Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-02

You can never tell how you are affecting
them. You may talk long time to an
audience of men who work without gain
Ing any applause at all, but II the applause
comes you have produced an Impression
and your talk will bear fruit
Il once heard Mark Hanna address q
lot of men In the stock yard district. He
didn't make much of an impression for q
long time, but he kept on knowing well
the temper of the men he was addressing.
Finally. after nearly two hours of cold ST.
lence and boisterous interruptions. he "on
them-some of them, anyway for the ST.
lence and the Interruptions were follow ed
by enthusiastic cheering
1 had similar audience the first limo
| spoke in Chicago. 1t was In a hall so
far from the hotel that it took an hour to
drive there. There were about Coo present,
and talked for forty ADMINISTRATIONS NY
best-gaye them all the facts | could and
told the facts as well as i knew how.
There were few cheers. but no interrGp-
tons, and ] was uncertain Just before Sit
ting down whether / had demo any good
or not. L felt better when a man In he
audience got up and proposed three cheers
1or the speaker, which were given with j
roar.
There was another speaker that night.
man who knew the audience as well as
l did not, and following me- he began by
telling the audience that his friend Mr..
Cannon, had given them a - good speech
and continued to the end along that lie.
He told me that was the way % talk 10
such men: that you had to be rough with
them to impress them, but I didn't agree
with him."
Public Life and Education.
What would you say, Mr. Cannon, If a
young man of Intelligence education ana
force. undecided as to what he should
adopt as life career, should come to you
enter public life?'
That's a hard question. should say
yes TO une young man of intelligence, cu,-
tore and efficiency IL these things vera
III, n.asseo with PATRIOTISM. We have es-ab-
iisiied the public school system at the pup
he expense for the benefit of the multitude
IL furnishes an ample preparation for Ire
10 most young men. but some can utiltze
more than the public school affords For
these we have the free high schools. That's
as far as I'd go with free education. I.he
man who wants more and can utilize more
VIII get 1t, and should get It for himself.
In the last ANALYSIS the supply accom-
modates itself to the demand. and In fha
main those who go into public life are NICK
eo men, and by just so much as they are
picked men they are ahead of the ayerar "a
inns Is Iact. In spite Of the oft-repeated
assertion that the representatives OF fbe
people are only of about average grade
But let any public man become really prom
inent; let him win distinction in suppo-f or
. great policy. and the demagogues and
revoiuttonists will attack him and seek nv
all means In their power to take awav ms
proper support
II among dozen young men each Of
whom should decide to devote his life to
the Pubic service and should qualify for n
ana work hard and conscientiousIy For. Ne
one. Just one. should get himself into pt,bIfc
lie ana should sustain himself with credit
to himself and benefit to the country I
should consider 1t great return for the
effort put forth
The man who has to mako his own vav
VINO Is without competency to start with
ana who enters public life these days ba-
fore he has saved enough to live indie
pendently OF his income as a public man.
has hard time before him. The young
man who has never earned his living for
himself, no matter what his advantages OF
circumstances or training, IL sure to make
many mistakes, through ignorance OF hard
practical life. Not personally having the
same needs as the man of the people he
doesn't know what to do or how to do n.
Young men who enjoy the advantages Of
special training and the opportunities that
wealth gives may become specially u,1ali-
ned for public life; such opportunities and
training are necessary TO complete uuaIi-
hcati0ns. but often they are not equal to
them That which may be had without
effort Is not often highly priced
Education and Work.
sThe college man who receives his
training without having to consider where
wtthal he shall be suhsisted Is deprived
OF tho benefit that comes under the primal
law. In the sweat OF thy face shalt thou
eat bread.
ssTlrere are nan az cufture ana inI,er.ted