Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1920 — Orator Not Dependent. [ARTICLE]

Orator Not Dependent.

John Bright’s notes for. a speech were written on a visiting card. Lord Asquith is the authority for this statement; but it does not appear quite to harmonize with BHght’s recorded practice of using several half-sheets in the case of important speeches. He certainly was not dependent on his notes, however, being always able to repeat verbatim any of the sentences which, owing to the applause which greeted them, had been Inaudible to the hress. On one occasion the wind played havoc with his half-sheets, which he had laid on top of bls hat. But he picked than up, sorted theca unconcernedly, and Went on.