Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-17

The tariff; 16 to and all those things
which we battled in 1896 and so sue
cessfully defeated are now brought up
again with a few things added. such
as trusts. and the Philippine question
martialed under the head of ''Imper-
ialism.'
The democrats condemned the pro-
tective tariff because they said it was
the mother of trusts. do not deem it
necessary to discuss the tariff question.
We have tested it. They used to call
it reform. robber tariff, and now its
imperialism"
Last fall the democratic party pur-
posely omitted saying anything at all
about tariff. The next issue was our
financial policy. As soon as the reprtb-
leans got into power they called a spe-
cial session ofNcongress to remodel the
tariff laws which We're so .iuggled by
the democrats, and as a result unprece-
denied prosperity followed, and our f.
nancial policy remained the same.
1t demonstrated that we had plenty
of money. 1t was a revision of the
tariff that was necessary. As soon as
thar was accomplished, factories soon
became all aglow; people were pros
porous; men were in demand and
wages advanced in almost every line.
This was accomplished by the repub-
lican policy and we come to you ask
| ing you to return to Office one of the
truest and noblest advocates of that
doctrine, Gov. Leslie NJ. Shaw. (Ap-
| plause)
1
| / sympatbiZe with the democrats.
| What did all those caucuses and mystic
rious meetings mean. They were look
| ing for an issue. They have bridged
the old planks over and over with SO
cialism, Aguinaldoism, etc. and what is
it. Look at il.
Are you ready to vote for 4 repeal of
our tariff? If SO vote for Fred White.
the democratic nominee for governor
of Iowa.
| We hear very little about the tin
plate industry-they are not peddling
| tin this year. AS result of republi-
can protection to that industry. the
United States last year produced be-
tween 6 and Z billion pounds. 1t was
all made at home and the money was
retained i'll this country. The EN-
ployes in this industry are paid more
than twice as much wages in this coun.
try as similar labor receives in any
other country.
Bryan forgets all this. He was mis-
taken, and l want to submit this ques-
ton to you, if he was mistaken in his
prophecies of the result of republican
tariff legislation and financial policy,
is he not likely to be mistaken in re-
gard to the Philippine question? Last
year so successfully were the business
interests of this nation builded up that
! the trade balance was $3.50, 100000 in
our favor.
They tell us now that we must repeal
the protective tariff on account OF
trusts; that it fosters trusts, etc. But
even with trusts is it not better than
the distrusts that existed under the
democratic administration. We dom,
want any more Admiral Kellys MOI
Commodore Jim Viewers practicin2
men on the Des Moines river for the
navy.
The democrats refer to protective
tariff as the mother of trusts, blu,
from my observation and have made
it close study, 1 am convinced that
manufacturers were driven to organiza
ton principally by the action of the
democratic party in 1898 when by theil
unstable financial legislation and free
trade policy the various industries O,
the country saw that they must organ
ize for protection. The democratic
party came into power pledged to re
peal the protective tariff. The coun
try had practically been buildcd on thi
policy for thirty years. They alst
made other similar rash threats and n<
one knew what would be done in re
gard to free silver. They went int,
power at time when prosperity wa
never at as high notch, with the ex
ception of at the present time. The re
. sultiwas that when they got the rein
everything stopped. Nobody knew wha
to do. Merchants became alarmed
They had to figure on new basis ant
, did not even know what that would be
There was the germ of trusts. 1t wa
born right in those conditions. Whel
people passed over that crisis they be
! gan to see how they could pool togeth
er and protect themselves from any
thing of that nature in the future
IL III DecOlueS tne QeuocIdtlc party
attempt to make an issue on the theor
that the tariff is the mother of trusts
II was democratic misgovernment
Just how to correct this great trustev
! is one of the most dimculr problems b,
J. fore the American people. But, a
J. long as we are 30 prosperous We d
j, not need to be too hasty and shout
8 not act until we have had time to il
!, yestigase the matter. Men have inhel
rent tights 10 hpi3kd fsStariss and COZ