The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
GOV. WarfieId's Homecoming PrOe-
famation Revives COmatOse Art.

GOV. WarheId's Homecoming PrOc-
-famati0n ReViVes COmatose Art.
From the New York sun
To-day the mellifuOus ass0nances and
alliteratons, the glorious SMILES ald
metaphors, Of Patrick Henry and DAM
Webster are heard no more. Lincoln $
Saxon simplicity Of speech has not souu l.
ed these forty years; Wendell Philli s
and George William Curtis have ceased
10 thunder. Oratory is dead, and echoes
only in the shrin pipings Of the school
boy; while the leaders Of the nation. DIS
regarding the teachings Of the past, hgr-
angue the multitudes with all the me-
thOdiCal abruptness Of steam shovel
But hark, There seems 10 come d
clarion call from the shores Of the Chesl-
peake- once more we hear gentlemen
Of the old school speaking in the grasd i
manner. It is true, We have but resd
his words. yet Ne can hear his voice
proclaiming them. first. with stentorious
dignity in the opening passage:
Whereas. It is designed by the peope
Of Maryland 20 hold an Old Home Fes-t-
val wherein Maryland shall We
come. with open doors, those Of her sons
and daughters who have gone forth fro
her towns and cities, from her viIlag
and her fertile farm lands. 20 seek for
tune and acquire fame. and to help in T.
upbuilding Of other States. and the found
ing Of new homes. yea, even 20 those
who have established themselves amo1 z
foreign peoples and here, while ia
echoes Of forth" and "fr0m" and from
and fertile" and farm and 'fOrtUu
and fame" and founding and "fGr-
eign" stin reverbate. his voice decreases
in volume and entices in the seductive
manner Of the great Swinton.
1T is now my proud pleasure and plea So
ing duty 20 proclaim 70 them the welcoI
. that awaits them. especially in the Ce
bTatiOn Of this event ," Wh-.-
upon his voice, as If weary Of Ps a-d
THIS. descends for a moment from g.
4 Language Of the gods, only 60 rise aga
presently ia an exquisite frenzy OF e.
preston
It VIII De the season of the gold
autumn. when Maryland VIII be- array-d
/ IN her garments OF glory. when the fru.
Of her orchards and the crops Of her feI
viii be- ripe for the garnerug. when IL
Chesapga ke Bay viii be- yielding is
f perennial supply OF oysters, FISH. tsrr-
pin. and Wild ducks, and the hear; #
nature viii De responsive to the hearts Z
+ her happy children who come 10 sit by tie
Old hearthstone'
But stop, Who is il that thus bath
the high hiutops Of American orat5.v
with such beautiful h8thos9 The vol a
continues. sinking again into steutoriol
dignity. ard the identity OF the speaker
/ Is revealed.
Vow. therefore as Governor Of tie
/ Commonwealth or Maryland l. Edwin
Wardeld, speaking as a parent do. Iv
T these presents I&c-. &C.l CON-
maDd all her children. even unto tie
I third and fourth generations. to come 20
( this festival of rest and recreation II
feasting and Of friendship [&c. &c
= 80 Whereupon in our Imagination
we hear the gUbernatoriai voice lifted in
/ one most tremendous upward slide a.
cording 10 Vaudeville: Proud Of her
chillren and their achievements, proud
/ of her place in the galaxy of the gre
/ commonwealths tdiminuendol Maryland
anxiously waits too clasp her home
/ comers TO her breast"
! Capitalists. socialists, hayseeds. expa-
/ triates peanut venders. and pickpOckets.
all Maryland is waiting to clasp you To
/ her bosom. Go,