Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-10

with few appropriate remarks intro
duced the first speaker of the evening,
John p Reese of Abba, who respond
ed to the toast, "The Solid Delegation
from Iowa.
In the course of his remarks, which
were very interesting and brilliant,
Mr.. Reese referred to D. W. Hamilton,
congressman-elect, as the solid dele
cation from Iowa. HE may not be
very large, he may not be very noisy,
but he is solid every time said Mr..
| Reese. The speaker also referred to
the solid delegation which Iowa will
send to the next national democratic
convention, solid for William Jennings
Bryan.
Victor and Vanquished
Mr.. Reese was followed by ]. H.
Tucker of Peweshiek county. Mr.
Tucker paid tribute to the indepen-
dent republican voter. If every DEM
ocrat' said he, has been as true to-
his party candidate as the indepen-
dent voter was to us, Claude R. Porter
would today be governor-elect Of
| Iowa.
The speaker continued, Now that
Hamilton is elected, we must instruct
him how to act. First we want him
to keep his eye on the ship subsidy
bill and when that bill reaches the
/ house, We want him to propose an
amendment striking out all of the pro-
visions of the act except the enabling
clause and the amount to be appropri-
tated, and then propose that this
amount be voted to establish a mer-
4 chant marine" Mr.. fuckers toast
was Victor and Vanquished," which
he said he took to mean Mr.. Hamilton
and Major Lacey.
John c. Williams Talks.
John G. Williams of Mahaska county
answered to the toast, "The Late Cam
paign.' He scored the democrats who
had failed to support Claude R. Porter
during the last campaign and paid his
respects to Major Lacey. He said in
part: I'VE have returned from the
sixth district man who will remem.
Der that there is west as we'll as an
east and that the west has some rights
that the east is bound to respect He
will remember that Iowa is western
state and the Sixth district is west
ern constituency. This will be a new
experience for us, think"
Result in 1908 Can be Foreseen.
Il In speaking of the coming presiden-
tial struggle he said: "Our candidate
has already been selected in the hearts
of the democracy of the nation. Bryan
stands today as he stood for the past
sixteen years peerless among men, adj
vocating democratic doctrines. It does
not require prophet to predict the
result in 1905"
Ovation for Hamilton
POSTMASTER Hartman introduced
the guest of honor and the principal
speaker of the evening, Daniel w.
Hamilton of Sigourney, congressman
elect from the sixth district. Mr.. Ham
2 ilton was greeted with uproarious ap-
plause, amounting to an ovation. All
: over the banquet hall men rose to
: their feet, cheered and tossed their
napkins in the air, while pandemonium
! reigned supreme.
Mr.. Hamiltons address was elo-
quent. When the cheering had quieted
to such an extent that he could make
his voice heard above the uproar he
began. He said in part:
"Fellow Democrats certainly am
: thankful for the hearty greeting which
. have received from you this even
. ing. | am also heartily the lkful to
the democrats of the sixth district for
the support given me in the last cam
! paign. Had it not been for them and
) the hard and faithful labor they per-
) formed, would not stand here this
$ evening, the congressman-elect.
G also want to thank the independent
q republicans of this district who sup,
ported me because of the principles
y which advocated, against the candi
T. I0%@ Nj, WV cI- +sno
s principles to which they could not
q subscribe.
G All Depends On Independent Voter.
'The future perpetuity Of our insti
tutions depends upon the men who
h dare to vote as patriotic conscience
e dictates against the commands of the
t party organization If there ever was
h time when such vote was neces
s sary for the welfare of our country i
@ is now, and in the coming election O
IS 1908.
Il Let democracy not sleep. Let boil
il democrats and republicans who believe
in the principle, Equal rights to al
n and special privileges to none,' know
it that the enemies to that principle nev
II er sleep. And now come to the toas
s. that is assigned me. | am to speak o
T. the man whose memory we are honor
, ing tonight, Andrew Jackson.
- The Man jackson.
CAS- we contemplate the man Jack
son we find that it would have beel
a almost impossible for him to be othe
- than he was. Born on the frontier a
~ time when the country was laborin
% under a foreign tyranny; growing t
manhood while his country was pass
IS ing through that great struggle whic
brought it its freedom; living In tn
wilds Of the forests, he drank in tina
freedom Of nature that imbued hir
Y with those ideas of right and wron
y which come from nature itself.
Jackson possessed that sort of
mind, that kind of an ideal that coul
not be swerved by any influence ths
St could be brought to bear upon hin
re We come to the time when he wa
president of the United States. H
made up his mind that he would gra
unOn the Stat11ta hookS of his countr