Power Of The Press

Wendell Phillips once, when he was interrupted by an unfriendly audience, stooped down and began talking in a low voice to the men at the reporters' table. Some of the auditors becoming curious called "Louder!" whereupon Phillips straightened himself up and exclaimed: "Go right on, gentlemen, wit-h your noise. Through these penclls," pointing to the reporters, "I speak to 40,000,000 people."