Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-01

raised up against the dead President
has not passed beyond the edges of
the grave. All were shocked beyond
measure by the horror of the deed, and
this horror is increased one thousand
fold when we know that the deed is the
result of an association. There is no
room for controversy Political differ
ences are forgotten in one general de-
mand that such transactions pc stop
ped at once and for all time.
Political Phase.
Let me say politically that we have
in the shooting and death of Mckinley
and in the succession of the Vice-Pres
ident, no discontinuance of the carry
ing out of the doctrines
favored by President Mckinley.
Mckinley was the best trained Pres
ident this country ever knew because
he rose through the ranks from the
position of private soldier in the army
to that of chief executive of the ma
ton He spent fourteen years as
congressman and four more as COVER
nor of the great state of Ohio. Dur
Ii ing this time he made a careful study
OF the questions which We're and are
of Importance, and he was admirably
planted the American fay in success
| full place and, after maintaining 1t
there until death removed him, he
handed. it over to his successor. There
have been no panics in the exchanges
since the Presidency of Mr. Roose-
lvlt began. Confidence in the govern
ment has never wavered, as it would
had Cleveland died during his second
\ 5,f off fbn Of
the government would have been
changed, and a fifty-cent dollar would
have been substituted by Stevenson
Cleveland The latter did not die,
however, but maintained the financial
credit of his country until the end of
/ his term of office.
Mckinley great as he was, is dead,
but his policies still live, and they will
be enforced by his successor This
country is ruled by law, not by anar-
chy, and the laws live until they are
honorably repealed. And so, as we
drop tear over the remains of Major
Mckinley. as his wife loved to call
him, we remember that the policies he
favored are still in force. and every
democrat and republican rests conf
dent that they will be continued
believe that the next three and one.
half years will be as nearly as possible
what the last four and one-half have
been.
The President is young man, but
he is not inexperienced. He was gov
ernor of New York. he has occupied
the position of assistant secretary OF
the navy and he once had charge oil
the police of New York City, which in
itself is work which requires much
of man. He was president of the
civil service commission and at 6
happy moment he organized his Rough
Riders and made such an excellent
, record, paving the way to the Presi
, dency. Since Lincoln's death there
: has been but one President, Cleve
,, land, who has not been in the army
He was elected because he had {
strong and rugged personality Will
!. Mckinley the long rank of President,
!. who served in the civil war has in al
probability closed because few hav,
lever been elected President after the,
attained the age of sixty years Roose
: welt is good man to follow such
!, line of Presidents. The people fee
! ! safe with a soldier in the Whit
= House.
a The policies which have brough
a this country to it's present prosperou
! and happy condition have passed int
v history. History is past politics; pol
! tics present history | want to kee
), history prominent in your minds thi
i evening. If you look back and Sc
= that history has been brought abou
6 by certain lines of policy, that is all
. ask; the result of your investigator
: will be seen in November. I do nc
:. - want you to live in the past, but t
', profit by the experience of those VIII
:, have lived before you.
= Above all, do not get mixed in II
I, viewing the history. Follow the line
= of policy to their results without d
- verging. Get your history 90
: straight" We find today that we ar
. UP against the same old issues tina
= confronted us last year and in 1889
II When the convention in Des Nome
= named Governor Phillips Ct call hil
~ governor because | will never agai
g get chance) the first thing they di
was to endorse the Kansas City pla
form. After that move I read in Sc
" eral newspapers the same trend {
N thought. The editors said "Ephrial
n is Joined to his idols-let him alone
i 1t brings back memories of the Sunda
II school boy who when he was aske
N about passage of scripture ,sait
d "Ephriam is joined to his idols-don
N do thing to him."
r. That is our text this fall, We aren
r going to do thing to the democrat
n at the polls. We will thank them fl
d the good help the gold democrats ga,
4 us last year; and blessed be the Lor
"a they are getting in their reward rigl
At now. The men who voted for McKi
s ley are not in sack cloth and ashe
q They smile and enjoy the condition
=. their votes brought about.
~ A year ago | preached a differel
% doctrine from that of Mr.. Cummin
at He says: You must vote. Wheth
- you vote right or not, make up 70,
mind to vote the way you think
~ right, then go and vote" Last year
ol told the democrats 81 am right.
~ would like to have you vote for n
y and vote right, but if you can't vo
se right I want you to stay at home"
II Mr.. Cummins had as close a race
IL the state as I had in this district