Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-30
TO CAMPAIGN
BY PH0N0GRAPH
BRYAN USING EDISON REC.
ORDS TO CARRY SPEECHES
INTO HOMES OF AMERICAN
PEOPLE.

ORANGE, N. j., June 30.--Wn-
liam Jennings Bryan has just made
another move which will carry Joy
to his admirers and followers and
be not without interest to those who
oppose him and his ideas.
1t must be admitted that a can
didate's speeches have much to do
with what people think OF him. and
that the more people he can address,
the more widely he can disseminate
his ideas.
1t is true that the newspapers de-
port the speeches of politicians of
Importance. but they can only give
the cold words in type. shorn of the
personality, voice and infection Of
the orator
Bryan has found way to give
his best speeches in the greatest
number of American homes in the
shortest possible time, and that is
by means of the Edison monograph
Some time ago he was approached
with the suggestion that he make
some records for the Edison phono-
graph. Naturally Bryan refused,
but when it was pointed out that in
| no way could he address so many
/, American people as through the
wonderful medium of the phono
graph, he saw its possibilities at
once.
Possibilities of Scheme.
| 1t was pointed out to him that a
single popular Edison record fire.
quently sells up into the hundreds
| of thousands, and that hundred
! hearers for single record is ridi-
| culously small allowance. but that
taking these figures. a record which
sells a hundred thousand would
have ten million hearers. Bryan re.
allied that in no way could he gel
so close to the hearts and minds Of
the people. not even through hi!
own publication, The Commoner, al
he could by putting into ever!
home an exact reproduction Of on
Of his speeches, delivered with hi
own voice, with his own emphasi
and with hts own Interpretation.
I The result was that special ex
!, pert was sent to Bryan's home II
Nebraska, and in Bryan's librar
were made the records, each recor
r consisting of an extract from one Q
Bryan's speeches. The selection
, were made by Bryan himself, an
comprise just what he most wishe
to say to the public.
el Whether or not Bryan is nominal
ed. and whether or not. being nom
mated, ne will be elected, he alread
y has an advantage that no other cal
\ didate can possibly have. and he hi
accomplished something that no pr
vious presidential candidate or pro
pective candidate ever ACCOMPLISH
He has multiplied his speaker
power to the entire limits OF II
United States. 1t will be possib
for him in this way to address e
cry man. woman and child in Al
. erica between now and the preside
Al tial election.
II he or any other candida
should start out to make speech
and spoke six days a week betwe
July / and November I, and shou
address an audience OF 5000 peoI
40 every afternoon and another au'
nc ence Of 5000 people every evenir
lif none OF these people were I
ss same people (Which would be pr
I'm sically impossible II he spoke tw
on the same day. which would nee
!" state in many cases speaking tw
or in the same town. he would OF
:. have addressed 100000 people
~ stead OF fifty million. as would
easily possible with his ten recor
'S' This has opened up new POI
bil'tv for presidential candidates.
COD The genius Of Thomas A. Eds
which has already made 1t poss'
for Tolstoi's books and writings
va. be heard in the tones OF Tolst
voice. makes 1t possible for Am
~. can people to hear the voices OF u
candidates in their own homes.