The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-06

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help him to win Mr.. Brewster stat
ed that the republican papers did not
consider that he bad any chance to
win this year. Therefore the repub-
licans were sending their speakers to
other districts, and that he was glad
of it. God hates coward and I pro-
pose to stand for the principles be-
lieve to be right. The democrats
have normal majority of 1900 to
overcome. Fred White was defeated
by 1900 and Reese by 1888. Against
me I have the chief standpatter Of
the Iowa delegation. When Cummins
went against the corporate influences
of the republican party the papers of
the district were against him, / adj
mired Cummins and through my dem
ocratic paper said as a democrat, all
the good things / could for Cummins.
was pleased when he defeated the
corporate interests Of his party. |
have admired the independence of
Cummins since he has been governor.
l am against Lacey, who says the Iowa
idea belongs to the democrats. There
| is division among the republicans
and / expect every democratic vote
in the desirtcit and in addition must
secure 800 or 900 republican votes. l
believe that the independent voters
think that Lacey has been in congress
long enough and should be retired.
Many republicans want the Office but
Lacey controls the machine and as
long as he is elected he will be NOM
mated. I have made but little can
Vass but believe the time is ripe to
defeat Lacey, You have 1900 voters
in Monroe county who vote solidly re-
| publican. The only use the republi-
cans have for the colored man is for
his votes. They don't give the color
ed voters equal representation. I
have copy of the Buxton Eagle, the
colored newspaper which represents
the colored men of Monroe county. It
serves notice on the republicans that
the colored voters have helped the re-
publicans long enough, and it is time
to defeat him. That Is all bosh about
republicans being friends to the col
ored people. The democrats are just
as good friends to them. You ought
to be able to cause a division among
the coIored people and defeat Major
Lacey and elect me. Make the col.
ored people believe that it is to their
interest to vote the democratic ticket
We read in the republican papers
what splendid Congressman Major
Lacey is, I say nothing against his
character, Dut he has done nothing
for the agricultural or labor interests
OF the country while he has misrepre-
scented the Sixth district in congress.
i challenge the republicans to show
where he introduced bill for either
the laboring man or the farmers. He
!, got the bird law through, but the
birds don't vote. (Cheers.) (Here
Mr.. Brewster read and approved of an
article published in the Buxton Eagle.
The paper is not published at Buxton
and its editor lives at Lovilia, so it
does not represent the colored people
of Buxton. The article sought to stir
up dissatisfaction among the colored
} voters. 1t was violent attack upon
the republican party, clearly indicat.
ing that its author was no. republi-
CAM Mr.. Brewster continued: You
see from this article that we have an
interesting question and there is no
reason why the republicans should
continue to hold the colored votes.
have Lacey's Deep River speech OF
Sept. Is, where he says to let good
enough alone, and leave him in con-
gress. / went to school at Oberlin
Ohio, till was or years of age
with colored children. was not
born and reared a democrat, but was
born and reared republican. Lacey
y appeals to the soldiers. was toe
young and my father too old to be in
the war, but my two brothers were
there. My first presidential vote was
for Hayes. l drifted west and found
the republican party too rotten fol-
me. / studied the tariff and it made
me democrat. The manufacturers
of this country never needed q tariff
Without it they would never have
built up the trusts. I stand on the
5 democratic platform for revenue only
! have no apologies for the demo
cratic party. They used to say thai
2 we needed tariff for the protection Of
{ laboring men. Where have the labor
3 ing men been protected by the tariff
: The ships bring too many foreign
1 emigrants to compete with American
: laboring men. If defeat Lacey anC
e occupy seat in congress, will vote
Q to put every article on the free list
shall vote to put tariff on the lux
urfes only. If agreeable to our con
I gressional committee I propose II
challenge Major Lacey to a joint dis
e cussion in each county seat. I be
e lieve the republicans are ripe to de
/ feat Lacey and send me to congress
q If can but get an audience witt
|, them. All the great papers are re
z publican and the democratic paper
y don't reach the republicans. There
l. fore / want to get a ioint discussio,