Evening star., 1898-12-03
much consecutive work in this line as any
FuII of Hard SeHse.

Full of Hard Sense.
Secretary Gage has never made any pre-.
lenses to being an orator, but his friends
say he is developing into one fast Since
entering the cabinet hes hastfmade several
noted efforts before prominent and infuen-
tial bodies. His long life as a banker, dur
ing which he did not take prominent part
In politics, rendered 1t Unnecessary to give
much attention TO forensic efforts. His
talks were confined to business men and to
organizations where politics did not enter
SO conspicuously. The Secretary is not at
all backward, however, and is at perfect
ease before an audience. On finance he nat
rrally shows the deepest knowledge, but
the President has found fh him a safe advis-
er on nearly every subject. His flow of
words is good and HIS sentences construct
ed so to be tuneful and harmonious. In
an ordinary talk he can put bushels of hard
sense into his arguments, and does 30 with l.
out fail. He is capable Judge of humor
and is gifted in the potntedness of his IL
lustratons When making a speech he is
much given to metaphor. In ordinary con-
versation he is likewise easy in his compari-
sons.
Great Stump Speaker.
Secretary Wilson is a stump speaker of
national reputation. His forte is the stump.
He would not make much headway as an
orator before a diplomatic assembly, al
though in point of education and learning
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fore an audience of farmers, however. and
he will capture every man In it on the short
est notice. He is an earnest forcfble speak
er. His heart is thrown into the work and
he Is oblivious to everything else. He went
to Omaha with the President short time
ago and assisted the President in his speech
making from the rear of the car. At one
town in Illinois Secretary Wilson became
unusually absorbed in the speech he was
making. He had gone over time and the
train should have started good while be-
fore. His audience was enjoying the talk
immensely and applauding his speech right
along. Nobody wanted to interrupt but
finally the President said. Pull his coat
tail. Secretary Porter gave a short jerk
at the Secretary's long coat. In few sec
onds he gave another and then another.
each harder that before. Secretary Will
sons heart was in his work and he never
felt the interruption. He soon finished of
his own accord, This illustrates the quail
ities of the man in all paths Of life-earnest-
ness and devotion to duty. Nothing more
delights an Iowa farmer than to know that
he is going to hear Secretary Wilson talk
This is because the Secretary's words are
intellgible to his hearers and full of COM
mon sense and Compa rison.
Secretary Bliss and Secretary Gage have
mad about the same experience as speak
ers. In a straight. business talk without
forensic frillS or trimmings Secretary Bliss
is success. He has a good voice clear
enuncfation, a straightforward way of pre-
scntlng his points and facts. and commands
attention from men who like to listen to
this style of oratory. His after-dinner eff
forts have been auspicious and brilliant
although delivered in q way different from
that which marks Chauncey Depew. Sec
retary Bliss talks with vim and leaves moth
ing to be guessed at. He aims to be under
stood In thorough knowledge of political
afalrs he is the equal of any man.