The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-06

young men IN tnls leBlblatuIe WIZ
have the making of great orators II
they viii study the principles of the
art Of expression and employ all the
opportunities they have for the dis
cusslon Of the great problems before
,hem as members of the legislature.
Prof. Emerson of the Boston Univer-
sity of Oratory has this on the sub
ject
Sincerity Of Purpose
Henry Ward Beecher, himself a not:
able illustration of power in direct
appeal realized through the persistent
endeavor to serve men, once defined
oratory as "the art Of influencing con.
duct with the truth sent home by all
resources Of the living man." Let
anyone who cherishes an ideal of OF
atorical power less lofty and inclusive
than that, despair Of attaining that
directncss of address which will once
compel the attention of men TO the
truth which he is presenting. OF
course, II oratory means performance
20 him, a faculty of drawing the at.
tentlon of men 20 himself by a certain
skill In speech and I'm action. he may
possibly realize his ideal for a time
He may divert men with performance
and win their approval for himself
temporarily But performance does
not hold mon long. The most pleas
ing personal presence, the most
beautifully moduIated voice, the most
graceful gestures. will not long com.
manl the attention Of mon; truth !
and truth alone, possesses permanent |
power over soul
Straight lines, a bold cutting 10 the
center a direct radiance to the sun.
beams OF truth-thesa are ideals for
the orator Let him get at once to
'hc point, let him strike straight
from the shoulder regardless OF con
sequences After taking careful aim
let him forget TO be careful in the
firing OF the shot, else he will miss
the mark II YOU are printing an i'm.
press with stamp you take care
that the stamp be held over the sur.
face whore you desire the Impress:
then YOU place IL boldly. with no
thought as 10 just how the process
Is 10 be carried on. Hesitancy would |
result IN q blurred indlstinct imprint
So will the orators images be blurred
vague underlined, II he be oyernice I'm
his speech and action, ovorcarful in
his endeavor to impress the truth.
Life, with all the manifold com
plexities that &c seems at times 10
is at heart essentially
simple. To love God and His truth.
md 10 love ones nelghbor as ones
ielf--it is a simple rule Of conduct.
md yet it is the fulfilling OF the law.
n the ultimate analysis IL is the law
II success for the orator. A passion
or simple truth in It's relation 10
nen, II single, disinterested. will ,
ommand and marshall the personal a
.owers In the service Of men as moth.
ng else can do, And I'm the ratio
hat the passion is pure and intense
VII the expression bc simple Il is
he partially realized argument that
elaborr'e and involved; it Is the
ody which has little momentum that
easily turned aside in devious 3
'ays. The thought that Is driv. S
n hy mighty momentum. as In
he ban from the cannon. Is not d
arned aside by any Intervention In Ia
he degree that man is great. pro- ID
ound is his expression simple other
hings being equal Let us resolve
his art OF oratory in TO a matter OF
men the highest service in
be most direct-the simplest-wav a
ossi0le, with as little waste of effort 8
$ may be, but with the utilization OF II
very power az our command. Lett
S never lose sight OF our ideal. "to
ihuence con duct through the truth
ent home by an the resources OF =
he living man" 81