Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-01

hour at which the meeting was to be-
gin, the Fifty Fourth Regiment band
discoursed sweet strains of music
amid binding rain and hail storm
in the front of the Ballingall hotel
Later, the band marched to the opera
house where another concert was
given and going into the theater rem
dered a selection on the stage, after
which the meeting began.
j. F. Webber Chairman.
The assemblage was called to order
by T. H. Picker, chairman of the
Democratic central committee, who
announced program of meetings for
the immediate campaign and intro
duced John F. Weber as chairman
OF the meeting. Mr.. Weber in ac-
cepting the Craftsmanship stated that
he was unaware until few minutes
before that he was to act in the ca
'pacitv of chairman and consequently
would not attempt to make any speech.
He commented on the size of the
crowd. COMMUNICATING those who
braved the elements to hear the ros-
pei of Democracy, and introduced the
speaker Of the evening, Frederick
Dale Wood. Of New York City.
Addresses Young Men.
The speaker began with the words:
"Men of Iowa, am happy to be
among you, and I want in the course
Of nv remarks to address myself par
ticularly TO the young men. More
than twenty-five years ago was cit
izen of Iowa, and was then a Young
man, so will include as such those
11l,n hot, ic C4r
of Years. for they are young in heart.
want to come to you not as strang-
err but as one of you. It Is not far
cry from my home in New York City
to Iowa. SO I will, talk to You lean
ing over the fence as one neighbor to
another.
"rThe young men of the country and
of Iowa starting out In life will find
ere they have reached its goal that
thew have received many hicks by
the scvthe OF time. and the great boon
that thev can receive is to be able to
exercise the rieht of their conscience
in voting for their choice without hin
drance. This is rioht that our fore.
fathers fought for. b1ed for. yes. and
unfortunately. often died for. all In
order that the right OF franchise be-
ine given them and they be empow-
cred to vote their choice. Some men
there are who do not exercise this
Cod-riven nrivi'rge, hut they should
be deprived of the right. and the man
who refuses to vote and WIFI not ex-
erc'se his ripht of franchise should
have it taken from him by law.
lrsnired by Sermon.
ttJ, oil ,,,vua1f he Jyr,,p q
men of Iowa, will base nv remarks
received nv bearing a sermon while
at Omaha Sunday evening. confess
that 7 have followed the flesh pots
and straved awav from attending reg
ula~ly to church for a number Of wears
Until now the sands in the desert Of
time have covered I'm tho FOOTPRINTS
Of when 7 YVES an attendant. but in or
der to nlease nv sister whom I had
not seen for MANY years. I accom-
panied her to church Sunday evening
and was struck nv the text Of the
rrea cher who said Israel laid his
ri~ht bend on the heed OF Fnhriam
and the left hard on the head of Nan
naeeeh and said NAV the angel that
delivered me from evil, bless the
the lads
HaskcI'-Eoraker.
At this juncture the sneaker took
occasion to make some remarks
about the rumnus started by Hearst
| in the STANDARD Oil dealings. saving:
az had hored that this cannaign
would he conducted on clean lines P"
spid be. "hut am shamed and sur
rriscd that the president Of the Unit
ed States should inject himself into
this carpaien. Governor Haskell has
retired from the treasurship of the ma
tional Democratic committee just as
Dupont Of the powder trust, has re-
tired from the Republican national
committee The action Of President
Roosevelt in taking the part in the
campaign that he has assumed. is
wanting in dignity to the Office that is
highest in the Gift of Americans and
it is unbecoming in him as president
: f0 convict a man without hearing