Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-06-14
w. M. Reese Will Visit the
Alaskan Gold Fields.
TALKS ABOUT DOLLIVER
In Washington he Iowa Congressman
Is Much In Favor as Candidate for
Vice President-Democ
aud Trusts.

w. NJ. Reese, secretary of the Public
Lands. committee of the house of rep
resentatives, arrived home yesterday
morning, having left Washington on
Wednesday evening at s o'clock. Mr..
Reese will leave in few days Tor Seat
tie, Washington, from which place he
will sail about the goth on the steamer
Roanoke for the Cape Nome gold
fields. Mr.. Reese makes this trip for
the purpose of becoming better ac-'
quainted with the public domain and
for rest and recreation. He will return
about September 1, in time to. take al
active part in the fall campaign.
Referring to the Dolliver vice-pres-
dental boom, Mr.. Reese stated that
| the Dolliver sentiment is very strong
in Washington. The Iowa congress-
man is, in fact, Mr.. Reese believes, the
strongest candidate for the vice pres
| idency now mentioned. 1t is under.
stood that he is preferred by Presi-
dent Mckinley, General Grosyenor, Of
Ohio, who voices the administration.
having in a public interview expressed
himself as being in favor of Mr.. Dol
liver. Mr.. Delivers strength lies in.
his personal popularity, his pre-emin-
ent ability as campaigner, the fact
that he lis a vigorous young man, and
his fine record as a congressman. The
latter has demonstrated abilities in
craftsmanship that are recognized by
| members of all parties. In view of the
lfact that it is not considered just the
thing for the President of the United
Estates tomake campaign speeches dur
! ing his term of office, the presidential
! ticket must have in this instance asrec-
ognized public speaker OF great aHl-
litys A campaigner like; Deliver is
neededsto speak for theTadministration
There is good reason to believe That
he will be nominated and that IoYa's-
present paramount influence in nation
al affairs at Washington will thus,sbe
strengthened and more strongly in
trenched than ever before.
| The work of the congress that has
just adjourned is more satisfactory to
republicans and will prove strong
factor in the presidential campaign.
/ The pledges made at theSlast republic
an national convention in st. Louis
have been redeemed. The first bill in
troduced in the house in the present
Icongress was for sthe passage. of the
law establishing the gold standard.
This was the first bill reported from
| the committee and was almost the
first bill to become a law. That fea-
ture OF the bill permitting the organ
;zation of national banks with a capt.
alization of $4,000 has proven a great
success. Already large number of
these banks have been organized thru
out iheicouiitry and remote and sparce4
| ly settled sscommHnitiesa have been'
greatly benefited thereby.
The passage of the free homes bill
marks the redemption of another
pledge made by the republican party.
! Hereafter actual settlers on govern
ment land viii be given 100 acres free
of charge.
Secretary Reese stated that the dem
ocrats find that they have put chem
selves III a very unenviable light by
their vote against the resolution which
a constitutional amendment, giving
ulate trusts, Under the decisions of
| the supreme court, Che onernan anti
trust law has proven imperative. In
order to make it effective constitu-
tional amendment was necessary. This
the democrats voted down and now
lthey wish they hadn't as they have put
themselves very deeply in the hole,
and their action will require constant
Explanation when the part goes be-
lfore' the people this fall. 3S
| Mr.. Reese has promised to write a
number of letters to- the Courier de-
scriptive of his trip to the Cape Nome
gold fields. IL Nv