Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
PET PREPARATIONS.
Amusing Anecdotes of Several Well
Known Political Speakers.

Amusing Anecdotes Of Several Well
Known Political Speakers.
Senator Hoar was speaking in one Of the
Butler campaigns, says Washington letter
70 the Boston Advertiser. In beginning his ad-
dress one night, he had made an allusion to
the American flag, the pleasure Of seeing it
in foreign countries, and what a disgrace it
would be to have its promises Of truth belied
by the greenback The period was happily
received, and after being carefully devel-
oped was used once more in public speeches,
being reported naturally verbatim in some
Of the newspapers. One night the Senator
went down into Norfolk County intending
to use the flag paragraph as peroration once
more. He was introduced by lively young
man, one who made several compliment
airy illusions to what he had done in public
life and for the party. Finally he came to
the close. "Senator Hoar, who only the
other night said so eloquently, as you will
remember" - and then the lively young
man recited verbatim and entire Mr.. Hoar's
peroration making the point on the Amer
lean flag.
Governor Long had little bit of Just
such experience In the Garfield campaign.
The Governor had one pet section of his
speech, which he had wrought out with
care and patience, and which had been very
happily greeted, on the whole. He had en-
ployed it on two or three occasions, notably
at Augusta, when Frye, Hawley, Burrows,
Of Michigan, and others were present.
Later, he had an invitation to go to Michi-
gan to speak at Kalamazoo, Mr.. Burrows
home. The invitation was accepted and the
speech was made, being very cordially and
enthusiastically received. Mr.. Burrows
was absent, speaking in some other town.
When the meeting was over one of the
audience stepped up to Governor Long
and, after congratulating him on his effort,
said:
"If it isn't too impertinent, may ask IL
you ever used that peroration beforei"
"Yes, once or twice; perhaps moreP'
did you ever use it where Mr.. Burrows
was PRESENT."
"Yes; whyl'
"Well, he does not give it nearly 50 well
as you do"
Judge Devens and Judge Aldrich went
stumping together out in the western end
Of the State in the early Free-soil days, and
at one of their adventures another good
story runs. They spoke at Clinton one
night Neither Of them were judges then,
solemn and dignifed, portly. They were
active, energetic, alive with interest in the
struggle of the day. The day after the
Clinton meeting Judge Devens was found
enthusiastic.
GOOD morning; fine meeting" said he
Plenty of enthusiasm. was pretty well
received, il do say it. had one descrip-
ton which seemed to please them"
Then he went on to tell how he had COM
pared the rise Of the new party to Venus
coming from the sea The turbulent storm
Of old parties was cheering up, and from
the toll and turmoil was arising this beauti-
full creature.
The next night Judge Devens came out Of
the meeting disappointed, perturbed.
What is the troubled" asked some one.
TROUBLES i should say so. We went in
there and sat down, and that rascal Al
drich went coolly to the front and raised my
Venus from the seal"