Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-07


truth is they cannot write six planks
of any platform that means anything
If The did they would not vote for 1t
themselves. These reorganizers left
us. They went away;why not come
back The door is just as wide as IT
ever was. We do not ask that they re-
turn on their knees nor do we want TO
use a club on them, but we do insist
that they stay out until they can agree
to make no trouble on the inside. new
er like to invite man into my house
just to see if he can put me out
Now this is the situation if you Will
allow me to illustrate it: Oil and water
will not mix. The water stays at the
bottom and the oil comes to the. top.
The more water you put into the YES
sci the higher the oil rises and it don
make any more oil:
but suppose we leave the money
question out and talk trusts. ON yes,
| they say We can get together Oh the
| trust question. Why, let me tell you
the reorganizers don't dare write
| platform on the trust question be-
! cause they would find arrayed against
them the same men who are fighting
us on the silver questionable men in
the banks and the heads of corpora
tions. We passed bill regulating
these things, but lot of democratic
senators emasculated it, It's strength
!; was all gone.
Now, | have reviewed some things
you may call ancient history. But
have no way to judge the future ex-
cept by that which has happened in
hi q
!, better of the reorganizers in the future
,, than we have received at their hands
= in The past? | believe that the con
: test between manhood and mammor
: is still on aud want mammon's fate
:, to be in the hands of the democratic
). party. We cannot go back to meet the
fellows who are tagging behing ant
these questions are too important TO be
, sacrificed in the interest of patched-ul
y harmony, which is no harmony at all
: Il believe in organization in ever,
precinct as the first step to be taken
{ We ought to have club in every on
Of them These clubs must voice tn
principles of the party 1t ought t
" keep out those who do not believe i
:. them. Let them organize. We, ar
- willing We want the party TO voic
- the will of the people and net that o
y a few newspapers.
do not pick up the men at random
- If you do you will be betrayed ever
- time The men who have money an
- the time to go will attend the clu
=. meetings. In 1886 the men VINO left Il
y were corporation men. If there is an
~ state in the union that ought to /
~ democratic tits Iowa. want you
= go back to your homes and help
- save the country.
" Il believe a burglarious attempt
= being made on the daW5eratic part,
" and | believe Che .reprganizers willss,
~ it if they can. / have seen them ;
~ work in Washington and elsewher
IL In 1S94-go back to it. They wei
vs. were trusted with power then. The
~ ~ betrayed the party and were drive
II out. | believe if Grover Clevelan
had been President instead of Andre
Jackson that he would have won il
le- mortal infamy
h. I'VE do not want an ambiguous pls
tn form to make honest democra
g: tblush-those who want to make {
,se honest fight If the honest people a
ne in the majority, then democracy shou
IN. hold the reins of government. IT the
.er are more dishonest people than hone
ones, for heavens sake let the repu
to- licans stay in power thank you"
hit Holds Reception.
it After his speech and while the bu
.er ness meeting was in progress Mr.. b
an held an informal reception. He W
warmly greeted and evidently to-
keen pleasure in the hearty handsha
OF and words of good will
ur- At A O'Clock the meeting broke
er- and Iowa democrats had put anoth
he stay bolt in the bridge over viii
nd they expect to march if not to victo
Ter then over and upon the reorganizers
mt. H. NJ. Sheppard