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A Free Paper telling the truth about him says that he is a dull speaker, full of commonplaces, elderly, smelling strongly of the Chapel, and giving the impression that he is tired out; flogging up sham enthusiasm with stale phrases which the reporters have already learnt to put into shorthand with one conventional outline years ago. A FREE PAPER TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT HIM SAYS THAT HE IS A DULL SPEAKER FULL OF COMMONPLACES ELDERLY SMELLING STRONGLY OF THE CHAPEL AND GIVING THE IMPRESSION THAT HE IS TIRED OUT FLOGGING UP SHAM ENTHUSIASM WITH STALE PHRASES WHICH THE REPORTERS HAVE ALREADY LEARNED TO PUT INTO SHORTHAND WITH ONE CONVENTIONAL OUTLINE YEARS AGO
 control of a free journal: sometimes of a policy initiated, an official document drawn up, a memorandum filed, which proceeded directly from the advice, suggestion, or argument of a Free Paper which no one but its own readers is allowed to hear of, and of whose very existence the suburbs would be sceptical. Latterly I have noticed something still more significant. The action of the Free Press takes effect sometimes _at once_. It was obvious in the case of the Spanish Jew Vigo, the German agent. On account of his financial connections all the Official Press had orders to call him French under a false name. One paragraph in the "New Witness" broke down that lie before the week was out. XVII Next consider this powerful factor in the business. _The truth confirms itself._ Half a million people read of a professional politician, for instance, that his oratory has an "electric effect," or that he is "full of personal magnetism," or that he "can sway an audience to tears or laughter at will.  CHAPTER SEVENTEEN OF THE FREE PRESS BY HILAIRE BELLOC RECORDING BY SHAME MC LEAN NEXT CONSIDER THIS POWERFUL FACTOR IN THE BUSINESS THE TRUTH CONFIRMS ITSELF HALF A MILLION PEOPLE READ OF A PROFESSIONAL POLITICIAN FOR INSTANCE THAT HIS ORATORY HAS AN ELECTRIC EFFECT OR THAT HE IS FULL OF PERSONAL MAGNETISM OR THAT HE CAN SWAY AN AUDIENCE TO TEARS OR LAUGHTER AT WILL
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