Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-15
THE cFz;:l';a REPUBLICAN
MEETING T..leEe PLACE AT
TOWN or EuNTERvlLLE.
ENTHU SlASi IC AUDIENCE
Senator S. II. Harper and William
Reece Makes Strong Addresses -
Several Candidates Present at the
Meeting.

The Wapello county republican cam.
palgn was formally opened last eve
ning at a meeting, attended by an
enthusiastic audience, at Munteryille
hfteen miles southwest OF the city
Senator S. H. Harper and VIM. Reese
were the principal speakers, and beth
presented in a forceful manner some
excellent reasons why the populace
should go to the polls in November
ana vote the straight republican tick.
ct. N. e. Carpenter, Miss Emma
Nye, candidate for superintendent of
schools, Sheriff j. H. Cremer. Trea.
surer r. P. Dana and Supervisor John
McElroy made short talks. The meet
ing was called to order by Chairman
huffman, who made a short address
auVocatlng enthusiastic support of all
Inc republican candidates this fall,
nde the meeting was a success. was
snhphatlcally illustrated by the abun-
uant applause rendered the sneak
arS.
chairman Huffman introduced Sena-
lows: - 90 -oi'
Senator Harper's Address.
The campaign this year is merely
preliminary skirmish for the presi.
Dental campaign of next wear. Pa.
pers, magazines and public are all
talking of the presidential CAMPAIGN
OF 1904 The democrats have started
out with Tree trade as their issue.
Ihey could not make much Of an is
sue OF state affairs, so they have de-
cided 10 dabble with national ques-
l,on. me cause for this is the fact
that the republicans have administer
co the aifalrs OF the state in such
manner that could not be other than
commendable, as they have never var
led from accuracy, straightforward
ness and honesty in their every deal
Ing. The better way to illustrate
that the republican party is the one
grand and only party is to go back for
years and compare the work of both
The showing throws out abundant
evidence that the party which is now
IN Office has the better ability to gov
ern this state and country.
IoWa's First Republican Governor.
Forty-nine years ago, in the year
1884 the republicans OF the Anti-Ne-
praska wings elected their first govern
or, James w Grimes. For the better
part OF that time Iowa has been under
republican rule and the record it has
made, as compared with democratic
states, Missouri. Mississippi, ETC.. is
one OF great worth. In the year 1852
the democrats swept the country and
elected Franklin Pierce to the presi-
90 ri oir hi
idea that slavery must be tolerated in
the United States. In 1854, however,
the people revolted against the demo-
cratic administration and it's ideas. The
republican party said slavery must be
confined to the slavery states and in
the platform of 1856 the famous third
resolution, which sets forth in a self
explanatory way what was thought of
slavery by the republicans reads as
follows:
The Platform.
Resolved; That the constitution
confers upon congress the sovereign
power over the territories of the Unit
ed States for their government; and
that in the exercise of this power it is
both the right and the imperative du-
ty OF congress to prohibit in the terri
tories. those twin relics of barbarism.
polygamy and slavery. At Chicago,
in the year 1860 Abraham Lincoln was
nominated for the presidential chair
by the republican party. The platform
of 1850 reiterated the declaration of
1855 against slavery and was in fay-
or OF internal improvements and pro-
tectiye tariff. Abraham Lincoln was
7 elected and the democrats Immediate
ly became sulky. They seeded and
acted contrary TO all common sense,
never thinking that man in the pres
idential chair was president OF all re-
CARELESS of whether he was a republi-
can or democrat. After their con
trariness had terminated in war; aft
err Vicksburg had been taken, the Mis-
sssippi had been opened UP and
Sherman had made his march. in No
vember 1864 Abraham Lincoln was re-
elected over George B. Mcclellan by
100000 votes.
cIevelan is Elected.
Now to hasten and not detain you
too long, we will come down to 1884.
We had the tariff issue and Grover
Cleveland was elected by the small ma
jority of 1000 or 1000 votes in the
state of New York Unlike the demo-
Gratis we submitted to the rule of
Cleveland We did not secede but
submitted and said if you can run the
government better than the republi-
cans, all well and good In 1883 on
the tariff issue again. Benjamin Har-
rison was elected. In this year the
famous Mckinley law Went into eff
feet and in 1892 the democrats again
persuaded the public to let them have
the reins. When Cleveland was in
auguated the second time in 1898, the
house and senate were both democrat.
ic and now they could enact laws.
Democrats Are Undecided.
Il think you Will remember what
happened. Hard times were prevalent
everywhere and panic spread over
the country Many shops We're closed
and money became slack Business
became oiiiet and men roamed the
country in armies, like Kelly's and
Cpxey's. In the year 1894 Ottuiuwa
was visited by Kelly's men. The aem-
ocrats tried a series of issues, thu Will
son bill for one, which failed. and thep