Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-12

SO many years to have the vote OF
this district recorded in congress, on
the side of the principles that we
hold so dear; and it cannot fail to
be gratifying to us all to know that
experience has demonstrated that
the carrying out of our policy has
proved of the greatest good to the
country, and that our opponents are
today in the undisguished enjoy
ment of the advantages enuring to
the country upon their own defeat.
In fact one of the strongest of the
arguments of our opponents, in favor
of again entrusting them to power, is
that we have enacted our tariff and
monetary legislation into law and
that with the senate as at present
constituted, there will be no danger
of any interference with existing
conditions. 1t is indeed a singular
argument in favor of the return of
a party to power that the situation
is such that it cannot enact any OF
its policies into law They say, put
MS in power again. The senate will
prevent us from doing any harm"
But we must not for a moment relax
our vigilance. We must not forget
that while populists and democrats
are enjoying with us the Mckinley
years that have so rapidly passed, we
also shared with these gentlemen the
slowly passing years of industrial de.
spair and unsound money agitation
of the last administration. We can
make our lives seem longer by elect
ing Mr.. Bryan.
We could not enjoy alone the pros.
perity that our policies have brought;
our opponents cannot, and did not
suffer alone the punishment melted
out to their mistaken theories. One
by one the pet theories of the oppo-
sition have been abandoned, and have
been shown fallacious by the best
and final test of experience.
On the tariff it is hard now to get
up any discussion. 1t is no longer
assailed directly upon its own demer-
its, but is attacked on the ground
that it is a promoter of trusts and
combinations. In 1892 it was de.
nounced in the democratic platform
in terms as unconstitutional, and we
were told that the only way to get
the markets of the world, was to give
up our own; that people would not
buy of us unless we allowed them to
do our manufacturing for us, to the
detriment of American workmen.
If you would sell abroad, you must
buy abroad was iterated and reiter.
ated by enthusiastic statesmen until
they grew red In the face. The peo.
pie took them at their word and com.
missioned them to write and pass the
Wilson bill, or the Wilson, German
A short trial was enough. Morrill,
and Dingley are in Walhalla, German
is in retirement and Wilson is teach
ing school. In all the many declara-
lions of the Philadelphia platform,
one statement of fact is the most
weighty of all the material recitals
of that admirable instrument We
have protected American labor and
at the same time captured the mar
kets of the world. From the records
it is sserted, and cannot be denied,
that during 107 years of our history,
down to 1897, the total balance of
trade, after deducting the bad years
from the good. wasonly $3.50 ,03S,497s
In short, during those LOT years, we
had only exported that amount more
than we had bought from abroad.
During three years of McKinley's adj
ministration, the balance of trade
has been in our favor, the inconceiva-
bic sum Of $1,4S3, 537O94, or almost
exactly three times as much in three
years as in the previous 107.
Did ever party in charge of any
nations affairs make such a material
showing to the people?
Investors in 1898, after the people
had declared free trade, came out
in the sun and saw their shadows
and, like the ground hog, they hunt
ted their holes for a four years peri
cd. Gold was denounced as "cow-
ard" in 1898. 1t fed into hiding. In
1900 it seeks employment at the
lowest rate of interest ever known.
Gold is not coward. Its owners are
the towards.
A favortte cartoon of Mark Hanna
the republican leader, always repre-.
sents him with dollar marks on his
clothing. Dollar marks were not
very visible in the peoples clothing
when Mr.. Hanna was conducting the
great campaign of 1896.
When Mr.. Bryan recently visited a
oOu1hOih SlIy, Tic oCllOOl DOdIuS, Guy
council and business men met and
determined to have days holiday.
They had not had real good rest
since the passage of the Dingley bill.
The presence of the free silver and
free trade candidate properly sug-
gested suspension of work.
If Bryan should be elected there
will be no lack of future holidays. 1t
will not be necessary to ask the ad-
vice of city councils and school
boards on the subject. James R.Sov.
ereign divides his time seeking ca.
lamity half the time in Idaho and the
other half in Arkansas. He is no
longer writing reports Tor Gov. Boies,
to show that corn, hogs and chickens
can only be raised at loss in Iowa.
We are forming the lines for 1900
in the smiling cornfelds of the Wa,
terloo of 1896. Right out of the
great and successful past we bid the
people be of good cheer, and face a
glorious and prosperous future.
Our party has never asked that it's
past be forgiven or forgotten. 1t is
the marty of 1ahor the Marty of fraa