Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-16
Member Of House Of Representatives From
Sixth District Delivers Address.
FRY'S HALL FILLED TO OVERLOOKING
OF oTTUMWANs ATTEND MEETING LAST EVEN
iNe-sPEAkER TOUCHES ON ISSUES CAMPAIGN
SPOKE IN ELpoN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO HOME AT
oskALoosA THIS MORNING.
From Wednesdays Daily.l


congressman John F. Lacey adj |
dressed a large audience last evening
at Fry's hall IL ;outh Ottumwa. The
meeting was M enthusiastic and |
the hali YVES taaei 10 its utmost ca
pacity to seat the throng. Major La
coy came up from Eldon yesterday,
where lie delivered an address Monday
evening He left this morning on the
Rock Island for his home at Oska--
les,sii Congressman Lacey is always
a fapafite with u South Side audience
ami never fails to draw good at
tendance e. E. McElroy was chair
man Of the meeting last evening and
introduced the speaker with few re-
nlarts Major Lacey spoke as fol-
lows:
1t is always q great pleasure to me
to speak in South Ottumwa. believe
broke the ice here good many years
ego when | made my first speech TO a
South Side audience. The South Side
is one OF the products of recent years
in Ottumwa< We see the evidence OF
the progress of the United States in
the growth OF this manufacturing city,
and | have witnessed the growth OF
South Ottumwa with more than ordl-
nary interest South Ottumwa has
been a product especially OF manufac-
turing enterprises. In 1883, when
I made my first campaign for the seat
in congress from the sixth congress
SIGNAL district, you will remember how
/ started out favoring the question of
protection of American industries, and
it has been found that it has contrib
uted to the growth of the enterprises
which have made your city. ! Will
now present to you an account OF my
stewardship during the last two years
in congress.
The Philippine Question.
It has been my duty to present to
YOU from time to time the various Is
sues and questions. understood that
the principal issue this year was to be
the Philippine question. but volunteer
to say that no one here expects me
to proclaim allegiance to that issue.
When in 1898 the situation became so
intense between Spain and the United
States, and when a short time late1
the Maine was blown up and the coun
try was plunged into war, there was
no politics in the question, and demo
cratic and republican congressman
alike voted for the measure. Demo
Gratis. republicans and populists enlist
ed in the various regiments which were
formed. There was no politics in the
question then. 1t was the love OF
country. the maintenance OF the flag
against the foreign foe.
What Is the Issue?
The time will never come when this
will be made political question. The
Philippine ISLANDS came " US .hlous -
the fortunes Oh war M,icn
we were driven mo. W VIZ,
4 orr friends on ehe olhe,
side attempted 10 ATTACK .he aiis,a :.
ment they were deieated ny aehloclae
ic votes ihey 1ouha 10 theil soiioN
that Wherever the American has Ma We.
and the boys III piae are hSiitin6 III III
hearts OF the AhieiicaA peopt ,H, az 49,, 49,,
the boy and Win the nag. = ne uei oo
cratic party mad as us issue ~ lo'.
t6 TO \. IN iS9V, ihll Pc aii'
now. what is II! you WIN nave " hn'
IT,
Dui'est lir's ~ i7'seoiy'
~. - ,,.,,,onaa w, viii Yemen
bar tbat lobai was ont Of employment
mechanics were striking. the fires i
tho furnaces went out and the wheel
in rho factories vera stopped. Ottun
wa had the FULLEST time in its histor
during This irving time and South o.
t,lnwa was also a sufferer. There wa
yary little excitement during thos
years the only excitement being th
advent Of Kelly's navy, which sale
the saltIass sea of the Des Moline
,iyar This wear we are having troubl
with a strike in Pennsylvania. Thel
was nothing of this kind at that tim
From 1893 TO 1897 there was no worl
and Won, win find that strikes were fe
and far between. Now the who
country is agitated because $1,000
mon are ont Of a lob. which they volu
tarilv opit. But now the news is heal
that tbo strike is to be settled by art
tratiop, You are glad, and l am 81;
with YOU that the conflict promis
to end soon. Arbitration is the be
arrangement for settling dispute