Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-03
Two Thousand Present at the
Annual Reunion Held at
the Classen Home
poLL,vER MAKES GREAT SPEECH
Talks Of Lincoln, Grant, Patriotism,
Duty and the Future-oefends tho
Personnel of consress-officers
Chosen at Today's Meeting and
Plans Made for the Next Reunion.
Some polliverisms.

that happiness is found in The cottages
and trouble in the palaces and Sl0-
a-day hotels"
Its not an accident when a fellow
can have more run in thirty minutes
in his bare feet at the Old swimmin'
hole, than John D. has had in thirty
years."
1--WE were all born equal. we will
go out equal, and there isn't 10 cents
difference between us while we are
living here"
Il don't know how you are fixed on
theology. 1 got out of it twenty years
ago. just doubled my subscription
and told them If they found out any
thing new to just let me know"
Il think the world is getting better
right along. The world is better down
at Washington than when / went there.
Laughter You needn't lay it to
me-
"A man can't get nominated and
elected to congress without some
standing at least in his own town
ship
The people of every community
have the power to say who shall rep
resent them"
''rhere are few states where none
but rich man can get into office, and
want you to see to it that that con-
dition never happens in Iowa
"The man who drinks patent medi-
cines wants to know he isn't contribute
ing to his own funeral expenses"
II don't think this world is ever
power
'~rhose nations Of the world without
problems, / do not envy. If we didn't
have them we would be worthless
We've got to solve cur own prob
lens. No one will take advice espec-
tally IL he gets 1t for nothing
Two thousand people were in attend
ance upon the annual reunion Of the
Marshall County Veterans Associa-
ton on the opening day, the presence
of Senator j. p. Dolliver to deliver the
principal address being the magnet
which drew them from homes many
miles distant. They heard great
speech by the senator and splendid
addresses by others, Interpreted with
good music. The reunion, which closed
today, has been one of the most sue
cessful held by the association, ana
the attendance has never been exceed
ed.
The arrangements made at the beau
tiful country home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Classen for the entertainment OF
the veterans, their families and friends
were most complete. The ladies OF the
Vienna Cemetery Aid Society vera
called upon to provide dinner for 500
people Thursday, and several hundred
more partook of supper on the
grounds, remained during the nignt
and had breakfast and dinner there
today People were present from
Marshall. Tama and Grundy counties
Senator Delivers Address.
The quotations given previously are
only few of the good things said by
Senator Dolliver. He talked of Lin
coin, of Grant, of the services of the
veterans Of 81, of duty to country, and
of politics-but not politics of the
partisan kind. His address was an
admixture of eulogy of the soldiers and
statesmen from Lincoln's time to the
present and hopefulness for the future
of our country. He said that Lincoln
had broken his heart for three years
in his effort to find some one to confide
in. until he found Grant, and these
two names will go down in history to-
gether. He plead with the young peo-
pie to study the wisdom of Lincoln,
whose humble beginning fitted him for
the service of servant to the human
race He studied that old document
which says that call men are created
equab'' and that was the heart of his
character. He was one of the few who
understood the true meaning of that
declaration, altho the sentiment is as
old as the oldest book published. Away
back in the fourteenth century the
people had the same problems to solve
that they now do, and the govern
ments solved them or went out of bus
mess.
Senator Dolliver said he believed
the world was growing better rather
than worse, as some profess to be-
lieve. He declared that the moral at
mosphere at Washington is better now
than when he began his service there
twenty years ago. He denied that con-
gress is corrupt. or that national adj
ministra tons. of whatever party, are
conducted dishonesty. Whoever de-
MES that they are honest, watch the
news columns of the papers for an
nouncements to see what he is running
for" He declared that the men in
Washington are much the same as
they are at home. There are a few
millionaires in the senate, but they
can be counted on the fingers of the
hands Nearly all are conscientious
men.
Mr.. Dolliver referred briefly to the
efforts of congress to enact laws for
the regulation of rates and for the
of adult era ted foods and