Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-18
M0N&|GNOR THEN
HAS BIG AUDIENCE
Footprints on the Sands To-
day. Subject of Prominent
Catholics Address
PLEAS FOR LABoRlNe MAN
Speaker Believes Unfair Attitude Tow
ard the MASSES" to Be Source Of
Great Danser-Favors Socialists
Solution of Government Problems in
Many Ways.

The first lecture OF the chautauqua
program was given Wednesday after
noon by Monsignor J. Henry Then, OF
Wichita, KAN the subject of whose
address was Footprints on the Sands
Today" The tent was we'll filled. Some
of the audience expressed tisappoint-
/ ment in the noted Catholic divine's
lecture, due in many cases probably TO
II It's length, which was over an hour
\ quite enthusiastic in their praise. AS
i one gdhe preceding afternoon the Sterl-
Il ing Jubilee Singers entertained during
the firts half hour with their songs,
and were called upon to respond to re-
peated encores.
n Monsignor Then was introduced by
Il Rev. j.. j. Fitzpatrick. The lecture was
a philosophical discussion from a con-
|,servatire viewpoint, on the social and
political tendencies OF the present time,
and was full! of honest thought, pre-
Isented with great honestness of con-
Eviction and enthusiasm, and inter-
spersed at times with cutting satire.
h In the beginning the speaker gave
warning that liS subject was one in
which many of the truths were as yet
only suggestive, but he gloried in the
fact that In republican form of gov
eminent, they must necessarily come
he
man works his way from the bottom
to the top he is worth something
when he gets there, but when he
works down from the top he doesn't
amount to much when he gets to the
bottom" he said. He called attention
to the fact, however, proved by his
tory, that the child of mere Drawn
must succulnb to the child OF brain.
\ and said that the matter for our seri-
GUS consideration is whether today's
footprints are going to be those OF
4 friend or foe to future generations.
/ The control gained over Nature is
wonderful factor in those footprints,
and he spoke at length on the natural
resources of the country and what we
have done with them.
Plea for the Laboring Man.
y The lecture was dominated thruout
4 by a steadfast partisanship of the
llaboring man, whom he says has not
been treated fairly. He said that so
strong is this country that 1t can alb
sorb innumerable disease germs with
out being the worse for it, but thattin
this unfairness lies great danger. he
scored the vulgar display of wealth.
as a menace to the commonwealth al
tho strongly denying that he is either.
i populist or a pessimist, tho the latter
4 he believes to he infinitely worse than
/ the former, worse than folly. and a
crime in this country. He deplored the
fact that the ruling element of the
country is gradually forcing large
part of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES as fne
masses-into a state of alienation. we
cannot afford to have classes he SAID,
and successful republican govern
ment must be based on equality:
Dwells Upon Socialist Solution.
1 After reviewing the evils which need
remedying, Rev. Mr.. Then drew the at
tenton Of the audience to the solution
ioffered by the socialists, and to whose
platform he referred as the most plaus-
ible that he knew anything about.
why, when every other vocation calls
| for careful preparation should we
Eelect our government lawmakers at
1haphazard, many times because they
have pull ?" he asked. He reviewed
and endorsed many of the socialists
Iclaims. but deplored their mistake In
making the economic the oily side to
human nature, and concluded with the
ststatement that government according
Ito socialistic ideas is still many CEN
| turtles in the future, however.
Jubilee Singers Say Farewell.
/ The Sterling Jubilee Singers made
their farewell appearance Wednesday
evening and were received with APP
.plause and calls for encores which ex-
ceeded even that excited by their for
mer appearance. They gave num-
tber of selections preceding the other
Epart Of the entertainment, and follow
/ ing it repeated a number of their
songs by request. These included a
number of the camp meeting songs,
solos, and "Po' LII. Lamb" the latter
by the male quartet. They also re-
sponded to number of encores at this
time. The evening audience taxed the
seating capacity of the tent, and many
Estood up turnout the entire evening.
Garretson Does Clever Stunts.
/ George E. Garretson, whose enter
itainment consists of jugglery, magic,
and music, won hearty appreciation by
the cleverness and skill of his exhibit
/ ton. Probably the finest feature of
the latter was his swift and intricate
manipulation of balls, knives, dumb
bells, etc., and later he did a few tricks
| in magic. The musical novelties con-
sisted of limitations on the violin, which
/, he also played with a broomstick, and
other substitutes for the violin bow
He then played upon bells, whose
tones were clear and sweet, and even
4 upon sleigh bells.
Hon. Carl D. Thompson This Morning.
| The feature Of the morning session
today was lecture by Hon. Carl D.
/ Thompson, a member of the Wisconsin
/! Legislature, on Common Folks" The
lecture was a plea in behalf of the
common folks, upon whose efforts have
depended and do depend, the civiliza-
ton and progress of the world. He said
that they have always been in the VAN
guard of the movements and migra-
tions of the human race have always
4 taken the brunt of the conflict, and
4 borne the burdens. His address was
interspersed with humorous stories and
incidents, all we'll told, and most en-
tertaining.
The audience was very good for q