Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-23
LACEY WILL SPEAK
IN SOUTH OTTUMW A
CONGRESSMAN TO ADDRESS voT-
ERs IN FRY'S OPERA HOUSE
NEXT MONDAY EVENING
First Meeting on South Side for THIS
Campaign Extensive Preparations
Are Being Made-Speaks at EDDY
willie Before Large Audience.

From Saturdays Daily.
On next Monday evening IN Fly
Opera house on the South Side MAJOR
John F. Lacey, representative IN con,
gress from the Sixth congressional
district and candidate for election 10
succeed himself will address the vol
ers residing south of the river.
Elaborate preparations are being
| made to make this. the first meetlng
to be held in South Ottumwa during
| this campaign, an unexcelled success.
Major Lacey's ability as speaker on
topics political and referring to the
public welfare is too we'll known 10
the residents of Ottumwa to require
| further mention.
The Fifty-fourtn regiment band mas
been secured for the evening and the
county central committee is making
unusual efforts to insure the success
of the meeting.
With Secretary Wilson.
Major Lacey yesterday announced
:. several new dates for addresses which
he will deliver in varions parts OF the
Sixth district. On Wednesday even
ing October 81, he will share the plat
form with Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson, one of Iowa's two re-
representatives. on the cabinet OF Presl-
dent Roosevelt, at What Cheer; again
: these two statesmen will speak from
the same platform at Newton on the
afternoon Friday, November. 2.
Another new date for Major Lacey
is Thursday, October 25, when he will
address the voters of Hooking
Addresses Large Crowd at EddyvilIe.
Before an audience, larger than that
which has marked any other republi'
can meeting, with the exception of the
two held in the grand Opera house in
Ottumwa, held in Wapello county dur
: ing this fall campaign, Major Lacey
= last evening delivered mastery ad
/. dress at Eddyville.
= The rally was held in the Eddyville
9 opera house and the large auditorium
a was well filled. The meeting was call
! ed to order by Township Committee
a man ]. M. Crossen. who introduced L
f L. McCord as chairman for the even
e ing.
o Mr.. McCord with a few opening re
+ marks introduced Major Lacey. II
a his address the speaker discussed a
v length the history and achievement
e of the republican party, and the bene
st fetal legislation and policies that hav'
1t been fostered by the party. He spok
is of the railroad ownership idea of tn
r. peerless leader of democracy, WI
d liam Jennings Bryan, sharply contrast
d, ing the imDracticability Of this schem
4. with the practical results obtained b,
Theodore Roosevelt and his policy O
railroad control.
IS Scores Railroad Ownership.
= "Mr Bryan's railroad OWNERSHIP
~ idea" said Major Lacey, reminds m
=, of the review, once written by boo
- reviewer. of a certain book that ha
- been sent to him. This book, sal
- the reviewer, contains good things
y. 1t also contains new things. Unfort,
1T nately the good things are not new
- and the new things are not good
ID "Mr. Bryan's idea is neither goo
in nor new. 1t has been tried, and whe
" ever it has been tried it has faile'
And that is the greatest reason OF al
why we should not try It,"
ar Urges Voters to Support Ticket.
#. In closing his address Mr.. Lace
X
nd cessity and duty of every republlca
by supporting the republican ticket
No state, congressional and county. +
is then called upon the various count
mt candidates present, and these mac
no brief addresses, expressing their
F. probation of the confidence placed
them as shown by their nomination
and requesting the support Of II
voters at the polls. Among the coun
candidates who spoke were the folio
ing: w. B. Moore, candidate for trea
of urer: w. w. Epps, candidate for cou
rs, ty attorney; Edwin DUNCAN, cam
ns date for clerk; j. R. Criley candida
- for auditor; Adam Decker and Geor
FOR w. Hatch, candidates for supervisor
rel and ]. D. Stephens, candidate for sht
MS iff.
TX Senator S. H. Harper made the eli
my ing address of the meeting.
Ton In the course Of his remarks Coun
I'M, ,,iu Attorney w. w Epps, speaking in
,. capacity of Sixth district commits
yell man, emphasized the fact that all
the republican conventions, state ct
he'd gressional and county had been he
and that the nominees of this CT
m vention were clearly entitled to t
hearty support of the republican v
ar- ers. In this connection he endors
the remarks of Major Lacey. Mr.. EI
G. urged the election of the state sena
asst and representative to vote for rep
nee lican senator, also the election
lad. Major Lacey to congress to uphold
yes principles end policies advocated
+,,v Theodore Roosevelt and the CONT
to ance of the republican party in pov
in the state of Iowa.