Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-05-18
Bis,napck In Debate.

Bismarck is by no means hnisbed.
not even q ready or natural. orator
The knightly appearance Of the Prince
bis ease oil manner. and, above all. bis
reputation as diplomstist aud statesman.
would lead US to suppose him sn orator -
either one who would deliver a profound
and we'll arranged speech without hesi-
taiion or effort. or, still more. an orator
Of natural eloquence, whose words and
agures would how from his lips as the
creations OF the moment, and entrance
or enknde the hearts OF his hearers.
Bnt this is not the case. Occasionally be
may be seen at his desk winging his way
rapidly with his quill over narrow strip
Of paper, while some member Is on the
platform. All know what this means.
and ut . slight bow of bis head the Prssl.
dent announces that Prince Bismarck.
Chancellor Of the Empire, has The Moor
As be Iises there is general demand
for silence all over the House. with the
exclamation. "ue is speaking" No
iuclines his body toward the Assembly
winds his thumbs around each other.
and casts an occasional glance at the
House; but he stops. hesitates, some
times even stammers, and corrsct
himself; he seems TO struggle with b"
words, which ascend uuwillingly 10 hid
lips; alter two or three there will be .
short pause. when one can almost hear
suppressed swallow. tie speaks with
out gesture. feeling, VI emphasis. and
often fails in The accentustisn oil nua1
syllsbles. so As to weaken his thought.
One wonders il this is the man with
career behind him Of more
Than . quarter OF century. during which
pei led he has been 10 every legislative
booy oil his country. meeting with bitter
eel opposition from the Liberal party 10
his early career. parrying their most
eaustie words in kind. and replying. with
wonderful presence OF mind. by The
wiltiest impromptus or the most eulliag
sarcasm. Ii is the same man. and pres.
emily he will prove it. Gradually hn
speech flows with more warmth, and
unfolds its peculiar attraction: 3 series
Of original. fresh. gritty. and significant
sxprsssious, which tell more BY their
power than their beauty. His speeches
are collsc,ions OF sentences rather ihaR
The development Of Q smooth and l0gl'
cal train ct reasoning. Many Of them
have gone into history as proveroiaI'
such - "CalalIne existences." "blood
and lron," Austria must move its center
Of gravity toward the orient" etc
Some months ago, after listening to long
diatribes about the evils Of the recent
wars. and the burdens which they have
brought upon the people as nation De
quietly arose and said: AFTER each one
Of the recent wars the nation has enjoyss
q greater amount Of parliamentary lioer'
~ than before them" This WAS 80
strikiuRly true that it was FOLLY 10
argue that they had led 10 tyranny
And be closed ty SAYING: but. never
theless, gentlemen. The German nation
has . right TO expect from us thai We
shall prevent the return OF such 'a'ss'
trophe aud / an convinced that the
allied governments desire nothing 50
much AZ 10 effect this purpose. VIII
this beautiful admonition. simple though
diguihsd, and expressed with tervsr' he
electrified the audience as il he were the
greatest orator, and then sat down Amid
. dealening applause from oil paris OF
the Hsuse. Thus, with apparently NO
sratsrical power, he seldom takes Inc
isor without confirming his nsilsn 'u
,Ls belief that, take him oil IN all. hs "
. statesman such as Germany has never
beisre enrolled in her annals. and WOOL
The wsrld q, large may we'll envy her 10
possessing.-P,ef. W@. Wells; IN seT'o'
j3er Jay tDrV