The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-31
CAMPAIGN WORK.
Printed Matter Against tho Eioaucnce o.
Oral speech.
ISnecial CorreSponlence. Z

NEW Yo.:R, Oct I5.-The enormous in
crease in she use Of printed matter in 20
hticsl campaigns has caused some of I'll,
politicians who have shown great skill il
the management Of canyaSses 10 be q
opinion that the time is near at hand wheI
campaign literature will practically sup
plant the stump. In fact, in two cam
paigns recently ended the battle was main
ly fought, Sc Tar As appeals 70 the pHhliS
were concerned, with literature sent TO the
voters. In Vermont no speeches. with oae
TO Two exceptions, were made, and ye,
public interest was so stimulated that 9
very large vote was polled- In Maine 5hc
Prominence OF ex-Speaker Reed and the
desire 70 hear Mckinley caused these two
distinguished public men 10 appear upon
the stump, Sl,t the battle Us whole was
conducted by the agency of the printing
press, supplemented, OF course, by the
proper work Of organization.
Ia New York state, where a very excit-
Ing political battle is 20 be fought. the
amount of campaign literature 10 be sent
out 10y either party Will be enormous liz
will consist of speeches. letters OF Presi-
! dent Cleveland, carefully prepared state
ments made by those who are skillfui in
arranging campaign material, and IL IS
expected that every voter in the state will
have laid before him a large quantity of
documents OF this sort
Nevertheless, while the use Of camTaign
Z literature has been very greatly increased
in the past few years, it is not likely eve.
10 supplant wholly the spoken word The
printed argument may convince, but the
platform speech VIII sometimes persuade
when logic feiis TO convince Campaign
speaking, however, OF today Is nog exactly
what IL WIS before the voters were fur
nished with so much Literature There
are today comparatively fewer men who
are distinguished rs stump speakers than
there were 20 years ago. Before the war,
anC, in fact, for Z little while after il was
by means OF the stump that ambitious
men mounted TO places Of political prefer
ment. Therefore stump speaking was a
most carefully studied and cultivated art
Such men as Tom Corwia gave as deep
thought TO the peculiar methods necessary
to make "a stump speech that woHld sue
cessfully appeal aS Wendell Phillips did to
the preparation of his addresses Both of
these men, in fact, prepared themselves
III manner almost identical Neither
ever used notes, and with one or two ex-
captions there does not exist a speech Of
Phillips in his own manuscript. Yet
when he WIS upon the public streets or
travelling h was constantly thinking Of
the arts by which he could persuade an
audience and was even formulating his
addresses. Corwin studied his crowds and
his methods with d patient care as did
Phillips, and he therefore gained the rep
utGtion, at least in the west of being the
most pleasing stump speaker III his Cener-
alton.
Mr. Conkling gained his first fame az q
stump speaker He was only a little past
II when nc delivered his first address but
be then, a. he always did. carefully prepar-
ed il and committed il % memory He
also, when he had n number Of speeches 70
mako in campaign, prepared variations
from the first speech 50 that IL would not
appear that he was limited To a single adj
dress. The late Senator Nye, who was
one of the most delightful witty and sue
cessful Of stump speakers also bestowed
great study upon that art, and IL was bis
skill upon the stump which at last brought
him to the United States senate. GcFrit
Smith, famous years age as one 81 the an
tislavery leaders, was a wonderful speaker
upon the stump, anG he had o voice which
in power, melody and delicious intonation
has been compared even 70 that Of Glad
stone and as n morc perfect organ OF speech
than that OF Phillips.
In these later years other influences than
the stump have made IL possible for men
20 succeed in politics, 20 that the number
Of those who have wide distinction and
who are capable OF drawing immense
thrOnRs 20 hear them seeins 20 20 growing
smallcr each year
There is great demand from al parts Of
the country for the presence of Mr. Reed,
and thai is not wholly Que 70 curiosity to
see him. He has van wide fame a.
most adroit and captivating stump speak
Pr, and that he has the natural power Of
} true orator is indicated by the fact that
be sometimes docs not prepare hi. speech
IS. rclyin~ ,pcn the inspiration q the mo-
Icnt, an that sometimes VIXEN be has
prepared one he abandons h when he takes
.lc platform, some new thought being sfg-
rested 70 him as ne stands facing his au-
Hence, and then there fellows a speech
which charms bis audience. That IVES the
iase "A few years ago IN Boston.
Bourko Cochran is almost 80 widely
ought a. j. Mr. Reed, and that g. heoause
2 his brilliant midnight speech az the
,hicaEO convention IL has been called q
peoch which said more and Accomplished
ess than my addrcss delivered under sim
lar circumstance, although that was also
aid II Mr.. EvEIts' speech a. tie Chica-o
onvention q 1850 in which be placed
'oyeTn0r Seward IN nomination for the +
resideHcy- Mr.. Cochran = spoesh IN Chi.
ago ia lSG@, it f. generally believed, wus
1spiFed by the mighty eEcifeFucnt Il the ,
loment- That T. nos exactly tvHe, since
= day O. two be had made practically
be same appeal q certain delegations ,
hon b. desired - pe-sEacc
Colonel f.5iovs ~ view T1Ti- - = stump ,
baker much sought. and b. has The M
I've g-fs= ~ true orator - tnat klnd
.e nsFcr p-rpare his sp4geii~s ard ire
rent-y mounts ths glaffDrn W.th0ut any
la q what be j. 20 say Ncklpiey. q :
Iursc s spesse. who commands The +.
7c1ite-f 'S-uvas svhe-uyNT - go--s ard bls ?
rcr,i j. probably unique IA one Yrsr~ez, 4
ID that > Ia fi- aETnbcT q sr<zches &C. !.
versc upon Consecutive days in = singis !.
.DTass, an Intellectual ard phgssoai g ,
= which he has r1a5e 81 thrse rrncnt !,
nvasses probably vGn0us eaEai- Tt :,
iiy s7fsren- effect Dpr- iirB vzs siigAt y
1-kln@-s IN hiz vs.-s fo-Tarrs ftse cir-- 81 =
e cas8paIgn- J. J. EDEAEDz
Somewhat In The szr-ss I4ss-