Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-29
loovERNoR 3. r. CARROLL TELLS
& IMMENSE AUDIENCE IN TIE
h GRAND WHAT he STANDS FOR
ON STATE PLATFORM.
AUDIENCE SITS ON
HIs"FRON7 PORCH

DAVIS COUNTY, StA1E0WSN NsVeS
AN EXPLICIT EXPOSITION OF
THE PARTYs PRINCIPLES
u COMPARES ABILITIES OF EACH
twas not q political speech given by
Governor b. F. Carroll at the Grana
last night. It was a heart to heart talk
with an Immense throng OF voters on
the governors front q porch. Tne
Iowa executive at the outset told MS
hearers that he did not want to make
a political speech, but that he wanted
"a talk over the issues of the day IN
plain. everyday sort Of way. The audi
ence was willing and for over an hour,
while his listeners for the tlme were
Ms neighbors and were sitting on MS
front porch. Governor Carroll spoke on
the nolitical issues Of the campaign
and what they meant to the voters.
The governor touched on natlonal
and state issues. pointing out the vast
difference in the condition OF the coun-
try under the last democratic admins,
tration and the present time. and all
he asked the voters to do was to ac-
quaint themselves with the relative
merits of each party before casting
their votes this fall.
The Fifty-fourth regiment band gave
IA program before the speaking, IN
which patriotic selections had nttle
dificulty in winning applause. Inc
stage OF the theater and the boxes
we're gaily decorated with hags ana
bunting, and T. r. Bickley's immense m
emblem Of the United States was
Sdraped in front of the stage Win 9
large Autograph Of the lamented pres
dent, William Mckinley. as the pack-
ground.
Major T. p. Spilman, a personal
friend OF the governor, was chairman al q
In introducing the distinguished VS.
itor, Major Spilman said:
eve are met tonight to discuss the.
issues Of the campaign. It Is right that
we gather to discuss these Issues az
periods. believe that there never was
q time when it was more important
that we should know the relative abil-
tiles Of each party than at the present.
We have with us tonight gentleman
whom / have known personally for q.
number Of years, and q man who mas
served us as safe, sane and conserv-
alive Cover lor. AS state senator ne
served his Fellow men in q highly salts.
factory manner; as auditor OF the state.
he very competently performed the du.
ties Of that ONCE, and as our chief ex-
ecutive he has given us a conservative,
economical administration that has
been eminently satisfactory to all. !
have the honor Of presenting one who
needs no introduction, Governor Car
roll
Sold spllman Hogs.
The governor in acknowledging the
Introduction Of Major Spilman, ex-
planned how he happened to know
Major Spilman. He said he raised hogs
and Major Spilman bought them After
his stock raising days were over, Gov
ernor Carroll entered politics and he
has been steadily at it ever since. He
stated that the present campaign re-
minded him Of the campaign Of 1892,
and he asked II the quietude meant
lack Of interest or satisfaction on the
part Of the voters with present condi.
lions. II am always an optimist said
the governor, but am at the same
time conservative. Some OF You are
uneasy, but am not. am glad this
slight touch of unrest is alling some Of
us. as it inspires us on to greater eff
forts. Let me remind you voters Of the
danger of falling into the same mis-
take OF 1892, when by your votes the
democrats captured the presidency and
the house. You know what was the
next thing. It was the hard times Of
1893 to 1896.
The Two Parties.
II want for time to discuss with
you frankly and fairly some of the.
questions OF state government that
should come before the legislature and
the people for solution, and to express
to you my own views with reference
thereto. Under our system Of biennial
elections, we do not any more have
state elections except when we elect a
president OF the United States or
lower house Of congress, Or both, SO
that in every campaign national issues
are more or less to be considered.
Therefore, before engaging in a discus
sion Of state matters desire to make
some observations as to national af-
fairs. There are but two parties either
in the state or nation. that have any
hope of success in the coming election.
Each sOf these parties is now more
than half century old and each has
been in control of the machinery Of the
government and has had ample oppor-
tunity to demonstrate its. ability to
manage the affairs of the government
and to test the efficiency OF the prin-
ciples for which it stands and which it
has promulgated and advocated for
adoption Only once in fifty years, how
ever, has the democratic party had an
unrestricted opportunity to carry into
effect the policies for which it con-
tended and SO signal was the failure
to successfully meet the demands of
the government that the party repudi-
ated its own president and turned to
the most speculative and visionary
platform declarations. During the
fifty years since the republican party