The Washington bee., 1898-02-05
|HoN. JOHN FLETCHER LACEY.

A TRUE AND LOYAL LEADER or
THE PEoPLE.-THE CoLoRED NAN
FRIEND.-A LAWYER, SOLDIER AND
STATESMAN.
Among the many representatives III
Congress from the State OF iowa,
there is no man better known TO MS
people and the people of this country
than Hon John Fletcher Lacey, OF
Oskaloosa, Iowa, who was born al
New Martinville, Va, (now West Vlr,
ginia,) Way 80, IS4I. MIR. Lacey moved
John Fletcher Lacy, OF Oskaloosa,
was born at New Martinsvllle, va;
(now West Va,), May So, 1S4I; removed
10 Iowa in 1855; received COM
mon school and academic education,
enlisted in Company H, Third Iowa
Infantry, in May, 1861. and Afterwards
served as a private in Company -,
Thirty-thIrd Iowa Infantry, as ser
geant-major, and as lieutenant IN
Company { of that regiment. was
promoted to assistant adjutant-general
on the staff of Brig, Gen. Samuel A.
Rice, and after that officer was killed
in battle was assigned to duty on the
staff of Mai. Gen Frederick Steele;
served in Iowa Legislature one term,
in 1870; is a lawyer and author OF
Lacey's Railway Digest and Lacey's
Iowa Digest: was member OF the
Fifty-hrSt, Fiftv-third, and Flity-fourth
Congresses and was reelected TO the
Fifty-hfth Congress as Republican,
receiving 2I,o7o votes, against 2o,7oo
votes for Frederick +. White, Demo-
cratic Populist fusion nominee, and
76S votes for Abner Branson. Prohi-
bitionist.
There is no man in Congress who has,
| in such short period won the hon
ors that Congressman Lacey has.
AS A SOLDIER
he has displayed his valor on more
| than on one occasion. He was not too
| proud to work. Like the CincinnatuS he
! followed the plow and when his coun'
tiy called him he did not hesitate once
to obey the call and the representa-.
tive places to which he was called to
fill will convince any one that his peo
pie were proud of him and honoreo
/ him.
THE BLACK MANS FRIEND.
He was the first white republican
from OskalooSa to recognize the
merits of the negro Whenever mar
white or black proved himself capable
and deserving of recognition he viii
recognize him. He has now at the
Capitol of this city, colored citizer
of his district and he is doing all in hi:
power now to obtain recognition fol
worthy representative colored citizen.
who live in his district. The BEE is col
fident that as soon as the civil service
law is amended or repealed where
by worthy republicans will be recog
nized, the black man will get his share
A prominent colored citizen of Iowa
who resides in this city, informs Th
BEE that MIR. Lacey's house is alway
: opened to his constituents, white AM
black and that his amiable wife is a
much loved as he is by the colored pee
pie in his state, because she is nobl
woman who recognizes all men a
equal before the law
These are the kind of men the co
ored man should support. They de
served to be supported, they are er
Titled to all the good that can be sal
of them. MIR. Lacey represents tn
Sixth district with a population ,
I55,354 and it is quite evident that
. man with his record, with the conf
, dehee and respect of the people wi
, continue TO be their choice He is
! true and loyal leader of the peopl
: the colored mans friend, iarme
:, soldier and statesman.