The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-07

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can understand and follow you at Your very
best. Prentiss used TO say that his back.
woods audiences understood and sppre-
cisted hin as we'll as did his audiences in
Boston, You may know more OF the sub
lect on which you have prepared yourself
than any one present. But the mass in the
aggregate knows vastly more than you do.
Do not deal much in abuse. A little rail-
cry is available. Bat lengthy denuncistiou
excites sympsthy and makes no votes. We
fOund that out when Garfield ran. What
ever Blaine may say 1t is not true that be
was much abused in Indiana. Il often aud
often happened that Democratic orators
never once alluded to him personally. We
left that line TO tie Independents, who
worked 1t very handsomely. We could not
very well abuse him much, because we
we would not have voted for him even IL he
had been as good a man As Cleveland. Dem
ocrsts vote for principles not men. The
tariff was the theme that caught the con-
science OF the people. We had a cause. st.
John and we are the only party that haG q
cause.
Oar bause was broader than st Johns.
All men pay taxes, but all men do not
drink.
Do not rail at the babies. Their crying is
very annoying. but it is a great compliment
TO you that the mother comes TO hear you.
and of course she can not leave her baby be
hind. Keep on talking, and it is probable
that you will
TALK Fl BABY TO SLEEP,
and after that have fair sailing. IL you or
DER the baby to be taken away, the father
goes too, and he will never vote your ticker.
1t is sn excellent plan TO have a person in
the audience TO corroborate your statements.
Tske q country doctor, for instance They
are always influential men. Ask him in
your speech how much he paid for q~uinine
before the tax was taken of. He will an
swer So. Ask him how much he pays nov.
He will say II %. There is o clear saving in
this chill and sgue belt OF 81 10. Every time
the baby had a chill the people paid Powers
such an argument as that.
When sou start on your canvass swear
off," at least never drink except on Saturday
night. An intervening Sunday may get
your mind and body all right again. Pecul-
lar temptations Deset the canvasser. Every
body invites him to drink, and he is snp-
posed TO be working for his ticket all the
time, and not merely while he is speaking.
A Democratic canvasser is supposed to be
friendly TO the liquor interests. The only
safe rule is never TO touch the ardent. Be.
ware of vulgar anecdotes. They are never
you by your opponents, and will disgust
| your party friends. 1t is fashionable in
Republican circles to deny that the
Democrats have any sense OF de
cercy or any other sense. Bat this
is a campaign lie" The Democrats of In
diana, and particularly OF the First District
are the purest, most moral, and the mostin
t~e,ligent body OF men in toe whole world
! No man who has ever canvassei this district
can fail to come home without having his
respect for the people vastly increased ~
bis acquaintance with them. ALLOW the
communities you visit TO bear your Expenses
il you are not yourself a candidate. The
people are high spirited. They like to do
the handsome thing They feel that they
get the worth of their money. aud prefer to
pay. 1t does them good. Bat under no
circumstances charge a cent as compensa
ton. a Democratic speaker is, Or ought to
be, above all money considerations. He is
a messenger OF the truth which shouli be
free AS air.
REMEMBER BURCHARD.
Bear in mind that you represent a grea',
moral. honest party. Drop your psculisrities
If You have any. You NAV be a temperance
man. But the world was not made for
Cesar only. Your one-idea men can no.:
represent the people. The Governor of this
State represents all classes.
Be on the side of the masses Appeal to
the people as IL you were one OF them. al
tack no man on account OF his religion.
That is between him aud'his God.
The banks and the moneyed institutions
can take care of themselves. Your utter
ances will all be perverted by your eppo.
Dents. Your party will De held responsible
for what you say.
If you can tell an anecdote well, do so.
They put the audience in a good humor and
point the moral of the speech.
Do not lose heart because some Of the au-
dience get up and go up. A young friend OF
mine told me that ne got along very we'll un-
til 1.-The congregation was taken with a lesv-
irg-that spoiled his speech" Add vigor
t. what you are saying and you will hold
them TO the last. a short crisp quotation
AIDES force to the expression of an idea. IL
is like shooting a ball FROM a riied gun. As
the the quotation marks are not perceptible
in the speaking the matter often passes for
original. But you can not help that. You
are speaking not printing, and the orator
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