Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-14
John P. Reese, Democratic Candi
date Delivers Address.
TRACES cENEAlcGY OF PARTY
Says Some Miners and Laboring Men
Would Scratch Ticket If Jesus Christ
Was Running for Coneress-Greet-
ed by Small Audience.

laDoflng man. L KNOW that IL Jesus
Christ was running for congress many
of them would scratch the ticket.
These were the closing remarks made
in the speech delivered last evening
by John P. Reese, the democratic can
didate for congress in the sixth dis
trict, at the new Market street theatre.
Mr.. Reese also traced the genealogy
of the democratic party back to a per-
iod several years prior to the time
when it was generally understood the
party was formed. He said
Il belong to the same
democracy to which Jesus
Christ, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew
Jackson and Abraham Lincoln belong
ed" The speaker was introduced by
Hon. w. A. McIntire, and was greeted
by small audience He spoke in part
as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen and Fellow
Citizens: The issues in this campaign
are many, but the most important is
sues are five in number: the trusts,
tariff, government by Injunction. the
ship subsidy and the Fowler bill. The
democratic platform deals with these
questions, and they have been made
the paramount issue in this campaign.
My opposing candidate ignores all Of
these questions His issues are Pros
perity.' the full dinner pail and keep
on letting well enough alone. Those
are to be his issues in this campaign
and l will devote little time to them
later.
The Fowler Bill.
THE Fowler banking bill has been
declared an issue by the democratic
party this fall, and the republican par
ty ignores it. The bill is republic
can infant, nursed into life by their
congress, and fathered by their party
leaders. The bill contemplates provid-
ing a system of banking wherein the
banking of the country would be CON-
trolled by one monster trust. If this
bill becomes law few favored mil
lionaires of Wall street will be given
control of the money and will be given
control of the banking business of the
country with the aid Of the govern.
ment.
Ship Subsidy Bill.
"The ship subsidy bill is another re-
publican measure, and that party now
ignores it. The bill was introduced in
to congress by republicans. 1t was
fathered by Senator Hanna and other
republican leaders. If the bill is en-
acted into law it will mean that the
people will be taxed $4,000, 900 a year
which will be turned over to few fa-
vored captains of industry. The re-
publicans tell us that if it becomes
law it will build up the merchant ma
rine. Why shouldn't it? Why
shouldn't Senator Hanna agree to
build few merchant vessels if he got
100000 for doing it. If Uncle Sam
would give President John Mitchell
100000 he could start a new mine
workers organization. The ship SUBJ
sidy bill is bold attempt to rob the
people of $9,000,OO0 1t is the boldest
attempt to rob the people that has
been made in many years, to my know
ledge at least.
Government by Injunction.
Government by injunction is anoth-
er important issue, and one also that
the republican party ignores. 1t seems
that it has practice Of ignoring is
sues. Government by Injunction is a
measure that provides that the wage
workers and common people be de-
prived of their liberty, deprived of
their constitutional rights, in order
that the trusts and the few
favored captains of indus
try be given the protection of the law.
The democrat party does not ask to
have the federal court abolished-it
realizes that it has it's proper place.
In restoring order it can be Of use and
has been of use without depriving the
citizens of their rights. But when this
court deprives the people of their God
given rights; when this Trinity, this
God head, this three in one, denies the
people right to trial by jury, when the
charge is no violation of the law, l call
it nothing less than judicial anarchy
The federal judge is not amenable to
the people. He is appointed for life
and makes the laws and then inter-
prets them. He is the executive and
there is no appeal from his decision.
Trusts and Tariff.
"The republican platform says that
the high protective tariff protects the
home industries and incidentally pro-
tects the American wage worker. Now
how many wages workers will believe
that it is intended for their benefit?
Do you find any provision
stating that the employers
|of labor who enjoy the bene-
fits OF this high protective tariff shall