The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-01

virginia W nave Two SeHduOFS from
I Iowa contributed from its sturdy SOIL
1t would be of proper order that Lacey
; who entered congress at the same time
with Dolliver, should succeed TO the
: senate-a virile man, the last coutll
: button, probably, from this state out
of the Grand Army of the Republic
= Major Lacey has the strength and
; the will to devote himself industrious
t lily to the campaign. He will lose no
) time. He will do his very best And
in what he may do for himself, h0
5 will champion the cause of every man
t whose name he finds on the official
, ballot of mis- party.
EHS 90
( Burlington Hawk-Eye: Major John
: F. Lacey, who was selected by the AL
5 lison republicans in Des Moines Tues.
day to be their candidate for senator
in the November primaries, is emf
nently suitable man to represent the
Il cause of which he becomes leader.
Il No stronger or more representative
:, a candidate could have been chosen
II by the old line republicans; for, in
= his personality and public expressions
and acts, he is typical of the good
old republicanism so dear to the rank
and file of the party. He is a veter-
an of the war and in political life.
In each he has made a record honor
l able to the best Iowa citizenship. His
: Years have been full of industry of a
" helpful kind to his fellow men. He
has been one of the hardest workers
in congress, spending great amount
y of time on necessary legislation of a
e nature that attracted vrey' little pub
u lie attention. 1t is on the statute
d books however, and would be a dis
II tinct loss to the people were it re-
Ii moved He has never sought glory
by the publicity of his work, and had
i been satisfied to let the results be
u his reward. Consequently there are
u many things greatly in his favor as
10 public servant which have never been
II made known to the people.
Ii Personally Major Lacey is clean
= minded, of high moral integrity, and a
= man which Iowa and the nation re-
Ispects to the utmost. He Is frank and
true, and consistent in all his dealings
and has never been known to break
= faith with any man. His campaign
will be conducted along high lines, and
~ will be devoid of personalities of any
e kind. His effort will be to elect the
. entire state ticket, the congressional
y delegation and a republican state leg
a islaturC.
al While Major Lacey Is self-styled
''standpatter from Standpatville," that
m does not mean that he is not thor
10 oughly in accord with the principles
of his party laid down in the national
= platform. 1t would be a mistake to
10 assert that he is not heartily in favor
of the proposed revision of the tariff
J" under republican auspices advocated
n in the platform. He is thoroughly in
accord with the policies of President
Roosevelt, and will be one of Secre-
~ tary Taft's strong right hand men II
elected to the senate.
1t is believed that the conference in
in Des Moines did the right thing In
Selecting Major Lacey In doing so
i they were true to their principles,
|: which he fully represents. And 1t Is
;. believed that he will make a winning
~ fight for the senatorship.
in sss
. Cedar Falls Record: Major Lacey
during his sixteen years in congress
Is was one of the hardest working mem,
&c bers in that body. The roll call OF
the house shows that he was absent
o. fewer times than any other member.
" He was not only the hardest working
man in congress but he was also the
|! most faithful to his constituents
e. Not a measure was before the country
;, during the sixteen years that was tor
the betterment of conditions but what
found him an earnest, enthusiastic
advocate. He was chairman of the
, committee on public lands and took
an active part in the measures that
dc had for there object the retaining OF
9, the arid regions in the great West
as He was vigilant in preserving to the
oo people the natural resources of the
90 undeveloped public domain. He was
NJ the author of the law passed for
the protection of miners in the terri
tories and he was the father of tLe
nc law that protects the birds, fish and
W game in the territories and which pro
10 hibits the expectation or use of birds
no for millinery purposes. He was one
of the staunChest supporters of the
GU Roosevelt policies and the president
y, not only delivered a couple OF ad
"u dresses in the Sixth district in his
interest but also wrote letter to the
l congressional committee urging his re
!" election. Major Lacey made a strong
speech in congress in support of the
Elkins law under which the govern
ment has been prosecuting the rail
an ways and the Standard Oil Co. fo
ay rebates and other unwholesome prac
's- tees. He supported tne railway rate
10 legislation and was active in the en-
he dorsement of the amendment which
ed forbids the use and distribution o
ce railway passes. He was an enthusi
1t astic supporter of all the laws pass
ed for the benefit and protection o
as labor. His efforts in behalf of sount