Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-24
STRONG SPEECHES.
Enthusiastic Republican Meeting at
Munterville Saturday Evening.
ADDRESSES BY O11UMwA MEN.
Hon. H. L. Waterman and Judge Tis-
dale Make Good Speeches-A. w.
Buchanan and Geo. w. Buck.
nerTalk-G God Attendance.

nerTaIk-Good Attendance.
Last Saturday evening very success
full and enthusiastic republican meet
ing was held at Munterville. \ large
audience of Polk township voters at
tended and showed their satisfaction
with the present administration, both
national, state and county. The prin-
cipal addresses We're given by Judge
w. ID. Tisdale and Hon. III. L. Water
man, and short talks We're made by y.
w. buchanan and George w. Buckner.
Committeeman Samuel johnson called
the meeting to order and introduced
| the speakers
Judge Tisdale made mastery adj
dress, presenting the issues and eX-
| planning them in way that left no
doubt in the mind of his hearers as to
his sincerity and the truth of his arg,l-
ments. He spoke of the changes in
the state of affairs in the country since
the republican party had been placed in
power. Not only are times better, ma
tionally. but the conditions in Iowa
have improved, and indeed in all the
states in the union. He said that il the
republican party asked support for no
other reason than because of its show
ing in the last few years, it should have
it. He told of the Wilson bill, enacted
by the democrats, and its effect upon
affairs, and contrasted With it the
Dingley bill and its effects He spoke
briefly on the money question. saying
that the logic of events during the past
few Years shows that the republican
attitude in this, as in all questions, is
the right one. OF the tariff question,
Mr.. Tisdale showed in Il few words
that every time The country has adopt
ed low tariff policies, we have had hard
times. The matter of trusts was next
taken up, and the speaker. proved that
the democrats, although they decry the
trust, are supporters OF it in New J.r-
sey, where the stare laws, enacted by
democrats, are such that 4 trust con
easily get charter. He enumerated
the advantages ard disadvantages OF
trusts, and told how the price of coal
oil has been reduced by the organi:.a-
ton of the Standard OIL trust. In con-
clusion, Mr.. Tisdalc spoke of the man
agemcnt of the Philippines under Pres
|ident Mckinley, saying that since the
islands were obtained by treaty. and
are The property Of the United States
government. the only thing to :lo when
the insurgents objected to the gov
eminent by this country, was to
bring them to submission by means
Of war.
Hon. II. L. Waterman was introduced,
and delivered an address which was
fully up to the high standard he main
tains in political speeches. He told of
the glorious record the republican
party has made since is has been in
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promise made by the republicans in
1896 has been fully redeemed, and the
country is enjoying q condition of
prosperity never experienced for many
years. He stated as the reason for the
democratic speakers not bringing up
state issues this year, the fact that
there has been nothing done by the re-
publican officials but what rebounds to
the praise of them and of the party.
4 He touched lightly on the money ques-
ton, saying there is no need of discuss
ing that, as common sense shows that
the free silverites of '96 We're entirely
wror- in their claims that ruin for the
country would result if the opponents
of the gold standard were elected to
office.
4 In reply to the democratic cry that
the tariff is the mother of the trusts,
Mr.. Waterman said that the assertion
was true, for had there been no manu-
facturies, there would have been no
trusts. and had there been no tariff,
there would have been no manufacture
les, as was the condition in the time
of free trade. AS to the unholy war,
OF which the democrats say so much,
declaring in their platform that it was
unauthorized by congress, the speaker
said that the Philippines were acquired
by treaty from country which had
. owned them for 327 years, and both
houses and the president voted the
money to be used in defraying the ex-
penses of the war. He said the demo-
cratic party is getting very particular
about our government never having
asked the consent of the Filipinos to
govern them, and in reply to this state
ment, referred to the Louisiana pur-
chase, which was made under Jetfer-
son, a democratic president. Not only
this. but in the administration of Polk,
a democratic president, the Indians
We're moved from their well titled lands
to the Indian Territory. Both of these
moves were made without asking the
permission of those concerned. In adj
dition to this. in 1s61-65, the seeding
states We're whipped back into the un-
ion, without asking the consent of the
inhabitants. Amid much applause,
Mr.. Waterman added that the demo-
Gratis who met in Chicago and demand
ed a cessation of hostilities in '64. We're
afterwards no less sorry for their ac
: ton than the democrats OF today will
, be that they have taken the stand they
! have with regard to the war with the
Filipinos.