Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-25
THE ELDON MEETING.
Congressman Lacey Holds a Big
Meeting There.
ELDONITES ARE GOOD REPUBLICANS.
Much Enthusiasm Among Citizens
Major Lacey Makes Good Talk
GIee Club Scores a Success-Synop.
sis of Speech.

sis Of Speech.
From Wednesdays Daily.
''Veni, vidi, vici" could be used very
APPLY by the representative of the re-
publican party who conducted the
rousing meeting at Eldon last evening.
Everything there was republican and
the whole town resolved itself into one
big yell for Mckinley, Roosevelt, La
cey and the whole republican ticket.
From o'clock until the meeting
began at 8, the air was filled with a
conglomeration of sounds that was al
most deafening. The streets were too
muddy for any thought of parade to
have been entertained, but the Eldon-
ties vented their enthusiasm in max
ing noise. A drum corps and the
Eldon band furnished the music before
the meeting, but it was almost drown
ed by the explosion of cannon crack
ers, the footing of horns and the note
of the old-fashioned but ever efficient
"hoss fiddle" Roman candles added
their brilliant light to the affair, and
visitor not informed of the true state
of affairs might have thought he had
dropped in on a delayed Fourth of Jul
~ celebration, or premature north
ern imitation of the southern Christ
mas. In reality, however, it was
neither of these but was a good re-
publican meeting, addressed by the
tried and true congressman from the
sixth district, Major John f. Lacey.
The Eldon opera house, where the
meeting was held, was filled to over
flowing before the time arrived for the
beginning of the affair. B. S. Shaugh,
of Eldon, was selected as chairman
and made a short address in introduce
Ing Major Lacey, in which he took up
all the questions of the campaign and
dealt with them briefly. Before and
after the principal address of the ev-
ening, the Ottumwa Glee club, which
has become very popular during the
present campaign, rendered several
selections, which were most heartily
received and enthusiastically encored
posed of Messrs. L. A. Culbertson, judi
son Trenneman, w. G. Martin and G.
E. McElroy
Major Lacey, when introduced by
the chairman, was met with hearty ap-
plause, which lasted several minutes.
AS is always the case, his address was
full of good points, and he was enthu-
siastically applauded at many points
turnout his talk, which lasted about
one and one-half hours. His voice, at
the beginning of his speech, was some
what hoarse, but improved as he went
on. The following is brief synopsis
Of his address.4,i s.
Major Lacey's Address.
"We meet under happy auspices.
am glad to see such a good attendance
at this meeting. 1t shows that the
apathy which it was feared possessed
the republican ranks is no more.
really do not, and never have believed
that there was any apathy, but
think it has been and is satisfaction
that causes the quiet campaign. : Our
campaign this year is very different
from the one we made four years ago.
Then we put in our time telling you
that some things would be good if GER
things happened, and would be bad If
certain other things happened. We
had no certain facts on which to base
our speeches. We are here tonight,
however, to talk of promises redeemed,
prophecies fulfilled. Four years ago
you were putting mortgages on your
homes; now you are putting paint on
them.
'sYou remember those long and
weary years between 1892 and 1896
used to know republican who, when
asked why he voted the republican
ticket would reply: Because remem.
ber.' That is what we want you to do
this year. That is what we want the
voters of the country to do, to remem-
Der. Remember the experiences of
the past twelve years, and then vote
honestly.
Bryan Prophesying.
SIN 1895 the democrats had rec.
ord of four years business depression
against which they had to fight. Bry,
an shifted the issue of the campaign
from free trade to free silver Then
he prophesied. am glad to note that
he is prophesying his own election
this fall for he never fails to miss the
truth. At that time he said that if
the farmer thought the present price
of oats, 10 cents, too high, he had bet,
ter vote for the gold standard, and the
price would fall to b cents. Then
he added that if the farmer keeps on
voting for gold standard, the price
would keek on steadily falling, and
, would be followed by everything else
that the farmer produced. How has
that prophecy turned out? Bryan
never has failed to miss prophecy
If he had lived at the time of the hoot
he would have stood on high hill anG
watched the ark float past him, Their
yelled fire. He is always contrary
and never has been right.
eve have had four years of prosper
ity and now we ask you to remember
If there are any of my democratic
brethren who voted for Mckinley il
1896, have this to say to them, 'yol
have received your reward
Let me tell you of another of theil
prophecies made in 1896 They sale
that if the gold standard was adoptei