The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-30
Dubois to Mount Lecture
 Platform for Likelihood.

remember that your father presided in illinois,"
 father had been a lifelong Democrat. ing in his fopotsteps."
 The venerable ex-governor wept as he saw the procession of bolters file out of the big hall. It was a most af-
 VIII Discuss Mor,nons..
 MT. Dubois in his swing around the chiefly the influence of the Mormon church in three of the far Western states-Utah. Idaho and Wyoming. He is fierce opponent of Senator Reed tor Burrows. and others to have the Mrmon apostle turned out.
 Dubois claims that the Mormon in fluence Is baleful in hts section of the ed over his opponents in the recent tussle the former Democratic senator expects to camp on his trail and do his utmost to break the Mormon pow CT, er pubis is a forceful speaker. He IS pre-possessins in appearance and ready speaker.
 When he was a delegate In the House from Idaho he invariably read the to the Senate the first time Dubois dis carded manuscript and plunged into the debates. It probably was a sur prise to himself as much as 1t was read his speeches in the House
 The Chautauqua circuit is a profi- table one for those fortunate enough to secure engagements at 50 many vary according to the power, eioauence and fame of the men and women en- gagged to entertain the large number of listeners Comparatively few of the Democratic members of Congress have gone into the lecture field.
 This is due chiefly to the fact that they do not care 10, for 1t Is well known that the brighter .1ights-and especially among the Southern states Is also true in regard to writing arr ticles for the magazines and the news papers guilty of the habit of offering tempting compensation to those they publications. John Sharp Williams, the House minority leader, could make lots of extra money were he to accept the many offers received along both lines
 Case of Williams.
 Some people might be disposed to class Mir. Williams as among the lazy or indifferent because he will not take his bank account and get himself prominently into the magazines, to say nothing of every now and then making a dash into the lecture field. But Mir. Williams does not banker af- ter such digressions. There's not lazy bone in his body, which has been amply demonstrated by the activity and interest he has shown ever since becoming minority leader in the popu- lar branch of Congress.
 He's as hard a worker as can be found fin public life. He is not overly strong physically. and besides his idea seems to be that as long as his party associates wish him to lead in the House his duty lies in attending strict ly to the business entrusted to him. Mir williams writes very little for tho rnara7ines.
 Private" John Allen. for sixteen years a member of the House from Mis- sissippi, and generally conceded to have been the most humorous nan who ever served in that body. has refused most tempting offers to mount the lecture platform. He has also persistent1y de- clined to write for magazines. On sev- eral occasions Private Allen receiv- ed propositions to lecture that would have caught nine men out of ten in pub lie life. He often said to his friends here. Its very nice in these people to