Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-09

licans even concede that Louis Boies
can get more votes than his father.
The purpose is to get ready to do
some politics later on.
The same plan contamp!ates the
election Of John P. Reese in the sixth
district over Lacey. Reese is presi-
dent of the Iowa mine Workers. He
IS young, ambitious and good speak
CT. He talks bitterly against moncpo.
lies and trusts. He denounces all
combinations, etc. Reese has already
begun his campaign. He hopes to be
helped by the conditions attending the
strike in Pennsylvania
But the knowing ones do not expect
Reese to win out at tie polls. Lacey
is gallant old soldier. the author of
all present national laws in favor of
the coal miners and is Win all O good
vote getter. The plans do not rest up
on the success Of Reese, whose defeat
is anticipated.
It is conceded to be too early in the
game to elect Reese in the sixth dis
trict in the midst of such unbounded
prosperity as now attends the country.
The plans contemplate the cutting
down of Sneaker Hendersons majority
| Dy LOUIS BOleS.
And the cutting down of Major La
cey's majority by John P. Reese.
Both Boies and Reese are young
men and may have entered politics to
| STAY.
They live in different parts of the
state, one in the northern and the
other in the southern half.
/ Boies represents the usual Boies
idea OF conservatism and compromise
| The plans contemplate a more Wig
orous democratic platform next veal
than was framed this year. In fact. il
| is stated that the platform in some OF
It's features has been decided upon.
Il is expected that tariff discussions
VIII IN measure stay the hand OF
good times by next September and the
democrats will be able to resort once
more to Calamity" as an argument
| They have been unable to deal with
prosperity. The new platform con
templates a general assault on every
thing and the creation of state issues
The railroad mergers win be made
use of so far as possible to excite this
masses.
II beef, pork and family supplies con
tlnue to be high. due to scarcity OF
any other cause, and if there is any
approach to stringency in the money
market, Reese will be expected tc
make campaign against the tariff
very much on the lines followed in
1892, that the tariff helps the boss but
does not help the employee
The scheme is a bold one through
out and contemplates the nomination
of Louis Boies for governor and John
?. Reese for lieutenant governor, with
Horace Boies on the stump leading the
| light 1t is said to have been under
stood that these were the plans, hence
the modesty and retiring disposition
manifested by Cato Sells, who has
been ambitious to be the democratic
nominee for governor whenever the
time comes that the party is to make
a real fight.
The democrats who have arranged
these plans count on the Boies family
to bring the support Of the monopolies
and count on Reese to draw the sup.
port OF the miners and the labor union
men generally.
Ihese are great pipe dreams of the
democracy. That party is counting
on an effort to revise the tariff at the
coming session of congress in Deem
Der. They do not expect the tariff to
be revised. but in response to what is