New-York tribune., 1896-10-04
question that h. rarely fail. of accomplishing his

question that he rarely fails Of accomplishing his
II is TO this skilful management of his audience
the tact shown In pacating his hearers In advance
Of al. statement OF principes-thc shrewdness
that will move them most potently, and the conse-
quent appeal to those motives that Mr. Bryan
speaker.
NOT A GREAT VOICE.
There have been orators in our era whose
voices alone sufficient TO sweep men from
their feet. Wendell Phillips one Of them
With these men Mr.. Bryan cannot stand. He has
not remarkable voice 1t is clear still. even after
the tremendous strains to which 1t has been ex-
posed in his campaign OF out-of-door speaking. ~
the Tammany Hall meeting he was SO, 80 hoarse at
first that he was audible only with diriculty; put
off and every word that he spoke was heard But
his voice has not the trumpet ring that, rising 10
heights OF crystal and descending 10 asp'ns s 1a
wonderful music.
on the contrary. Mr. Bryan's utterance is some.
what monotonous. 1t runs along for phrase on
phrase the same pitch. Mr. Bryans speech Is
comparatively slow. each phrase being se2sraie1a
Yet 1t Is rot this that makes him s SO easily
air heavy p%sating blow and sets it vibrating
to the furhest corner Of The hall In when tne man ,
lips more rapidly than another. They come forth
with almost rhythmcal regularity-at the same
Sentence the inhs elton generally rises Each sen.
ence appears to be carefully before nra S
seems to he confused In his thought. and the
sentence ends IN a couple of loose. disjointed
clauses. In such cases the confusion IL generally
emphasized by rather wild gestures with both
to the desire to crowd too much into one sentence.
and it is of the worst features of Mr.. Bryan )
delivery.
WORDS THAT DO NOT BURN.
1t is a noticeable fact that almost never. at least
I'm the speeches the candidate has made In the
East do his words come tumbling one over the
other clearly. yet fervdly and ardenly. as II the
orators brain all afire with thoughts that
must gain utterance. The intent Of the man. judg-
ing from his words. is to fire the minds OF his
hearers against imaginary oppression but his
tongue not TO be fitted for the task. or else
his conscience rebels at the last moment against
his brain and will not give free rein to his tongue
to say such things as 1illman says.
On the other hand, Mr.. Bryan's facial expression
tions he may have performed in the West he has
abandoned here Almost every one of his gestures
Is appropriate and descriptive. He does not ges-
ture for the mere sake of moving his arms Every
that are leaving his tongue. He constantly shift :
his position the platform. walks from side 10
side with every turn OF his speech. looks from side
to side almost with every sentence. Yet everything
Is done quietly and impressivey. The massive
head Is not shaken violently and the black hair is
not disarranged. Only the deep-set eyes gleam
hercely from time to time and often al the end OF
a sentence the thin wide lips are drawn back
sharply the teeth
This is how Mr. Bryan has lately appeared in the
best. and which gave him the nomna ton-ta liking.
He certainly displays skill in managing an audi
ence but he does not possess in their fulness the
characteristics of the great orator