Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23
''TOMIS STALE"
SAYS DEMOCRAT
scAN'T PARTY FIND ANYONE BUT
PHiLLIPs?" ASKED DR.. E. F.
LoWERY LAST NIGHT.
FRYs HALL CROWDED
seven Speakers Present Arguments
for Law and Order that Strike
Responsive Chords-"Mayor
Licensed Gamblers"

"The Democrats, through their
platform, say that we are tearing
down our enterprises Men, hear
me, if didn't think that Mr..
Emery's election would hurt some
businesses In this town, and hurt
'em bad, | would never vote for
hlm."-W. 3. RamselI.
".We do not indorse the DEM
ocratic administration just draw
ina TO a close. 1t has been dis
honest, incapable and inefficient
and has earned the condemnation
of the people at the coming spring
election "-E. B. Criley's version
of paragraph 2 Of Democratic
platform.
"The Wholesale liquor dealers
association Is flooding this town
with men who will vote for the
open town at the coming election.
II Is throwing dust in your eyes
and Is spending hundreds OF dol
lars on this campaign."-Major T.
p. Spilman.
"Our Democratic friends would
tell US and the voters that the
town is closed now. 1t Is, my Dem
ocratlc friends, but you had moth
Ina to do with it; it was closed
without your assistance. Why
wasn't 1t closed two years ago,
when you first went into PoWerT-
A. w. Enoch.
at ought not to be necessary to
talk law enforcement. No matter
which candidate is elected mayor,
If each enforced the laws as they
stand there would be do diff
ference in the conditions, but
there can be no cues
ton left as to the present mayors
regard for Iaw."-M. C. Gilmore.
1--WE are all of one family and
have forgotten all party difference.
We Democrats are going to get out
and help elect Capt. Emery
r. N. Rockwell.
"The only Instance wherein
this present campaign Is like any
previous campaign ever saw is
the number Of lies being told by
the other side."-D. A. Emery.
al,ye lived here twelve years.
In every Democratic convention
during that time Tom Phillips
name Is all have heard. In the
name of God, haven't we Demo-
Gratis got man we can select as
candidate but old Tom? He's get
ting stale. Things need a little
renovating."-Dr e. F. LoWery.
"A line is going to be drawn;
not between the Democrats and
the Republicans, but on one side
there will be bawdy houses, gam
bling dens, saloons and the like,
while on the other will be the
churches, Y. M. C. A., Y. w. c. A.
and the righteous people. Which
side are you on?''-W. w. Rankin
With a copy of the Democratic pl
form In one hand, and Capt. D.
Emery's policy in the other w.
Ramsell, by a careful and compreh'
sive comparison of the two documen
delivered an argument last evening
Fry's hall that left every supporter
the Emery policy tingling with pri
The strength Of Mr.. Ramselfs
marks lay in the fact that he did
Indulge in any flights of fancy.
spoke with facts brought out by
present administration as basis.
was an intimate address from one
boring man to his fellows. Plank
plank, he read the platform adop
by the Democratic party and then
livered his caustic comments upon
and from the repeated applause
dered the speaker, the CONNIE
struck responsive chord,
when a man with a priv
character as irreproachable as D.
Emery's says he will enforce the la
Mr.. Ramsell said in closing, you
rest assured the laws will be enforc
If didn't think that Mr.. Emel
election would strike some vital bic
at certain businesses in this town,
never work for his election. If
Emery is elected we are going to h
the opposite conditions to what
have endured the past two years.
criIey Presides.
OF frl
by Chairman E. H. Emery, who mar
e. B. Criley as the presiding Officer
the evening. Mr.. Ramsell was the
speaker, followed by Major T. P.
man.
Instead of this being a tactic
meeting, this is a mutual confere
on a question which interests us
vitality" Mr.. Spilman said in part.
going to be as fair as | know hoy
be. There is nothing gained by a
representation. / believe there
many policemen on the city force r
now that swould be efficient, good
GERS if they were allowed to be.
lieve in being consistent Every
who indorses this present admin;
ton ought to vote for it and those
condemn it should stand up and
1t. / know a Republican who is G
to vote for Phillips and l want to
TO that Republican that we know
forces back of him. He stands
and smirks and rubs his hand
wonders how the fight is going
come out-and votes for Phillips.
Is one of the vultures who live!