Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-03
CONGRESSMAN r. G. COUSINS DE.
LINERS SPLENDID ADDRESS
AT OPERA HOUSE.
ADDRESS BY LACEY
Two OF lowa's Famous congressman
Speak From Same Platform at Big
Republican Mass Meetins-cousins'
Address a Rare Treat.
From Tuesdays Daily.

FROM tuesdays Daily.
With his matchless oratory and
splendid presence Robert G. Cousins,
last evening, at the Grand opera
house, held a packed house spellbound
while 1T listened to one of the ablest
and most delightful political addresses
ever delivered in Ottumwa Major
John r. Lacey, congressman from the
sixth district, too was at his best, and
the short preliminary address deliy-
cred by him surpassed even the high
reputation which he enjoys with an
Ottumwa audience.
The great audience, made I'D of the
best and most representative people
of the city and county not only showed
that there is, notwithstanding all re-
ports of apathy and lack of spirit in
the campaign, calm yet deep seated
interest in the political situation but
1T was a glowing tribute to the person
ality of the splendid orator and able
statesman who for NE second time in
recent years, has addressed the people
of Ottumwa.
An Eloquent Orator.
As the one big meeting of the pres.
ent campaign the managers of the re.
publican party in Wapello county may
we'll congratulate themselves on their
success in securing for this date the
man who is regarded not only as the
most eloquent orator of Iowas famous
delegation to the national capital but
one of the leading young statesmen
of the nation.
Mr.. Cousins is calm and deliberate
in his method. He weighs his words
well and every one tells. He does
not grow excited, nor mar the pleasure
of his address with wild gesticulations
and offensive mannnerisms. His voice
is deep and rich and carries to the
farthest limits, leaving each word
distinct and clear.
At times he is impassioned and
speaks rapidly but never hastily. He
< is masterful in manner and his thought
compels attention from the first word
uttered. His, tensity of thought and
commanding hold upon the attention
of, the audience does not allow fire..
\ quent outbursts of applause. His lis
( teners sit with every nerve tense to
prevent the loss of a word. An occa.
sional outburst of applause sweeps
over the audience but the deep quiet
in which it is held by the power and
! seloquence OF the thought and it's ex-
3pression is more glowing tribute to
the speaker than the widest applause.
Flights Of oratory.
II The speech abounded with beautiful
flights Of oratory couched in language
j that was classical in perfectness and
: beautiful in thought His argumo ut is
sound and convincing and novel view
point at times presented in a. single
sentence is more effective than a la
bored argument. The close of his adj
dress came in a beautiful peroration,
that for truthfulness, logical thought
beauty of language and splendid de-
livery is seldom equaled on the lecture
platform.
An Able Pair.
Mr.. Cousins was preceded by Major
Lacey, his colleague in the national
house of representatives Both these
men are among the leaders on the
floor of the house and the opportunity
of hearing the political situation of the
day discussed by them from the same
platform in one evening was rare
one.
Major Lacey devoted himself in the
few minutes in which he spoke to the
history Of the republican party. He
pointed out the many issues advocated
by it and opposed by the democratic
party, which time has proven for the
best interests of the nation. Coming
down to the present campaign he
showed UP in glaring manner the de-
fects in the character of the demo-
cratic candidate for president and paid
a glowing tribute to Roosevelt the
man who has proven himself the right
man in the right place, wherever fate
has sean AT fo send him
Major Lacey in concluding his adj
dress declared that the best and most
impressive five minute speech ever de-
livered in the national house was that
OF Congressman Cousins upon the de-
struction of the battleship Maine. The