New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15

"That's it," exclaimed That's what want 10 Know
How do you manufacture applause just 'eH 'e 'iia
and you can have anything I've got 1900,
You don't end your sentences right, he explained
"You begin a sentence with the name OF great man
follow that up with what he did, and then close WIN
v;hv he did it. That's all backward. Begin with what
he did say why he did it, and then slap in his name as
the last word-after which you kindly keep silent IN an
expectant attitude that the audience may get IN te
applause without mountaineering you The recipe loi
APPLAUSE is to end the sentence with George Washing
ton, Lincoln. or William Mckinley, and then wait. You
don't get the applause, but the names and the reputa
tons and the sacredness Of those famous men "hoih
everybody knows do the work for you"
was a humble beginner, and took all advice. / od
what he told me- and got the applause, which had
never done before
THOSE are merely examples of what learned about
public speaking. 1t is amazing TO the layman TO hnd
out how much there is to learn about this art You learn
it bv degrees speech after speech and day after day
Another peculiar thing in this connection IS the man
ncr in which you learn TO have stage presence when
Won first begin the terrific business Of placing your form
and your face in the view of thousands Of people, you
know that they looking at YOU but you don't want
them to do it. "I'm very ordinary sort OF person,
YOU tell yourself ~and | can't see why they want to
stare at me" Then in a few days you find yourself
ordering your attitude and facial expression along
certain line.
When you have got to the point where you can look
about calmly without buShng and can persuade your
self that YOU are neither awkward uncOuth you are
beginning 20 become hardened the constant stare OF
many ewes And soon you find yourself sitting down or
getting up with easy grace, and while you are seated IN
snctivcly adopting attitudes that convey the idea Of
towering mentality unboundcd patriotism, and I'M
nervous dignity At least if you don't get away with
All this you think you DO, and that helps you to make
strong speech.
A LOT has been written TO show that the new Con
n gresham who goes TO Washington arrives there
pulled up with the idea Of his own Importance and WIS
dom. Such is the at all know that, from my
own experience and from the experiences Of many others
The Conscientious sensible Congressman never becomes
,ndulv inflated with the idea Of his bgncss. For
one thing he is too common article Of furniture IN
Washington for anybody to take any particular notice
Of him. In the second place, unless he loses all perSpec-
tive he fOgctS that he dependent on the votes
Of the people at home.
But it is a big Job after all. man represents the
people and the interests Of big section Of the country
and expected and does try % work for the welfare OF
the entire nation Il has been my observation that any
member Of the House who is given chance, or can make
a chance. 10 reform improve some branch OF the
Government and 10 accomplish really bcncfccnt results
buckles down 10 his job and works like farmland.
Most Of such work done in silence and in the OJscurv
Of the committee room II is actuated by patriotism
and bv the desire 10 do good work. But the appreca-
ton Of his value worker never oblteratci his knowl-
edge that he works by suffrage
/ was once walking down Pcnnsvlyania-avc. with Al
bert Beverage who was then a Senator from Indiana.
was looking for information and asked him how man
So, about becoming President Of the United States
~ man gets 10 be President" Beverage explained,
"bv painting his personality a cloud and then floating
IN on the public's imagination.
That sounded witty and ike a half-truth % me then,
but now know that it wrong. You can get 20 the
presidency proporonatcly speaking just as YOU can
yet 70 Congrc- and that is by doing honest work and
winning the confidence Of the people Here is something
! learned long ago
This country governed by the two or three men who
si, on the porch after shutdown put their feet the
railing smoke their pipes, and cuss and discuss every
body in the ncghborhood including the parson and the
newspaper editor. You often It claimed that the
country editor is the biggest power in community poll
tics But even the editor is subscrvicnt 20 those two or
three leading they may be the county clerk
the county treasurer and friend Of theirs who really
control and dnmInate the cntIrc localtv. Ihcv know