Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-28
COUSINS HAS A CROWD
Large Audience Listens to Fifth
District Congressman Sat-
urday Night.
His Address Short and a De.
parture From the Usual
Political Speech.
Beautiful Euloey of Lincoln. Gar
field and McKinley..Anarchy
and Legislation.

. Inc people, VINO nave their minus
4 made up as to how they shall. vote, are
not focklng to hear the political speak
| Congressman Cousins was able 10 at
tract very large audience Saturday
night and to hold their whole attention
to the close of his address. The Odeon
was filled with the exception of some OF
| the gallery seats, while many stood
rather than to occupy these high seats
in the rear of the opera house. Mr.. Her
riott in the afternoon had devoted the
! whole of his address to state issues and
| failed to hold his entire audience to the
close. while Congressman Cousins de-
parted from the usual political address
| and his hearers, who were more nu-
merous than at the Afternoon meeting,
stayed until he had concluded
Mr.. Cousins, in fact, did not make q
political speech. but preferred to deliv-
er an Grafton eulogistic of the republic
can party and the achievements under
its conspicuous leaders rather than crit
icize the opposing party that had
little part in the accomplishment of his
tory making epoEhs of the past fifty
years, and Is in little danger of gaining
much influence in then next few years.
The important issue with the republi-
cans in this campaign is to get out the
vote, as in the stay-at-home voters the
danger lies. Congressman Cousins,
while he was poor voice from continued
speaking, excelled himself in his eulogy
of the martyred Lincoln and OF the trio
of martyred eminence Of which Lincoln
was the first and Mckinley the third.
To the radical partisan the address
may have been disappointing, but the
eulogy alone was of sufficient brilliancy
to have brought fame to a speaker OF
| unknown ability.
Mr. Cousins spoke for an hour and
FIVE minutes only. County Chairman
| Devine presided at the meeting and
| music was furnished by the Odeon or
chestra The speaker referred to the
achievements OF the republican party in
Iowa and the developmnt of the state
under republican management. until in
| agriculture, in railways. in education
and the possession OF fine public insti-
| tutions 1t is not excelied. He then took
up the advancement of the nation and
its achievements under republican lead
ers. saying that famine had disappeared
with the Spanish flag from the islands
of the seas.
Congressman Cousins says that while
this country is an asylum for the OBJ
pressed, 1t Is not an asylum for an
archists. Our gates have been opened
| too wide and legislation liz needed.
| What that legislation will be he did not
attempt to say, but he said that every
man coming from. a foreign shore
should have a certificate OF character to
assure US that he is q home builder
| and not a home destroyer before he is
allowed to land on our shores The
mere evidence that a man is an anarch-
| list Is evidence that he is murderer by
tprinciple.
/ Mr.. Cousins said the Chicago and
| Kansas City platforms of the demo-
cratic party are but "reminiscences and
he did not propose to thresh over old
straw. However. he quoted some cf Mr..
Bryan's utterances made in 1895 to show
their demagogical character. One OF
these quotations brought forth an ex-
clamation from one Of Mr.. Cousins
auditors, who cried: May the Lord
help u.s." well, he did" replied Mr..
Cousins"
In closing, Mr.. Cousins urged the peo-
pie to go to the polls Nov. and vote
their endorsement of ,ir. Cummins and
Of our matchless senator's, Allison and
Dolliver, and the mention of these
names were vigorously applauded.
Congressman Cousins will continue
his campaign work until election day,
and has dates for every day until that
time. q
After the meeting congressman Cous-
ms was the guest Of Mr. Charles Hull.
who entertained at his home q number
of friends both democrats and republi-
cans at1a smoker. National affairs
were discussed over the cigars and Mr..
Cousins and Mr.. Hull and his guests
greatly enjoyed the informal gathering.
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