Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-11

their Ideas as to the right methods to
persue. They have desired with us
that the price of the agricultural pro-
ducts should go up; that the rates of
interest should go down; they have
wanted to see labor remuneratively
employed and they desire to have
money plenty thruout the country. To
that end our democratic friends voted
for Bryan and free silver few years
ago and don't you see what magnifi-
cent good times We are having as a
result? 1t is true, Bryan was not
elected, free silver was not enacted,
but on the contrary Mckinley was
elected, a protective tariff was re-
stored, reciprocity treaties We're re-
neWed, the gold standard was adopted
and the result was the greatest pros
perlty ever known in this country.
VIII our democratic friends be honest
with themselves and say which of
these policies have resulted in the
greatest good to the people. The
mere threat of free silver legislation,
brought on the panic of few years
ago and we want no more of it. The
republican party has done the right
thing at the right time. In fact the
republican party seems to have fused
with providence and that is the only
kind of fusing that the republicans be-
lieve in.
Fact VS.. Fiction.
Four years ago the democrats told
us that if we enacted the gold standard
we would sell practically nothing
abroad, but on the contrary that every
thing would be bought away from
home and money would become so
scarce and dear in this country, that
bankruptcy and financial distress
would prevail everywhere. Alas for
democratic prophecies in the face
OF republican facts. Here is the
|official record. In 10S years up to 1897,
the exports from the U. S. exceeded
the imports into the U. S. by $780,
100000. In the three years that have
Just ended with July / last, the ex-
ports of goods out of the U. S. exceed
ed the amount of imports of foreign
goods into the U. S. by S1,600,000, 900.
Money has become so plentiful in this
country that you farmers are not only
borrowing it at lower rates than ever
before but this country is actually
loaning money to Great Britain, Ger
many and other foreign nations. Is
| it any wonder that this splendid audi
ence of $500 people before me this
afternoon look contented and happy
| Republican prosperity permeates the
masses and is felt in the remotest
hamlet. To Bryanites and democrats
the speaker desired to ask What
more do you want?" He did not ex-
pect them to answer right out in the
lint hn1
go home and tell their wives the exact
fact is, we want four more years Of
the same kind of prosperity"
Lean and Fat Years.
Mr.. Steck when he was here quoted
the price of corn in one of the lean
years when there was no crop and the
compared that price with the present
high price of corn and then asked
where is our prosperity? He forgot
to call your attention to the fact that
| the present high price of corn and
other agricultural products prevails at
the time when we have had three
bountiful crops and you farmers not
only get the high prices, but you have
something to sell on which to realize
the benefits of the same. Major Lacey
then referred at some length to the
subject of militaris1n and showed con-
| clusively that Mr.. Bryan mistakes
the genius and spirit of the American
people in raising the cry of mill
1 tarism.
Sixth District Conditions.
The conditions in the Sixth con.
gressional district are as they always
every vote must be cast in order to
insure republican success. According
to democratic stories, l have always
been beaten sure until the morning
after election, when, with only one
exception since l have become youl
candidate, it has been found that
had been elected. Once they turned
me down because l voted for the Nc
Kinley bill and the American navy
both of which votes have been vindi
Gated by the history of the past foul
years. The Davis county republicans
are one of the most enthusiastic anC
splendid body of men that have ever
seen. For the past twelve years yor
have been steadily cutting down the
democratic majority and now it has
come to the point that the democrats
have no chance in this county unless
they get the populists to stand up anG
fuse with them. Our opponents can
not win except upon calamity. This
year they have nothing upon which tc
stand. Now let's cut the fusion ma
jority in Davis county down to the
lowest notch. | know that old Davis
will do her best.
Gov. L. M. Shaw.
Governor Shaw began with refer
ence to the educational value of polit
ical campaigns in enlightening the
people upon the great questions o.
statecraft. What is involved in the
present campaign? In 1892 we were
doing well. The people thought the.
. could do better and turned the coun
try over to the democrats, and YOU
know what happened. Ever since
the war the democratic party hat