The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-30

want to start me on the road; but the thing. 1t seems to me instead of making people pay to hear me talk l ought to pay them to listen to me"
 Since Mr. Allen retired from the Ma Purchase Exposition. he has been de- voting himself to the practice of law and raising cotton on his fertile plant ation. He has really been making money in each avocation. and this fact causes him to remark that he has the laugh on most of his Congressional aa- sociates who were quite flip" in de- claring that Private ..il.n did not have a grain of business sense, but went around continually :,lling funny
 Champ Clark Profits.
 One of the Democratic congressmen. who has made the lecture business ra- ther profitable Is the Hon. Champ Clark of Missouri. The Pike County states man. as he is often called. has for many years engaged in tilts with former Cor. Rressman Grosvenor of Ohio. They are good friends personally, but when they appear before an audience. apparently the fur seems to fly.
 Ot course. they most generally have political discussions. MT. Clark takes the Democratic end of the controversy. and General Grosvenor ith all his soul. stands up for Republican princi- ries The average man or woman In the big audiences r-hich lister. to their ar. friends. On the contrary. they are quite friendly-just as friendly as Sem ator Tillman is with fo: Yer Senator Spooner. The two last named had many doubtless next winter "Pitchfork Ben" will greatly miss his interesting polit- ical antagonist, for whom he has a high personal regard. Among Republican Senators who reap considerable profits from magazine arti- cles and featuring are Messrs. Beveridge of Indiana, and LaFollette of Wiscon' sin. They probably make more side money in this respect than any of their party associates in the pper branch of Congress. They are always in demand
 If he had 50 elected. Senator Morgan of Alabama, could have made consider able money writing for the magazines: but the venerable and distinguished Aiabamian appears to have preferred to hold aloof and devote himself assidu- ously to his public duties. evidently not caring a fig about increasing his in- c ne.
 Morgan Persistent worker.
 Senator Morgan has cared little for Senator Pugh often remarked: T never saw such a persistent worker as Nor gan. He simply works all the time. We served together eighteen years in the senate. we were on the Deat UT terms, but although often went to his house and dined there several times in- formally by his kind invitation yet he never was in my house. He's a man who cares nothing for the social side of life, and the wonder Is. considering how nard he has worked, that he did not wear himself out twenty --ears ago"
 Comparatively few noted lecturers are billed to speak in this city. The late Col. Robert J. Insersoll used to come over here from New York about twice a year and bag from s1,o00 to $1 300 for a talk of about an hour and a half. Governor Bob" T~ylor of Ten nessee while active in the lecture field. paid Washington an annual visit. and he always had a crowded house: but these have been the executions unless we should include men like Stoddard and others who have rlven illustrated lectures concerning their extensive travels
 MT. George R. Vending a great ora tor and pleasing entertainer. who has been on the lecture platform for quar- tas of a century. was asked several years ago why he never appeared in washinston. His reply was: Congress is so fnll of fine speakers that not one man in twenty can draw appreciative audiences who attempts to lecture ip a surfeit of speaking"
 Alfred J. stofer.
 
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