Evening journal., 1912-10-18
new NEWS OF YESTERDAY
Why Long Speaking Never
Tired John Sherman
BY Holland.

In the carly spring Of 1898, Cover
nor William Mckinley of Ohio visit
cd New York for brief vacation He
WAS in excellent spirits and perfect
health and he entertained many Of
his personal friends in this city with
enc narration Of anecdotes and incl
dents associated with his political
career
In the course of the conversation /
had with Mckinley at that time !
nslyod him who. in his opinion, had
done the most effective campaigning
IN the state OF Ohio in the prosiden-
tail canvass Of 1892 for the Republi.
can candidate. General Benjamin
Harrison
"Oh. there's no question about
that Mckinley replied John Shor-
man. ! think, did the best campaign
work in Ohio. and have been told
that some of his speeches n the
East particularly In New York and
Philadelphia. We're regarded as the
Rblest Republican speeches Of the
campaign I presume that was due
10 the fact that the money question
particularly the silver question was
one of the leading issues of that cam
paien. ] mean by the silver ques-
fion the maintenance of the so-called
Sherman law then In force by which
the government was compelled TO buy
four million. five hundred thousand
ounces of silver a month at the mar
ket price and pay for il in Treasury
notes, which could be redeemed In
gold. With this subject Senator Shor.
man was probably more familiar than
any other man in public life.
After the campaign was over,
thought IL remarkable that a man Ol
John Sherman's years-he was ther
Rixty-nine years OF age-could speah
day after day without apparently suf
aering the least fatigue. II occurred
10 me that az the first opportunity
would ask Senator Sherman If IL wal
true. as reported. that in June 1892
he had spoken for the greater part O
two legislative days I'm the Senate up
lon the silver question and seemed {,
be as fresh when he finished as h,
was when he began. The opportunity
did not come In the winter after th'
presidential olection-Of 1892.
81 think that Is about right, thu
Senator replied in answer 10 my ducs
tlon. I spoke for about three hours
one afternoon and could have gon'
on indefinitely, but the Senate though
81 best to adjourn over until the mex
day. On the next afternoon ! resum
cd my speech and spoke | think ahou
four hours
"Did you feel any fatigue and wal
your voice used upY ! asked the Sen
ptor
"I don't think ] was as tired as
haze frequently been after sittin
four hours i'm The Senate withou
speaking work excepting TO som
OF my colleagues My voice was a
good when finished as il was whe
! began
How did you do it,? asked
Well. i'm the first place. I did ne
try to be rhetorical. I talked to N
Senate so far as my voice was col
corncd. about as would talk to
group of friends sitting around m
table OF course. my voice was raise
20 a little higher pitch. Long ago
discovered that the voice will stan
any kind Of strain made upon Il If n
speaker will not scream at the top ,
his voice and il he Is careful
breathe naturally The voice is n
most long-suffering and patient of a
the organs of the body In my opinio
n II is not abused.
Another thing that ! have di
covered in my long career is that
a speaker does not try to show q
and knows what he is talking abou
he can speak for a long time witho
getting tired The subject OF n
speech in June was the silver que
tion and general currency topics No
] know that subject from beginnil
10 end. ! simply told the Senate VIII
]. knew. doubt II any speaker wi
does not try TO show off. who do
not shout AZ the top OF his voice, a
who is filled chock full of his suhle
IS ever tired out by any speech,
matter how long he stands upon
4eet delivering t.
These are the reasons why In
long speech TO which you refer, a
which was. / believe. the long
delivered at that session. | was fro
when l finished as was when
gan."
Copyright, 1912, by e J. Edwar
All rights reserved.l
Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell
''The Weapon That Startled Jo
Sherman