Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-09

that we must meet: What party will
insure prosperity? What party has
done the most for the nation? What
party has kept it's promises? What
party has ever been on the side of JUS
tice? What party has guided this
country until she has risen from a
third rate republic to one of the first
nations of the world. both in power
and civilization?' Answer these ques-
lions, and if you will tell me the differ
ence between promise and practice,
between saying and doing, you will
vote right.
Under Republican Rule.
From the opening of the civil war
until the first election of Grover Cleve-
land, the nation was under republican
rule. 1t was guided by such men as
Grant, Lincoln, and their followers.
The west was opened up, the vast
fields were cultivated, the mountains
gave up their treasures. The republi-
can system of prosperity enriched the
nation, the country was experiencing
such a period of national welfare that
the Astounding prosperity and enter
prise were hardly valued. This policy
had it's enemies, however. The demo-
cratic party was anxious to try it's
hand at governing.
Under cIeve!and's Regime.
"The result was the election Of
Cleveland. It's effect was instantane-
GUS. The Mckinley bill was repealed,
and in it's place mongrel law was
carried, and the direct result was pan
ic and ruin thruout the land. One
third of the wage earners of the coun-
try were out of employment, and
walked up and down the land without
money, and almost without hope. The
life of the nation was threatened. Dur
ing Cleveland's second administration
there We're more than 10000 failures;
1870 railroads went into the hands of
receivers; 10 banks were closed, and
all this because some political econ
omist wanted to experiment with the
tariff. The experiment was successful
from scientific standpoint. 1t dis
closed the truth, but it disclosed too
much sorrow.
"These little wrongs of the Cleve-
land administration were a little too
rough for even the most time-harden-
GU, WCdCuCl-DCdlOl uCluOSl LII AcSI,
democracy has never been able to get
around much since that time. There
are some, indeed, who do not believe
that it is among the living, but that the
present democratic party is a ghost
come back to haunt Grover Cleveland,
and the men who plunged the dagger
deep into the fluttering and faintlng
heart of the prosperity of the nation.
Needed New Issue.
-Four years ago, they had a para
mount issue. -Four years before, they
had won the election, but ruined the
country. A new issue was needed,
and accordingly some energetic demo
crat with a prehistoric tendency, dug
up the issue which had been buried
and forgotten in 1873, and took it to
Chicago. Here it was seized upon by
William Jennings Bryan and his
friends, they took it away from its
originators, and Bryan used 1t as q
means to stampede the democratic
party. 1t is said that David B. Hill
and Bourke Cochran have talked
about piracy ever since.
National Pride Prevented.
National pride did not allow the
election of such a man as Mr.. Bryan
| Mckinley was chosen president the
duties on necessities we're lowered, but
still enough tariff was left on articles
| to protect American labor from Euro
pean competition. Business was re-
sumed, factories were opened, mills
were set in operation, confidence was
restored, prospects became brighter
the farmer sold the products of his
lands, mortgages were released, and
today there Is not an able bodied man
in the United States that cannot Sc
cure honest labor at good wages. BUST
ness men, who during the financial
pressure of 1893, had been bankrupt
were encouraged and benefited by the
bankrupt law passed during the pres
ent administration, national prosper
ity was restored to an almost unfore
seen degree.
Wisdom and Foresight.
after the civil war, the republican
| party loaned the credit of the co.
eminent to one of the great Pacifi,
railroad which has since done so mucl
for the benefit and growth of the coun
| try. During the administration o
Mr.. Cleveland, the amount due thu
government from this investment wal
| $70,000,000,. Cleveland offered to set
tie the accounts for $42,000,0O0. Mr.
Mckinley has, since his election, col
lected every cent of the original LOAF
with the accrued interest. Thus thru
the wisdom and foresight of the re
publican party, the nation is enjoying
| almost unanticipated benefits. An,
yet the democrats say Turn the ras
calls out
Trusts the Issue In 1892.
ut is said that the democrats hav
made trusts one of the paramount is
sues this fall. They did the same il
| 1892, but after electing a presiden
and congress, they did not pass on
bill on the trust evil. In the presen