The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-03

o. the United States today there are 70 be
found quito as worthy examples Of excel
lent literary style as may be discovered in
books. senator Lodge is one Of those COM
parativcly few members Of congress whose
names arc familiar 10 university students.
He is known 20 them not SD much as a
public man. or even as "a littcrateur who il
taking an active part in national lcgi,la-
ton as hc is as awritcr of the biographies
Of distinguished Americans.
When Mr. Lodge entered public life.
some curiosity was manifested hy those
who had admircd his literary work respect
ing his ability TO adapt himself To that
form Of public speaking which is necessary
for q man who appeals Tor suffngos 10
adopt, and the best opinion of literary
men now Is that If the young senator's
public addresses have any fault 10 is that
they are better fitted 20 De read than to be
pronounced.
Mr. Lodge friend, Theodore Roosevelt
Of New York. Inns had "a career somewhat
likc that which the senator has made his
own since his graduation from college
Roosevelt is "a man of inherited wealth, like
Lodge, of very strong literary inclination
WHO plunged iufo politics almost immcdi-
btcty after Doe lad taken bis degree lie
lpocchcs i'm tho New York legislature. in
the Chicago convention Of lsSf and when
be was candidate for nayor of New York
had all the quality of col.nquialism short
inci-ive sentences and plain diction which
are perhaps most potent In such emergen-
tlcs
Af;crward Nr Roosevelt took up the lit
erary pen and, like senator Lodge became
historian, although bis histories relate 10
the iopmeut Of the western country,
wherea, Nr lodr are mostly bioZraph
ical. Mr Moicor. rho Junior senator from
Colorado. is u mau OF highly cultivated
literary tastes. hut thlt has only baen made
apparent iu public -pecChcs loT Dee hH- writ
ten nothing for publication. Mo,cott vas
IN college at Yale when Lodge was "a -fu-
dent lt Harvard some 80 years ago. and the
TWO lud- who wore HfterHarl TO meet IN
the nat. chrmler did meet on tho occa-
sion Of tho college games in friendly ri
yalry then.
There BIAS been n literary circle,
good deal n comparative e..uiaatiou ~
Oh" speeches az senator Lodge ono senator
IuL One Wa, l.tu b.u % luyary and
with every adYaafuv. at Del. ilad re
could laFc lived o li1e of peaceful literary
delight hut Lc lcittiEt o young American
oarH. fl cl son athiug moro .Hau tlat
i.ipra d.. went into rnI-ic ia Tho
o...r ,sl- BORN fo hardship Ile bad bias
htt'" schooling ILo vice president q one
10 t.. I'm aI.r railway sy-f.m.0t tHn Unit
,I -'a-. Whn. H- 90 Young Ilu. uas in
bu-ina- ia 500 HfIa bsyLaod L0mr. re-
member. t.u -a4 bright eyed. lulu -ious
l.f. W.1 H-I ar.aslolally 90 500 apples
ur4 uH1 in" .ud 'ien la..rif O. .wrr, 10
tLr oii..s inwiIoh th- yopnrman was Dlu-
UI0f.d I.rr- newer was Time from the
o. tlIf .a 'Ne- d. yt--s oId whom De- tid
nos lasa Fl. Er.-.. for li. os.u sup.lrt DE
f.ralr.. iLD L.dJe upon public ra-
r,r a.I h.-u cxacilv iEr thr mor. r4r-
f.I.a'e N.,.i"nl.. ts Fo4th. in fhc l.li--
iuIra rWrH-- li. trained himself 800
gua. nat hy study BOO thr riD-ots or much
stu'r of ti' laL- lut Ly landing fn-r 10
ia'' Daiare httl, groups ~ DIS fellow citi-
o.
4.f h'InH tar trimming ot these two
MDn. r.9-. uln aro f.uG ~ making lunlv
e- pl public pecahe. viii fua indication
OF thHf training hy comparing tine speech
delivered hv senator lHl which has a..
cn-iuurd 800 mueh cufum. with That ono
delivered hy SENATOR lu1n. fhe dHy fgllnv
in-. The literary rtaria ~ .ro D. matched
/ by Che logical .epmeuf OF ideas t.l
gefDd hF tle other conc rtD,g. thr lInI.-f
I polish Hua rs-lr0r l.tDr.y form. thco....
revealing fn,s nf fIl-,.r I.. u,ll i-lutff.l
/ erlLel-- .-a l.,ch which SOIL rrYfah.F Ia-
/ COINS .4.ll.IH.ni lfI tDIs doubt .ll ss...fH
F Or -eu-lHr hii r...d Writ biography
Z wll.u seoul. latU t.c literary rluIm aau
I ptrmrn. nor which SIR Iadr. las rI...u H.
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