Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-18
HON. JOHN F. LACEY.
lOskaloosa Herald.l

Following is the verbatim transla-
ton of the article from "Drych" of
August IA, 1902, as republished in the
Herald of a recent date. We are III
debted to j. w. Jones for the translat-
ed copy
"One of the most illustrious sons of
Iowa is Hon. John F. Lacey. AS Iowa
is one of the most intelligent and CIV
ilized states in the union, Some call
her the England of the west, as Iowa
has some noted sons who are an hon,
or to the state and nation; as some of
her sons are filing some of the high
est in the gift of the government,
Shaw and Wilson in the cabinet. In
the senate. Allison on finance; Dolli-
yer as great orator; also Henderson
as speaker of the house; and our hon
orable representative, j. F. Lacey,
stands at the head of the list from
Iowa. He started at the foot of the
ladder like Lincoln, Garfield and 9TH
ers, and is towering upward.
MIR. Lacey was born in Virginia Of
an English family; came to Iowa when
Ia years old; worked on a farm, car
ried hod; laid brick; earned mon
ey to go to school, and soon became a
bright scholar. When the war broke
out in 81 he enlisted in the 3rd Iowa;
also in the S3rd as a private, but his
merits soon called for promotion as
corporal, Sert. Lieut., Amt, Major. He
was also on General Rice's staff, who
was wounded in the battle of Jenkins
Ferry, Ark, 1864, and died of his
wounds. So all can see that Mr.. La
ceys military career was a brilliant
one, as brave soldier in his country's
need. After the war he took up the
profession of law and always stood at
the top. Mr.. Lacey is also an author.
He is the author of work called "Di-
gest of Railroad Laws of the United
States" which is highly priced or com
mended on this subject
| Ever since he was elected to con-
gress in 1888, he always looked to the
benefit of the workingman and espe.
cially the miners. 1t was Mr.. Lacey
that first thought of protecting the
miners in the territories, called the
Lacey Act; also his amendment to
said law in the fifty-seventh congress,
such as better ventilation, sprinkling
of the dust in mines, also all mines
to have shot firers. Miners of Indian
Territory sent resolution of thanks
to Mr. Lacey, also President Mitchell
of the United Mine Workers Of Ameri
ca. AS these are the only laws pro
tecting the miners of Territories on
4 statute books of congress, and there
Il is no doubt that Mr. Lacey's good work
will be appreciated by all workmen
Mr.. Lacey has been nominated for the
i seventh time. by reclamation. Not be
cause he was nominated by the repub
/ licans, but because he is the man OF
the people, and is respected by all par
ties. Mr.. Lacey always took an inter
! est in the Welsh people, as he was
chairman of their yearly Eisteddfot
several times. The committee once
asked Mr.. Lacey if he was of Welsh
descent. Mr. Lacey replied in his hu
morous way that he was English or
his fathers side and Welsh on his
mothers. although his mothers father
was said to be a Pole, yet his name
was Evan Davis, SO the name indi
Gates that he must be of Welsh de
scent.
Also let all the miners of the sixth
district bear in mind that it was j. F
Lacey who befriended the miners o
the sixth district by securing the re
lease of Mr.. Hadow by having hin
pardoned by President Roosevelt fo
contempt of court, as all this prove.
Mr.. Lacey to be the miners friend in
deed.
So let us all be true and worth,
Welshmen and worthy miners of sixth
district and cast your votes for gu
worthy congressman, j. F. Lacey. B.
so doing we will honor him by honor
ing ourselves.