The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-07

eloquence and vehemence that all the
workingmen OF the country demanded the
free coinage OF silver. Then he began a
peroration like this. Our opponents say
there are thousands OF gold men right
here IN Indianapolis Last night I spoke
to an audience of 5000 honest working
men. They were all for free silver. /
believe that every man in this great au-
dience favors free coinage. Now where
are the gold mcn2"
"Workin'r' shouted the shrill voice ~
boy IN the gallery. laugh started
and swept over the entire audience. 80
confusing the speaker that he made no
effort to continue his address.
In the same campaign "a man who had
made more than Loo stump speeches and
bOasted that he had never been ratified
by a question or interruption was 30 com
pletely knocked out by an innocent ques-
ton asked by a factory girl that he broke
down completely. The Republican Ma
tional Committee had sent him TO Newark.
y. j.. to address night meeting OF
workingmen and women IN "A music hail
In his most Impressive voice aud manner
he began his speech with this question.
My <yiends. do you understand the ques-
ton OF the free coinage OF silver
There was perfect silence as ne paused
oratorically. until young working gin
sitting IN one OF the boxes asked Ia
clear voice:
DO your"
The question was unexpected and puz-
zling. First tho audience laughed. then
cheered the girl and ended by insisting
that the speaker answer the question
then and there. He attempted 10 do so.
but was overcome by stage fright and
slipped out by a back door. Next day
he went TO headquarters and asked TO be
q laaaHa for Na
remainder OF the season.
In a recent campaign In New York
a young spellbinder attempted TO earn
double pay by speaking for both par
ties. The second night he got mixed IN
his dates ana appointments and attempted
10 deliver red hot Republican speech
at a Democratic meeting. BY swift and
skilful dodeing he got of the stage ply
slcally intact but tho news OF the blunder
reached the two headquarters and the
next day the young man lost both jobs.
His Audience Didn't Respond.
During tho New York city campaign Of
1877. a club OF deaf mutes sent 10 one %
the headquarters for a speaker 70 address
a meeting on a certain evening. The man
ager Of the spellbinders assumed that a
man was wanted who could talk a speech
which would be interpreted into the sign
language by member OF the club.
message was sent to one % the best SPELL
binders Ia the service Of the committee
asking him 20 addTss a club meeting on
the night specified. By an oversight he
WAS not Informed Of the character OF the
club and arriving late he missed the re-
ception committee and interpreter Flnd-
Ing a waiting audience and no one speak
ing the spcilbinder stepped TO the front
Of the stage and after brief apology for
being lac began 90 speak. iie did his
best. lie was eloquent and emphatic. hui
rnorous and pathetic. but when his best
foxes failed 10 cause a laugh, when his
most eloquent phrases We're received Ia
silence aud his pathos provoked faint
smiles he felt cold chills creeping down
his spine Bracing up he went az them
again. lie raved and stormed until has
voice began 10 fail and Precipitation pour
cd in streams from his face. without pro-
voklng "A handicap. The committee ard
interprttcr who had gone 20 meet him APP
peared upon the stage Just as the spell
binder sank exhausted into a chair. When
the situation was explained 20 shim he
was compelled 10 join IN the general
laugh that followed and when rested re-
ps,ted the speech b. which interpreted 20 the
audience aroused great enthusiasm.
The Retort Courteous by Tom Reed.
The fslsetfo voice o. the Hon. Thomas
~ Reed was not familiar 20 the voters
~ Indiana when he entered that state in
iSs for bret speaking tour and his
trst meeting survived an interruption that
- ould have dismayed the average spell-
hinder. he faced large audience In the
b,egest hall in the town and there was
perfect silence after the first great cut
burst OF applause had subsldea.