The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-10-09


pleasure to read the edlogies that
come to him now when he Is gone
In congress Major Lacey was nat
ural leader He was not political
legislator He stood in congress for
something better than politics. He
was constructive He was called
standpatter, but there never was
moment In his career when he did not
stand for something new, something
of benefit to the people. He took
largely it was his work that gave the
country a law for their protection.
When a mere boy Major Lacey. en-
tered the army He served with dis
tihttfon. He then became a lawyer
and he was an able one, leader at
the bar up TO the, hour of his death
He stood for good government He
stood for right principles and sound
policies. Living in a section honey
combed by populism and false notions
of finance. He never faltered He
went town to defeat when the green
back and silver agitation swept the
district but he went down standing
for honest money, and two years later
he was elected on an honest money
platform. Few men are they but
would not have weakened when de-
feat was before them. But John f.
Lacey was the exception. He retired
from public life rather than surrender
his principles To-day when we have
weathervane men in congress from
nearly every district in the state, with
the same kind of men in most of our
public places, il is refreshing to pay
a tribute to one who never faltered.
- $780,
Winterset Reporter: All Iowa
mourns the death of Major John F.
Lacey. Major Lacey was one of
Iowa's most famous men. He was a
soldier and a statesman; an exem-
plary citizen and ont of the most
loveable public men Iowa has ever
produced Major Lacey served in the
Union army during the war, first as
private; then a corporal, sergeant mai
or and assistant adjutant general.
He served sixteen years in congress
as representative from the Sixth dis.
trict, where he distinguished himelf
for his craftsmanship, purity of pur-
pose, clean record and honest devotion
to duty. He was beloved by all who
knew him and he is universally
lmourned, 5H%. rGa sEsIeva 80 r@
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Sac City Sun: Major Lacey was
notably a worker. To him office-hold'
ing was public trust. While on
most matters political he lined up
with what is known as the "Old
Guard" an examination of his work
will show that he was one of the or
iginal conservationists. He had a
prominent part in securing legislation
to protect the lives of coal miners in
the territories. He was a forceful
factor in establishing our system OF
forest reserves. 1t was also he who
prepared the law for the government
and protection of Yellowstone park
and of other noted national objacts OF
interest He also was the anthOrIof. a
measure for the protection of 7birds
adopted many years ago. Major Lacey
will be remembered as one who has
contributed worthily toward the vel
fare of his icountrymen. 9t:"ln'N -
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A. l.. Anderson in the Abba Union
The, sudden and unexpected death OF
Major John F. Lacey at his home IN
Oskaloosa, removes from the state and
nation one of the most useful citizens
the country has ever known and an
ex.public servant of unusual mental
activity and marked ability and one
who never faltered when duty pre-
sented itself whether in Ahe face OF
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a critical public and the rebuke OF
political enemies who sought to place
him in embarrassing positions with
out awaiting the developments OF his
motives in the conscientious discharge
of every obligation. Major Lacey was
man to be admired and revered ant
yet he was satisfied to return to his
home town after honors had been his
and spend the balance of his days with
his old associates, his neighbors anc
his lifetime friends. Many would have
sought a larger life, more active so
cial environment under the same cir
cumstances. But John F. Lacey val
ued the ties that bound him to home
and friends. He returned to them
| lived his best days respected by his
own and gave them a chance to bury
| his ashes in their own soil and they
will revere his memory for his actua
worth as a man, a citizen'and a public
benefactor. 's 't5r.f %G"'t
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Pella Chronicle: Major Lacey was
wen known in ~Pella, and there is gen
eral sorrow at his calling away. 1t vii
bring a throb of pain to his comrades
of the 33rd Iowa, who so recently me
him at the regfmental reunion at Os
kaloosa.
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