Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-05

| ever, he will be put on committees, and
the work he must necessarily do be-
| cause Of such assignment will make
him familiar with specific matters be-
| fore the country. Everybody knows
| that silver nominated Mr.. Bryan!'
| What preparation should young
| man have who purposes to take up
politics as q career?'
"A liberal education, much historical
reading and a Knowledge Of human ma
| ture. In temperament he should be
kindly, should be friendly toward the
| world. II you are not friendly you
| canrot hope 10 have friends. Indus
| try and good habits. primary virtues
| underlying all success. are as neceS-
sary in politics as IN anything else.
| "You ha We been q stanch parry
man."
always I believe in the principles
OF the Republican party. | began 50
| to believe long ago. The Whig boys in
| Lewiston used To fight the LOcOfn'
| boys and ! was generally around on
such occasions. thought that the
| I.oCO1o' boys swOre. were unrlean and
cid not go t. Sunday school. II
seems that even now ] have better
/
| have toward a T.ocOfo' Democrat"
| "Is there any likelihood that the
| present era "f good feeling viii be fol-
| lowed hy new divisions among the pcp-
! pie"
| '""herc will be parties, Of course,
two great ones, as there are now, and
| the voters will divide as issues arise.
| l have Ii" fear of socialism. II APP
| pear; t. NE that Il Socialist invaria bly,
sinks lover and lower until III, becomes
| an anarchist. An anarchist. however.
| never goes upward into socialism. In
my judgment il would be impossible
| for the government to operate the 230
! COG miles Of railways in this country.
| Where there are thousand employees
| there would be five thousand under
| socialism. l think. however. that
| every municipality should control its
| water supply. but ] am unwilling 10 90
| further"
| "How would YOU describe an effective
| stump orator.
| "A good campaign speaker comes
| from The workshop of heaven. as do
| poets. artists and singers. He must
have voice and that personal attrIc-
t.veness which is called magnetism.
Then ht should have the aptitude TO
| absorb mountain of material and 10
give il forth in language that will in
| terest and persuade His power 10
| do this is his greatest gift. Questions
will be asked at unexpected moments
and he must he prompt to answer
them. / never thought highly Of
written speeches. | have written two
one on Blaine and one on Grant
| and after finished them ! threw them
away. The country has many speak
| ers, hut we have few debaters. A de-
batter can stand up anywhere and de-
fen3 his principles. He is full of his
subject and depends upon his informa
ton and readiness and not upon his
| manuscript. A stump speaker ought to
be debater. When l go out to cleo
tion"cr | turn my speech inside out
and upside down, take from il and add
| to il and Try to meet conditions and
| communities the best way ! can"
At the age of twenty-three Senator
Frye began his campaigns in Maine;
that WAS fifty-one years ago. In 1856
he Stumped for Fremont. Since then
he has been eminent in every Presi-
tenlial contest.
My most unique experience" he
| said. was in Southern Indiana when
'Bluejeans' Williams. who was The
honeliest man ever saw. was run
ling for governor against Gen. Ben
;amin Harrison. The Republican
State committee sent for me. on
r. aching Indianapolis ! found that
Oliver +. Morton and We're billed to-
eether FOR tour. ] told the COM
Wpr .f
and that if either Morton or l was in
capable of talking as long as any au-
dience ought To listen TO political
speech, both Of MS deserved 10 be sent
h"me. asked that | might go alone
TO a part of the State where Repubi-
can doctrine was needed. We can
send you south, along the Ohio River
the committee said. but it is a rough |
region where the Democrats get
drunk ana fight whenever the Repub-
leans hold Il meeting | inquired if |
the Republicans would fight back. and |
when informed that such was their |
practice | asked To be sent there. / |
Travelled and spoke for week or TWO |
and had good time. There were
several lights, but no fatalities. SO far |
as could learn. rode down the
ifNfi viz iliSiit tI Il Town WHtre | was |
tC make speech next day. The boat |
stopped at dock under high hill.
No one met me. and So | walked up |
The hillside. AT the top ! met a very |
fat man. Air you the speaker he |
asked. told him ! was. Well he |
said. I'm the reception committee.
faNr the asthma and knew if | got |
down the hill couldn't get back. SO |
waited for YOU. lie took me to a |
little Motel, and after going into five |
CT SIX rooms we found bed that was |
not occupied. Early next morning I /
hrard cannon firing. You see the
landlord informed me, we've been
l:omlsed So !.iany speakers who didn't |
come tnat 1t was agreed when one did |
come we'd shoot the cannon and LEI |
me boys up and down the river know
be was here"
me Senate is the sober second |
thought OF Congress James Madison
SAID that although every Athenian