Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-23

the central committee, not with the /
Republican party; it's up to the law
abiding people of Ottumwa to decide |
the question. You've got to do more
than vote; you've got to get out and
work until election time. We have
been disgraced by this law-defyng ad-
ministration-let us get out and clear
our name The upholders of that
policy are deriding our women for
working. Who has more right to be
interested in conditions in Ottumwa
than the women whose safety is In
question? They censure the ministers
for talking on this question. If the
Christian people of this city don't get
to work to lift the yoke, then who
will?"
Question of Being Right.
A. W. Enoch, who spoke next, said
that it was no longer a question OF
being true to one party or the other,
but one merely OF right or wrong. He
spoke of the responsibility that rested
upon the voters, asserting that they
protested, by their ballots, whether
they favored law defiance or law Ell
forcement.
"a man that doesn't go to the ballot
box and vote, | care not what party he
favors, ought to be disfranchised,' Mr..
Enoch stated In closing he pleaded
to the laboring men present to clear
the paths for the younger people and
children to walk in. Its up to you
men," he said, Let's get down to
business"
"If we give Ottumwa a good char
acter, her reputation will take care of
ITSELF" was the keynote to M c.. Gill
more's address. 1.-The Democrats
think that if Mr. Phillips is elected,
| that the saloons will all be open the
morning after election" Gilmore con-
tinued. "They won't if Mr. Phillips
obeys the law The question of law
enforcement ought not to be an issue
here, because if both candidates would
enforce the laws as they are pledged
to do, conditions would be exactly the
same. The reputation of a city Is what
is said about it and the character OF
city Is what that city really is. Let's
| look after the character of Ottumwa."
! R. N. Rockwell spoke very briefly,
pledging the support of all self respect
ing Democrats to the election of Capt.
D. A. Emery on the platform of law
enforcement 1--WE should forget party
differences and all get out and work
We're all of one family and I want to
say that the Democrats over on this
side are going to help elect Capt.
Emery"
Emery Makes Disclosure.
A most startling disclosure in re-
gard to the present administration was
made by Capt. D. A. Emery last eve
ming. At the time Ren Lane was ar
rested Attorney C. w. Whitmore was
telephoned to take charge of his de-
tense. "Mr Whitmore," said Mr..
Emery last evening, "called UP the
police station and asked what Rem
Lane was arrested for and he was told
was arrested for running a gambling
house without license. Think of 1t!
The president of the United States
cannot issue a gamblers license-it'S
against the constitution-but Mayor
Phillips can" Mr. Emery closed BY
mailing few campaign lies success
fully, which have been circulated
about the Republican ticket.
Dr. E. F. Lowery created both ap
plause and laughter, for he recited
conditions of affairs that were abso
lutely so ridiculous they seemed funny
when applied to an august administra
ton of city -Four years ago I ask
ed the Democrats to nominate me
but everywhere I went they wanted tt
know if l favored more saloons, more
bawdy houses, and a wide open toWr
in general. l said l did not, that i
was against my principles-son Ton
Phillips was nominated again. Yol
can draw your own conclusions. II
the name of God haven't the Democrats
got any man they can run for mayo
besides old Tom? He's getting stale
Two years ago he told the Democrat
i that if they'd elect him just that once
he'd never want to run again. We'll
, the party thought that was good wa,
! to get rid of Tom, SO they nominate
. him again. Now here he is again D.
~ the Democrats want to elect a mayo
If that stands up in public and lies Xix
, that? | say No Let's do littl
\. renovating."
IT w. w. Rankin closed the meeting
e dwelling upon the division that woul
e be made in the people at electio
It time at will be the moral elemer
a. arrayed against the disreputabl
" crowd. Which side are you going
ID be on?"
e. The big attendance at the meetin
it and the repeated and prolonged a.
n plause attested to the receptive a
IS titudes of the men that had gathere
to hear the speakers. All seats wei
te taken and many men stood throug
A. out the evening.
N Teddy Stole EN-.