New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-04-04

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oRlYORs i 3 Or TORY


Orator Ike tho Poet i Born.
Art Cannot Die While People Love Earn
estness, Truth and Beauty
sasf / talk about orators and oratorY q
II all' said Col. Ingersoll ssit is with thu
{ distinct understanding that I shallnot B,
brought into the subject il any way MA
App9ec iating the situation ] gladll.
agreed to this. Like many others i hae
been charmed 81 Col IsgsFsolrs slo
quence, even whom I coald not fall il
with his nothoas 81 reasoning, and
knew no E1oa sepld avovon,ssch : pos
ition e ) pablie apesher VIE had moi
carefully staAisl Ne lines 81 the men
wher, ne vsrld ,has leaa REGARDED e
nsstoss 81 tho =. Of persuasion
'Hoe an no ;ss 8 dehnstisn of ora
tory, but i is impossible to giyesan e1-
act deaoitloa to thing which itself is
uHtronzoAsA by rules, 20 I must rather
dncziko II, as Z tkink ii ISL The Col
onel withdrew bis eItinguished cigar
from bis lips and with his eyes still on
the ceiling, and with all the rich charm
that dissiag aishes his voice on the plat
form, continued sOratory is the perfec-
ton Of thought and expression of log
ic, Of personal presence, Of voice, and
gesture. The great orator idealizes all
he touches. trnnsfgsres the common and
changes the meanest metal into gold. He
is a creator. he is candid, sincere, poet
ic, winged with imagination, sympathet-
ic, persuasive, convincing and almost ir-
resistable.n
IF we believe the legends connected
with tho grcat orators Of antiquity, De-
mosthenos, fsr, instance, and Of some mo-
dern oacss." Issid, s:tho impression is
forced o. % list The gift, if gift i be,
is duo largely 70 cultivation through pa
tienco end practice, like many Of the sis-
tor artst'
rs nca has moro respect for patience
and proctice, that is Tor hard conscient-
1eaa vork, than nyse.f' replied Colonel
3 Ingssooh. q oTk, No nat - tho neutral
.apsi ada il, sssslu u. ssoental t. ths
greatest ascccsA. Hat whom yor ak me
if the gift Of eratsry abe ecqrired, ]
say emphati ally, mol Capacity eaanet
be acquired. By long study and esrsful
practice men can become good speakers
but not orators. By stud ing the Laws
of comp position and the rules Of synta1
and prosody, men can acquire wonder,
full skill in rhyming, but net Ill the &C
quired laws aud rules in existence cal
! ever make them poets. a man migA
learn all the drills aud master all tina
has been written on the art Of var, oat
have even q sublime courage, and ye
never succeed as soldier. The school
and the training can CIV, nothing.
Il do not undertake. them, but IL
they can do, At the most, il . develop
the brains and apitud,, we Aaya. Bdu
cation does lst naan : giving q any
thing its esynolegi sigAiaca1os 81 Z
draw out. Poets, W are told, and II j
true, ara born, not made, and g Il s Wit
the orator. Il Ae hays not Tho brains :
the master, tanning can asvsr teach Ain
how to reach and stir The hearts 81 mcr
The great orator IS : genius. He iss
great artist and The most potent q 4
while exerting his influence. ltb word
he paints pictures that glow II the brail
and set the most prosaic heart throb
bing. He chisels statutes with sounds
His voice is music that thrill q and stirs
i and moves to resistance, to laughter, D
to tears. he Is : great master Of light
and shades, and he illustrates III thsmos
vivid contrasts. Like the great painte
be knows the full value of color III
wit IS keen, quick and to the point N,
Ike the lighting's flash Il Lights Up d
about i. His hulnor Is genial 81 Ii
light Of the harvest moon when itcatche
y q Gimp Of he setting SUI, md ban
IS ishes she chad ii = twill ht ot GLOW
ing beauty Pathos IS Bis, and he Il MAJ
ter Of and helds the key % The fountai
Of tears. u his deft hands scorns become
8 powerful weapon IS tho denunciatio
q wrong and the positi 81 fraud. a
i TIE magic ian who sway y, tbe hesl,
and the mind y. men to bis own moosi
ho vi deny that, nth this wonder
fnl power, he8 il not = genius lth 8
Innate ftt hat trail re- na I ia proyeo
hamper but n hich it can never yholl