Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-20

ton should come down upon our city.
You cannot always eliminate the
vicious and depraved from the family
circle but depravity should find no
countenance there. Unfortunately its
very existence may be accounted for
often by lackness and Indifference IL
the home. Today in Ottumwa we are
reaping the harvest of seed sown IN
the past history of this city Let us
SOW no more of the devils seed. The
way to clean up Ottumwa Is to elect
men who not only believe in clean
streets but men who believe in high
er kind of cleanness as much higher
as character and a clean life are high
er and better than clothes or purple
raiment."
Emery Arouses Audience.
Filled with enthusiastic utterances
for cleaner and better governed OF
tumwa was the address of D. H.
Emery, in whom the audience found
an advocate of the law enforcement
platform and whose words brought
forth much applause. Beginning his
remarks with a brief reference to his
residence in this city, for the past
thirty-seven years Mr.. Emery waxed
eloquent when he stated that never
in any municipal campaign in which he
had ever figured, had he noticed the
deep interest that men never before
prominent in politics We're taking in
this effort to put in power govern
ment that pledged high moral atmo-
sphere and cleaner city Unlike
the national election, this question be-
fore us is not one of politics." said
Mr.. Emery. "It Is matter in which
politics plays but little part 1t is not
a question of Mr.. Phillips or Mr..
Emery, but it Is a question of whether
we are to have better, cleaner, more
moral Ottumwa or continuation of
the past two years. Do we want a bet
ter city or a worse one? 1t could
not be much worse. Continued hand
clapping). We can bring about bet
ter conditions by our votes on the
Goth day of March. Don't you think
we need it? (great applause). 1t is
not matter of defeat for one man or
another. 1t all circles around whether
we want to allow our wives. our chill
dren, young men just budding into
eyes men and women boldly violating
the laws of the city and of the state.
Their Weak Excuse.
"The only excuse offered for these
| fragrant violations is that we get some
revenue out of the violators. Away
| with the revenue. Away with the
money, We can for one thing cut
down the number of criminals and
thus lessen the costs, but that is not
| the main issue. City governments
were not formed to make money by
such revenues. They were formed for
the prevailing of peace and order, not
violation.
do you want to continue as we
| have in the past? If not there never
| has been better time for the man
hood and the womanhood of our city
| to assert themselves and go on furth
err. If we have to have saloons in OF
tumwa, should the revocation petition
be proven insufficient, they must obey
strictly the state mulct law, and we
must be sure of them respecting the
law by having officers pledged to law
enforcement. If the saloons are not tt
be in Ottumwa, then we must have of
ficers who will see that no illegal sale
of their products are allowed to be
made. Do we need the bawdy houses
There is no need of me asking that
question, for this audience Is an in
telligent one, and knows beyond al
doubt that they are not necessary
evil But what we do need is city
government that will not permit mer
and women to trample the laws undel
their feet, and the time has come wher
each one of us should work unitedl,
to make possible such city govern
ment A government under which
our wives, sisters children and all will
be safe on the streets and in on
homes. The battle should be indie
pendent of politics. For my part
am going to forget my Republicanisn
and work hard for that ticket whicl
pledges a better order Of things il
our city"
BroIIier Raps Saloons.
Displaying the key to his home, Il
which he said Mrs. Brollier was lock
ed safe from all harm, |. G. Brolliel
the Dain Manufacturing compan
foreman, followed Mr.. Emery wit
another enthusiastic speech. Wha
Mr.. Brollier lacks in oratory, he mad
up grandly in pure logic, and his word
were received ny tue llulnenSe duu
ence with a hearty welcome. "Thi
afternoon man said that | would b
in strange crowd over here tonight,
began Mr.. Brollier, "but | see man
of my good friends in this audienc
and l realize fully that I am SAT
among you. In my mind there is n
, politics in this battle that we have be
fore us. 1t is simply question Q
whether we are going to have clear
er, better, bigger Ottumwa or ar
to continue in another way. Whel
conditions such as prevail today ar
felt, rise above my party and cemen
myself to that wing which stands TO
the best, instead of the worse. hav
worked close onto five years at tn
Dain plant, and have lost only thirt
minutes in that period. When neces
sary l have worked Sundays an
nights, and during by connection wit
the plant, / have seen many ma
upon drawing his pay check on Satul
day night start over the bridge to til
saloons, and home, where wife an
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