Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-24
ARE NOT IN HARMONY
National and Local Democratic spell
binders Out of Tune.
IMPERIALISM Note IS TOO HIGH
Small Fry Orators Have to Sing
in Lower Key.
ANTI = CLIM AXES PRODUCED
ANTI = NAMES PRODUCED



Special From STAFF Correspondent.
NEW YORK. October 24-Small things
tell in a campaign The average voter is
used to hearing each party say ugly things
about the other All crimes and evil quail.
I,ies are charged by one upon the other
and the voter is left III doubt as to which
he o,,gb+ IN be1ievs or whether he might not
x1 -. M, r.. ;so T.
e'IeiS oe4le'e poth- his oeS' e'luehIe IL
found IN the testimony or party against
itself either as to its sincerity or as to It's
policies
p.rb.,s ono o+ tho most irirrfo,,s +bfngs
e ~ " ~ ~
TO Bryan cause IN TINS campaign mas oeeti
the way some of the minor local campaign
o1ators have unconsciously discredlted the
fss,,. ,-bfo, .b L-,o. f,;.,- oo,.o,.io.,
.,rs.I,,1 -
pioc4a4ieu 10 pe paidnouht' II Is obvious
that a contest involving the fundamental
character of our gOvernment-the life of
the renrbric-,,ns+ he . worry, orr, va ,,,a..or
~,
~ iiiaii MIio isSIs tnd' ne - nshlihS Ior
iii - .iia tiie @ tS VI r.
Put'ltS"i ioi III VI sonS t'iilsi' - peAls.
sti "liu 'itat II VIII os , iiloMn II ne
Ls' ln"sS iid NJ itIt'ii 1 a 'ie'i ,oI
every "oiu anu at ~ Aall sholt Vi neihs
NtlH tdlhest Is 10 eAclte Susl'Iloli ot IL
sincerity a campaign WIN such an lssuc
mus pe pitcheu very hiSh anu niaS ,1e
sleH an A''elselS edilie9' 'i'''i de'ei ~ W
suSIaiileu'
Men Would Risk Their Lives.
There are nrohahIv few man who ,youlJ
iii, .,,.,, 1i,. i ,7,,fa,,s. ~ +h., ,,o,,ar,
H't iish 'ileii IiHe9 l!i ueIeii9e VI 'ie SONei"-
E4ent II they We're convinced that an effort
being made to overturn it and to estlb
lish an imperialism or any new form OF ar
bltrarE government. Inc antl-lmperlalst
orator musteXcite and alarm, not amli'e
,h bir l" i a., ,i,t tt'Ne ,intin .t d.
HIs eIn1uence must have some of the lib
erty or death quality about it.
Mr. Bryan and the democratic national
managers understood lhls- ana as IaT as Il
can ne managed the men sent out pE me
hau'hai committee 10 warn tile pe1pIt
a-alHSt 'hS u"HSeis Dl iliIpei t'ito''l aie
tIo@e VINO nave piUpt[ se"se VI 'ile SidE
II! ~ aile Mitii .'i.y az ii Ii,7i
tnlurtuhately !"i lheh 'ilt average io:dl
p'hlclan ana "aru HlaH3stl uoes u u 't2e
sucn helshts. any oiu !7sut WIZ 10 1 Lol
MIN II IL SOUNDS wei! anu Pi i'illSe9 70 iii''>e
Ngtts ,
ne rtSuiI @ oI .!.is - 'ii't .,ne,,t
greatest Hc"fsfui,H oi s'I,llilsile a. a
very larse percentage VI tliS ueilIooi ~ -, a..
meetings WheTe Ihe ha'Loi.al CON coiii'iil NE, ,tes
orators come III cohtaGt win locai man an
ayers II Is heaFl-Iehulns 10 some Vi 'lie
orators "no nav ~ s'i gIh up 80 a.
hlsh pllCh OF I.H, tafile7t!iesS' ne 80 a:
manager WHO set up p"ii'lsGi iHee'liiss ilI
Their precincts want 10 MAKE DIS goo"
show as possible ana nave d lot OF speak-
ers one or Two OF lhtse SPEAKERS at me
tional campaign IN It's broader sense ana
fmbued with Its spirit Inc rest Will DC
available local talent ana men VINO must
participate on account OF lheir ilhuence
IN the ward, however ignorant lhes may
be.
Then Comes the Local SpeIlbinder.
49,, a.iao1 or,+ar
consequently ai'ei 'iie i''ioiia'
has aroused his audience 10 hlsh pltch
OF excitement pE uepie'i'ls III 5to"i1s e'o
quehce 'ile sleai'ns pi''osIOti t -e
Ism suarueu pS iiiiii'a ieiii' anu e'.' ,iit'''
III "hile 'eiio' 'oi7 49,
IN rear lhat ms lipsi ., w 80, ns ~,
twn or +brea or half a dozen local spell
binders who tell stories that were thought
to be funny twenty-five or thirty years
ago. call the republican party names and
make light of the whole SITUATION
The audience IS thus reminded that the
local managers do not take the anti-impe-
rialist orator seriously, and they get mad
with themselves for being so wrought up.
The Introduction of the farce-comedy fea-
tures suggests to the average audience that
of play acting. The effect Of hundreds of
meetings got up for the purpose of arOusins
people about imperialism and of making
converts among people who would not Ordi-
he-n urterIy DESTROYED by the introduction
of a lot Of stock campaign takers to fill
ont the program who had obviously neither
knew n0- cared anyth:ng about the cam
paipn The audiences soon get over being
afraid Of what does not frighten the men
on The nlatform The bad influence of this
cCunte-arrjnn is ano3rent 10 the national
managers bur there appears to be no way
10 avoid II since the local workers have to
-, r.1f.5 r,,,o, IN c-.t nm he rrea-inpS Some
Of the best speakers in the campaign insist,
the meetings, upon not being followed>by