Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-02
LOCAL MEN SPEAK.

LOCAL MEN SPEAK.
An Encouraging Meeting at RepuhIi-
can Headquarters.
From Fridays Daily.
The republican headquarters was
the scene last evening of an enthusi-
astic meeting addressed by local po-
liticians, and the attendance and in
terest manifested were indicative of
the fact that republicans are getting
bravely over the apathy that threaten
ed.a lowering of the republican ma
jority in Iowa earlier in the campaign.
Attic the meeting had been arranged
on very short notice, and no adver-
tisenent of it had been published ex-
cept few lines in last evenings
Courier, the audience was large
enough to fill the seats in the head
quarters.
A drum corps furnished the music
for the meeting, which was called to
order at eight O'Clock by County
Chairman Morgan Griswold. A. w.
Enoch was selected chairman for the
evening, and announced as the first
speaker Calvin Manning, who said in
part:
s'The predictions of the republican
party made four years ago have prov
en- true. We are carrying on the cam
paign this year on the same principles
we used during the former one. We
have no fallacies. This party has
been the same year after year and
campaign after campaign. We have
history behind us, and had rather be-
long to a party which has history be-
hind it than listed to the si1ver-tongu-
ed prophesies of any Nebraska orator.
The opposition says that free silver is
not the issue this year. Attic Mr..
Bryan compelled the democratic
party to incorporate into their
platform this year the same silver
plank that was r.pudiated four
years ago by the vote of the American
people, they still insist that the ques-
ton of the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at the ratio of IL to is not
the issue on which they are fighting
this campaign, but they have new, a
| paramount isse.
| Il carried silver dollar with me
for some time in France and Germ any
and tested its value. When I offered
| it in payment for goods, merchants
eyed it doubtfu1ly and advised me to
go to the exchange office and convert
it into gold coin. The silver dollar,
altho bearing the stamp of the United
! States, is not worth as much in for
eign countries as at home, for the rea-
son that the people of those countries
are not familiar with the fact that we
are willing to redeem silver at its face
| val TLou ,1t rrN1I lac
value of which is stable.
| Facts are the greatest arguments
we can make. Let me state a fact
illustrative of what have said this
evening. Yesterday Milwaukee en-
gineer presented a cheque to be cash.
ed. and upon receiving the money re-
what larger than that received for the
corresponding month in 1896. His
August cheque it 1896 was $61.99 and
that for last month was $1o4.99, altho
he was off duty five days during last
month and worked every day he had q
chance in August of 1896
"The democratic speakers tell us
that the prosperity we are experienc.
ing is due entirely to natural causes
and that the country will prosper
whoever be in power. On hearing
| this we are reminded of the request OF
| Ethan Allen, the hero of Ticonderoga
that those who were so thankful tc
God for that victory, remember the fact
that at least, he (Allen) was present al
the time of the battle.
!. "The democrats, or rather, the pop
ulists, for such is the opposition, have
a new issue each campaign, This
year we hear nothing of what they
were talking so loudly about foul
years ago. This year they are afraic
we will have king. They picture Nc
kinley with a crown upon his head
and declare that the republican party
| is in favor of imperialism, that they
want to Cypress the people. They OBJ
ject to the war policy, and the sam,
ones who, a short time ago, were cry
ing out against McKinley's slownes.
in declaring war with Spain are nov
crying out just as loud against hin
for carrying on war. He got read,
before he declared war, and we al
know what a success that war was. HI
fought for the purpose of stopping op
preston of the Philippines, and whel
Spain had been conquered he brough
all the soldiers away except enough t,
guard the islands and establish peace
am glad belong to a party which i
not always fighting the flag, and no
always quarrelling with those who al
unfolding the honor of the flag. Thei
arguments are old. They said durint
the war that it was an unconstitution
al war. Was it unconstitutional whe,
we acquired Louisiana, Florida, Ne,
Mexico? 1t is unconstitutional only il
, the eyes of those who are against h
advancement of the nation, We d
not want territory for the purpose Q
oppression. We want it to bring it
inhabitants up to higher standar
, of education aud civilization"
Senator Waterman's Speech.
Chairman Enoch next announce
Senator H. r. Waterman, who deliy
cred short but forcible speech. H
!. said in part:
Ever since became certain tina
William Jennings Bryan was to b
} the democratic nominee for the pres
dency have had temptation to vot
-lfor him, but it has been temptatio