Orations, addresses and speeches of Chauncey MDepew . Copyright, 1910,By Chauncey M. Depew i9^-s^^ ^/^ y? .Ht/ ^A. INTRODUCTION BY THE HONORABLE ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE United States Senator from Indiana. OTHING is more difficult than to engage the atten-tion of the Senate by what is called oratory; yetSenator Depew never fails of an appreciativehearing—and this, too, regardless of whetherSenators agree or disagree with him. It is easy tounderstand how a natural orator like Senator De-pew could captivate an audience of men and women who onlyoccasionally hear a public address by a distinguished man
Orations, addresses and speeches of Chauncey MDepew . Copyright, 1910,By Chauncey M. Depew i9^-s^^ ^/^ y? .Ht/ ^A. INTRODUCTION BY THE HONORABLE ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE United States Senator from Indiana. OTHING is more difficult than to engage the atten-tion of the Senate by what is called oratory; yetSenator Depew never fails of an appreciativehearing—and this, too, regardless of whetherSenators agree or disagree with him. It is easy tounderstand how a natural orator like Senator De-pew could captivate an audience of men and women who onlyoccasionally hear a public address by a distinguished man. Butthe Senate hears speeches all the time—some of them veryunusual and a few of them really notable. Then, too, most Senators are themselves public speakers oflong experience; but most important of all, each of them is ex-ceedingly busy with the details of legislation—the drafting ofbills, the studying of precedents, the examination of authorities,the hearing of those who favor or oppose measures before theirrespective committees. All these things and many more naturallyand properly make the Senate uncommonly indifferent to speechmaking. So it is that there can be no higher tribute to
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