Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-10-30
A GREAT REPUBLICAN DAY
Senator William B. Allison of Iowa. and Senator Knute
Nelson, of Minnesota, Greeted by Large Crowds of
People, and Deliver Excellent Addresses.

| is markets for our products. Manila
will be the great jobbing and distribut-
ing center of the Orient, a great con-
suming portion of the world, with
millions of people. Under our govern
ment the Philippines will be civilized,
great market opened for American
products and enterprise such as we
have never had or could get otherwise.
1t will also be the great police center
of the orient. The American soldiers
would never have been at the head of
the column of the allied forces at
Pekin but for being in the Philippines.
Under the administration of William
Mckinley and the republican party
America has become omnipotent at
home and abroad. Is there one that
would place us back under democracy
for the purpose of enjoying another
nightmare
Trusts-The democrats have accused
the republican party of responsibility
for trusts and monopolies. Every
attempt to relieve or suppress them has
been made by the Republicans. 1t is
difficult to control them as the power
of the federal government is limited by
the constitution. The Sherman law
covered as the Supreme Court has de-
cided, nearly the entire field of legisla-
tive authority. The thing to do is to
amend the constitution, giving con-
gress full power to regulate, control,
prohibit or dissolve trusts, and that's
what the republicans propose to do. In
the past the republican party has
been ready and anxious to effect legis-
lation for this spurpose and will endeav-
or to do so again in the future.
The Senator closed with thanking
the people for the large crowd and close
atten ton, and congratulated his fellow
countrymen, the Scandinavians, that
while they loved and venerated their
mother country, he knew that they
will always hold our beloved America
uppermost In their affections.
The Cresco Glee Club then sang an
other pleasing selection and Senator
Allison opened with congratulations to
our people for the opportunity of hear
ing the masterly address of Senator
Nelson. who delighted us with de-
lineation of the things which have
transpired in the last few years, and
eliminated in the prosperity that we
enjoy in Iowa today. There was never
time in the history of the s'ate or
country when all the people enjoyed
more of the conveniences, comforts and
luxuries of life than now. These come
from the virtues and intelligence of
the people, from free institutions, and
from the activities and energies of the
people; but largely from the principles
and policies of protection to American
labor and sound money. Wherever we
would have people contented and hap
py we must find work for them to do.
We republicans have said that if we
would keep our people occupied we
must diversity their occupations, and
there must be reasonable compensation
for their labor and products, then con-
tentment would follow. For more
than forty years the republican party
has been faithful to that principle. If
we perform days labor, we should re-
ceive pay in some material as near un-
changeable in value as possible and
produced articles should be sold at a
price measured by standard of value
as Interchangeable as possible. The ef-
feet is universal prosperity and indus
trial independence. A confidence has
been established i'm our country that
prevails nowhere else in the world.
Since the passage of the Dingley law
in 1897 foreign trade has constantly in
creased until 1t is the largest ever
known. We export to all the world in
addition to increased consumption at
home. BY our industrial system we
have created an increased market at
home for our products. We live better
in every way than the people of any
other country can live. We have es-
tablished the policy of expansion at
home as well as abroad. We are an
aggressive people, having established
industrial independence at home and
are pushing out everywhere on the
globe. There are various suggestions
whereby this can be done. One Is to
seek control of the seas of the world by
enlarging our merchant marine. Only
nine per cent of American exports and
imports are carried by vessels flying
the American flag. The condition is
changing, and the shipyards are now
working. This should be encouraged.
Another way is by reciprocity treaties,
If any portion of the tariff duties Is
not needed for revenue or protection,
this can be used with other countries to