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

with conditions as they exist, and his
wisdom in various lines indicates that
he is an excellent man to be placed in
charge of affairs which affect Wapello
county. His remarks outlined the pol
icy of the republicans, a policy which
is right and wise, and which he will
aGhere to after election.
Other Candidates.
Chairman Smith then extended an
invitation to the other candidates on
the county ticket to introduce them
selves to the audience, and this invita-
ton was responded to by Joseph
Parks, candidate for county superin-
tendent of schools; Harry Cremer,
candidate for sheriff; Rufus P. Dana,
candidate for treasurer; David Throne,
candidate for coroner, and A. J. Gard
ner, candidate for member of the
board of supervisors. Each one of
these men spoke for from one to five
minutes, and were listened to with ap-
probation by the people in the audi
ence.
Hon. James Wilson.
Hon. James Wilson, representative
from Keokuk county, was introduced
and made speech of few minutes,
which, though brief, was full of point
ed thought and excellent political ad-
vice. He followed the steps taken by
the country through the past forty
years, during most of which time the
, republican party had controlled the
government. He showed that the for
ward steps are the result of republic
an politics and republican manage
ment, while the backward steps have
been the result of democratic policies
and democratic mismanagement. His
tory repeats ITSELF he said,
"and the best way to keep this
country out of a repetition of
democratic hard times is to keep the
republican party in power and repub-
lican principles before the people.
Hon. John Morrison.
Hon. John Morrison, the man whose
speech had been awaited with interest
| by the audience, was next announced,
and began his address with remarks
on tariff, saying that he would take
up matters in his speech which were
not touched upon by the speakers who
preceded him. He said that, in his
opinion, not even the most partisan
democrat would openly attack tariff
as protection for American indus
tries. Their contention, as shown by
the Newton speech of that chief apos-
tie of free trade, is, according to Mr..
Morrison, that tariff is responsible for
trusts Mr.. Morrison showed the fall
lacy of this argument by the argu-
ment that Great Britain, country
conducted along radical free trade
lines, has the largest trusts in the
world.
Tariff and the Trusts.
Mr.. Morrison also made point of
the fact that the greatest trusts in
this country are largely owned and
controlled by democrats. Among
these trust men he mentioned Payne,
of Ohio, who is said to have bought
his way into the United States senate
with money made from the Standard
Oil trust, Americas largest monopoly.
Havemyer, who manages the sugar
trust, the second in Importance, is a
democrat, so trusts can easily be seen
to be not of republican parentage, but
rather of democratic origin. Tariff,
Mr. Morrison said, has nothing to dc
with this case, but is fostered for an.
other purpose, this being that the la
Dor of American people may be pro-
tected, that Americans may get good
wages for their work.
Proof in History.
/ Mr.. Morrison took up the history OF
the county from the time of James Blu.
chanan, when every United States in.
4 dustry was Frustrated and followed
events through the different admins
trations, showing the steadily improy
| ing conditions, until the administration
of Grover Cleveland, when again ev'
erything went to ruin and the country
had to virtually start over again.
A. w. Enoch.
After Mr.. Morrison's address, which
was well received by the people, A
w. Enoch, of Ottumwa, one of the best
informed politicians in the country
spoke for few minutes on matters
affecting the state of Iowa most nearly
showing the results of republican pol
/ icies in the past and what will result il
democrats are allowed to handle the
affairs of the state during the next two
years. He made plea on the grounds
of merit for the state and county re
publican candidates, showing the wis
dom of keeping the reins of power il
: republican hands. keeping condi
tons like they have been for years
rather than trusting the state to the
hands of democrats, who have never
been known to carry out good policies
during the history of the party.
j. T. Brooks.
J. T. Brooks, candidate for state sen
ator from Keokuk and Poweshiel
counties, closed the meeting with few
remarks along general lines. He fol
lowed the progress of the nation ant