The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-05-03
EX-GOVERNOR BROUGH
PROVES OPTIMISTIC
First Day of Chautauqua
Draws Crowds
OPENING DAY
PLEASES PATRONS

telligent Discussion Of This Nations
Leadership in Various Fields of En-
deaVOr.
The Redpath Chautauqua was OPP
ened yesterday afternoon by the Col
legian Male Quartette, composed OF
Messrs. Spring, Strahan, Riser, and
Bean, who rendered very delight
ful programme Of humorous, classical,
and patriotic selections. Mr.. Bean
proved himself a decided humorist,
and every member Of the troupe made
shit with well-selected solos,
Harry Lombard, this years super
intendent, made graceful introduc-
tion Of the weeks program and an
nounced that attractions would COM
mence at $3.50 and eight o'clock each
afternoon and evening.
Officers Of the local association and
the police department of the city have
asked that fully able-bodied towns
people park their cars on the public
square so as not to cause congestion
in the streets around the Chautauqua
tent.
In the evening the College Quar-
tette gave a musical prelude Of a doz-
en- numbers, which greatly delighted
the audience. The lecture by former
Governor Charles III. Brough, OF Ar
kansas, on Americas Leadership Of
the World" proved a comprehensive
and intelligent discussion Of our ma
IN H., ALL
ernment, idealism, business acumen,
arts, sports, oratory, craftsmanship,
wit and humor, and above all, in our
conservation to religious throught and
our devotion to the fundamental teach
ings Of Gods Holy Word.
The eloquent speaker quoted Glad
stone and Bryce to prove that we have
the greatest and most responsive
democracy on earth, whose cardinal
principle Is service and the realiza-
tion Of the public welfare. He sound
ed an optimistic note as to the future
Of American business, saying that we
were the only great exporter in the
world, that nearly a billion of peo-
pie were dependent on the United
States for their food and clothing, that
we had over a third OF the worlds
gold supply and the most elastic cur
rency system ever conceived by the
brain Of man, 90 per cent Of the worlds
inventive power, three-fifths of the
railway mileage OF the world, one tele-
phone to every IA persons, and re-
cuperative power that is marvellous.
The former Arkansas Chief Execu-
tive paid a glowing tribute to Senator
Dial for the great work he is doing in
the Senate for the business interests
Of the South and expressed the hope
that the Senator's bill to regulate
trading in cotton futures would be en-
acted into law. He also referred in
very complimentary terms to Cover
nor Cooper, who, he said, ranked as
one of the ablest and cleanest Of
American governors. Governor Brough
said that Woodrow Wilson would go
down in history as immortal combin-
ing as he does "the patriotism Of a
Washington, the philosophy Of JEFF
Rerson, the constructive genius OF a
Hamilton, the courage OF a Jackson,
q Cleveland, and Roosevelt, the
sweet charity Of Lincoln and a Nc
Kinley, and the judicial temperament
OF a Taft" and expressed the opinion
that 1t would be comparatively short
time before the United States entered
the League of Nations along with the
fifty-four other nations that have al
ready Joined.
He; pointed out the tremendous ex-
penditures that are being made Tor
democratizing education In the United
States and the enaphasis that Ia being
placed by our government on ttsyalue
OF vocational training. gIs made a
vigorous plea for the, enconrage
OF clean, wholesome athletics as a
meantN OF holding boys In school and
eventually inducing them to go to COLI.
leges and universities. DIE praised
the wit and humor OF great American
Statesmen, citing Grady, Robert IL.
s Taylor, John Allen, PrentIss. and Bry@,
= an as types OF this art. which he said
!iis original with American public men
ard enables them to hold great audi
8ences spellAbound. x.