New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-16
~sUCH A GOOD SPEECH"
c,rpR1soN OF KANSAS. HAD TO HEAR \
LOCAL. ORATOR DELIVER HIS
OWN GRAFTON.
From The Kansas City Star.

LH-Nrn
J. X Cubbison. who has been ASSIGNED by s the
Republican State Committee to accompany sen
at6r Charles w. Fairbanks, OF Indiana On ms
trip through Kansas this week; is rarely si go
speaker, and of regent years ms ooI at reUnons
metropolitan club banquets; or Dig Po t b I -
1nTes his speech but more often he speaks ex-
temporaneously and few months ago ne nI 5,ae
Iivered by another man. while he was compelied 70
sit by and think up some new ideas IL came ABOUT
III Last fail Mr. Cubbison the chief orator Upon
quette Club of Chicago 1t was about the nisgtSt
nared his remarks in advance 1t speech fun
of good things and the big audience went wild with
delight. The next morning the newspapers pup
it in full. and CubbisOn was the hon OF the
4 short time afterward Mr. CubbsOn was re-
quested by telegraph to come the next day 10 an
to some mishap other it was without speaker
OF course the notice was too short Iot even ven me
request had come from personal friend ana ne
9gS the f 5a cSn his 6he and @
members of the committee into council ne totd
but that he had one he had delivered before the
consent to be the orator Of the evening.
on yes. that would do: all agreed; all but one
objection. however. and l. was settled that Mr..
feT the Sa soG 1 had bokn up the Chairman
called Mr.. Cubbison into room and asked him to
The request was SO audacious that it took Mr
Cubbsons breath away
Well to tell you the 5 truth IT, saw that hat sPeee9
I
put il away. 1t fun of good things that
could drive il of my head and when
assigned To the task OF staring this banquet
night | could not resist the temptation commit
! il to memory and deliver it, OF course. 1 did
expect you be invited be chief orator. for
you know had asked another man. who at the
last moment failed Now up against
/ 1t is your speech and it IS mine" and the
/ fortunate chairman almost wept with NORTH alton
oh guess you will have 20 deliver it, CUbb-
replied. with string to his words.
But then it is your speech
Yes. but you will have the first chance at it
to- night
And it is such good speech too" the chair
| said. half himself
Yes. it is good speech assented Mr.. Cubbi-
son.
II Is good to lose. One of us must get il of
tonight, and was counting making such a hit
the chairman said. unwilling surrender the prop
| erty to its rshtful owner
/ II set en- on ire with il at Chicago the Kan
| sas orator said with pardOnabIe pride.
Haven't YOU got something else In your head
| that you could deliver"
Nothing"
| Then what are We to do?'
Well. III tell you | will give YOU the speech and
| take my chances making another
the Marquette speech. and Mr.. Cubbison says that
! he mI ic good JOB Of il.
| When II came the Kansas mans turn he was in
| the air. but his ready wit and ample store of in
| formation stood him in hand and he made speech
/ that was even a greater triumph than the original
/ delivery OF the Marq address The next morn
/ ing the newspapers gave IL in fun and compliment
/ tarN edttortal mentions along with it, and not
/ word OF II tTespasset upon The chIirman'S speech.