New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-31

Class j, or AT all events De heightened. INV
rumored that Sir John G)rst was going "a -
liver one Of his attacks on his own friend. ~
doub. not that the column would run over
up. A." Is not PrOcrustean In its dealings
CurzOn and Sir Edward Grey. though youn. =
iticians. owe their position 70 the keen DR.
for foreign news. Since the present Govern
came into Office speeches on home affairs ~
been in very weak demand. However the sv
ers Of this compilation may dissect the H., ~
themselves and tear the inner meaning. -
Every man his humor. But. roughly sps.Is1
Cabnet=Column-that is the rule Of thumb
STRUGGLING UP THE SCALE
And now let US pass on 10 Class 3-the ,h,..
quarters Of column men:
LORD Lord spencer Sir Charles Dilkc-occ,.,..
iord char:es bercsfo:d Mr. John Barr-oecss,.
NJ. b baS91'"F''' Sir G'nr'e''y Doyr.
Then comes t!.e common pit-that ls the n,,,
graph category. nan who Is not wc..h
PARAGRAPH is indeed "obOdy. \ "ten-line na,s
10 use the vulgar abbreyiation u the mark
Mace often contains the essence OF an hour.
hard talking.
SOME TALK THEMSELVES DOWN.
or do not see the names Of any Irishrnep !.
THAT is true" ne replied. There is no a.
mand for Irish speakers at present"
''NQt even DlllDn. IseIllDHI Ut ilsdv.
"No"
well we had ten long years u Ireland"
yes; it held the field without rival from g
to %"
"That is 50. Judged by our books Home Ruiz
has been the one great question u latter dayss
lust to run through the LISTS. suppose soma
Of the column men would De promoted to The
verbatim list on occasions
Yes. Hcks-Beac Curzon. As1uith. Goschen
for instance and others-shOjld their speeches
excite more than usual interest"
~ suuuose II a man-whOever ne may be-
speaks too much he drops. the output Is TO-
heavy Could you give ne an example or two
for the guidance Of the public
Cortland. may say that even when Mr. Glad.
stone extended his Midlothian campaigns too
lonr-and Mr. Gladstone was undoubtedly the
most taking man. from newspaper point os
viovy Of the century-we found that the orders
for his speeches began 10 fa!. on.
"Dres any one now speak )n successive dan
and expect TO be reported
"Yes: I have in mird one gentleman who has
y yay of firing off three long discourses to his
constituents on successive days. No paper will
stand that
II am surprised - note one 0r twO names in
,our list How do you judge IF their valuey
by the simple Law Of supply and demand"
ENcrJsHMEN ID NOT WANT SUMMARIZE
"How fond John Bull is Of speaking You zee
no sign Of the invasion OF the summary
"Eone whatever We are a serious. sober IA
ton. very much in earnest.
Living speeches-thc lpssaIna 'e'Da
The ipsssima verba.
mention Of Mr.. Tommy Bowes. Mr. Wallace
they get their innings in the House OF course
the lists refer ID extra Parliamentary utter
ances."
Very few verbatims there. or coIunns.
"A man who gets par IS .UChy
IN other circles. Mr Robbins IS there any L.
mand for the deliyerances 81 the clergy:
Very occasionally
"Royaties|'
Go very strong. The run on fashionable rune
tions is remarkable"
Literary?
Weak"
Women speakers"
Not looked at"
"Of course. we are discussing them in bulk
there are exceptions. a.
Undoubtedly. For the moment the dnes
ences in the Church have created lively mar
ket."
"Sitting here with your finger on the pubx
pulse. have you any advice TO otter 70 puox
men,
WIZ. surely
GOLDEN RULES FOR PUBLIC MEN
Do not speak 100 often nor too long. Be bh8
and they may ask for more.
Let front bench men toss for WednesdNr
"wednesday is the day which all men select
1t is the Parliamentary On-n!ght. But II LON
Salisbury. Lord Rosebery and Sir William Hn.
court address three meetings on one wednesday
what can poor paper do)
Let public dinners begin earlier cut DOWN u
toasts. and come swiftly TO the big man.
cat present the dinner is so long. the toasts =
many. that the guest Of the evening does nd
rise until 10 o'clock Yet his speech has to
distributed word for word throughout the lengA
and breadth of Great Britain before a. m.
is so distributed. but with infinite labor 81
gentlemen take them down in shorthand. Coz
vert shorthand into longhand dispatch II to u
London telegraph office. where it is punched
and transmitted to the telegraph offices throush'
out the country. written out, delivered to u
offices of the newspapers. set in type. read aaa