Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-27
HEAR GOOD TALKS
voTERe or RLEAsANT TOWN
CHIP ADpREeeEp BY LACEY
AND HARPER.

An Enthusiastic Meeting Hold Laot
Evening In EIsdensburs = Con.
areoeman Lacey Spoke on lssuee OF
tho Day.
One OF the largest republican meet.
lngs ever held in the county, outside
OF this city, took place last evening
IN the spacious Methodist Episcopal
church ct Bladensburg, where the
voters OF Pleasant township seemed to
have turned out en- nasse to hear Ma
jor John F. Lacey, congressman
from the sixth district, and Senator 8.
H. Harper. Long before the introduce
ton OF the speakers by Chairman 7. B.
Carman, the large church was COM
fortably filed When Major Lacey
arose to give brief discussion of the
political Issues Of the day. not a seat
was vacant and many voters were
standing in the aisle and rear of the
church
Mr.. Lacey's address was brief and
concise, although the points dealt with
were explained fully. He gave a his
tory of the republican party, compared
the times when it was in Office and
when the government was under demo
cratic rule, gave a full review Of the
platform of 1904 and eulogized the
present chief executive of the United
States. He spoke of the attacks of
the democratic party upon the person
ality of Theodore Roosevelt, together
with that party's stand upon the Flip
inc question and the standing army.
His address was concluded with con-
t1nued applause from the large audi
ence. Following Major Lacey, Senator
S. H. Harper delivered short address
which was very much appreciated. 4,
Senator Harper's Address.
S. H. Harper said in part:
tsWhen I visited the Worlds fair,
week before last, saw an object les
son on the political situation. in the
Iowa and Mississippi state buildings.
'"The Iowa building is a model of
beauty. modern. up to date and ev-
erything about it indicates an air of
enterprise. happiness and content
ment. nothing to remind us of the
trials and tribulations of the past
I Gust across the way from the Iowa
building is the Mississippi state build
ing. reproduction of the last resi-
dence of Jefferson Davis. On the walls
.
and of old plantation scenes; in the
rooms was the old furniture, bed
steads, tables and chairs that had
been used in the old home. There was
the bed upon which Jefferson Davis
had died, the suit of clothes he wore
when he was arrested in May 1865 by
the union soldiers There was every
where about the building an atmos-
phere of sackcloth and ashes and last
hopes; one was made to feel that he
was cropping in the melancholy days
of the distant past.
Then thought if Parker is elected
president this fall Mississippi will
take the place of Iowa largely in ma
tioral affairs.
A Comparison.
81 then compared Iowa to Missis-
sippi. Mississippi was admitted to the
union in 1917, Iowa in 1916. By the
census of 1900 Mississippi had 1,500,-
900 people, Iowa 100000; Mississippi
5000 100000 of taxable property Iowa
S600000,0 900; Mississippi 5000 miles of
railway, Iowa 9,000 Mississippi has
100000 in state debt, Iowa none.
John Sharp williamson Mississippi,
!, who boasts that he never saw repub-
lican until he was past q years of age,
is the democratic leader of the national
house of representatives. If the demo
Gratis elect majority of the house of
} representatives on November s it nat
urally fellows that Williams will be
the speaker.
/ The speaker appoints all of the com
!, mittees and the committees control
all legislation. Therefore, if Parker
is elected the legislation and poll lies
of the country will be dictated by Mis-
sissippi. There is no republican party
in Mississippi. The republicans have
no representation on the election
boards in that state. Williams was
elected to congress two years ago by
less than 1,400 votes. If Major Lacey
is elected on November he will re-
celve more than $4,000 votes
Iowa, unlike Mississippi
the minority party and at the election
on November s every precinct in thu
! state of Iowa will have not less than
!, two democrats on the election boards.
Iowa appoints democrats on all of its
state boards.
| Nov the question to be decided on
|, November is, shall the narrow, parti-
san policies and practices of Missis.
sippi be inaugurated at Washington or
: are the broad and liberal views and
policies of Iowa to prevail?
Are Allison, Shaw and Wilson to be
thrown overheard and Williams. Till.
man and German put in charge of the
, ship Of state?"
Work on the Carnegie libraries at
Waterloo will not be begun until
spring.
M. Hansen for thirty years shoe