Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-01
Says 1t Looks Like His Cam
paign is Like Leading
a Forlorn Hope.
TALKST MT.AYRPEOPLE
G. E. Ferguson, Democratic Candidate
for Lieutenant Governor Listens to
His Chief Expound the Doctrine of
! the Party at County Convention,

Mt. Ayr, Sept. S0.-(special)-The
democrats of Ringgold county met
mere Saturday afternoon in delegate
convention and nominated a county
ticket. T. j. Phillips of Ottumwa and
G. e. Ferguson of Logan, candidates
respectively for governor and lieuten-
ant-governor. were present and ad-
dressed the delegates.
His Speech.
Mr.. Philips said in part:
I want to say to you that thank
your chairman for the invitation, of
course. for being with you. see that
you are men who earn your breaa by
the sweat of your brow | am one of
| you | haven't had the advantage of
college education, of course, and only
had few years of schooling. When
| was boy between and 10 years
old down in st. Louis county, Mo-, my
father,of course, obeyed the Scriptures
to multiply and be We fruitful and re-
iplenish the earth. He had to work. of
course, in the mines and l was the
youngest of family of nine children,
and so l began as miner.
The chintz Bugs Came Along.
"And then l had some experience of
farmers, of course. We bought
farm in 1865 in Montgomery county,
Mo-, and being farmer, of course,
know what it is to be hard up, so ap-
peal to you farmers as farmer. The
first year the drouth pretty nearly
burned everything up. and the next
| year, that was 1869. the chintz bugs
! came along. of course, and eat up
about everything that was left. so you
see | know the hardships of farmers
life. So my father of course had to
support large family and helped in
the mines, going to school only until
was nine years old, and then, after
went to work, of course. some in the
night school. After while was made
mine foreman and afterwards superin-
tendent and now for twenty-five years
fam general superintendent of one com.
pany, of course.
Actions VS.. Words.
Il am, of course. self-made man
entirely, but l think l have sufficient
education to know the difference be-
tween right and wrong. The repub-
licans have nominated Mr.. Cummins,
man that has educated himself, of
course, in politics and that he is en-
tertaining to his crowd by the form he
uses. Actions, of course. speak loud
er than words. have nothing to say.
Iof course, against my opponent, what
ever. and understand that he is a gen
tleman. You are here today, of
course, to choose men for county off
ces and | hope, of course to see yoH
all to use all the discretionary in the
world of course, in making your se-
| ilectionS
Foriorn Hope.
1If I am elected, though. of course.
lit looks like it was a forlorn hope-no
| chance for the democrats in this great
state of ours-but, if elected, will en-
! force the laws of the great state of
Iowa. If the laws, of course, that are
on Uhe statute books were enforced, I
think we would have considerably bet.
ter government than we have had.
There are, of course, special privileges
that are given to certain people and
THAT is in connection, in conjunction.
with taxation. of course The farmer
gives in his honest return, of course.
Corporations and synolcates and these
can make returns just at will and
| there is great injustice in that. Say
| that we know piece of property, of
icourse, is worth $4,000 to $4,000, he
gives his returns to the assessor. His
neighbor is worth $4,000 and he, of
course gives his returns to the assess
or just as he pleases. Isn't that dis
crimination?'