The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-26
A CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENCY.

As he comes upon the Stage and as the
applause breaks forth he smiles. 1t
is pleased smile-properly speaking. a
grin. The grin of one To whom the
yellS of Murray fur Bill and the APP
plauSc of Il gallery is food aud drink
and raiment. Applause. of what kind
1t does not matter. is what the ma
iurc of the man thrives upon. The rec
ognition of him as great man. hero,
u dcliverer cannot hut make him smile.
He appreciates the joke.
lie compo>cs his features as he re-
members what Is expected of him. His
attitude at once suggests the hero of
the melOdrama-thc tank show He
looks this way. then that, and then to-
ward the part of his audience from
which comes the most hilarious demon
stration. He grins again. as he thinks
of his side of it, If the noise continues.
he turns To those about him and smiles
naively. But he is not afraid of IL.
The eyes glow and qualification shows
in every movement glance and action.
He is introduced aud stands erect and
again grinS. II is not the pleasing, dig
niiied acknowledgement in keeping with
the honor to which the man asprcs. but
the smile of the magician To the audience
that cheers because il is mystiiied. lie
raises II restraining hand to hush the
demonstration. The movement is grace
ful. nothing more. Like every gesture
he makes il lacks strength. The hands
are weak. hopclessly so. If the applause
continues. he waits, posing as II for the
camera. He is patient. A dignited
statcsmanS very presence would com
mand silence after the first burst of APP
plausc. II would not be necessary for
the great man Ia wait until every UNI
couth wit had made his joke. hut this
man lacks the dignity of the position.
He PLAYS for the gallery. and the gallery
whistles. stamps and claims him for ITS
very own. ,
lie begins his address with n we'll
turned sentence. which he knows will
please his audience. In fact. from first
Ia last il il his effort 10y Skillful re-
treats never to offend. He is capable OF
n fair flight in words. but ut no time Is
he an orator Al no time does he bring
f, known fact 10 the notice of his hear
crS: then an argument. then one condi-
tion. and still another. and then. as Il
climax. as one indisputablc. unansWcra-
bile declaration. rounded and iuli, guard
cd and protected by logic. launch II forth
M his listeners. His flight of words
alleged tn hr oratory--are made To divert
the mind from questioning his asscr-
tious He scars i'm an Oltburst, the
ground work of which Is as old rs the
human voice. to please the ear oi biS
listeners and keep their thoughts on The
wing. These flights appeal to all that
is emotional They are seldom original .
they express no new thoughts ana tue!
boar his trade mark. He makes asser-
tions while the audience Is under the IN
nuence of his hcroics. He pours forth
what he thinks. and declares IT to be
tr,to. hut when the time arrives in the
course of his remarks when the facts To
hack his assertions should be heard.
hchold another flight in Fourth OF july
fireworks.
Labor applauds itself. and this man
knows il. IIc recognizes that "sacrihce
"cruciird." ''downtroddcn, the pe"-
nlc." sweat of the face. and slmiiar
words and phrases arouse in the ordinary
audirnce an imperative desire to applaud.
For logic he uses hcroics. for argument
words used by truly great men, bul
which no more apply To his >uhjest than
to the crucilixion.
He compares himself to the Man OF
Galliec without II blush.
He dehcs facts rs AJAX did the hgh''
ming. -,
out of nothing: that miner Will he able
In got -, cents worth of metal coined in
IN 81 and i'm the same breath insists that
tho miner will sell that metal To anyone
who will huy il for - cents and give the
buyer the chance to make that proht
instead of himself. Why the miner will
sell M -, cents aud lose the coined proht,
he explains by highly colored account
of a crime which has nailed labor to
a cross of gold.
He refuses To believe that capital is of
any use except to starye and grind down
mankind.
Insipuations. that every man should
have more than enough in spite of his
hibits. his drunkenness or his IMPROVE
dcpcc. he lavishcs upon his hearers.
Declarations. that Il country * all
wrong which gives every man who will
work with head and hands q chance to
he above those who will not. he bclchcs
forth in torrents.
"NIy friends" he says. and advises
those to whom he applies the term as a
sane man would hesitate to advise his
worst enemy.
lie distributes chaff. coolly predicts n
manic. quotes the words of Christ as
glibly as the rowdy uses his name. and
having directed the eyes of his hearers
mnon n bubble which floats pleasingly
about. he says: III thank you
Paul Armstrong.