Show Government t by Oratory Samuel Samuel G. G Blythe in in inthe the Saturday y E Evening ening Post The President nt has said that ours is a n government t by discussion but the practice of his administration has gone far beyond that Ours in the past eight years has Ims been to a considerable considerable considerable consid consid- erable and amazing extent a government by oratory From the high highest st to the lowest the members of the it i Government have p paraded about abou th the country emitting I turgid speech speeches on an all phases of our public endeavor dinning into the cars ears of the people with a ceaseless upa uproar up up- a 1 roar their ideas as to this and that and the other t It has seemed that the public usefulness and sere service ice of a man Inan has been measured by flis fis ability to get upon a platform and speak speak speak-speak speak endlessly and oftentimes oftentimes often often- times aimlessly just aimlessly just ly-just just speak When a j policy has been proposed a reform suggested suggested suggested sug sug- or a relief inaugurated th the procedure has been to set forth a a. fleet of orators to o make speeches about it and the usual result has been that the making of these speeches ches has been held to 0 be the accomplishment of r whatever was advanced This has been largely a government by public speaking The Th panacea panacea for all ills has been held to be oratory Make lak a speech and the thing is accomplished has seemed to be the tl theory eory of those in power Witness the recent outburst of oratory about the high C cost st of living for example and recall what has I happened since the clamor of the orators orator died away Jc lf |