,. h.. OH l., 4.
/ thirty y-three sleepers, that was about the
/ number present, when they arose from
| their unnatural slumbers. shook them
selves SO that their blood would circu-
I late enough to allow them to II ach their
homes.
| The oratorical doses administered by
4 Fsch Fink and Winkler were ali that
ManitowoI Republicans could stand in
one week therefore the posters have
| been taken down and local spelbinders
| have hied themselves to the county To
show the farmers few tricks in politi-
/ cal harequinade, Tom Torrison is
! riugmaster aud he aCquits himself as
an expert The laughahle act. the one
which brings down the houses into con
vulsiOns of merriment is the appearance
Of-the Divine Providence artist. When
ever he strides into the ring with blink
! in his eye, wearing the clowns cap and
| bells, in poker dot blouse and pants, side
| splitting ripples seem to make the very
atmosphere pregnant with fun, But
! when this artist begins to talk and tells
| the people out at Cato and elsewhere,
! how Divine Providence is in partnership
| with Mr. Mckinley, to conquer 10, 000.
900 Filipinos and to get title to that far
off land SO that trade may follow the
| flag the people cannot contain them
| selves. At one Of the shows a man in
/ the audience yelled out ''hoorav, hoo
ray, Mckinley holds the jaw bone of an
| ass and soon the GaZites, Hittites and
! Jebusites will be sea stered into that land
/ from which no traveller returns, and then
! the Philippines will be ours.
This part of the performance being
more serious than joke the audience
reflected
One of the attractive turns in the Re
| publican harlequinade is the wonderful
| Porto RlCau straddle act During this
! particular scene great feat is per
! formed by F.. j. Onstad. showing how
the president at enc moment urged free
trade with the Porto Ricaus, claiming
that tariff would be iniquitous and un-
constitutional, but the next moment un-
der the stress Of party lash and the ON
inouS whip of the trusts, he signed a
tariff bill yet still balancing himself ON
the tight rope OF consistency Mr. On
Stad' s exhibition is daring feat ami if
he doesn't get applause, it is because the
people are appalled, by his courage
And there are many other fine turns.
some Of which would not be out Of place
in n dime museum