The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-06

P'H"'n'' ana would have shown ths
Broader patriotism of the men in oppos.
InG parties. Phocion and Eubulus an,
Drmades and even Dcmosthenes him.
sH!t.
H.
Tho cautious poli,v NJ ,,a,..
miring affects the s,,our, -, So. -
soual life or pcmo.tbonos r.n ~,
dents arc drawn from his ,,, .,,o.',i,.,
and from the abuse po,,rsd -, hi,,, -,
~, opponents. cyiJenc. ma, h.,. -,
Siftrd carefully. ror,ur,,oI, A..
Hirkard .Camhrl,Ice docs mo-, sn,,rr ,t,
I'D 80 Tmtarch =, nm f., ....,,I ' ,,. WV
as his authority may he ard ,bis ct,os
~ some idea ~ tho training of Don,ns-
themes. lie was ,icklv hoy with noor
physique and missed tho 1thlo,i, trai,.
ing common tu Atheniau -outh He
father a rich man. died when Demos.
th"nes was child and the estate was
mismanared Low tho executors. Ills nrs,
speeches worc delivered aCains, then,
~ tho oHd"aVor To recover his pronortv
"" determined 30 become an orator in
spite VI his physical defects and tho
nu'hnr repeats the well known storio-
of his perseverance,. how ho nliod BIC
Hlblll WIN lfNhl'S. how he 81, 81
lines NJ tho breakers how NC dr.,.i,,oa
running up hin. how he prs..tised In
ar 'udcrsround room .SI,,inc ha,s
his head So As 10 he ohl,-cd N Roo, t.,
doors. lie Hsped t. could ma, ,,ro
unuucn a." iotto - and 50 on dofec,.
which he ovorc,n,. in tho later locora.
His statues ..oa tina, bo had a., -.
shot Jaw 35ich must havo intor,orc,
ustt
storio.. S,,. ~ tho ,o,cbor, 10 -.
and =" ANALYSIS Of tho authors bo 49,.
s:e read from tho tcs,ir,or, 90 H.
speeches. matter on ui,;.h ,,.
pickard- expatiates
He was unsoci,l an ,a,,,...,
rough IN his manners a,cor5,,,,, :, az" .,,a
blngraphcr m, nro,o.5i,, - -, w. '''s
Speeches for ,tbsr. :, 10 s,..15 VI
dcsuiscd in Atbcr, hut tho, ,ho a,,,,,'.
scel.,s 10 bov. , rurin,,sI,. ,o,,. $500.
Of oratory aud its oe,oc, ,'l P'" .,n
"ma-sos." After , while oo,,ns,,,o,.,
turned from law ,..,,.,. 80 .,,I,..,',.I -
ASSEMBLY on nol,,l,,, ,,a,,o.. ~
again We are howildcrod nv tho a,,,har,,.
uucertaint,. a. TO ubo,to,. r,.,-..,I ~
was right ar wrong in bie ,,,i,,,Is 70
matters about D.bicb ,,ot,,,,, -
have anv clear ,ndorst,,,d;,, a.,
subject which ve can svuna,ri,o ,,.i,t,
he took m early in HE ,.raar 49,,
advocated consistently "a Ian, a -
remained in nublI,, life r.,,,,,, ~,
need of keeping the foot strorg .,d -,
spending large sums ~ rubIi, No.. ~
naval improvements Aa a ,o,so,,,o,.,.
he steadily deprecated tho oxro,,ii,,
Of large sums i'm amusement. Jo ho
gan To hold offices and tn ady.,,oo L.
political influence.
After tho OIvnthian war Dc,,os,bo,o.
was selected as ono Of t5e ton an,
hassadors sent to mako no,,o ,,'i,,,
Philip of Macedou. In to that ,ir,oa
he had shnw, ma -,
animositv against tho Einc ,,.,,or,,,,,,
to tho report of 1,srhinc.s vL(, -, ,,'o
presence Of Philip. he u.,s ,ha lac,
called upon TO sneak and brol,o d,,,.,
ptifully lie acouiescod +, tho no,,,a
that was made. but heran IN nro,,.,,.
for renewed onposition ia pbiI;,, H.
trci To- unite tho Crook S,,t,, a,,i,,..
him, he worked for an alliance L.,,,'oe..
Athens and Thchos he doIi,.oro1 ~
Philippe orations. nj Inst v-ar no., A.
clarcd and the Greeks onnosod -, p,W,.
were defeated at Chaeroroia I- ,Ip
TERED by the kind troatr,on, -, go
after the defeat. Dcmostbenoa Lo,, -
he thought an onr,,r,,,,,
had come when PhiIIn was assas.,o..sy
and spurred Thebes on IN rebol ,.a,,..
The result vsa tho, ,rl,.h
was RACED to the ground ana A,h.
was saved by shiert a,b,oissio,
continued N la ~,
rroconcilable party in Athens U,i,ho,,,
much effect until the death of AioS