The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-22
kersoll Says Goed Speeches
Are Never Improaptu.
rlooueNce FROM THE HEART,
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- Kt0[s4&< - As<~a8 - 49, - hA4&S3b 49,
<robjs, = Il keeps him conssantiy occupied
n s6ords him scarcely any leisure. even
- fAat sort of mental recfeat3on 70 which
n = dsvc1sdly attached
r 4 extremely fond Of pictures, music,
- h arts. and stflI nnds most exquiiss
nntal delight in The study Of shaksspsrs
- ~ reading Of Burns poems Whenever
- en- gpare few moments' teisurs in tie
nuunins % give 10 such recreation. His
rrnc1ico h Of that desirable kind which, In
rroppgtjo0 20 it, necessary Withdrawal of .
1esedfionsr from IL public eye. b prod
80
Isb II ~ practice Of whst = known -
ommsrciaI law. and principally In the ~
Io6(ou q counselor rather than of IN IT
1rny. thst Mr. IngefsoIi's time IL almost
mtiroiy given. For that reason, hs ID NOT
"a . much By othsr lawyers - - would
= 4 ~ had more Of an attorneys business.
n h the reason why Colonel ineeTSoil
~ eivsn ~ people Of New York no ~
~ Isvslations Of his oratorical gift Only
~. ~ ~ appeared bslors them - An
errIee. and that Vas In the congeniaI 6eld
E bemorial csstcry. and whsn he pro-
neuneod - Grafton in memory q Roscoe
csntline.
corogEE TxsEnssLL on onAronH.
- Colonial Ingsrsoll day or two go,
M - vas dispossd - say something
akout nodern oratory. The subject VS.
samagted BY tie unusually poor reports
ukieh ~ local press he'd given Of Decor
saien ~ addresses. both in New York and
nmy plooos elsewhere. As Colonel Inger-
ull1 Indianapolis address In 1876 b r.
enrded = The model Of Decoration day ora
~ and has gone into the school books -
aooocfmen Of chasta and exalted sloquencs,
q eoanod 10 me that perhaps he might b
vnfnG 70 say somsthing both about the
unnaR - adopted In composing this "a.
tse0weli = upon ths general subject Of
~ uemoFiai oratory.
~ - him that thsrs prevailed . gen.
81 - that the Indianapolis address
- 0yQomptu. or q least extsm p0rane-
- oblonsi Ingersoll said that this opin-
~ ~ entirely wrong and was - incor-
M y fega,d 70 has addresses - Il Was in
mCng1 = any speech or specimen Of ora
~ which was thought worth preserving.
~ -, and I quote his language from
uemosy. but still with sufficient accuracy:
1Aess b no such thing - IN sstemporsnsous
oeese. 81 courss. mean by that an sddssss
v11eA commando attention and respect 1hers
nevR was and there never win b - Ina
bonpts speech OF course. ! know hat some
.essd az, vid c ssssnsios md which e are spsrssd
- nssurs Of thfnss this l. imposdbie; II ron
enalyss Z great speech and consider what .
thing o impromptu osstory IL impossible.
% All ei.cs .sssss. s.siine dssp snd s:srnsi
= thought which d cspabls q PRODUCING cor
1SDp0ndingly great emotion end sentiment in
- mind Of thoes who hear 10 spoken. There
1bss. the thought cannot help being sincere. Il
osasrcr hes conceivsd t. and 70 NO really great
eeation hes ever besn delivered which did not
spring from the heart Of him who spoke t.
sn' pess .a :
end turmoil Of the soul The operation Of con-
oefuctinR o. composing . speech which 10 truly
Rsai = precissiy similar 20 that which enables
a Win he painters Irush uron ssnvsa The
making Of eroaf speech b Ike the formulating
& aersat painting. Sec how the operations are
nI's ss ..n ne pa,sssr sssssive; srsss ruth
anelirea OF nature and Of calling inio being the
b11llmest emotions Of the human intellect. he
Akss bis palette ard his ksush. and with innn-
~ senvas the thought which 10 In hts mind
He lebou over II patiently. sffeetionasely. his
Noo1e soal wrapped up in the desipe 70 expsess
. - sullsst that idea or emotion which Il In
~ hart. Sometimes IL 10 thu labor Of ycsrs.
Sonceto nhadings. strong. vigorous strokes. .
eeaance of technical rules II need Be-. In order
0sseey the more s,ronsly to bring out the idea
VIII The supesb delicacy which truth and love
eompei and In this way the painter Of Lass pro-
decee upon canvas that idea which VS. born
vshin him and which MAKES clear to men fof
q time the power the beauty. the strength. the
Uy0ltufaS OF that enneepti0u
Nov that Il precisely what the man who II 70
e.nvef an Grafton must do. II be 10 true % hiIa-
~ and II he woula make the impression OF the
- = Il exis's In him clear. strong. persuasivs
80 Misunderstanding In those TO whom he 10 20
elecloee y 81 means Of word ptcsurea For .
essss erstion. . true erstion IL but the painting
e1ih that u In IL viii b suggested - impresk
MY and - surely, IL the speaksr he's been true
ghinscif. - does the wonderful painting upon
ou - n,,s sca ses ..s met ssnes
eaes of their nature stirred within them. Nov.
vnen We consider that II Is with such methods
NJ that the true Grafton II perfected and de-
vefed TO the hearsrs II Is easy "a see that II 10
Mpoesthle 10 formulate 10 while man 10 stand
II pon his feet and 70 create on the instant
- deliver thoughts by wosd Of mouth which
~ stand the t<st which makes OF breaks sn
Waaorfcai effort
Colonel Insersoll ,aid these words with
aueh OF that fervor and earnestness which
enGnxnlsh him IS IN orator. The ~
arts themselves might hr We bean called .
utus fmpromptu Grafton. delivered on the
scekrston Of the moment. and YET they
eiastrzted the forcc OF the assertion which
= made. Tor IL was plain that he had
Soueh, much and deeply upon this sub
- and had in reality already composed
= Grafton In which the central thought
sas the idea expressed above. / asked
im u there we're not in his experience.
~ IN his own career and in listening 10
great orations Of others. some other
yoanncatioss than those of which he had
Tossn. He replied that there certainly
vers. He said
nsaAes not only the power Of composing IN
SeSon. but the exr~rience which comes rom
- practice and patisat labor in improving be-
me crater has delivered himself If his best
matter Of experiences. there 10 Q great
- nat An orator nrst learn. and must
- y practice. bow 20 formulate HE thought
voras 80 that IL shall reach the audsenes or
- We reader with the best erect There
PC faies for such practice. each man must
rers sni ne for himself: he muss learn by expe-
1ssss ne can acquire the ars of preparing ana
s.4.ssnnx great orasion only after many and
es friah II he possesses the gift he viii
Ssosr ot later be taught BY his own futaisive
I'D every ease
saad 10 him that his remarks seemed TO
n counter 10 the opinion which has al
49, prevailed. that wehster's greatest
saon-thas one which he delivered Ia re-
70 hayne-was practically an i'm
eapsu speech, IS bat o single night in
sned between Haynes fiery orasory
eosters great reply. IL VAS also .
OF history that during that night
49, kr had made an effort TO compose his
In answer 10 this. Colonel 5nSer-
VA that the popular impression In
eaai: oukt ns
.ey. The speech when we read nov srsnos IN
nousn IL Is in spirit. the acdrpsS Ehica
yAils delivered He spens many cays
- ,nnly revtslas aa3 writing cat the sv.ecch.
- - f0eashed speeeh il wshxt~r,s reyssson
~ ine artuai speech heard In the senate