Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-26
THE DEMOCRATIC MINSTREL
TROUPE.

THE DEMOCRATIC MlNsrREL (
TROUPE.
Some "FIashiiahts" Noted by The
Herald Reporter.
1t was a mighty fine show the Dem
ocrats had Thursday night. Minstrels,
you know-colored? Well. 1t was re
ally a colored show, for the stories
and jokes were colored high. John
Barnett was the interlocutor. and he
was real funny. especially in his joke
on the Standard special. the foolish
boy, the handsome Democratic candi-
dates, to say nothing of his introduc-
tions of the other performers. II John
would part his hair In the middle and
take some elocution lessons to get
rid of that twang he could get job
with any minstrel show on earth.
Ed Taylor followed with a solo on
"Guggy" with a prelude about Ed and
chorus ditto. Very pretty. but not
convincing. Good joke though!
Mrs. Katherine Cook was rather
careless about the way she threw her
| compliments around. But that may be
just her little way. Voters like to be
flattered, and that sweet little speech
kInade US all feel good.
Honest John told more jokes than
any one on the program except
Hughes. He got the audience SO stir
red up at times that they proceeded
to break up the furniture. His Jokes
were SO heavy the chairs were not
strong enough to stand the combined
weight His harmonious harmony was
especially good!
But we forget Barry, our Barry, be
was the most Democratic Candidate o.
them all, and made the finest kind o.
minstrel He didn't have much tt
say, but he really got off some goot
jokes, for he sat up on the stage ant
played Mr. Malaprop all evening. WheI
the performers said anything and thu
audience didn't catch on that 1t wa'
time to applaud, Barry showed them
He knew every time!
Charley Hughes was the star per
former, and sang a song of Bryan tina
was immense from start to finish
Billy himself would have wondered
could he have heard it. Mr.. Hughe
has a fine voice, a flow OF languag
continuous as Tennyson's brook, an
a persuasiveness of argument that a
most persuades you that black is white
and that Bryan will be our next pres
dent. You know better even while h
Is talking, but you don't care anyhow
r But thinking 1t over in cold blood W
i are of the opinion that like his fl
. nous chief, he is an almost persuat
err, whose influence fails to wor
: to his advantage on election day.
; Charley Hughes said that ther
: was some opposition to Bryan-a littl
that the people opposed him Just a
a a matter of habit. Kurrect. Go u
e front, Charley! The people are 8
o used to Mr.. Bryan's running and s
S used to defeating him, that they'r
d going to keep 1t up. You bet!
And still they say that Rooseve
u stole Bryan's thunder! Well. we b.
l lleNe Piay SFSh III POihtANs
e and leave such fool remark with tn
L 4tstay IN that respect; Billy has bee
n borrowing Teddy's ideas for year
u and he's never paid 'em back!
n "The whole Democratic ticket is
Il good ticket-that includes MYSELF
John T. Barnett. We know 1t, Johl
3 and we can't forget you-but we1l 70
/ get and forgive both after electio
d day.
Do Democratic explanations e.
plain? Senator Edward Taylor e.
IT planned all about what he did not d
IT to our normal school. He forgot I
say what he did do and that's whs
we wanted to hear explained! So "
still believe that you, Mr.. Taylo
queered our normal school! We sha
be pleased to hear any further expl;
nations you have to offer.
o Honest John!" Honest John
what have we done to deserve sue
dose as you gave us? Forest reserve
Statistics by the yard! Why didn
you leave something to the INTEL
gence of the audience-that INTEL
gence Mr.. Barnett told us SO muc
about? Then to add insult to injur
you quoted the Denver Post to us
How could you Honest John? Might
foolish when you want our votes s.
badly. Forest reserve! you'd bette
go back to beet sugar. Maybe yo,
know something about that. although
you'll have to show US. Tell US wha
you know, we can most of us read
and If we can't We don't want 1t rub
bed in. We don't want to be read to
like bloomin' kids.