Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-18
REPUBLICANS OF ADAMS TOWN
SHIP EN- MAssE GREET CAN
DIDATE.
GREAT EN- THUSIASM

Children Fiji Frftz's Opera House
and Hear Splendid Addresses From
Major Lacey and Judge J. c. Mitchell
Republican and democratic voters
and women and children of Adams
and surrounding townships filled the
capacious Fritz Opera house in
Blakesburg last evening and listened
to one of the best addresses yet de-
1ivered in this campaign by Hon. John
+. Lacey, republican candidate for re-
election to congress from the
sixth district. Judge j. c. Mitchell of
this city made the concluding remarks
of the meeting.
Attracted to the large hall early in
the evening by the excellent music of
the Foster Cornet band, the large au-
dience was comfortably seated when
the speakers of the evening were in
troduced by Chairman Lester Jay. The
musical organization from Foster,
composed of seventeen members,
helped greatly. 1t delighted the
younger folks and brought feeling of
old time presidential campaigns to the
older people.
The meeting was called to order at
8 o'clock by Chairman Jay. The au-
dience was then all seated and when
interest was manifested on every face.
On the stage with Speakers Lacey and
Mitchell. were Chairman Jay, John R.
Criley. candidate for county auditor,
Edwin DUNCAN, candidate for county
clerk and.L L. Swenson, candidate for
county recorder.
Major Lacey's Address.
Following Chairman Jays pleasant
Introduction, Mr.. Lacey spoke in part
as follows:
MIR. Chairman. Ladies and Gentle
men:--I have treat in store for you
tonight after get through in the per-
son of Judge j. G. Mitchell, who will
make the concluding remarks. My fell
low citizens it gives me much pleasure
to again be in your midst and to dis
cuss. in friendly way the political is
sues Of the day. At my previous
meeting here in 1896, there were sew
-.sral DEMOCRATS among you and can
say That there are still several My
most intimate friend is a democrat.
He is my friend for 364 days in each
year, but then forgets me on the
365th. No wthere are too many of that
kind Of men. and I want to see if I
can't get these men to think of me
and the balance Of the republican
ticket on the odd day. Instead of
thinking about us four years after
election. want you to think about us
four minutes before election.
From 1880 to 1904.
Nov want to briefly re-
view the history of the repub-
1ican party. In 1850, four years
before the republican party was Or
ganized. the fugitive slave law was
passed. 1t was then that the time
came for a new party. In 1854 that
party was formed and its corner stone
was dead against slavery. John G.
Fremont made the first presidential
race in 1856. James Buchanan beat
him. Now no democrat who lived in
that time is glad Of that election. In
1853 came the contest between
Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham
Lincoln, Lincoln, the man who was
selected almost as by the hand of God
to serve this country, Lincoln the pi-
oneer son. who was saved for this
country. He was the man who COM
mands honor in every state in this
union. / would speak for honor for
him in South Carolina just as I would
In Iowa. Born in hut more humble
than the stable in which the lowly
Nazerine was born. he was sent to
school and was taught arithmetic up
to the rule Of three. He studied the
Bible, Shakespeare and the dictionary
and removing to Illinois, he enlisted
in the Blaclihawk war. In 1858 he was
called to make the campaign against
Stephen A. Douglas. Two years later
Lincoln had the presidency and
Douglas had lost. Then same the abo
lition of slavery The democrats con
ceded that in 1854, go and '64, mis-
takes were made. James Buchanan
then fixed the money question. Their
came the suspension of specie pay
ment. which was the greatest of all
f1zzles.
Now Sane and Safe.
There is not a democrat in Adams
township or in the whole world who
does not concede that the grand ole
party was right. In 1896 the silver
question at the ratio of 16 to / came
up. When | spoke to you in 90, the
campaign was entirely different from
the present one. Every thing this year
remains quiet and peaceful, indicative
of satisfaction. In 1896 the campaign
was fought hard. Col w. j. Bryan at
tracted many people by his splendid
eloqusnce and silvery tongue In 1906
the same issue, the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to ]
was the democratic platform. II al
that time would have told you that ir
1904 you would have a gold bug fol
your presidential candidate, you woult
have laughed at me. Parker in tbs
first paragraph of his letter of accept
ance quotes his attitude toward the
gold standard. Then H. G. Davis. can
didata for vica rTaEi1eut firms arounf