Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-06

cal curiosity that refused to be studied
ut close range" calling the new bank
ing scheme he advocated a chimerical
project and blaming him for telling of
the evils in the administration when
he had done nothing to remedy them,
Hon. N E. Kendall, Republican candi-
date for congress. from the Sixth
district held his audience entirely in
his power for over an hour, Saturday
night at his appearance in the Agency
opera house.
No Democratic candidate was i'm
mune from the speakers censure. He
referred repeatedly to Bryan as
"melodious voice from the Platte, who
dealt with platitudes;" Kerns, he
stated was man selected because his
Narty ran out of timber and had moth
ing better to do in their convention.
He ripped open the past of G, N. Has
kell, the tool OF the Standard Oil
trust and showed him to the peo.
pie. Taggart, Murphy and "Fingy"
Corners, all came in for their share
of Kendalls scathing remarks.
The room was entirely inadequate to
the crowd which assembled to hear
Mr.. Kendall. The chairs We're all
flied, aisles and every available space
in the building and hall were packed
with standing men, and the stairs
leading to the hall were even filled
with partisans eneavoring to hear
Mr.. Kendalls words Cheers and
hand-clappings interrupted the speak
er repeatedly.
Many ottumwans There.
About fifty Ottumwans boarded No
4 here and accompanied the speaker
on to Agency. At the station the
party was met by the Agency band
and crowd of the leading citizens
and neighboring farmers. All march
ed to the hall through the streets,
lead by the band. The Ottumwa dele
cation and Mr. Kendall were met at
the opera house by Committeeman G.
E. Johnson and G. L. Nye, and I'M
mediately conducted to seats re-
served for them. During the short in
terval which expired while the house
filled up, Misses Kathryn Shearer and
Edith Foster entertained the crowd
with several piano selections.
When the musical program was con-
Guided, and Mr.. Kendall''s tall form
was discerned near the front of the
room, pandemonium broke loose and
the cheers continued until Committee
man Johnson stepped to the stage to
introduce the speaker Of the evening.
Kendall Greeted Uproariously.
Understanding the humor of the audi
ence, Mr.. Johnsons remarks were
very brief. Simply saying: Ladies
and Gentlemen: l have the honor OF
introducing to you, Hon. N. E. Ken
dali, our next representative in con
gress," he gave away to Mr.. Kendall.
The people had their first close
range look at Mr.. Kendall-and that
first impression was pleasing. Again
that roar of approval shook the build.
ing, lasting several minutes, while the
speaker stood awaiting an opening.
Twice he essayed to speak-but his
smile wrought havoc with the crowd
each time; and when he finally did
get launched on his subject, nothing
but expressions of loyal enthusiasm
interrupted him.
Mr.. Kendall was tired. To those
who knew him, the last week Of hard
work showed in his face, and the
final meeting Saturday night was
made doubly impressive because of
this fact But those in the audience
to whom he was stranger, none of
this was apparent. He was the same
man they had heard of. winning, mag
netic and congenial. He held his
hearers closest attention throughout
the evening-from the time he greet
ed them with smile until he had
bowed himself away at the depot.
Advocates Republican Policies.
LADIES' and Gentlemen" he said as
soon as the applause subsidized SUIT
e fciently, 81 am deeply favored by the
congratulatory terms by which I have
been introduced to YOU
He paid a few neatly worded COM
pliments to the many women present,
those who had planned his reception,
and the crowd that greeted him, and
then launched into his address
81 am here for the purpose of advo-
Tending Republican interests" he
said
I'VE are all equally patriotic and
sincere. I make no PARTISAN distinc-
ton. know scores of fine, upright
DemocratS--and the only bad thing
about them is that they vote the Dem
ocratic ticket At the same time
know dozens Of otherwise disretpuable
Republicans-and the only good thing
about them is that they vote the
Republican ticket. A man is Repub
lican because he is in favor of some
thing. A man is a Democrat because
he Is opposed to something.
Mote the different expressions of
the two platforms as regarded by the
two parties. The Republican points
with pride 1.-THE Democrat views with
alarm. The Republican approves of
things, the Republican discourages
things" Then pausing impressively,
he said: "The Republican does
things; the Democrat is always see
ing things"
Every legislative measure that has
brought universal approval; every
move of political history that really
has lived and become thing of his
tory-has been inauguarted by the Re-
publicans."
Pays Tributes to Veterans.
L.