The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-20
| CAL CAMPAIGN
Auspiciously Opened at Fremont
by John F. Lacey and
Judge Mitchell.

The Mahaska county republican
campaign was auspiciously opened at
Fremont Saturday afternoon in a fine
meeting held at the public school
grounds. There was a splendid at
tendance of the people of Fremont
and a happier crowd or n lot of more
~contented or self-satisaed people
would be hard to find anywhere.
Seats had been erected for the oc-
casion and the place in which the
speaking was held was appropriately
decorated with flags and the portraits
of the candidates.
The meeting was called for 1870
o'clock, but on account of the Iowa
Central passenger being a couple of
hours late Major Lacey and Judge
Mitchell we're compelled to drive to
Fremont. They reached the place a
little after 2 O'Clock and proceeded
Immediately to the schoolhouse where
the crowd was found in waiting.
1t was a good meeting in all ways.
There were the usual preliminaries
and music by the drum corps, and
Judge J O. Mitchell, of Wapello
county was introduced and proceeded
to entertain the crowd. The gentle
man is a recent convert to the ranks
of republicanism. He was with the
Bryan forces last year, but after a
careful study of the questions of the
day and the hour has seen the false
ness of the position occupied by the
Bryan forces and comes out unequiv-
ocally for the republican party and
will support Mckinley and Lacey and
will do all in his power to assist them.
The gentleman made a splendid talk
which was listened to with more than
the usual amount of interest, perhaps,
on account of the position taken by
him. He defined and analysed the
position Of the democrats and held
their platform up to view. With the
democrat it is anything to elect Bryan
and all manner Of means and all ways
will be resortedto to place him in the
White House. They even go so far
as to say, Just vote for Bryan; it
will do no harm even if he is elected.
There will be a republican senate, and
Mr.. Bryan al do nothing that a re-
publican senate will not approve.
And then in case OF his election has
not, "say the democratic leaders, "the
republican legislators a period of
three months in which to tie the hands
of democrats 80 that they can do
nothing for the next four years?" And
this is the sort of argument that the
democrats are pouring out in defense
of the position they have taken in the
campaign. They have no arguments
that r not completely refuted in the
minds of even their own followers.
Judge Mitchell told of his depar-
ture from the ranks of the democrat
ic supporters and his coming to the
republican camp, and his words were
warmly cheered. He made a good
talk from first to last and his words
will be remembered
Major Lacey followed 1.-THE gentle
man from Wapello and the people
listened to what he had to say in an
interested and thoughtful way. Mr..
Lacey came among them not as a
stranger but as their representative,
to give a report of his stewardship
of the past. 1t was not only his
stewardship butLthat of the republi-
can party, his party. Four years
ago he was before them in prophecy
and makingl promises, telling what
would be the result if Mckinley were
elected. Today the republicans can
point to, prophecies fulfilled and
promises made good.
Mr. Lacey made a careful review
of the issues of the campaign and
discussed the questions that are up.
In the beginning he gave a passing
review of the past four years and
showed the conditions existing four
years ago and then held to view the
conditions of today. And the repub-
licanslhave kept faith with the peo-
pie andIthe country. They have made
good theirifpromises. The money
question was discussed and the 16 to
1 problem handled. The democrats
have placedI it at the end of their
platform. q ItEwas : their headlight
last year.but sthis campaign it has
been placed oni the tender of the
democratic locomotive.
The democrats from platform and
press are crying Imperialism" 1t
is a false cry and false issue made to
catch the vote of suckers-anything
to win against honest politics and
true issues. Imperialism is a bogus
and unreal issue and is a thing held
forth to detract from the real ques-
tons again. 3 1t is anything to catch
the votes and get into the white
house. The patriotism of the coun-
try was held. forth, the work of the
republicans was reviewed, and was
there a bit of the so-called imperial.
ism to be'seen here? When it comes
to a question of farms born against
the United States there are no re-
publicans, no democrats, no popu.
lists, but all are patriotic Americans
standingsforsthe country. The in.
consistency of the democratic posi-.