Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-03

10 Is easier TO C1lGA u hN0P0A
asleep than 10 interview one who
causes others to undergo the inter
viewing operation. But ! caught q
real live metropolitan editor the
other day ia most interesting fash
ion. We had driven out to Rock
Creek cemetery to SEQ the wonderful
statue BY ST. Gaudens that marks
The grave OF brilliant woman, aud
as we drove away | asked my escort,
Mr.. Horace White. one Of the editors
of tho New York Evening Post, what
10 thought OF tho silent bronze hg'
ure to which all Washington visitors
make pilgrimage.
1T seems 10 mo that 81, Gaudens'
statue represents Agnostlclsm II
seems 10 say 4 do not know
whether the.a Is a future state or
rot Ii there DO one. DO NOT know
what Is in Store for ms ~ any
event. am helpless; ~ resist Or
complain would bs useless That 10
all the statue says to me. ~ this 10
the artists conception il IL . work
81 genius Al all events s. Gaudens'
static OG Linc0ln. 10 LineOtu park.
Chicago. - MASTERPIECES. u has
brought Oul tho Inner thought Ot
Lincoln when about - address an
audience.
II saw him la that attitude man
times on tbs stamp Ia Illinois. ana
while never saw 80 uluea dlgnity
ana grace o. form as the artist has
depicted. IL Is nevertheless trJs aHl
artistic ia the sense already men
toned, It represents tbs tu04gbl
and purpose " Lincoln when en-
Gagged Id political debate THO
dsnr1 ID penetrated wlth .rI&l. hlsa
purpose and ruap0nBs6llisa tlueq.n
never within mY personal EnDa In4 Us
addressed az Aa4Geueu for tle p4r
pose Jt amustag Or entertaining
thea have read SONS og Ats
earlier speeches Ia which Aum9r ahs
tho most striking feature aut
have never sgsa u mAa whose sense
81 numur Was krnnrr bat AZ tAu s.ua
| speak 81. bis power " rsaseulsng
an opponent vas rarely exercised
When BIO presented himsets s. IA
audience seriousness wA5 To- All hts
ways Hn seemed u feel that All ~
said would have some influence apon
the nations fate Tits feeling uas
80 expressed Ia iacc and srslure
that his hearers wsrs punasrAtsd
with Il BY sympathy That Is uhy
say 81 Gaudeu's static ~ Lincoln
park Ii 40 Inspiration 10 has Z Gyuu
1t an expression Which will g0 down
20 posterlsy d tho iumoai tuougus
and purpose u tho mao iiucolu
"Dld yOp acco npaay Lincpiu on
this campaign 10 is5ss'
Yes, some body had 10 wrttg Il
up and ! was collected by tho editors
% tho Chicago Tribune Accord.
iugly ! presented mys5lf al the Hrst
meeting % bis regular eampalgH and
followed IA to tho end OF e1arsr.
the seven Joint debates. whore both
Lincoln and Douglas spoke. wurn g.
tended by great number ~ npwa.
paper meu from different parts 81
tho country. but tho auAiler aa~rt.
/ tngss ~ which Lincoln aiouu spoke.
seldom had any chrapic,or 1ut my.
self ] uotod then. a. remarkable
circumstance. and sslll consider ID
20, that Lincoln never repeated him.
self
Did he differ from Douglas ia
this respect"
"ics, oil the tlmn, Douglas acted
on tho baliot that the thing ~ antd
IN the beginning touched thy yttat
point and could not be repeated 500
often, and / don't know hus he was
right He certainly won the cam.
paign.
What Fas Doug as pleaar
"Fho people 81 tho territories haa
the right TO regulate thsir own dp.
nestle institutions Ia their own wRt
just a. the states mad
"LinCClns keynote. a house III.
vidod against Itself. etc., noyrr VA.
repeated By him unlnss asked for. 81.
cause tho people understood III Uc
launched upon . sea 81 debate rom
this point. while Douglas rspsa,s3
ono specch verbatim. except a. ~,
seven jeiHt debates
Ibid you compare tho two mon 5'r
Indeed ! did AIl NJ srppatbtea
were eullsted with Lincoln Tbfa
fact prodispOscd ms a. undcrrats
Douglas powers LooIsiHV bark.
ward. now think that Douglas IN.
tollectual gifts at least eqnaIed Lin.
coins. while his personal magnetism
and his power TO command men wore
far greater On the other hand. lin.
coins moral superiority was such as
to dwarf Douglas. Lincoln novor
could deceive anyone in debate mar
would no allow anyone TO DO deceived
II he could help IL Douglas was 4
master OF srickery. aud dealt il out
everywhere, at all times"
"Didnt he know how 60 30 hon.
estp" 80 - 70 non
The fact l. that Douglas was
riding two horaos at once North
and south. Deception was inevita.
bic " '''s -"
'Did you think Lincoln ugly phv.
sicallypi y 'ns
I'm room he was awkward.
When speaking his homeiy features
became animated and actually hand.
some. His action was anoulnr bnt
not nngracofil. Thou,,bt ,,a~t,t...i..