The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-12
Republican Candidate For United
States Senator Launches the
Campaign to Large Win
terset Audience.
REFERS TO MR. BRYAN
Also to the Wilson Tariff Bill Which
Plunged This Country Into In.
dustrlal Distress and
Confusion.
Especial to The Gate City,

Especial to The Gate City.]
WINTERSET, Oct. 1O.-Maj. John
F. Lacey, republican candidate for
United States senator, opened the
campaign here this afternoon before
large audience. He said in part:
I had the pleasure to serve in the
63d congress with the genial gentle
man who has so often adorned the
democratic presidential ticket. He is
long been noted as one of our fore
most orators His whole opportunity
for constructive craftsmanship con-
sisted of four years service from Ne
braska, beginning in the 32d congress
in the last half of the Harrison ad,
ministration. In the SD congress the
democrats were in power and Iowa
had six democratic members of that
body. The present democratic candi-
date for governor, Hon. Fred 2.
White, represented the 9th district
during that congress, and Mr.. Bryan
laid the foundation for that warm
friendship which has continuously
existed between them ever since.
was defeated for the SD congress be-
cause had voted for the Mckinley
bill and for an enlarged navy. In
seven successive campaigns / was re-
elected for the same reason that
was defeated in 1890. But Mr.. Bryan
was returned again to the SD con-
gress and Mr.. Cleveland and demo
cratic house were elected.
1t took but change of one vote to
give Mr. Clevelands party the SEN
ate, and in February 1888, North Da-
kota by a combination of democrats
and republican elected Mr.. Roach to
the senate and the democracy, after
SO many years of trudging afoot, were
triumphantly in t. e saddle.
l was elected to congress and look
Ell on while the democratic party pro-
ceeded to carry out their pronounced
reform. Mr. Bryan was not then a
!, 'andfather nor one of the capital
LIT icclass. He was then, indeed, the
"boy orator from the Platte
Speaker Crisp, the democrat czar
put him on the ways and means com,
mittee to prepare genuine, simon
pure democratic reform tariff bill.
Prof Wilson, the pure-minded gen
tleman from West Virginia, an ex
confederate and free trader, able
cultured, accomplished and theoreti
cal. was put at the head of that com
mittee. He was most estimable
gentleman and loved for his accom-
plishments and for his delightful per
sonality on both sides of the cham
Der. He was fitted for almost an,
legislative or educational duty excep
tn framing of tariff bill.
And when the sad record of a legis
lative misfit, the Wilson tariff law
had embalmed his name in history, he
was retired by a suffering and idle con
stituency from further congressional
life, and assumed the control of a grea
school of learning in Virginia, where
afterwards he died mourned and lovet
by all who knew him; but when hi
legislative work was removed from tn,
statute books not tear was shed a
its bier.
This was the school of statesman
ship in which the young enthusas
from Nebraska was trained.
Nlis subject now becomes one of tn
most unrivaled interest, for both of thu
great political parties have promise,
that if granted power to do so the,
will revise the schedules of the presen
law, in view of the unparalleled pros
perity that has attended the eXistenc
Of this law.
Mr.. Roosevelt's celebrated Minnear
oils speech of April a. 1904, In whic
he said that "A nation like ours coul
not long stand the ruinous policy of re
adjusting it's business to radical taril
changes at short intervals" was az
cepted by most of the republican
and delay in considering tariff rev
sion has been ensued. But next sprin
the present law will have s.ood lively
years and it will be strange if some @
the schedules have not become inar
as to the present conditions.
AS chairmen of the committee O
resolutions reported the Iowa plan
for revision. In the March convention
and had the honor to help frame tn
platform of the party as member {
the committee on resolutions at tn
nltional convention in Chicago. ThI
was not hurried act or a stamped
on the part of the republican part,
but was a declaration in good faith I
take up the whole tariff act and max
any needed charges in it's schedule
The democratic platform declare
for immediate revision also. and co,
fronted with the grave question.
becomes of the utmost Importance I
determine which party shall be trus
ed to make changes in this law whic