The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-05-17

| auulencO Is 100 largo ana tho dis
tsnce to bo travelled by us too great
to admit of. You must bo satisfied
with having tho saMo advantages
that have, that Of sccing. You
came hcro to SEQ mo, and l camo to
500 you, and, to uso tho expression
Of tho lato President Lincoln, have
to say that wo havo altogether tho
best Of tho bargain. On making
these acknowledgements it is not my
purpose to ontor into any political
discussion. Wo aro gathered hcro
of all political parties, and whilo wo
may diiter rs to ways and means wo
shall all aSrco that tho general gov
ornmont must and shall bc admlnis.
tered for tho common prosperity and
common benefit Of all the inhabitants
in our country. We may mako mis-
takes, but they will be from lack of
Judgment or knowledge, and | trust
1t will not be through or arise from
lack Of disposition. I must lenyo
you now but take great pleasure in
introducing to you Judge Key, a
man that has been greatly wrong III
the past but is greatly right now?'
Tho next aspirant was President
Cleveland. In some respects his eX-
peronce WAS tho most remarkable Of
all. lilo had laboriously prepared a
collection Of readymade impromptus
in advance Of his departure from
Washington on his circular tour of
1887, and had employed, to an in
cautious extent, the assistance of tho
American Cyclopodia in the attempt
to impart local color to his intended
remarks. Mr.. Clevcland's first two
stopping places were Indianapolis
and Terre Hautc, and these points
he proceeded with great personal
satisfaction to instruct the inhabi-
tants about the early history and in
dustrial resources Of their respective
towns. At indianapolis, for exam
pie, he said:
cit seems to mo that not tho loast
cause for an Indianian's prido should
be his State capital. First settled
in 1919, one year thereafter its popu-
lation numbered fifteen families.
Chosen as the scat Of tho State GOV
ernment in 1921, it was about that
timo laid out as town given its
present namc, although it had no
incorporation until 1886 and ald not
receive city charter till 1877.
Forty years growth has givon it a
population Of at least 100000, and
all the business activity that charac-
terized prosperous American city,"
This astounding familiarity with
tho dates Of early local history, and
the rapid fire Of facts and statistics
from tho rear platform which was
temporarily Mr.. Cloyeland's pulpit,
as the train haulod up for fow
minutes to allow tho president to
speak, led to suspicion and investi-
CATION. Ills oratorical style was so
much like that Of book roference
that thero was little difficulty in trao-
ing his eloquenco to its source. 1t
was discovered that Mr.. Cleveland
has borrowed not only his facts but
also part of his phrasoology from tho
cyclopedia. The oarly publication
of the interesting circumstance broke
up tho entire oratorical scheme of
that journey.
Gon. Harrison travelled and made
rear platform speeches on several
occasions during his four years in
Office. In these little addresses he
touched many questions Of intellect,
ual and ethical interest. Ho seemed
to like to depart from tho beaten
track Of presidential rhetoric and to
dolivor brief essays on social OF
moral philosophy. All that he said
was original, witty and sensible; and
AZ IN extemporaneous speaker he
achieved reputation which was ir
some respects unequalled by any o.
his predecessors. These small mas
terpeces arc fresh in the memory O.
our readers.
1t is high compliment to Presi
don't Mckinley to say that th'
speeches he is now delivering are u,
to tho level of Gen. Harrison's bes
while entirely unlike thom except il