The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-11
Briakerhof,s Lecture and Reve-
enue Reform.

Brinkerhofr,s Lecture and Reve-
enue Reform.
"The Ottumwa CoURInR, which
Processes to be in favor Of ssrevenue
REFORM" notices Gen. Brinkerhoff's f's
lecture 10 that city, but II is more to
condemn than to praise. Tho COUR-
lER "bas no doubt that the time is
rapidly coming when the evilsspoken
of by Gen. Brinkerhoff will be reme-
died, but when that time comes, it
will be done By tho republican party"
The COURIER admits that "many
grievous and unjust impositions have
grown up under the present system =;
and then with . profundity that ID
remarkable only for its ludicrousness
adds: "As soon as the results Of the
war are garnered !; as soon as we
have q republican government in all
the statcs wherein life and property
shall be duly respected and protec-
tod, then the party which was tho
salvation of the country in war,
tciv set itself to the task Of ren,edying
these minor financial evils."
If that is not comforting assur
ance to the millions of people of
this country who are the victims Of
these "grievous and unjust imposi-
tions." then has language for once
lost it's force and become meaning
less. If there is such q thing as
taunting people in their miscry, the
COURIER has certainly learned to
practice it in its most exquisite
methods. According to the pro-
gramme Of the CoURIER the time
when the republican party will set
itself to the task Of remedying "the
evils" of the present tariff, is quite
as uncertain as that other event so
often spoken Of, to-wit: the usher
ling in of the millennium. The re.
cent action Of the republican Sena-
torial caucus, in reference to the
House bill repeating the duties on
coal and salt, admonished tho
CoURrER, as it has admonished the
country, that ssrevonue reform" is
not at least one of the present pur-
poses Of the republican party. The
CouRIER, when it pledged its party
to romedy of existing evils did
well, therefore, to fix the commence
ment of the work at q very indefinite
period in the future. 1t is by such
trickery that republican journals
professsing to be the advocates Of
"rovenue REFORM" seek to ward off
tho effects Of Brinkerhoff's facts and
logic which they admit they are not
able to answer. But as il this little
piece of trickery and deception were
not sufficient to serve its purpose, the
COURIER attempts to prejudice its
readers against Gen. Brinkerhoff, by
telling them that "hc is the paid
agent of the New York Froo Trade
League that he takes many posi-
tions which, if assailed by q we'll
informed protcctionist, would speed
lily prove untenable; and that he
comes before tho people wet-nursed
BY democratic trickstcrs, and de-
forms many parts of his effort by
palaver worthy only of the dema-
gogue. ."-Keokuk Constitution.
REMARKS BY THE COURIER The
COURIER stated that Gen. Brink.
erhof was in the employ OF the
"New York Free Trade League" be.
cause General Brinkerhoff made that
same statement to us in the presence
of witnesses.
| 1t charged him with being "wet
nursed by democratic tricksters,' >
which statement the active interest
taken in his behalf, here and else
where, by Will Porter, correspondent
of the Chicago Times, and the editors
of the Keokuk Constitution and OF
tumwa Democrat, ought to be sufii
cient testimony TO establish.
The Republican parry in its las
National Convention, and uniforml,
in it's State Conventions, has dc
: clared for as rapid reduction 0
tariffs, and taxes, as the Nationa
) faith pledged to pay the debt con
tracted by the Democratic "Reds
of the South, and their allies of th
North will permit. Acting in cor
: formity with those oft repeate
pledges, it has from timo to time, no
only decreased internal taxes, bu
also those on imports, and in du
, time, will correct all the grievous in
8 positions which surreptitiously crer
}. into our system, while the public o
0 tention was absorbed in saving th
: life of tho Nation. Ii tho time whe
g the Republican party shall set itse
,: to the task of remedying these evi
Il is indefinite, it Is because tho Const
70 tion and its Ku Klux friends in tt
al South, are rendering restoration
,r law aud order indefinite, and a
sorbing tho entire attention Of Il
Of party in power to maintain autho
" lity, and garner tho legitimate :
Id suits Of tho war, to-wit: Republic,
at forms Of government IN all the Stat
is latciy in revolt.
GO The CouRIER claims that VIII
"a; these evils are corrected, that it W
ID be done by tho Republican party,
Id it is pledged TO do, and because il
he the only party in tho history of I
us country which has over done a
lat great deeds to ameliorate the con
ds, tion of tho oppressed and taxridd
'or people,, or to render itself worthy
by immortality. 1t claims that thu
IN things will be accomplished in
'lt- own due time by the Republic
'uo party, because that party conta
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