Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24
A. JORDAN g. SONS

their vicarious offering laid upon the
altar of their country. l speak with
the profoundest respect of the soldiers
who fought the battles of the civil war
for they have handed over to posterity
the first nation of the earth.
Napoleon said when he sold he prov
ince of Louisiana to the United States,
that he had raised up power that
would eventually wrest the scepter of
the seas from England; we have &C
CURED territory and enlarged our for
eign trade, which is making that
prophecy an assured fact. The great
business interests of the country by
taking advantage of the new condi-
lions, will make our nation the queen
of the seas. The protective principle
in our tariff laws has built up our
manufacturing interests, until we are
justly entitledvtos be called the work
shop of the western continent, if not
the world. Notifications may be ne
cessary. If conditions change they
must be met. But the hand that form
ed and built the structure, is the hand
to make the notifications, but let it
be done with an eye single to the ben
efits of the largest number of our own
people. The names of great soldiers,
founders of nations, jurists, ministers
of state, men of science, inventors, his
torians and poets, orators, philanthro-
pists reformers and teachers, are
found in turn upon the columns, by
which the gratitude Of nations seek
to give Immortality to their benefac-
tors. This long roll of men who have
served their country faithfully, begins
with the names of the founders of this
government, and believe will only end
when the love of liberty dies out from
the soul of man. President McKin-
ley's administration has accomplished
more than it's most ardent supporters
expected and has been welcome dis
appointment to the men who opposed
him. President Roosevelt has wisely
chosen the highway of prosperity,
along which is found the faithful guide
boards of his predecessor.
1 The wisdom of our protective pol
icy is evidenced, on every hand. 1t
has held out inducement to capital to
enter the field of undeveloped re-
sources. The protection of our tariff
laws, has built up one great manufac'
turing industry after another. These
great industries are doing business at
present, within the jurisdiction of the
congress of the United States. They
are not located in some foreign coun-
try, beyond our control, or jurisdic.
ton. A foreign trust might have us
absolutely at it's mercy, but an Amer.
lean trust is ameniable to our laws
These great combinations of capital,
cannot carry on their industries with.
out labor; and in the hand Of every
lamorer is the ballot. The democratic
party contested every inch of the
ground covered by our tariff laws
They charged that we would build uI
great industries that would in time be-
come our masters. And now they
claim the charge is verified by pres
ent conditions. They ask a lease OF
power for what purpose? To enact
laws that would strike down Ameri
can Industries? That would drive
capital out of the machine shops. De
stroy the demand for labor and leat
to national bankruptcy. They tried il
under Mr.. Cleveland, and they sue
ceeded, to the detriment of every bust
ness interest of the country. The re
publican party has pride in the man
ner they have built up the business il
terest Of the people, and / say with
out fear of contradiction, this ques
ton of trusts is one that will require
craftsmanship and not partisan politics
to handle it properly. If these trust.
r become oppressive Metropolitan party
is able to leglslate SO that they will
be prevented from doing injury to bus
: mess interests.
: We hear no cry of distress at thi.
s time. Present conditions are satisfac
r tory. And the power to change ant
$ modify the laws is in the hands of thu
r voter. When we choose our members
, of the state legislature, and members
i of congress we fix the standard of oul
3 civilization. They enact laws for u
: all. If the republican party has prov
: ed its fidelity to the trust imposed
4 through all the years of it's history
3 and it certainly should receive on
: support. Our own state holds prom