The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-26
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10Uo9ool1 CoonDo0 on1 DRyoD no9o
Dlom1an Co0Doso1 GoaA Dat1eg.
Hea. Joe p. Eagle, IN Houston. Tex. Post
I hard Iagess0ll, who has heen grea4
~ IN crater, hut the are had died and
only the canders remained The lack Of
depth. tho splender o< fancy. the bril-
liancy OF Wit, the show Of learning. the
splendid presence. the music Of voice. but
the bach a splrit-sAeae were apparent /
heard Taylor. Of Tennessee. and II WAS
Robert Burns u proGe-it was Aoores
fancy. Ciay's patriotism. Currans voice.
sheljey's fancy: II 10 the song Of the $40
rious nightingale when the fun moon
SWAMI In cloudless spiendoT over hill and
dale, heard vending: IL was the
thought of the Get clergyman. but soul
like thunder IN the Rockies; u appealed to
me- like the gulf In terror; Il was power
applied to conviction. ] heard Cochran: II
was . volcano. that did not convince but
carried everything before II. have often
heard Bryan: he In not profound IN his In
tentiona. not profound In his logic. not
profound tn his abilities: hs has not the
genius Of original reflection on premises:
he has not tmDsnss imagination. like
Cicero had Ike Fox had, like Grattan
had, Ike Grady had, bat he has . voice
that ID the perfection Of melody; reason
ing that 10 conservative: presence that II
satisfying: he lacks only the profundity
OF Burke and Milton and the heart OF
Haskell and the Imagination Of Airabeau.
Of being the greatest orator. rave Prem
tios, this country has seen.
] have heard Bailey: and to me It
seems that the predominant quality OF his
mind - logic, the ability to measure the
meaning ct pending problems. the quality
Of accurate statement. the ability to take
the broadest view Of their meaning and
the philosophy Of their trend: logic in
their analysis that 10 ~ clear ~ It 10 &C.
a. to form unerr1ng conviction He II the
quality Of mind that has struggled
against tInpstuosity. intuition, and pas
sion. until thought u goodness. and truth
II high priest. do not believe there 10
Z public nian in the Union freer from the
tricks Of the political speaker. or who
rises b = ssrener height Of statesman
ship tn discourse. than Bailey. One who
hears him feels he has message based
on rational reasoning; and the charm OF
the mAn's personality rivets attention to
the discourse Of the orator. He lacks
only Bryan's quality Of voice 70 be the
greatest speaker Of his day. He u greater
than Bryan In brain. greater In presence.
In gesture. In personal force. In self.confi-
dence. In magnetism With Bailey the
audience continually forces itself to re-
strain vociferous expression OF common.
datiou. because. besides convincing judg-
ment, he has the personal quality Of ID.
rect personal appeal to the heart. He nor
any other public man can touch the heart
Ike Bob Taylor. but Taylor cannot avoid
sacrifcing the value Of logic to the Joy Of
revelry in a conquest over excited human
emotion: bailey can do both. and well.
II Is no test Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to
the contrary notwithstanding-tob be able
to voice one united. excited thought or
impulse Of concourse OF persona have
seen great religious revtvals. wherein poor
speeches touched hearts TO- tenderness.
conviction 20 resolution. and sensjbiMty to
tears: and the ranting OF demagogic haran-
CUES to move political conventions to Wild
acclaim when Il voiced united optnion.
But the test Of oratory "a ability to take
. lethargic audience. interest their atten-
ton In premise. convince their Judgment
In logic. touch their hearts In symoathy.
and move their will In action; and. great
Or still. 20 TO manage hostile conviction.
This II takas courage rare among men to
undertake. and ability yet more rare to
accomplish; and this Bailey has done, II
doing. will do. An utter feariessness OF
men and measures and mutations actu-
Ates him: confidence In right and faith In
self