The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-01-20
Washington Letter.
Washington, D. C. Ian. u loo
o. H. OLSON.

OF the greatest meetings ever held in
Washington, viewed from moral stand
point. IT was mass meeting in Lafay-
cite Opera House called together by
champions of the principle of information.
al arbitration of disagreements between
nations. The meeting was remarkable in
the personnel of its speakers. Andrew
Carnegie, Gen. Nelson A. Miles, John w.
Foster Edward E. Hale, Cardinal Glib
bons, and numerous other famous people
addressed the people who were present.
The sentiment aroused and developed on
tals occasion will probably exert a saluta-
tory influence on nations in the future
when they are involved in controversies
with other nations.
The Democratic, National Committee
met at the Shoreham hotel on Tuesday
and decided to hold the next national con-
vention at Saint Louis on July 9th, I.
was the desire o. Hearst and the New
York forces that the convention be held in
Chicago; but German, fearing that by
means OF the leverage of his two daily
newspapers at that place w. R. Hearst
might stampede the conventions for his
nomination. decreed that the convention
be held elsewhere. and thus the deft hand
OF the master again controlled. William
j. Bryan was here OH the day of the meet
ing OF the committee but did not appear at
the hotel until after the session was over.
lie appeared at the capitol one day where
he met great many of his friends which
seem TO be legion
he astute lecturer makes it a .oint to
deliver one or more of his lectures in
Washington If it is possible. for him to do
SO under favorable auspices. Last week
John Temple Graves, tina, f1owery rhetori-
clan from the South, gave one of his lect-
ures IN the Rifles Armory under the
management of the Shliners. /. was he
who recently gave expression to this much
ebullition on the problem of the
negro 'Lynching is riot; il is blow TO the
constitution, it is stab at the law, But it
is here to stay until the crime which pro.
vokes it is destroyed. We. are temp .ring
with a giant danger; We are healing can
Ger with catnip tea. Separation is the
logical, the inevitable the only solution of
this great problem Of the races. We have
come IN Gods providence to the parting
OF the ways. In the interest of. both
races and in the fear of God. i. call for a
division" Some of those who heard him
at the Armory acknowledged that they
detected the aroma Of tlewers,- thes song of
the hooking bird. and the languor and
beauty ofthe southland in his address:
but when they came away they tried in
VAIN to recall some vital and substantial
truth which he had uttered.
On Tuesday evening while at the Co.
lumbar University expecting tic. ssattend
recitation we found the assembly room
where we are wont TO hold forth occupied
by sundry people whom we are not accus-
toned to see in our class. and soon we were
by the professor of oratory that
Ebert Hubbard was to lecture in that
room on that evening, and thai. owing to a
combination of circumstances our class
would not then meet, but that we might
go in and hear Fra Elbertus" if we SO de-
sired As we'acquiesced in the arrange.
ment. the professor, having his heart in
ms work, gave US a brief preliminary -criti-
ism OF the. speaker whom,he had heard on
former occasions. He said ssHe has some
goo points. and is worth hearing. While
he has certain Alterations and peculiarit-
les he IS strong in some ways When he
speaks in that low serious tone, he seems
to draw you toward him. (Herethe profess
sor extended his arm and by sweeping
motion illustrated his idea) The profess
sor then considered his duty done and we
went into the assembly room On the
rostrum stood man rather small in stat
ure. who lwore frock coat that did not
seem to fit him very we'll and in which he
seemed TO have difficulty in adjusting him
sell comfortably. His hair, where it was
not missing was black and long, and pro-
truded at the base like the starched
pinafore OF child He affected certain
Primness, and suggested an old time peda-
gogue- When he spoke he made frequent
gestures which were we'll timed, moderate
and effective. His features are not great
ly unlike those of William ]. Bryan. Ell
bert Hubbard makes no pretense at ora.
tory, but confines himself to a CONVERSE
tional style OF address. Like his discour-
SEES in the Philistine that disconcerting
periodical which he publishes, his address
was largely along ethical and philosophi-
cal lines He described in humorous
" y the establishment and growth of that
nalue society, the Roycrofters, and the
amusing incidents connected Herewith.
When one reflects on the practical sanity
OF his philosophy, and the social theories
which he espouses, and bettar still prac-
tees, he forsets the diosyncracres of tie