The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-10-06

with LII hung Chang and Prince Chlng.
The other powers are not so impera-
tive. and may recognize the fact that
there are two pro-fOreign commission
ers to one Yung Lu. His appoint
ment shows China's entire ignorance
Of the fact that foreign armies are
occupying China. and that the nation
is suppliant.
Quang Hsu has.'at last. put the En-
press DOwager in her place. and il he
succeeds in making his revolt peIma-
nent. the prospects for settlement
are very largely increased.
Mr.. Bryan in St. Louis.
Editor Marion Reedy of the st.
Louis Mirror has not made up his
mind whom he will vote for, but
knows that he will not vote for Mr..
Bryan. The description of the Bryan
meeting in st. Louis applies to the
Bryan meetings anywhere, except
that in smaller places there are fewer
people.
When Mr.. Davis appeared there was
an uproar. When it subsidized he be-
gan TO talk. His talk was great dis.
appointment to everybody. Talk about
ROOSevelt's book on the Rough Riders
deserving the title "Alone in Cuba"
Davis remarks might have been
labeled "AlOne in South Africa" AS
he went along thought continually
of a parody Of the BourdillOn poem.
1.-THE night has thousand Is" From
one to four Is peppered every sent
ence. Mr. Davis Ego was on the
rampage. He elected Mckinley. he
saved Mark Hanna. He was not only
fearful himself in their cause, but was
the cause of tears in Others. And now
Messrs. Mckinley and Hanna and all
the rest of them are villains. Well,
they are what they were when he
served them.
Mr.. Davis is an oratOrical archaism.
He talks hi gh-fa:utinese altogether.
He is an eagle screaiLer. No
trace Of logic is in him. His view Of
the BOer war bears not the slightest
trace Of a judicial study of the ques-
ton. His story Of it was one of rank,
extravagant, utterly unqualified as
sertior. The reading persons in his
audience had TO smile at his highly
cOlUred special pleading. The talk
was one unintermittent gush Of flub-
dub, with Davis more important than
Great Britain or America or the Trans
vaal. 1t was Davis, Davis, Davis, for
subject, predicate and object of every
sentence. His patriotism. his sacri-
flee, his devotion made up the real
theme.
The audience received him we'll at
first. There was frequent applause,
but it petered out. Gradually the ap.
plause was prolonged at the conclu-
sion Of his periods, but it began to
last so long that it was evident the
people were wearying.
Before he finished he was practically
drowned out by his audience.
The crowd didn't care about
the Beers; at least, they didn't care
about the Beers solely as q background
for Mr.. Davis enlarged projection of
his conception Of his personal import.
ance. The golden tOngued orator was
emphatically snubbed, was told that
he was bore, and the crowd was not
one of bore sympathizers.
The reception Of Mr.. Davis alleged
elOquence-and be it said right here
that the grave defect of his eloQuence
is that it is not elOQuent-seemed to
me to be sign that the Boer issue in
the present campaign is not going to
cut much Of figure. If talk for
the Beers should excite interest any
where it should do so here in Mis-
souri,, but Saturday nights spectacle
convinced me that the subject has
no strong hold upon popular interest.
When Mr.. Davis sat down the cheer
ing was decidedly tame.
Mr.. Bryan appeared amid a great
demonstration. Then occurred a curl.