Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-30
Hon. Serene Payne Addresses
Attentive Audience at
Market Street Theatre.
Is FEARLESS AND TRUE
Touches Upon All the Big
Issues.
ELOQUENT ON TRUSTS and TARIFF

OF Representatives Makes One of the
Most Able Political Addresses Ever
Heard in ottumwa-Hs Speech.
lFrom Wednesdays DallyI
The address delivered at the Market
street theatre in this city last even
Ing by Hon. Serene Payne, of auburn,
N. Y. congressman for twenty years.
was one which will have lasting eff
feet upon t.4ose who heard 1.-THE elo-
quenf, convincing, forceful arguments
OF man who has grown grey in the
service of his country, who has given
the best of his knowledge, his expert.
ence, and good judgment to the work
OF framing laws for the government
OF his native country. Congressman
Payne is a politician and a statesman.
student and man of splendid iudg-
menC. His name means much in the
national house of representatives and
his influence is felt over the entire
east. And that these facts are true
Is not source of wonderment to those
who listened to the New York man
tax last evening. His clear-cut argu-
ments. fearless statements and broad
challenges proclaim him a man of
strong convictions and these, coupled
with the consideration that he has had
twenty years experience in the ma
tlonal house, leave little room for
doubt that he knows whereof he
speaks.
F. w. Simmons Chairman.
Although there We're counter attrac-
lions in the city last evening, the Payne
meeting was well attended. The as
semblage was called to order shortly
after s O'Clock by F. w. Simmons, who
had been selected to act as chairman
OF the evening. In few words of
tribute to Congressman Payne's ca
reer at Washington and his import
anee among the heads of the govern
ment in the national capital, MI. Sim
mons introduced the speaker, who was
greeted with cheers.
Iowa Good State.
Congressman Payne began with
an eulogy upon Iowa. From
the first he had his auditors
with him and throughout his
address they listened closely and in an
interested manner to his fund of solid
facts, which was enlivened by frequent
sallies of wit and sarcasm. He said:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle.
men:-1t gives me great pleasure
again to visit Iowa during political
campaign. | have always been proud
of Iowa because, for one reason. so
many of the residents of my own state
have seen mt to make their homes here
and have become residents of your
great state | am proud of Iowa be.
cause of it's richness and it's resources
its agriculture, its manufactures. it's
mineral products, and because of it's
richness in men-in good republican
men, and especially am ! proud be.
cause the republicans seem generally
to be in the majority in iowa.
John F. Lacey.
II am glad to look into the faces of
the republicans of congressional dis.
trlct who nave honored themselves as
they lave honored the congress of the
United states by keeping as their rep
fesentative through twelve years Hon.
John f. Lacey, than whom more in
dustrious, persistent. devoted, patri-
QUO man does not exist in any other
district. ! hope you will keep him
there twelve years longer and that
then, il Lacey still holds out, | hope
the republicans of this district will
still have the good. sense and good
judgment to keep in Office in the house
OF representatives man who does as
much credit to the district, the state
and the house as does John F. Lacey.
Women Welcome.
4 Il like to see the women in the aud
fence when make speech and am
glad to see several here this evening.
Though the women cannot vote they
are a power in the elections which can
not be overlooked. The fact is that in
my district depend much upon the
women to carry the elections, for if
the wife is republican or has republi-
can tendencies, she will make it so hot
for the old gentleman that on election.
day he will get up early and go to the
polls to vote the straight republican
ticket rather than incur her wrath.
And so I am glad to see the women in
the house this evening.
Cause for Congratulation.
Il congratulate you upon the pros.
perity of the country under this contin-
ued republican administration. We
have had republican administration for
forty years save the years be-
tween 1893 and 1897, when the demo-
Gratis had the president and both
houses of congress. Up to 1870 we
were engaged in putting down a rebel
lion, the greatest, hardest fought civil
war ever known in the history Of the
world. After the actual cessation OF
hostilities it took several years to re-
construct the union and get the conn