Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-01

opeLed our eyes and kept them open.
If the mems eyes have not been open
ed their wives have pointed out the
truth The women of the country
have, almost with one accord, stood by
the republican party on tariff, home
industries and good money. l have
never devoted any time to convincing
women. They have agreed with me,
but their husbands have often remain
ed sulky and refused to believe.
In 1892 the men, many of them, vot-
ed for Cleveland in order to divide
the prices in half. They cut the
prices. and we know the result. In
1896 they turned completely around,
they wanted different condition, so
some of them voted for Bryan in the
hope of doubling prices. These stood
| by the democratic platform through
thick and thin, and then solemnly, in
| 1901, they said in Des Moines that it
was still right. In their platform this
year they declared in favor of all the
wild vagaries of the Chicago and Kan
sas City platforms, and then Tom
Phillips says he is not running on the
platform, but on state issues He is
wiser than his platform, but by that
platform must the party be weighed.
The Best Test.
The best test is that to which | call
ed your attention in the first place.
What line of policy has been the best
and has brought about the happy con-
ditions which now exist? What has
each line of policy wrought for good
and for evil? In the last nine years
we have had experiences which any
child can see have upheld the stand
taken by the republican party in every
instance. The democrats have made
errors continually, and they now find
Judgment in the platform of 1901 franz
ed in Des Moines.
National Issues.
tits proper to talk of national issues
this fall because for the first time in
many years we have to elect two I'm
tied States senators. Iowa has always
been republican in the upper house for
many years and is now. Ohio had a
democrat and republican. and each
has nullified the others vote. But all
this time Iowa has stood as a Gibral-
ter for repnblicanism. Now we must
elect two senators this year. and it is
as important that we do right in this
as that we do right in the matter OF
I
A Big Majority.
You heard this afternoon the clio
qrence OF our nominee FOR governor
Mr. Cummlns. am glad ne came
here because in doing you good | think
!, he was doing himself good also.
!. trust that in this close district, where
I there has often been a contest for in
| dividual votes, you will give Cummins
Il moro of a ma iOrity that Won have eya1
q given me. Since 1886 we nave peer
under practlcal republican control
/ we mad four years OF Boles, put W.
t hao a republican legislature. IN ma
!. tcnal affairs we have had Cleveland
q put ne was met by republican con
!. gross. Repubhcan pollcles nave pre-
VaHec IN the state since 1896 ana II
the nation since 1850, except when tn
h wilson Dill turned the Factory opefat
c ives INTO the street. Inc FARMER
II were affected because the man out
o morey cannot pay, Tor provisions.
" Now l want Up say TO THIS audlence
=. do you like the conditions; are yo
q satisfied without a change? II SC
j then stand by the policies OF that part
a by which these achievements hav
been brought about.
= The Spanish War.
:. Mr. Mckinley was fortunate enougl
- in his administration to see a NOR
: kindly feeling between the north an
:, the south. between the different pal
T. ties. than had existed in many wears
- - When the Snanish DESTROYED TIL
1T Maine in Havana harbor we all pu
I our shoulders to the wheel and wa
N was declared with unanimity. Whe
IT Mckinley distributed Offices anon
% the citizens, giving them opportunitie
10 to go to Cuba or Porto Rico or tn
Philippines and lose their lives he wa
e. impartial. He gave as many oppo
IS tunities to the democrats as to the II
IL publicans. There is no place a
IN American SO much likes to be as i
re one that brings him to the support {
at the flag of the United States. Me
6. fell from every part of the union Me
ss from Iowa and from Tennessee fougf
m side by side and for the same caus
in me American people We're brought t
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