Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-11-04
Democratic Candidate for Congress
Delivers Second Address Here.
SPEAKS At FRY'S HALL LAST EVENING
Congressional Aspirant Claims He Was
Misquoted in Former Address
Tolls Audience What He Said on
That Occasion.
From Thursdays Daily.I

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When 4 made my first speech in
Ottumwa at the Market street theatre
was misquoted, said John p Reese,
the democratic candidate for congress,
in his speech delivered last evening
at Fry's hall, South Ottumwa. II
said then I believed in the same dem
ocracy practiced and preached by
Jesus Christ, George Washington
and Abraham Lincoln" What Mr.
sion was II belong to the same dem
ocracy to which Jesus Christ, George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson, An
drew jackson and Abraham Lincoln
belonged" Mr.. Reese delivered yir-
tually the same speech last evening
that he made at Abba early in the
campaign, and the same as was deliv-
cred at the Market street theatre a
few weeks ago. He spoke in part as
follows:
The issues of this campaign, and
know you came to hear them dis
cussed, are many and are of vital i'm
portance to the people. The five i'm
portant issues of the campaign are:
trusts, the tariff, government by in
Junction, the ship subsidy bill and the
Fowler banking bill The republican
platform is built upon prosperity, the
full dinner pail, and Mark Hanna's
uLterance. "Stand pat"
The Fowler Bill.
"The Fowler banking bill we are all
interested in. 1t is republican
measure, introduced by a republican
congressman in a congress controlled
by republicans. The bill was referred
to the committee on. banking and
currency and all the republican con-
gressmen on the committee voted for
its passage. If the Fowler banking
8 bill is enacted into law you will wit,
ness the formation of gigantic
money trust, with headquarters on
Wall street, and branch houses in all
the principal c..ies in the United
States. That financial trust will con,
troa the currency OF the country, with
the assistance of the national gov.
eminent. The bill is intended for a
few millionaires and no banker would
be benefited unless he had stock in the
United States bank.
Ship Subsidy Bill.
"Then there is the ship subsidy bill
The democratic platform adopted at
Oskaloosa made this question one oil
the issues of the campaign. 1t is a
republican measure. 1t was fathered
yby republicans and passed by a re
publican senate. The bill ought moi
pass for the good reason that it taxes
the people $9000,000 annually. and
why? Because they tell us it will
build up the merchant marines. II
will tax the Golfers of the people fol
the few favored captains of industry
1t means that the people must be
taxed $9,000,000 a year to pay to
Uncle Sam and he will slip it into the
hands of Mark Hanna, who will divide
UP with few favored millionaires
And why should not Hanna agree tt
build few merchant vessels if Uncle
Sam pays the bill? Now if they have
they have the right to tax the people
to build railroads or to tax ,lem tt
reimburse the anthracite strikers
You haven't heard any measure intro
duced to reimburse the farmer fol
his loss by the flood, nor to reimburse
the striking miners for the loss sus
tanned in the recent strike.
Does Not Mean the Rank and File.
when l criticise the republican
party do not mean the rank and file
for l realize that the rank and file o
all parties are the best citizens. Fort,
years ago the republican party wal
the party Of the people. 1t produced
many great personages. among thu
number was the martyred president
Abraham Lincoln, whose name is al