Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-11

words and you would ruin the speech Mr..
Reed is magnificent condenser 1t is
said that Liebig could condense a whole bull
within sardine box. Ffguratively, Tom
Reed could do the same thing. He is the
prize republican Congressman; but his on
ponents think him too smart to ever become
President.
The best Of the republican wheel horses
Is Julius Caesar Burrows of Kalamazoo
Somebody has created the impression that
he has laundering voice and sweeping
sestculations. Nothing is further from the
truth. He is gracious and agreeable
upon the floor OF the House as in his per-
sonal associations. Dignified and deliberate
ms voice Is as gentle as summer shower
He never talks for effect, but, apparently
absolutely STEPPED in his convictions. tries
In the most gracious manner possible TO
instill them into the minds OF his hearers
As parliamentarian he appears TO he
superior to Thomas B. Reed If he had
been the Speaker of the F1fty-irst Congress
the extraordinary scene attending its dea tn
would never have occurred. Democrats
would have Wed with each other for the
honor of introducing resolutions thanking
Burrows for his impartiality as a presiding
off1cer. His rulings when in the chair like
those OF Carlisle. were eminently satisfac-
tory TO both sides Of the House. Never did
he lose his temper. Always kind and indul-
gent, he convinced even his bitterest op-
ponents of his absolute impartiality A
better pariiamentarian never occupied a
seat in the House. He receives the hardest
blows with eQuanimity, never losing his
balance in debate. This makes him popular
with both sides Of the House. and, in com
parison with some of his associates. inyal-
liable to his party. With all his other good
qualities, Burrows is an indefatigable work.
er in committee. He never speaks upon a
subject which he does not thoroughly un-
derstand Michigan may have produced
Congressman who filled a wider space I'm
the popular eye, but she has produced none
so useful as Burrows. Manly persuasive
watchful, able, energetic. courteous and
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mas more influence In the House.
Joseph G. Cannon.
Another republican wheel horse is the
Hon. Joseph @. Cannon of Illinois. He has
long hook. politically speaking a good
barrel. and the neck and head of a pillow
horse. He can pull magnificently, but is
apt to get one leg over the traces and injure
his pastern Joints. There is solid back
bone about him, however, that forces the
admiration of the House. In debate he is
a rough rider. Wary, determined obstinate
and persistent. he frequently awakens the
wrath OF his opponents. There is a gentle
element in his composition, however, that
endears him to all who know him. A men,
Der or the great committee appropria-
lions for years. he has done serviceable
work for the nation. Indeed, Samuel ].
Randall, while chairman of that committee,
had no better lieutenant than Joseph G..
Cannon. Aside from the work OF his COM
mittee. Cannon is a bitter partisan. In poll
tics he is a Puritan of the first water. Mr..
Reed had no more loyal lieutenant in the
Fifty-first Congress than Cannon. He was
a member Of the committee on rules and as
efficient there as Reed himself. He may be
said to have represented Speaker Reed on
the floor. Indeed, at times he was more for
Reed than Reed was for himself In the
discussion Of knotty questions he is rarely
paralleled. He warns up the fight pro-
crosses. Placing one foot upon a chair he
will put his elbow on his knee and argue a
point as closely as any Philadelphia lawyer.