Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-07
PRAISE FOR COUSINS.
New Yorker Who Heard Speech on
Burns Compares Cousins to lnser-

Washington, Dec. i.-ConSIesslidA
Cousins OF Iowa, is one of the most elo-
quent men in congress; the chief fault
With laini is thai he is 50 seldom hcaro
from In set speech or Grafton ne has
few equals in the country. and probably
no superiors; at least, that is the judg-
ment of men in public life in this city.
who are experts on this question. The
other day, over in New York. there was
a st. Andrew society banquet, on
Burns anniversary. Mr.. Cousins was
one of the speakers, but came on pretty
we'll down the list William c. Beer, OF
New York, prominently connected with
one of the old line life insurance COM
panies there, was in Washington the
other day, and said a good many very
complimentary things about the Cousins
speech. and some of them are repro
duced below for the benefit Of the gent
leman's many friends in Iowa:
THE banquet was one the greatest
ever given in Manhattan. The seating
capacity was taxed to its limit Ct 4OO
and an annex was used for the over
flow, which was at least 800 more. An
drew Carnegie, in whose honor the al
fair was held, by reason OF his git OF
$100, 900 to the society as fund for IN
digent Scotchmen in this country, was
toastmaster, and q. capital one ne
proved.
"The young Iowan was called upon
at q time when there was much hub
bub and after several others had spok-
en-. He had uttered but few SEN
tences, not raising his voice, but with
mellow intonation that reached every
auditor, when suddenly that noisy and
crowded festive hall became still, like
the stiffness of death. His theme was
the genius of Robert Burns, and he
spoke Of the Ayrshire poet in fashion
of eloquence that can be likened only
to the speech OF Robert Ingersoll at
his brothers grave. Every ear was
strained to catch the syllables that
came with such perfect coinage from
Cousins lips He used short. Anglo
Saxon words that fitted perfectly the
beauty of the statements. He carried
his hearers to Scotland and one coud
almost catch the smell Of the heather,
and the notes of Bonnie Doom We're
mixed with the perfume of the flowers.
1t was, indeed, a masterpiece, and
when he had finished such spontan-
eous and overwhelming ovation as was
accorded him never saw and never
expect to see again"
Mayor Rose Attacks Pastors.
Milwaukee, Dec. Mayor Rose at
tackled committed OF three ministers
who appeared before him at his own in
vitation to present their report on the
conditions of vice as found by them in
the city.
THE man that makes that state
ment," said the mayor to the committee.
referring to one of the allegations of the
report they carried, lis the dirtiest and
most cowardly liar that ever stood in
shoe leather
The mayor then told the ministers that
their report was an insult to him. called
one of the ministers professional agi-
tator, denied the existence of stall sa-
looms and the thirty-two gambling
houses, impugned the ministers motives
and ended the reception by bidding the
three to report to the ministers asso-
citation that If they would take care of
their particular business he would take
care of that Of the city.