The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-05-28
Fun on the STUMP.


they ever were. The wit of tho speaker Of
today may BIO q shade sharper and finer
than In tho robustuous days Of old, but
the happy allusion and tho we'll pointed
anecdote still catch tho crowd. The boy
and the blind puppy story, tho woodchuck
and circuit ridor fable mako as big hits
now as they did before the hero of Tippe-
canoe had o grandson.
Perhaps William e. Mason Is tho most
successful Illinois campaign speaker Of to-
day. He Is naturally story teller, mag
netio and of as great drawing power as
a circus. His anecdotes are told with the
ease and naturalness Of an actor reciting
his lines, and to tho campaign crowds he
Is o Joy and n delight. Mr.. Mason has In
q marked degree the unfailing attribute of
successful public talker. He is at ease
with himself and his audience.
II we'll recall my first practical lesson
in public speaking" said Mr.. Mason to
Times Herald man. ut was given me 22
years ago. 1 was making speeches with
Judge Morse, a candidate for the bench.
He heard me talk once or twice, and then
gave me some advice
" Mason, he said, you're young yet,
and your oratorial future Is all before you.
Don't try to emulate Demosthenes OF
Cicero, or any of those boys, as see you're
pointing out to do. You'll surely fall
down. Talk to your crowds as If you had
one man aion 0 anu nav ",- niin py .ho iapoi
o. ms ooaV' I'm .aiA oVer umeir neaus'
Tell 'em stories, Bill That's the winning
play. Tell 'em stories. Make your point,
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