The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-29
THE LAND OF STORIES.
ROBERT GRAVES THINKS THE
SOUTH HAS BEEN MISNAMED.

where Political Campaigning Is an
Orgy of necdotes.
Robert Groves IN NetD York Advertiser.
The south Is famous as 'the land Of cotton. II
But this is not, it's true, lis correct appella-
ton. 1t should be known as "Ths land of
stories.n The stories Of the souths Their
name is legion. They meet you ct every
surn; the first and last man you meet tells
Won story and every man between; you
| oeu stories on the cars, in the stages, at the
hotel dinner tables, in your friends houses,
everywhere.
In the southland stories are both native
and exotic; hey grow wild es weeds, and
are as carefully cultivated as the cotton
rfsalf Ii only there was bale of cotton
for every story, how rich the south would
/ bei Every true southron is q natural story
Taller OF course, some are more gifted 1
tins directlo than others. but be who has
little natural gift FaDidly acquires the art
by contact and imitation. Not to he able to
tell stories Ia the south is TO be noAody, a ID
as for pubic life. one who spins no yarns
draws no fat official salary.
Political campaigning in the south is au
orgy OF story telling. he man who causes
the most laughs gets the most votes. OF
course southern audiences, like audiences
4 everywhere, want some logic from their
chief value Of argument is pretext for the
4 introduction Of the Inevitable illustrative
story. " henever the southern cam
palRper asserts, My opponent says the
n protective ,eriff has helped to make tn 8
e count prosperous" or cites any other
& declaration made by the opposition speaker,
81 the audience settles back il expectat. on .
n knowing full well the orators next words
"a will be- THAT reminds me Of a man down
81 in Talapoosa county" ETC., and then-the
story.
Some campaign spseches in he south are
mere strings Of stories joiHed together like
M the links of a bologna sausage, with a
few sentences of argument. Such was the
speech which MIR. Peek, tbs recent third
81 party candidate for governor Of Georgia,
q prepared for campaign uses year or { y, o
ago. 1t was well received Big crowds
81 everywhere laughed and shouted at Thad's
"a stories. His march through the state was
8 ole Of triu nph.
Isl Finally, the opposition managers con.
81 ended it was lime to clip Mr. Peek's wings,
~ and to the difficult task OF bringing that
gentleman down they assigned Tom Nor
wood, who used TO have a seat IN congress,
but who gave it up to follow literature
In the south a campaign meeting is called
"sspeaking," aud every public speaker is
called all OrALor-whether ne is or NOS doesn't
at all matter.
So "a speaking" was arranged at which
Peek aud Norwood were to divide time !"
that is hold a joint debate. Norwood didn't
30, h,t ha had haord . I9,.i. : - ~ ~ ~ 40
orant,s s4orias "a - 80 s'. u!S
train, en- route for ''the speaking" happy
idea came to The ex-congressmau's mind
Ii "By the way, Peek" he said, as they sat
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that M Norwan1 .honid 80 ,ha a., 80.
and his onI.nnsns fnloSg Norsnad - h aou.
nv ,avioo that he knesS mis- bsa,avs Ala 80.
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tue ReneFai nerrment whlch IL ELECTED. In
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tbero ,1as ~ ,os,.a.o 20 Us uolNeIeu CuaC
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s Fla,ninS, A., r. Al tns Soutn
Ois fa+niIts - So ~. Vi q noeeu oeor-
Of tba $40 0I ~. ~ ao, sne ueA. governor
ono NJ yhs hast =, ~. 10 velio anu
N cnrb &c ~. ,ti' 'o'os was uset I9cenIIy
faon byse+c,;p, r.. a. Tuo nau
Goiored man was charged with stealing
X Young LAWYER who had few hr;ass Tba
trial came on. the eviuence was heard and
though the attorney for the defense made a
great show of Observation-Disclosures and in
dulged in tremendous firnts of o1atorv in
his address TO the iurv. mo donht Of his o,,iIt
renal ed, and without leaving their seats
the GOOD man and trns hroI'abt r. tbair 9a..
dicr.