The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-18

inprnssiom 1pon such men Us David Davis.
Norman Judge. David. Browning. and Lyman W,,,I,
r Tr%m'q n hi n ntfe'f IN Mr. nson
s MSs t. SO s,s sG sms saG m Roff"s
was understood. would be the candid i, ell, IN
case the Whg party Won ThcTS Is now som he
heads OF his associates and realized TINT II ne
sacrced thu senatGrship he mgs gem 1ed
rs II yhdse oeyer be CHOSEN
CHIEF Magistrate. Lincoln, therefore c lr,,
lenTsd Douglas to rppSle, ae pa Sormae
Old fremont House IN Chicago. When Doug
Witch VII Is"h hs riSnds sp da not sRsro they
said: This man Lincoln is too1 ne
has given you your onporrtnn t, ynon gtba asn
and replied: You do not, know this man. |
DO not court sch battle ASSURE y9a bs sn sSr yes
Of Joint debates. seven in nll; which have
become, historic. II WIS the fret sfir Innh
eS Of the IN ts
In 1t Lincoln won his hon9rs. When , II began gan
he was man not much Known know beyond S sn fes
the eyes OF the public everywhere were upon,
him Hero he displayed that almost IN inspired
saftSy Snd W ope wnS ne ed He
cornercd Judge douglas He compelled him
TO answer certain question. apd 80 to answer
i was bound to lose for him and his party the
Tho scenes at these seven Joint debates were
Campbell and Mckinley suggests these earle.
thronFs. excitement, and political enthusiasm.
Douglas, was superb less able . man than ma
he would have been completely routed. II was
The two debaters were their PARTIES ideals
and purposes pers3nifled. but Lincoln had
PLANTATION to mako before these audiences. In
It's results it was stupendous., lt9nd one, per-
assps T sas ts h
illinois campaign. and the North was bound to
political method. and stump speaking can
probably again never reach such n height as
Later Mr.. lincoln made two other stump
speeches. and these clinched his grip upon the
Presidential nomination.. He delivered one. In
house. divided against itself cannot stand"
and he then preceded by some , two months the
w hhshe was a his dsssnes S he
manner Of man he was. Lincoln came to New
cal address which amazed tho scholarly men
who sat upon tho platform by its dignity It's
profpndty Of thought its WS2der19 for foresight
Moreover, the scholars and the professional
orators Of New York were amazed by It's rh h.b
Which Mr.. Lincoln used the English language
Thus the stump had its hghost exemplifca-
ton in the career Of Abraham Lneon yctoso
upon the stu Winter Davis. schol-
arly. magnificent, passionate. whose career
Seat Sa Gorge f. "
Of the stump In ante, bellum days in Ohio. and
BY Of s
R !snSsn Batlinssne .H NsS Ensans Giant q
ago was the delight Of the New York DemOc-
racy. There was Gen. Garfield. who owes his
sai a hs syeT Joe uHT9a e
glorious typo, Of, what a stump speak
err should be: who, has been Representative.
ments on the stump: there is Blaine. magnifl-
cent when he faces vast audience OF his TEL
and otIsr Whes
names must come at once to the mind Of any
one who is thinking upon these things: But
aSne Is a d E%E f hs Pes S1os R
something OF sorrow and moro OF passion.
whose achievements upon the stump were
Even the enemies Of Roscoe Conkling admit
his power as stump orator. Men whom lie
their hate to their sense Of his capacity. Conk-
Ling was one OF the stump 0rat1rs who set fS
He eo aa set The ideals tSa q hs
ton tho armies Of his political adverse
power pow pS upon the stump. With the equities
81 mora[ites q Genk,inss career t iR
secreteof his power as stump orator II is
properto probe. and to expose # as the writer
recoilections OF those who knew him Intimately
career may find some lessons; NJ. conkling
tainly made orutor When he was some 10
years Of age he attended school in this city.
Icy had heard o'conneii and some OF the other
instrnetion With ilustra lions TAKEN from thss
With his broth eso Goi Fred conkins. who
recently died. and they used to practise
Srten in tke eentSry tie AFT *
he Rs9 deySted several t. ths
English poets. committing many passages to
memory. He used to sayin aIter life thaf Il he
Thurman and Charles Francis Adams and
Charles Norton Elliott asserted was his gift, he
owed it entirely f. hts intercourse With these
ho began practising speaking while dressing.
He would repeat poems. or extracts from
being. specially careful Of his eIooution and
studying the effect Of yarioqs intonations ex;
asy rS hS Eept I'd
With such training as this. Conkling, when no
was Il, was we'll equipped for the career which
the stump tSS secure such ohhonors, and
ago, ho made a, stump speech for the
Wing party. His first important stump speech,
however. was made In 1852 for Gen. Scott. II
has all OF tho Conkling earmarks although 1t
does not compare in power and wit with some
OF his later addresses. He was then q rather
awkward and even hesitating speaker. He had
not accustomed himself to natural use OF his
hands and arms. but his speeches brought him
going to Congress before he was 80 years Of
age.
During his career In Congress Conkling
and increased his reputation as
speaker only by the most arduOus toll. He
acquired after the utmost discipline the art OF
uttering his speeches 80 that while they were
seemed to be the inspiration of the moment,
His littlo tricks. designed to increase this i'm
preston: were masterpieces Of acting. He had
also by fatiguing drill 30 learned to control
his voice that 1t became an impressive and
beautiful instrument to aid him. He would
sometimes work for hours that he might coin
nm epigram or add to his vocabulary OF sar-
casnl. and he rolled upon his recollections of
the poets for aid In this regard.
In 1872 Conkllng undoubtedly delivered his
greatest campaign speech, and the recep-
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