Evening times-Republican., 1911-03-17
COUSINS ALMOST BREAKS DOWN
DURING HIS GRAFTON ON
DOlLiVER.
FINALLY MASTERS HIMSELF
AND CONCLUDES ADDRESS
Day Saved by Eloquent Concluding
Addresses Of Senators cummns and
Youne-Exsrei.es a Concluding and
Final Tribute to Great lowan-other
Iowa News.
Tim meS-Rspublicar.


DeS Mo.nes. March III am glad
that t2e people o. Iowa have paused -o-
= day and THIS general assembly has
matted II its impor ant WORK, 70 pay
tr.ou.e 70 the ne!loc. q Do!.tver. We
perform q duty -lae ,l-< too seldom.
SO closed the meeting ot the se-.et's.
assembly ara guests ale n the after
l.oo.. OF yes teraay with the woras o.
the Junior senator. Ine r!ca sun.!gat
uaS streaming II al The west m-il-
Cons. Sweet vu.ces MeEe itted up III
song ana Iowa, be.uG-UI Iowa, vas
given with emotion. T!le men and Lle
y omen ard the children OF the meeting
l-S.ereG VITA rapt attention. ii was
.e!; --.at q lifting thing I'D been done,
TIE event viii pe long re his. befed as
climax Tor t!le closing t-.out-s - q
great Iona senator.
The Two i:l.p.UiEptG speeches al the
Close. oy thv ,wo senators, we're s!ngu-
.a.-Iy peaut.su! ana appropriate.
Cur7mins' Trinuse.
This Is the tal-d occasion o. this
kind y. "hic. l nave part.c!pa pated, said
Senator Cu.nmi.:s. u CONSIDER ille PER
so.aI worth and The political services
Of my late colleague, and the more
reflect upon his lie and career ana the
o.teEer I speak & aou- i the higaer his
splendid character seems - tower
above the ordinary level ot humanity.
he was not only Ole Of the greatest
men Iowa ever cOn.r. DQtcd TO pubic
lie h was one ot tce greatest me
-a.lon ever gave 10 the service ot right.
came 10 hnoW MIN Very well, nov
We'll il is impossible u make yoG
lsIte1-= ,allG al This .nCgue!.t. In the ias.
.Wo years OF his lie especially our re-
.aionS were constant and intimate.
tel, SO continuously the support Of his
mighty arm and the inspiration Of his
great near. that waen he was called
away j, seemed 10 Tne as il som ecaing
oi my OWN e.se-gy Gad been forever
lOst. l wish l could make the people
OF this safe understand the devotion
he had 10 his own work. 1t would be
vel. il We all appreciate the fidelity Of
.is service 20 the stale and nation.
wish that al could s.e as l saw the
passion he had for the right and his
abhor-ence Of the wrong. He literally
. burned his life out in these last few
years of his grea- labor on the altar Of
his country. He gave himself TO you
and TO AL % US, to all his fellow men,
a sacrifice for our welfare as fully as
any soldier ever gave his life for the
cause Of liberty and righteousness. !
firmly believe thar t:is great heart was
broken because ne could not right the
wrong as he saw it, because he could
not fully repair the injustice ne felt
was being done his fellow men What
ever l can do to help rear a monument
to perpetuate his ideals and establish
his idea Of right and justice and honor
that intend 10 do
Young Speaks EloouertIy.
Senator Young spoke e.yn-ently and
somewhat more in remiHiccence Il
knew him as ell as any man living
knew Doliver' he said. He was the
one man always Introduced in Iowa
without the use Of his first name. He
needed but one. for there was but ore
Dolliver. He was the pet of his party
and practically of the state. He said
many sharp things, OF course, but he
said them with grace. He inherited
from his father q quality that made
this possible. The father loved his fe-
low men and gave his life cheerfully 10
| their service. The senator inherited
this trait and was pround of it He as
not fitted for every walk of life, but
he was especially endowed as an advo-
cate of the right. He had the gift Of
stirring men Many have the gift Of
| talk but they do not reach the hearts
of their rhearers. There was in Dolliver
/ that mingling of good intentions and
common sense that made him un-
equalled as an advocate AS all ora
tors are he was poet The sunshine
meant more to him than to the rest OF
US msorry he could rot have lived
! to carry out his ideals, to fulfill his
own bright dreams"
Senator Francis OF Spirit Lake. was
| happy in the few brief remarks he
made as presiding officer.
! Cousins "Out Of Condition"
The orator of the occasion, Robert
g Cousins, was in unfortunate con-
diJion and far from being at his best.
! Because Of this fact the event was
! somewhat m&rred, and during all the
session il was pain to be seen that the
great audience was stirred with emo
| tions that had no rightful place on
such an occasion. at the outset * vas
seen that Mr.. Cousins voice lacked
force and penetration, that his words
came haltinsly and enunciation was
poor; and for the first fifteen min utes
at least, it seemed uncertain to the
friends Of the speaker whether or not
he would not completely break down
He read the excerpts from Dolliver e
great orations without force or fire. II
was plain to be seen that he was hav-
ing a mighty struggle with himself and
it was all tho time a question as to
where the mastery would lie, and al
times, reading from strong words o,
the departed senator the speaker would
pause to chuckle with unsurpassed
amusement over that which was moi
humorous. But happily. near the finish
he gained complete control Of himself
and the peroration was delivered will
much of his old time vigor and fire.
But the day was admirably saved By
the two brilliant addresses Of the twt
senators who followed and closed thu
meeting.