The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-09-26
A CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENCY.

As he comes upon the stage and as the
applause breaks forth he smiles. lt
is a pleased smile-properly speaking. a
grin. The grin of one TO whom the
yells of Murray fur Bill and the APP
plause of gallery is food and drink
and raiment. Applause, of what kind
il does not matter is what the ma
ture of the man thrives upon. The rec
osnition Of him as n great man, hero,
deliycrer cannot but make him smile.
He appreciates the joke.
He composcs his features as he re-
members what is expected of him. His
attitude at once suggests the hero OF
the melodrama-the tank show. lie
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 il. III the noise continues,
he turns to those about him and smiles
naiyely But he is not afraid of II.
The eyes glow and qualification shows
in every movement, glance and action.
He is introduced and stands erect and
again grins Ii Is not the pleasing, dig-
niticd acknowledgment in keeping with
the honor To which the man aspires, but
the smile OF the magician To the audience
that cheers because II rs mysuhed. lie
raises restraining hand To hush the
demonstration. The movement IL grace
M.
he makes. il lacks strength. The hands
are weak hopelcssy SO. IL the applause
continues, he waits, posing as II Tor the
camera. He is patient. dignihed
statesman's very presence would COM
mnnd silence after the first burst of APP
plause. Ii would not be- necessary for
the great man 20 wait until every nm
couth wit had made his joke. but this
man lacks the dignity of the position.
He plays for the gallery, and the gallery
whistles, stamps and claims him Tor It's
III begins his address with n we'll
turned sentence which he knows will
please his audience. In fact, from hrst
Ia last IL Is his effort by skillful re-
trents never 10 offend. lie is capable OF
fair flight i'm words. but az no time Is
he an orator. AZ no time does he bring
a known fact to the notice o. his hear
ers. then an argument. then one condl-
ton and still another. aud then, as
climax. as one indisputable. unanswera-
ble declaration. rounded and full, guard
ed and protected by logic. launch IL forth
M his listeners. His flight of words
alleged 20 be oratory--are made TO divert
the mind from questioning his asser-
tions. He scars in an outburst, the
ground work of which Is as old as the
human voice. 10 please the ear OF his
| listeners and keep their thoughts on the
| wing These flights appeal 10 all that
4 emotional. They are seldom original;
they express no new thoughts. and they
hear his trade mark. He makes asser-
tions while the audience Is under the in-
Ancncc az his heroics. He pours forth
what he thinks. and declares il TO be
| true but when the time arrives I'm the
| conrsc Of his remarks when the facts 20
hack his assertions should be heard,
behold another flight In Fourth OF july
fireworks.
knows IL. He recognizes that sacrifice,
"crucified." "down-troddcn,' the peo-
nlc. sweat Of the face. and similar
/ words and phrases arouse IN the ordinary
audience an imperative desire 10 applaud.
| For logic he uses heroics. for argument
words used by truly great men, put
which no more apply TO his subJest than
10 the crucihXion.
10 compares himself 10 the Man Of
| Gallice without n blush.
lie defes facts as Ajax did the light
ming.
He declares that something can be got
out Of nothing; that n miner VIII be able
/ Ia get 80 cents worth Of metal coined ii-
/ Ia 81 and I'm the same breath insists mat
/ the miner will sell that metal 10 anyone
| who will buy II for SO cents and give The
/ buyer me chance 20 make that proht
! instead Of himself. Why the miner VIII
4 sell az ~ cents and lose the coined proht.
/ nc explains 10y n highly Colored account
of .'crime" which has nailed labor TO
/ n cross If gold
lie refuses TO believe that capital is Of
any use except TO starve and grind down
mankind.
InsinuatiOns. that every man should
have more than enough IN spite Of his
/ hihits. his drunkenness or his IMPROVE
L dencc. he lavishcs upon his hearers.
i Declarations. that n country " all
wrong which gives every man who viii
work with head and hands chance 10
hn above those who will not. he belches
4 forth Ia torrents.
"Aly friends" he says. and advises
i those To whom he applies the term as n
| sane man would hesitate 20 advise his
Il worst enemy.
| lie distributes chat. coolly predicts
Il manic. quotes the words of Christ as
/ glibly as he r0wdy uses his name. and
| having directed the eyes II his hearers
/ upon a bubble which floats plcasingly
/ about, he says; II thank you"
| Paul Armstrong.
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