The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-05


combination of industries is a mon
opoly which destroys competition and
| which sooner or later will result in
the enslavements and impoyerishment
of the millions only to enrich the few.
But | have full confidence that our
people are endowed with sufficient
| virtue and integrity and wisdom to
properly solve this problem. Healthy
and unrestricted competition in trans
| portation by land and sea, in manu-
| featuring and in all other commercial
pursuits must be maintained. Couple
this with the execution of law and the
threatening storm will be dispelled. /
| believe that flag represents power
enough to take every rascal by the
throat and compel obedience to law,
| be he a common thief or monopoly
king.
The American congress has recently
heard from the people as it heard from
| them in 1861 and 1898, and a declar-
alton of war has been issued against
| monopoly as Enthusiastically as when
they declared war against the confed-
| eracy and against Spain. There is
, no more room for partisan politics
now than then.
Laws and constitutions may have to
be reconstructed; courts reorganized
weary months and perchance years of
labor and waiting may pass, but the
end will come with honor, and COM
bination, vigorous, Independent and
self-reliant will prevail and unholy
competition will reach its ST. Helena
as surely as slavery found its grave at
AppomattoX.
Fellow citizens may we leave this
audience chamber today with renewed
faith in that flag. May we be prouder
than ever of our country and the vir-
tue of our people. Let us remember
that our worth as individuals is
measured not by what we have, but by
what we are. Soldiers may you live
long and happily in the land you have
helped to save, and may we cherish
in loving remembrance your com
rades who have fallen.
Benediction offered by Rev. Duboc.
The committees having in charge
the decoration were as follows:
COMMITTEES.
Flowers and Woman g
Relief Corps assisted by Comrades
B. F. Cruzen, A. D. Coleman, A. j..
Bass and Capt. Woodruff.
Decorating Soldiers Graves-The
public tschool children in charge of
Supt. s. J. Finley assisted by the
ward principals, P. L. Kindig, j. M
Stokes, Mary England, Grace Rowe
and Miss Crafty.
Flsging Graves-Comrades j. N.
Martin, E.& Bogard, Richard Davis.
Music-Comrades S. j. Dutton, R.
l.. Turner, A. J..Bess.
Vocal Music-Comrades I. W. Hyde,
j. w. McMullin.
Finance-Comrades w. R. Cowan,
B. F. Cruzen, Capt. Woodruff, j. W.
McMullin, Ben Mccoy.
Police Mayor w. Il. Wray, Com
rade.W. H. Shaw.
The soldier dead at rest in the
cemeteries in and about the city are
as follows:
Henry @ Leighton A Baker
Benton K Smith !. T Blackstone
d. E R McCabe s Greenough
J Ii Overocker 4 Benz Rice
Samuel A Rice John s Lyle
John L Brown w A Conklin
] N Campbell Jno P Lougbridge
George Carson Henry Welker
VIM A Loughridge.Wm Perry
M Wroughton Nathan Crawford
Joseph MitchellI Albert E Tough
@ Martin 49,. Cyrus B Wells
Jas A Sewers G c Morgan
VIM Johnson John Patterson
Cary A Buntain Frank M Kemble
Chas b McCarty James F Lacey
w S Wells Chas H Orvis
AmbroseI bryan Henry Nj Myers
Lazarus Waggoner NJ P Collins
II Holmes Lewis Dairy
VIM Hillard Julius @ Davis
Willis d Baker W Brown
z Henry Albert Crowley
VIM H Nelson j Cooper
Samuel Deweese s R Fields
H F Hedger HIM Lee
Robt Curly A P Bailey
Jos Motley o. q A Kent
Thos Davis John Mcpherson
A Buckner DIR G ] Turner
Jas Walton { d H Waggoner
@ Williams &c Jones
j ID Patterson John Beattie
Parish Garner Robt Gaswell
o Livingston Felix Murshon
N Kirsmiller VIM Brown
N H Brown 1S s w Dickens
@ M Mattox 7 VIM T Atkins
Niles NIB Niles
Jas L Balm w Matthews
Chef Cole Henry Hansel
NJ N Wetherell CP George
John Skeen j Jeffries
w 81 Roberts Chancey Lowery
w III Berkeley TT Eisiminger
l F Knight Jas Matthews
Lewis Stanley Alex F Tracy
Jno w Coffin II @ Huntsman
Jno Edgerton DIV Jones
L K Dutton s 8 Carroll
q H Higgins CIR Mitchell
L Ii Cochran. Robert Allgood
Jno Lofiand ] s Felker
Elias Yates DILL Coffin
j M Ogden VIM Shipley
A Psuley Daniel Corcoran
Thos w Baugh T @ Stout
g w Norton G w Teas