National Affairs: Versatility

Examine photographs of all candidates for the Presidency. Pick out the one that shows the most dynamic gesture, the most vigorous expression of face. It needs no magician to tell which candidate's picture you hold. It is the picture of Robert Marion La Follette.

He is the only candidate who is thoroughly at home before a camera. His face does not sink into flabby, meaningless lines. When he steps before the camera he becomes an actor. It is hardly too much to say that he is the only first rate camera-actor in politics.

The fact...

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