Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-02

THE OTTUMW-A
organization and many others are
clearly doomed to early disintegration
by reason Of the operation of the ma
tural laws of business.
The causes which have given life to
the movement for consolidation in
manufacturing and commerce have
been and are varied: The natural
trend OF modern business thought is
In the direction of the reduction of
waste, and no more beneficent achieve
ment In material affairs has marked
modern progress than the accomplish
ment OF economy in the production and
distribution of the necessaries and
comforts of lire.
Will Come to Grief.
Those institutions in the business
world which attempt to rob the people
Will sooner or later come to grief
| thru the operation of the natural
laws of business. On the other hand
those which accomplish economies by
reason of superior organization and
greater capitalization and have the
wisdom to share the benefits with pro.
ducers and consumers will enjoy the
most prosperous and permanent exist
ence and in time be looked upon not
! only as benefcent but also as indispen-
sable no matter how large they may
be. For such institutions the repub-
lican party has no enmity. Against
the plundering monopoly she is sworn
| to do battle,
Democrats Must Bear Responsibility.
If there has been any partisan re-
sponsibility for the craze for CONSOLE
dation in business enterprises, the
hard times of the last democratic adj
ministration must bear the RESPONSE
bility. Nearing the close of that adj
ministration hundreds of legitimate
business institutions were on the
verge of bankruptcy, and they had to
| choose between surrendering their in
| dividual character in an effort to ac-
compfish economies by consolidation
and thus be able to live or surrender
to the alternative of bankruptcy
Avarice has also played an impor-
tant part in this movement, but for in
dividual avarice no party is RESPONSE
BILE.
| German American Citizen.
One of the most fragrant features in
connection with the democratic cam
paign is their attitude toward the Ger
an-American voter. With much as
surance they are claiming turnout the
country that this class of citizens who
prayed so conspicuous a part and con-
tributed so much to the success of the
cause of sound money and good gov
eminent in '96, are going to be with
Mr.. Bryan in 1900. The entire course
of the Bryanistic democracy since SO
| including their action at the Kansas
City convention and their course since
then is an insult to the intelligence
and integrity of this. important broad
| minded and. highly Influential class.
Preferred a Populist.
! The attitude of the Bryanistic party
toward the German-American voter
was clearly illustrated by their refusal
to allow Mayor Rose, of Milwaukee, a
representative German-American citi-
zen, to act as temporary chairman of
the Kansas City convention, because
he was believer in sound money,
substituting in his place a piping voic-
eo populist from Colorado.
The German-American voter was
against free silver in SO and will be
| against it in 1900 Their intelligence
and sound business sense told them
that it, was a ruinous and dishonest
policy and subsequent events have
proven the soundness of the position
thew took at the time
NO Use for Populism.
The distinctive characteristics of
| the Teutonic race. are industry, fru-
| gality, intelligence and integrity, and
no class of American citizens have less
use for populism than they.
IS to 1Twice.
The Bryanites have not only reiter-
ated the doctrine of free coinage upon
ratio of 16 to / but have twice written
| it in the Kansas City platform, giving
it an emphasis which they have given
| to no other issue. 1t is idle to tell peo-
! pla of Iowa that it is unimportant in
this campaign. The integrity and sta
bility of our currency is as much at
stake today as ever. 1t is entirely pos
sible for the complexion of the senate
of the United States>to be- so changed
within two years as to make the pas
| sage of the free coinage legislation not
only possible but absolutely certain
should Mr.. Bryan triumph in Noyem,
Der.
Affects Fraternal Insurance.
| There are over 100000 of the voters
of this state holding membership in
various fraternal insurance organiza-
tions; membership largely recruited
from those of moderate means, men
who work for a days wage. Let them
| not forget that William Jennings
Bryan and his followers say twice in
the Kansas City platform that they
will cut every dollar of those bene-
| fits for which they have paid good
money, in two. There are millions of
dollars on deposit in the banks of Iowa
which represent the savings of those
| who toll. Let us not forget that
Bryan stands committed to destroy
one-half of their accumulation the
moment he and his party have the
power. Let every veteran who wore
the blue remember vote for Bryan
means the reduction of his pension moi