The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-04
HUMOR' OF Mr.. BEyF1'
Atlanta Constitution.

Imperialism are contributing u ~
lief on the part of the young nan =
ing his declarations and referrs,.
as remarkable"
But Just what they are ana z.
stand for was stated by Senate. 4
Alabama. In the most tlelightfnrl /,
GUS speech that has been deIIvs.s.
senate for many years. We NJ
that body frequent displays OF ~
and irony, but genuinely
speech is OF very rare occurreroz ~
Now, humor Is not necessarIlS \.
may even be pathetic; but the .ss'.j
1t lies In the fact that Ii deals h IA
directly with human character ~.
the feature OF tie speech OF Sens,ss \
He not only displayed genuine K.
he developed a vein OF irony 'ss..d
delicate and difficult of all the MA
to speak, that comes from the sn,s
the intellect.
I The weakness OF the young rs.
Indiana is his apparent belief N,
a speaker desires to be eloquent \
disregard logic and reason ana ...]
sense and depend wholly on his N \
preston. This Will do very well /. +
debating society, or in moot COM b
the object is not truth, but pr,r,,.
I in a grave body such as the ijnlfss 4
/ senate is supposed to- be, whers ~
4 business Of government is under =,
mere gift OF expression, standing /,
! is pretty apt to make signihcsnt 4
Of its loneliness.
| We have no doubt that at coSrtsI
or a Sunday school celebration viz Y
of time to select his theme. and M
I according to the standards thN X
Senator Beveridge could deliver ~
teresting defamation. But IN ~ "
an orator can not select his theus
are selected for him by events coaiI1
/ cles and circumstances. They rIr
disappear like the figures in a'hl
scope, and the man who can All
( them on the spur of the moment a M
who attracts attention.
/ Fer the purpose OF illustratInf
point, we may compare the Indiars
tor with Senator Bacon OF Geofti4
Georgian was not known at hon,e \
orator; he had no reputation whstsS)
that line. and he certainly was not n
as a declaimer. He was known n :
lawyer and a sturdy democrat with NJ
biton TO serve his party whenever III
portunity arose.
+ l. l.
/ Well, he went to the senate, took MI
/ there, looked over the ground thsn|
tened to the debates. and pretty soon Z
in with the rest. THE very first sped
made attracted attention, not be4l
( was an grafton or defamation, vi
cause it was a mastery contributIo1a
discussion, strong, powerful and vet ID
full of sound common sense and n
by that earnestness without whisl
can be no eloquence.
Since that time. every question II
Importance has found Senator Bafof \
to discuss 1t In a way to attract aIl<|
and admiration. His real mastery u 4
various questions and issues Is sAsz|
great advantage in the colloqulN
occur in the course of the debates
/ On the other hand, take the spes@
Senator Beveridge oil, which we conf
yesterday. Undoubtedly 1t was ass'
prepared effort, but bow far short "
senator's home reputation 1t fell N
be unhesitatingly said of It that Y II
moral in its effect and unstate5mssn
its terms. We have already called
ton to the canting and hypercrlSHq
OF the spsech. Senator Beveridge ~
a moralist and as humanitut
would not, of his own motion, iry
tax on Puerto REQ. but since TIE 4
OF his party think 1t is best, VIZ
willing to support it. He is sill
stifie his conscience because the "ta'!
Mckinley has shown determilas7
oppose what he has already dsHj
''our plain duty"
All this was to have been expeSc|
we would not undertake 20 cfiueA|
hoy orator of Indiana, but for the ~
he has been going about exhioliu5
he calls his conscience and his 'p'j
and fiercely declaring in private =
newspaper men that he proposed =
the bull by the horns and II -
throw the animal over the fence,
But the real pith of the Bevetlo!
burst is the terms which he emp.
describe the handful OF republlcsa
in and out OF congress who are
plundering Puerto Rico for the q
protected interests, and for tue
of setting up a precedent in ouI
with all our territorial possession,
boy orator Of Indiana says he wouM
duty as he sees 1t II he did mol "
government" on one side OF the s.
and the Opposition on the olns,
government" is the Interests wy
to set the precedent Of plumber
position" according to the Beyeiat
culstion, is the democratic party, y
conclusion of his ridiculous 1uinp,e "
oric and nonsense. he refers 70 W
san opposition.
But If the young man had n
trouble to look over the proap
American politics, or even II be VI
a glance at affairs in his OWE ~
Iowa, he would perceive how ~,
his phrases are. Do the loud any u
protests of nine-tenths Of the ns,|
newspapers, representing an over
majority OF the republican vo's.s
for what the Indianian calls
opposition" Does the unaninoas
OF the Iowa house of represeniAe'
for partisan opposition"
~
What will those republicans -
have conscience do when they
Mr.. Beveridge has suppressed
views because some interest wnlen
THE government" finds it neeesa
plunder Puerto Rico? We think
est republicans will read N.Y. W.
meaning into the Beverage QUIZ IA
re imagines. When they perce.sr .<
has enveloped certain trusts ans
interests in the mantle OF wa m
the government, we think tney n
clude that the moment has arii's, "A
vent the contamination oil NV
wedding between the trusts an
eminent. nsf
But the Beveridge speech nss ~
merit: With explanatory coinns;r
make fine democratic camp