The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-10-16
LAcEYs MEETINGS.
Good Crowds at Hedrick and South
English.

Hedrick, Oct. 11.--Hon. John F.
Lacey held rousing republican meet
ing at this place last night in the High
school room which was filled to over
flowing long before the Major began
to speak, and many were unable to
gain admittance.
Hon. John Morrison, who presided
over the meeting, said that Aesop in
one of his fables gave a forcible illus
tration that would apply to the present
political situation. "Aesops dog had
a large juicy piece of meat and was
hunting convenient place to eat it
and in his search for a quiet place
where he could eat it in peace he was
crossing a swift flowing stream over
which there was but single plank;
he stopped, looked in the water and
saw another dog as he supposed with
a much larger piece of meat in his
mouth. He made a leap for that
| shadow thinking that he could get the
! larger piece of meat but lost his own
instead, which drifted away with the
| current. And now" said MIR. Morri-
son, Congressman Lacey will tell you
| why you had better hold on to your
| piece of meat. He will also render an
account to you Of his stewardship, -
which the Major proceeded to do to
the satisfaction of all who heard him.
He first explained hiw it was that the
so-called issue of Imperialism had been
| eternally buried beneath the patriot
ism of the American pc ople.
In giving an account of his steward
| ship he said that he took almost as
| much pride in Young against some
| measures that proved to be detri-
mental to the country when passed
over his protest as he did in voting
for measures that proved to be bene-
fetal to the country He carried the
memory of his hearers back to the tar
if of 1888 and so clearly related the
industrial history of the country
from that time to the present that
Kelley's and CoXie's armies moved
like a panorama before the minds of
his hearers, and they remembered
that it was the Wilson, orman-Army-
Organizatlon-Act that organized the
labOring classes into armies of tramps
hunting for work instead of organizing
into labor unions and striking for
higher wages. Men are not likely to
strike said the Major unless there is
something to strike for"
He discussed trusts and combines,
not as he would cyclones and grass
hOppers by denouncing them and say
ing that all were bad and some worse
than others, but he pointed out good
ones and recognized there are bad
ones. He IS statesman enough to
know that when dozen railroads run
ming in a straight line from Maine to
California combine that it means bet
ter service to the public and is there
fore a good combination. And that
when two parallel lines like the
Northern Pacific and the Great North
ern combine that it is bad combina-
ton and ought to be restrained. He
also thinks that the right of injunct-
ion ought to be maintained for that
purpose; and perhaps it might be
found useful occasionally where a
Limberger cheese maker insisted on
turning out his highly oderous product
in close proximity to place of divine
worship, or a soapmaker from build
ing his factory bang up against an
opera house. The people of Hedrick
wished the Major a hearty Godspeed.
At South English.
There was a grand meeting at South
English Monday evening. The opera
house was too small to hold the crowd
and it is a large building. The meet
ing was opened by thirty minute
speech by J. w. Jarnagin of the Mon
tezuma Republican. His remarks were
to the point and were praised by all
who heard him. Major Lacey follow
ed in an address in which he discuss
ed the issues in an able manner-the
tariff, trusts and injunction issues.
The large audience were pleased with
the speech, for it was able and manly.
Lacey always draws good crowd
when he is announced to speak in this
county.