Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-25
George r. Rinehart, Of Newton, On
Part Of the Issues.
MADE FLIMSY CAMPAIGN ARGUMENT.
Unsuccessful Attempt to Create En-
thusiasm by Representing That the
Present Conditions Are Adverse to
the Welfare of the Working Man.
From Wednesdays Daily.

gentleman VINO presented the name OF
A. e. Steck before the democratic con-
gressional convention for nomination
1or candidate for representative from
the Sixth congressional district. ad-
dressed a goodsized audience at Frys
opera house, in South Ottumwa, last
evening. Mr.. Reinhart was billed to
speak on the issues of the campaign,
but Tor some reason or other he omit
Ted one of the most important ques-
lions at the present time, that of free
silver. He failed to utter one SEN
tence In support of the issue without
which William Jennings Bryan refused
the nomination for president on the
democratic ticket at Kansas City,
plank about which the democrats are
saying just as little as possible. In
stead OF attempting to explain the
party's position on the money question,
or IN any way sustaining the stand it
mas taken Mr.. Rinehart, in the most
sarcastic and over-eXaggerated man
ner known to this acknowledged ora
tor. heaped Unreasonable abuse and
misrepresentation upon William Nc
klnley and Major John F. Lacey for
their past records in public life Mark
Hanna, the trusts, and imperialism af-
forded the speaker topics sufficient on
which had said all he could about
which he had saidall he could about
the president of the United States.
The audience which heard Mr.. Rine-
hart last evening comprised several
women, and not a few republicans
We're noted in the assemblage. The
meeting was called to order by D. E.
{,hjSm1n oh q Nf NJ,
county central committee, who called
upon Hon. John w. Lewis to preside
as chairman of the meeting. Mr.. Lew
is, in very few words, introduced the
speaker, who began his address by say
ing that he was indeed pleased to
meet so many men and women in this
city, where, during his last previous
visit he had the honor of presenting
the name of the next representative
of the Sixth district in congress, Judge
A. G. Steck.
Important Issues.
Mr.. Rinehart said the issues of the
present campaign are more important
than any which have been presented
since 1876. The parties, he said, have
changed places, and today the demo-
cratic party embodies all that was
good in the republican party of old,
and the republic has absorbed all that
was bad in the democratic party of for,
mer years. He referred to the grand
| principles of the democratic party in
this campaign, and of its great work
which was begun at the close of
Cleveland's administration, in the
ward primaries, and which resulted in
sending delegates to the national con
vention at Chicago who placed in nom
nation that great leader of the people,
William Jennings Bryan.
Too Much Mckinley.
We've had too much Mckinley"
continued the speaker. Mark Hanna
says that the remedy for too much Nc,
hinley. is more Mckinley. Mark Han
| ma also cells us that there are no trusts
| IL this country, when he is, himself,
at the head of one of the biggest trusts
1t does not matter what you buy it's
| III n trust. There are over 5000
trusts in the United States represent,
ing millions of dollars. The republic
ans have scanned that list and out OF
the entire 5000 have found two little
measly trusts, the ice and cotton com
| bines, is which there are democrats
| The democrats have investigated fur.
tier, and have found that every direct,
or of the ice trust is republican. In
the cotton trust, Mr.. Jones, who has
an invention for COMPRISING cotton
was compelled by his competitors to
take the stand he did,"
The Negro Disfranchsement.
| Mr.. Rinehart said he did not approve
of the action of his party in the Car
olinas in regard to the disfranchise
ment Of the negro. He said there is q
constitution of the United States that
should govern that question. He did
not believe in an educational negro
Acknowledgement, however, but when
there is discrimination on that line
Il want it to be extended to both ne
groes and whites
The speaker then accused the repub
licans Of patting the negro on the back
and telling him what a good fe low he
is. He then referred to the treatment
of the negro at the hands of the repua
licans in Oregon, where he said the
former are not only DISTINGUISHED bn'
are not permitted to acquire title tc
| land and are not even permitted tC
1 reside in the state. He laid all this
at the door of the republicans.
The Full Dinner Pail.
Mr.. Rinehart in treating this sub
iect departed further than ever from
the lines of truth and consistency ant
made futile effort to enthuse his audi
ence with the belief that the poor
laboring man was being half-starVet
on account of the alleged hard time
which the speaker endeavored to de
monstrate We're accompanying TIL
present administration. His argumen
on this line fell as fiat as tho his audi
ence of intelligent hearers had bee.
miles beyond the sound of his voice
They knew the representation of til
so-called hard times was absolutel,
without foundation and they did nc
manifest any approval of the speakers
misrepresentation.
The men," he said. who dig tn
wealth out of the soil should be en-
abled to regulate the price on thei
commodity, instead of letting Liver
pool, which consumes less than one
fifth OF our wheat dictate what the
will pay for it. Trusts make the price