The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-12-22

him the distinguished honor OF the
nomination for the presidency. Such
names as DemUstheDes in ancient
Greece, Cicero In cd ROME, Peter the
hermit, the leader Of the Crusades Ia
Europe ~Sa0auOrola in Italy, Edmund
Butke in Eogland, Patrick Henry,
Daniel Webster, Henry Clay n Jonn
Z. Calhoun in AmeiIca, stand ouU
boldly among the immortals Of uratory.
But never did h of these accomplish
such u marvellous result by d single
speech as was wrought by MIR. Bryan's
NO crowd o1 thorns, no CrOss of Kolo +"
speech six months ago when the
largest audience that ever assembled
under ore. roof to hear a man, was
lifted to it's feet and set t 9 cheering
unanimously for an hour.
Ia his campaign MIR. Bryan deliver
ed 6Oo speeches to 100000 people,
speaking on some days to from 100, 900
to l5O,OOO rlen and women. Such u
record was never made before by NOR
tai orator. Opponents, who declared
him to be wrong in doctrine, conceded
to him matchless eloquence and the
power to hold audiences spell bound.
one OF Mr.. Bryan's strong points is
tho striking manner in which he OK
presses his thoughts, and he is as hap
Ply In This respect speaking eX tempore
"e most men are preparing their adj
dresses with elaborate care. The per-
son h IL not familiar with books,
gets as clear an idea and as strong an
Impression from hearing him as the
rlpest scholar receives. This ia largely
due to the simple language in which
ne clothes his idea.
1t has been charged that Mr.. Bryan
WIS engaged by a syndicate to make
IL TOUR Of the country in order TO keep
tue financial question agitated. There
Is absolutely no foundation for this.
Ills tour Is IL purely personal business
venture, as much ~ was the series OF
lectures delivered by ox-President
benjamin Harrison after ne retired
from tho White House. Before his
nomination Major VIM. Mckinley dc.
hvcrcd lectures whenever an invita-,
tion came with a suitable price affixed
He came to Atlanta u few years age
and spoke before the Chautauqua As
scmbly on the tariff. Henry Grady
secured him and paid him agood round
fee, 90.
1t is usually a question whether the
public will pay to hear u famous man
Sometimes they will and sometime.
they will not and generally the latter
Is tie case. Postmaster General VIII
son went over 70 Baltimore to lecture
on the tariff just after the Wilson bill
had passed the house. His anne wa
on every tongue. al! the papers wer,
luli Of Wilson, but thC sanc could no
be said Of the hall IN which he spoke
for not a hundred pCop.o were there t.
listeu. He gave up the idea then ant
there OF becoming u lecturer and wen
/, In the cabinet soOl a~fterward. Scna
tor David b. Hill went west last winte
t to lecture, but the people did not e,
TO near him and he returned to tn
east disguised. "Silvcr DICK" Blan,
came south u year ago on II tour. H
= told me that he had q large family an,
/ he hoped to make u little money speak
t Idg, as there was q pare living in farm
ing. He did not have twenty-five peopl
, out to hear him in Savannah ana h
/ went Jack to his Missouri farm to plo,
& for spring wheat.
c Ga the other hand, there is Ger
5 John b. Gordon, who packs the house
e everywhere and gets $3.50 a night TO
telling war stories. Henry Waiter
& son is a big attraction now as a speak
/ or, although it has not peer long sine
ne could not get any n to pay to hea
him. John Temple Graves, Dr.. Ia
mage, DR.. Russello Conwell and Gee
hennan are examples of popular speak
ers.'
From all the indications it looks no
rs though Mr.. Bryan would be tn
IS greatest success the platform mas eve
@ seen. | know OF towns which have o
. Tered him $4,000 for q single speech
: Ohe Texas town Of TO- 900 population
= oilers SD. COO for a speech and propos,
s to erect a tabernacle to seat 1900 pee
/ pie.
y Evidently the people want to hea
the orator OF the Platte.