Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-26
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Tie attendance al the chautauqua
assembly Monday evening was very
nearly OF tne lts,sc,, proportions. despite
the threatened storm. The lecture num-
bers Monday were by Congressman
Henry T. Rainey. Of Illinois, lawyer
and constructive statesman. and Rev
Patrick J. MacCorry, a Paulist mis-
siorary. while the musical features
we're BY Ruthven Macdonald, the noted
Canadian bary-one, with Mrs. MacDor-
aid as his accompanist-
"The Story Beautiful"
Rev. Father MacCorry, who IS an
orator OF splendid abilities. gave Mon
day evening his masterpiece, The
story beautiful" supplemented by
over 100 beautiful s.ereopicon views
! Of the Holy Land. and Of scenes and in
cjdents in the Saviors life, The Story
, Beautiful proved an inspiration,
bringing the actual happenings in the
~. If Jesus near % the listeners with
great force This feature is considered
one of the best, wherever given. Many
of tie views are from celebrated PANT
ings. ard those Of Lake Genesa,st were
/ especially fine.
Macponad Suffering From Cold. !.
1 The eagerly icipated programs OF
Rurhven Macdonald, whose two preVi-
Gus chautauqua appearances mere es-
rab,ished him as a popular favorite,
proved quite Disappointing. as the
( baritone was greatly handicapped D
severe cold. Mr. Macdonald was torcel
nv his afliction u cut both MS alter
noon and evening programs snort anu
"a omit lis heavier numbers. dls
"Bipbitv Bob" giver by request in me
evening. proved as popular as ever. M
Mac Dorald, whose size Is IN prcpo!l4o
to his normal magnificent voice Vas
introduced by Mr.. Orchard as the Dig
/ yes- thing on the chautauqua course
5rbicn saI;v was received with equal
good nature BY the singer ana MS
I audience.
Both Of Mr. MacDonalds programs
we're suppplenented by readings from
LA1sene Fields verse by the chautauqua
Superintendent, H A Orchard, who Is
i a reader OF pronounced ability, and
made a decided hit Especially pleas
! ing was the selection, Ashes on the
! Slide" given in the afternoon.
"Aow the People Rule"
/ THE afternoon lecture was given
bv Henry T Rainey, democrat
! tie representative from the Twen-
tieth congressional district % Hi
NOS. 1.ho discussed vital matters Of
government. 1t was his purpose. ne
said. 10 show that, while the people
think they are governing this country,
. they are in reality doing nothing OF the
kind. for the country Is governed by
the interests which reach out thru
both parties with huch an insldious IN
/ fuence that oftentimes party leaders
are unconscious instruments in the
/ hands OF the representatives of these
octopus interests.
CONGRESSMAN Rainey confped his
talk principally 10 events in the second
session OF the Sikty-firs congress,
which came to an inglorious end a
few weeks ago" He Is an ardent adj
vocate Of woman suffrage, and said he
was glad 10 see so many ladies in the
| audience for 1t was right that they
should take an interest and a part in
! public affairs. Mr.. Rainey proved by
a. startling array Of facts that the peo-
pie do not rule, exposing among other
things. the farce continually enacted
by the majority Of the so-called rep
reseutatives of the people. There are
no politics IN this country, he said. The
leaders of both parties agree in an ef-
fort to disfranchfse the people; con-
gress has ceased to be representative
body. and is giving up more and more
power to the president.
Especially did the speaker score the
! usurping of power by the supreme
court CT the United States. Congress
only, should have the right 10 pro-
nounce laws unconstitutional, he said;
in this way only, can the people rule.
Moreover, there is nothing in the con-
stituion to warrant the assumption OF
such power by the supreme court We
are witnessing at this time, he said, a
remarlxa BILE thing in this country The
supreme court is being renlade before
our eyes, by the present president OF
the United States He can make ap-
pointrnents that will settle the income
tax for as long as the youngest of you
live"
He believes that the government is
changing, and that a crisis is near at
hand; that We are to enter upon a
new era, for which the precedents OF
! history furnish no landmarks. At
present this apparently Is getting ~
be a government by the president Of
the United States, which means taking
away power from the people. There
are three things in which the people
are particularly interested now-the
revision of the tariff; the control Of
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