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no was scarcely 40 years OF age. and made him
the candidate OF one wing OF his party when he

tation on the stump. and gained thereby what
man, 80 swarthy, OF COMPLEXION that he was
soY9ctimes mistaken nj, for an Indian or Span
poet. although not ,rhymster; Ho knew the
It's fHd
poets and found that. like himself, Conkling
the English poets. On ono occasion, during a
lo sat n tS Fl y &S sT e
great es
woand He had an rresstbie impuss to ! use Sc
when when Tom Corwin was announced to 81 speak i
tho vast crowds which assembled from miles
around to hear, him expected to be amused
mimic. and In his addresses. violating all Of
tho prescribed rules Of rhetoric. he became
stump TroagIt him hish honors., He was
SnG he failed the hcnor on
% S thu Ho s ielt 6is Hotssi saresP
Wit Wit and his reputation as = hnmorist.. -
In the summer OF 1879 Gen, Garfield was
@ s M hs fHs SRs
narrated some "reminiscences OF Corwin. whom
hS REGARDED q. ths most Originating OF =. ths
that the best service Corwin had ever done for
him was contained in a bit Of advice When
for a e. career he had some notion Of attempting
to write hum orous sketches. and he spoke to
SGGg!t rs s'nst nGss sfne sdrs s$
TOR a man who proposes to undertake any
have to Suffered KAT m,se
The people know ne soa as fbb nn fellow. and
ws d aaea ssS that
thu Gyce went he not IL
tie H soundness Of it. Sunset Cox had a similar
impression.
LINCOLN As A STUMP SPEAKER.
Probably the most successful stump speak
Of is5s. It's Mr. Blaine; opinion that Linz
pementcd as they were by several other ad-
ssssssr HSs as5s;s: WITH w.
ppkhen e Douglas not only. served to
crystalllze the somewhat struggling. elements
to enable it to enter, upon national canvass
three years later with every promise Of sue
but n lis s to nee Mr. e9 n the
dinariiy successful outside Of these consider.
ations e STUMP s spsHnksrt H. too: had
ter. Moreover. he had the eiit q homoly PIT
OF expression. which. perhaps. has never been
elualled by stump sneaker He could take
sa put # his
was able to understand It.
Charles sumner would hardly be called
addresses on the stump which had powerful
potbcad They were
"a. About 20, the time the war broke out and for
Henry bvs re
and q HIS
that hat o! the fery Orator. He Was '' fierce Ts
H. was f9T n vim
peete head n physqa BEAUTY his S" Charm ,ef
south Of Mason and Dixon's line. Mr. Davis
his legislst action. but his power was con.
fessed. A very brilliant future was predicted
for him. but he was cut of in his prime.
AFTER THE WAR.
After the war cnme new generation of
early as 1876 had gained national fame He
was an impressiye sneaker on the stump. His
vast throngs mainly through his intellectual
S 81 tho
country than Gen. Garfield.
o amcs VIE SneS s Ssat
s oTHt s ws1 OF G
iightful. and for some ton. years no stump
speaker could draw larger throngs especially
His brilliant intellect was obscured. however r.
and he died utterly unconscious Of who he
was or what his victories had been.
Carl Schurz on the stump as in some respects
the, most marvellous achievements Of the
se No IN Els has 81 s
English and Sen thai Is ali the
sword Of En- giish until he was u years Of r age.
Many OF the best judges agree in the opinion
teiectual. Impressive, and seductive Of ali the
STUMP speakers Of this generation. His Gu;
Il Better nj esrs T IN
and . Major; General o., Volunteers: The State state
to the Senate. and Rutherford b. Hayes called
him to the Cabinet for the same reason,
fed is that since the days Of, the war they are
hs a5ess stump tfnt party has pro-
Academy Of Music IN New YSEk at th% opening Ing
then only AZ years Of age. He spoke for nearly
four hours. and the speech is to be accepted
E1Saes biz ss sss s1es .Sa e
the speech. the vast audience seemed unaware
Of the lapse Of time. The speech, was printed
In pamphlet form and circulated by hundreds
OF Thousands as q cam paign document After
ward Mr. Conkling made another notable
speech In philadelphia. recorded by many as
Of 1880 he made three speeches In Ohio under
such. extraordinary circumstances that the
events have become Traditional. Gen Gar
together with ono delivered by Con. Grant at
campaign for the Presidency.
MI: Blaine az atump speaker has sug-
attracted. especially IN the campaign Of 1884;
imgelleSS, by the same desire which wa. %
hear Clay. The crowds wanted to see Blaine.
They wanted to get near him. Il was the pecp-
power Of oratory that Influenced the throngs.
ferent from that which eh.racterized Copk-
siastic; ineislye;, Conkling was Impressive.
tie. and Words same from Ills lbs In snperb
rhythm and delicious melody. ,Conklipg, in;
spnrovai; Blsins co%manded an sction and
that quality which. when displayed In a SOL
dier. would lead an army to follow into for