Hints for the Political Speaker

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Nothing could be farther from the truth. True, political speaking has undergone a great change; it must continue to change with times, for it is a means and not an end. But as a means of influencing votes in a campaign it is still the powerful med ium. Nothing can take the place of the spoken word; no argument, no matter how convincing on paper, can compare with the cogent influence of the personal appeal. The practice of candidates taking the stump grows in favor each year.