Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-21


ficulties in determining not only the
price of their products, but also the
price of their medium of exchange.
That Secretary Gage presented a
new banking scheme similar to the
Canadian system, whereby notes may
be issued against the assets of a
bank, does not mean that his plan
will be adopted. Bankers throughout
scheme, and | know it cannot be
made to work unless with modifca-
| ton or remodeling, so Mr.. Bryan's talk
/ er not posed or Ii posted is reckless
ar' incautious. If scoring points
a. nst bankers help make votes
through appeals to the ignorant, then
he is demagogue. He either doesn't
understand the first and simplest
principles of American finance or he
doesn't care to get at the bottom of
things. words, words, words" my
Lord.
| Imperialism. That he is "agin
things" generally again reveals the
non constructive mind. To build or
remodel a house means much time,
thought and certain order of pains
taking effort. To pull down and toss
bricks and old lumber around in ones
yard means an easy job after one puts
on ones overalls. 1t is an idle and
| foolish task to take up Mr.. Bryans
fvaporings Of Saturday evening on
this main tneme-for his shallow, cal
How views are of no value whatever
The same iconocastic blast must
come in as he takes up the Porto
Rico case, the Cuban question and
the Philippines. He does not say
what ought to be done beyond what
the dear old female legislator said in
my hearing when the legislature was
In session in February, 1899, regard
ing the instructions to President Nc
Kinley about the Philippine islands:
Let them go, sir. My advise is,
cut and run"
After one has driven the marter off
an improved ranch, with disputed
title, would any one say that it was
best to let the hired men and women
fight among themselves and finally let
some other unworthy fellow seize the
farm and put an uncertain yoke
round the necKs of the remainder of
the workers left? Or would not a
good man doing such a thing try to
, restore order and after the fight and
paying for quit claim deed try to do
, what was right and fair all round. sc
/ that the neighbors would respect him
: The press, the pulpit and the peo
pie. irrespective of party, pushed Nc
Kinley and congress in the spring OF
1898 to clean out the Spaniards from
this continent. BY unanimous con
) sent the greatest sum of money ever
put In the hands of one man was en-
trusted to William Mckinley to ar
range for munitions of war. No men
ton has so far been made of the ex
! tensions of credit or denosits of fifty
t millions of dollars with which the
? great Mckinley could do as he pleas
, ed to rush the fight. He administered
his trust nobly: thouoh to my certnir
n knowledge he tried his best up to the
+ last moment to avert the very crisi.
q BROUGHT upon us with added RESPONSE
4 bilities. w. j. Bryan Joined the pro
Y cession end prepared to lead regi
f ment of p"triotic bows from Nebraska
o to join the fray II Mr.. Bryan hat
e led in ba tie would be have simpl,
S plaved sr,ash and let the dnso'ote,
Z country to take care of itself? Wha
t he would haze done as colonel or 1T
l. er o. generpl or perhaps governor h
p OUGHT TO evplain.
S AID anreal to the prejudice or cupid
L itv of the average voter is quite ar
S parert when Mr. Bryrn dwelt mo,
d the salaries reid the various officin'
t now working hard TO establish orde
" "rd rake UP a code Of lsws for tn
e Ff1iriros. A railroad conductor got
e 81 600 3 vear. An eroireer about 81
C 200 TO 81 5n0. Rut the general NAV
e ager nf a bio railroad gets from $40
Il 600 to s9S.ono each wear for his SCI
t. vices. "Boodle-stea'-- soft swaps.
g etc. saws Mr.. Brvsn wien he tolls G
S Mr. Trft's nov in Manila. "Fiftee
s thousands do')"rs year stea'" erie
IS R~van. Then he sree"s at their p"7
4 their services and contrastr the worl
g. ING mems nov under mr.. Delaney. tn
h Denver contractor-Sioux City Joul
n nal