Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-29
SHANE SPOKE IN
FIRE STATION
EAST END DEPARTMENT BUILD.
ING THE SCENE OF REPU1L'.
CAN RALLY LAST NIGHT.
SPILMAN TALKED
Well Known Citizen Contracted Condl'
tions Of Twenty Years Ago Win
Those Of Today and Warned
Against Changing. a

Representative Frank Shane ant
Major T. P. Spilman discussed thu
political situation to an audience In thu
East End fire station last night a
which a number of the other republi
can candidates were present as vel
a. q democrat and socialist candidate
The meeting was talk-it-over session
IN which all met in friendly way and
held forth in talkfest for an hour
Major Spilman was the first speaker
and stated his position with regard to
the different parties and the men who
head the tickets in q kindly manner
setting forth the good things about
them all and finding no fault with any
Of them. He reviewed the things that
each CT the presidential candidates and
their parties stand for and after recit'
ing the effects of the democrat admin.
istration Of 1892 to 1896, he contrasted
It with the present almost unpreced
ented prosperity and asked his hear
ers II they could bring themselves to
consider change. He stated that his
sole aim was the betterment of the
conditions of his fellow man and the
greatest good for the greatest number.
He also said that he has been for some
time of the most pronounced progress
sive republican convictions and most
earnestly opposed to what some men,
bers of the republican party have
done; that some would read him out
of the party and even class him a So
cialist. but that in weighing condi-
tions in the scales of experience he
has found that the politicians of all
parties are or the same mcrad plane
ara that no party has monopoly OF
good men, He stated that he has the
highest regard for Mr.. Taft but has
not always agreed with his policies
that Mr.. Wilson he had always regard
ed as an able man. an educator and
sincere man; of Mr.. Roosevelt he has
always been a great admirer and
thought him the greatest politician OF
America today and Mr.. Debs he be-
lieved an unselfsh and sincere man,
and he had no criticism to oHer
against Mr.. Chain. He then alluded
to the problems that the voter faces
this fall and pictured the prosperity OF
today in contrast with its lack in the
last democrat administration and ask.
ed II the audience would like a change
and invite those deplorable conditions
to return.
Favcrs Tariff Commission.
He stated that he would not attempt
to discuss the tariff because CT it's
completely and his inability to fully
subject that many OF the
biggest minds Of the country so r:di-
cally disagree upon. He said although
unable to speak Of schedule x or the
other elements OF the tariff subject,
he declared he could understand what
he had seen and then recounted some
OF the things that happened twenty
wears ago under the last democratic
He urged that the
tariff be committed to a non-partisan
tariff commission to be fixed and ad-
justed to the needs q the country un-
der the varying conditions that may
arise.
Frank Shane. candidate for the
to succeed himself on the
ticket. was then introduced
by Chairman r. r. Ramsell. He made
his record in the legislature during
the last general assembly the subject
Of his remarks. He reviewed the bills
that he introduced and took part In
the passage of during the general as
sembly. among which he referred to
measure for stamping cut tuberculosis;
the high school tuition bill; state
dairy inspection; diphtheria anti-toxin
bill; the sanitary inspection measure
that applied in a large degree to the
factories where different sexes were
employed. taxation bill. mothers pen
sion act, etc.. and Of bills that are to
come up at the next session he noted
the workman's compensation and en-
ployer's liability law. draft Of which
has been prepared by the commission
appointed by the governor. He stated
that 1t would be impossible to state
how he should vote with regard to this
measure at this time because he had
not time to 60 over it thoroughly. He
smoke for some time on the things that |
the model of the bill sought to do for
the employed Of the state and said he
favored the passage Of some measure
that would take care Of this matter OF
Injured and killed In the various en-
ployments about the state that might |
work for the common good and be fair
70 all concerned. The blue sky bill
was another OF the measures he. al.
uded to and said he was anxious that I
his neighbors be protected from ruth.
ess concerns whose object is to separ-
rte the credulous from their money
through promises Of great returns that
he financially wise know cannot be
obtained.
Among the candidates present at the
meeting aside from Mr.. Shane, were
W. w. Epps for legislature. A. Bluhm
,or county auditor, A. A. Lewis for
treasurer. Frank Lynch fer
,lerk OF court. J. c. Poulton for county
recorder and Joseph Parks for county