Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15
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senator from Michigan.
DR.. Burrows. though an ardent republic
can, unlike his brothers, Is devotee at
the shrine of free silver. The republican
committee in Ohio, in the campaign last
fall drafted Senator Burrows into the state
| to make a few speeches in behalf of Bush
nell and Hanna. When the senator got
over into Ohio he found that his baby
brother was making the hottest kind Of
free silver speeches. When the senator
made sound money speech, his brother
| followed him the next day answering every
point. The Saturday might before election
Senator Burrows addressed a monster re-
| publican meeting in Music Hall. Cleveland.
His speech of course was in behalf of
sound money. DIR. Burrows announced
| through the press, that on Monday evening,
In the same place, he would reply to his
brother. Music Hall was packed, and many
who heard him declare that he vertically
ripped Julius Caesar Up the back.
Friendly Rivalry.
At one time, when conditions seemed pro-
pitious for Jerome Bonapart being sent to
Congress, there was something of a good
| natured rivalry on the part of Julius Gaze
| sar. About this time Julius Caesar was ad-
vanced to the Senate. An old friend of the
| family met him in the lobby of the Fifth
| Avenue Hotel, New York.
Il see there is some talk of sending ]. B.
| to Congress-" said this friend to julius
| Caesar.
Yes" he replied. land 1 hope they will
! l don't care, now that l am in the Senate
| I used to tell Jerome, when he was defeat
| ed Tor Congress. that l was kind of glad
as didn't want him to get ahead of me-"
This was said with smile
Despite the fact that the doctor is in
clned to kick from the traces of republi-
canism, there is the warmest brotherly
feeling between him and his brothers. the
Burrou ses are clannish. There is a re-
union of the three brothers every year over
at (IerOma BOnaparte'S home and ha
| casion Is always one of rare pleasure for
| those friends who are invited in. There
| is always flow of wit and time of good
| fellowship.
Insersolrs Early Home.
Speaking of Senator Burrows early days
! in Madison recalls the fact which has never
| before been printed, that it was in Madison
| township that Col. Robert G. Ingersoll
spent portion of his boyhood days. About
| a mile directly north from the seminary.
where Burrows taught, is the little hamlet
| of North Madison. Until its destruction by
| fire a few years ago there stood On the
commons the old wooden Presbyterian
Church where Col. IngeIsolrs father
preached the Gospel of Christ. The old
country school house where Col. Ingersoll
and his brother Ebon received their early
education was supplanted by a modern
building dozen OF more years ago.
Perhaps the only person now living in
North Madison who remembers the Inser
Soil brothers is Solomon Sweatnam, who
works the old farm that his father cleared
before him. Sweatnam and the Inge. soil
boys were Schoolmates. They "pla yed
hockey" and went fishing together the
same as the country boys of today. Not
nam, as the rural folk about Madison call
him. 1t was at milking time. ard Sol"
kept right on with his work be told me
of his recollections Of the distinguished
agnostic
Il remember Bob as well as can be-" he
said to me, as he convulsivcly pulled away
at the udders of roam heifer. ''They
Used to live where that white house with
green blinds stands, just east of the
church. 1 can now see Bob and Ebon bare
footed at play just as they were then. We
were sort of chums. There was never
Gay that we were not together. Their
father was Il Presbyterian preacher and a
very able man. 1 remember hearing my
father and mother say how smart he was.
The family was poor. There wasn't mucn
| money for preachers in those days.
Bob had ideas of his own when thir-
teen years old, when his folks moved
away. He used to swear great deal Not
vicious swearer. l suppose without think
ing he would preface 4 remark or a state
ment with an oath
Admonished His Father.
"Well do / remember one occasion. An
| !tinerant lecturer on spiritualism gave
SelleS Vi leCtuIeS dl lHe Oll fodpilSl SHuTCn
on the middle ridge. Many of the people
who did not take kindly to the spiritualistic
doctrine went wild over his speaking. He
was eloquent talker. There was a vast
interest manifested in the lecture. which
was then something new for Madison.
'Bob's father, who was one of the most
eloquent men l have ever heard. issued a
challenge from his pupit on Sunday morn
ing for debate on the question of spir-
itualism. The lecturer accepted the chaI-
lerge and people came from miles around
to hear the much-talked-of debate. I'm
der the rules decided upon the lecturer
spoke first. When Irgersoll arose to re-
ply young Bob. who occupied front seat,
spoke out with Give 'em HI, dad
This produced great merriment on the
part of the audience. Bob's injunction to
his father was for years by-word in
Madison. Do 1 ever hear from Bob? Yes
Several years ago l wrote to him, asking
him if he remembered our boyhood DAYS
together. l received an answer that was
full of sentiment He assured me that
some time. when he was near Madison he
would drop off and see me. Yes, Bob has
made big mark in the world Ebon
was bright lad. too, and he went to Con-
gress.''