Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-10-02
4 ChNDIDAIE FOR TIE 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 "Hurruy fur Bill' and the ap-
plause of gallery is food and drink
and raiment. Applause, of what kind
it does not matter, is what the ma
ture of the man thrives upon. The rec
ognition of him as great man. hero.
deliverer cannot but make him smile.
He appreciates the joke.
members what is expected of him. His
attitude at once suggests the hero of
the melodrama-the tank show" He
looks this way, then that, and then to-
ward the part of his. audience, from
straon Wneh comes He grns asan as be shnIs
of his side of it. If the noise continues,
he turns to those about him and smiles
naively. But he is not afraid Of it.
The eyes glow and qualification shows
He is introduced and stands erect and
nified Acknowledgement in keeping with
the honor to which the man aspires. but
the smile of the magician to the audience
that cheers because it is mystifed;; He
full, nothing more. Like every gesture
he makes. It lacks strength. The hands
are weak, hopelessly so. If the applause
camera. He is patient. A digni6el
| mand silence after the first burst OF APP
plause. It would not be necessary for
the great man to wait until every IN
man lacks the dignity of the position.
he plays for the gallery, and the gallery
whistles, stamps and claims him for it's
He begins his address with well.
please his audience. In fact, from first
to last, it is his effort by skillful re.
treats never to offend. He is capable of
fair flight in words. but at no time is
he an orator. At no time does he bring
known fact to the notice of his hear
ers: then an argument, then one condi-
ton and still another; and the then, as
| BILE declaration, rounded and full, guard
ed and protected by logic, launch it forth
at his listeners. His fight of words
alleged to 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. to please the ear of his
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. and they
bear his trade mark. He makes asser-
tions while the audience is under the in
tiuence of his heroics. He pours forth
what he thinks, and declares it to be
true, but when the time arrives in the
course of his remarks when the facts to
back his assertions should be heard.
behold another fight in Fourth of July
| fireworks.
Labor applauds itself, and this man
| "a IJo woononiyoc TINT ssa1crificnb ~
''crucified," ''down-trodden." the peo-
ple.' ''sweat of the face" and similar
words and phrases arouse in the ordinary
audience an imperative desire to applaud.
For logic he uses heroics. for argument
words used by truly great men, but
to the crucifixion.
He compares himself to the Man of
Galliee without blush.
He defies facts as Ajax did the light
ming.
out of nothing: that miner will be able
to get So cents worth of metal coined in
| to 81 and in the same breath insists that
the miner will sell that metal to anyone
who will buy, it for 53 cents and give the
the se sanSe tS b1 make Ike that aeIp profit S
sell at 53 cents and lose the coined profit,
he explains by q highly colored account
of Crime" which has nailed "labor to
cross of gold"
He 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
hibits, his drunkenness or his improvi-
dence. he lavishes upon his hearers.
Declarations, that country is all
wrong which gives every man who will
| work with head and hands chance to
be above those who will not, he belches
forth in torrents.
those to whom lie applies the term as a
sane man would hesitate to advise his
He distributes chaff, coolly predicts a
panic, quotes the words Of Christ as
glibly as the rowdy uses his name, and
having directed the eyes of his hearers
upon a bubble which floats pleasingly
about, he says: II thank you."
Paul Armstrong.
In all parts of the country women have
or1aniZpd camnaicn committees xUorkfn,