Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-22

vas adhered to all the products OF Ia
,or of which Ottumwa furnishes SO |
many, would go down with the pro- |
lucts of the soil, would go down until, |
% use his own eloquent expression, |
paralysis would creep all over the |
body Of industry" He said money
would grow scarcer and higher until. |
to again use his phrasing, "the blood
IF industry would CONCEAL in the body
Of trade
Ar Error.
How uncertain is human prediction.
Everything that Bryan said would go
down has gone up, and the only thing
he said would go up is the only thing
that has gone down. For I call you
to witness that the interest on monev
has been less in the last five years
than ever before, and money, instead
of growing scarcer. has increased be-
You'd the hopes of the patriot and the
dreams of the enthusiast. In the pc
Rod of five years just completed the
money in this country has increased
by more than $500,0O0,000. The beau
ty of this condition is that every dol
lar of this money, whether silver or
paper, is just as good as gold.
Catching"
Do you remember the story of Bry
an at Ida Grove about three years ago?
He was making a speech and referred
to the rapid rise in the price of manu-
featured articles, having in mind the
increase in the price of barbed wire.
He asked the farmers who were pres
ent, did any of you farmers get
caught on the barbs of the wire as i
went up?" Quick came the answer
from tiller of the soil, mo but we
got caught on the horns of our steers,
as they went up"
Prosperity.
This is the whole republican philos-
ophy. Recurring to 1896, I have no
who believed that the remedy for the
existing evils was as the democrats
contested. Now, we have been living
in an atmosphere of prosperity. Man
eats good times, he lives good govern
ment. You can't convince the farm
ers that time are bad when they are
selling their cattle and hogs at top
notch prices. The demand for labor
is in excess Of the supply.
Silence.
To you who did believe in free sill
yer in 1896, will say this: There may
have been a reason then, but / would
like to know good reason for taking
such stand in 1901. have not
heard the democrats state good one
as yet. They are silent.
Receiving Advice.
| am told that I shouldn't talk OF
national issues, that / should talk OF
the matters of this state, but l want
to say that the issues this year arc
as truly national as they were last
year. Last year we elected Mckinley
and Roosevelt. But mark you, they
would have been elected even if Iowa
had cast her votes for w. j. Bryan
and Mr.. Stevenson. But this veal
Iowa has the responsibility of elect
ing two United States senators for the
first time in many years. This condi
ton has confronted the state but once
before. We must do it alone.
National Issues.
If you want to be represented in thu
senate by men who will advocate tn,
principles that are essential to tn
prosperity and honor of this great ma
ton, you must see that the next legis
lature is republican. 1t is more i'm
portant that Wapello county sends MI
Harper and Mr.. Buchanan to the mex
general assembly than it was last yea
that you voted for William McKinle
, for president. If you want that grea
commander in republican Legislation
that leader in republican thought, tina
: prince of republican methods, William
:, B. Allison, if you want, that able, elc
quent expounder of republican dot
trines, Jonathan P. Dolliver, yo
must elect a republican legislature.
1 That is the reason have touche
upon national issues. Iowa under r,
publican rule needs no defense. Sh
!. occupies too safe and proud a place i
TIE economy of the republic. But
, have been warned by your fellow
9 townsman not to discuss national pol
9 tics. Believe me, do not disparae
3 him I doubt that he thinks he is abb
to fill the Office of governor. But W
y represent different doctrines. H
e thinks that l should confine myself I
state questions.
A Unique Letter.
have copy of letter Phillip
wrote since his nomination. Now,
;, have seen bosses in politics, hay
L thought that l was pretty close
some bosses, myself, but l have new
:. seen such an autocrat as Thomas
= Phillips. Why, he has even repealt
Z, the democratic platform. He has i
g vited the people to vote the republic;
y ticket, and hope that they will {
:. accept the invitation.
a The Platform Bungle.
k That letter is unique, and deserv
t. place in the collection of curiositi
in the state capitol at Des Moines.
= order that. you may understand t
- conditions l want to refer you to t
= convention there, gathering togeth
- the best men they could get. After
=, long fight they decided by small n
=. :. jority to let the Kansas City platfol
% become the chart for their platform
- 1901. They decided to again ISIS
%. that political bungle as platform.
9 had hoped no party would again res
rect that document. / do not refer
the free silver plank, although I