Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-29

ness and prosperity are known to have
been produced by the existence of tar
if schedules, the time has not come to
enter upon revision of that document.
Needless agitation, uncalled for inter-
ference would check the onward pro-
gress of prosperity and bring about
such cessation of business develop
ment as would justify our opponents
in declaring that prosperity under the
Dihgley law was temporary and pass
ing away 1t will be time enough to
discuss the necessity for revision when
there is pointed specifically some place
where injurious results are flowing
from existing legislation. Hasty and
inconsiderate tinkering with tariff
schedules may bring about more disas-
ter than could be relieved by the high
est accuracy of revision.
Problem of Wider Market.
incidental to this subject is the
question of wider market We cannot
go on forever adding to the volume of
our production and yet fail to gain
new and wider markets. The problem
of the day is the question of new mar
kets for American production. If the
republicans of the country follow in
the footsteps of Mckinley and adjust
their legislation to his suggestions
they will not go far wrong.
Reciprocity no Club.
Reciprocity must not be used to de-
stroy home industries. Reciprocity
must not be made use of to lessen the
wages of the American laborers or to
curtail the scope of their employment.
But reciprocity may be used to open
the markets of other countries to the
productions of our country and there
by and in that way make it possible
to give more wages and more hours of
labor to the American workman. And
especially is it vitality important that
| our great manufacturing industries and
our great possibilities of agricultural
production. shall, through the medium
egn trade to the American producer.
Keeping constantly in mind the funda-
mental principal of protection itself,
/ reciprocity, the handmade of protec-
ton. can be made of the highest value
ito the American people.
Democrats and Trusts.
"Our democratic friends are keenly
! alive to a subject which is one of the
most interesting of all the phenomena
i of the day, the rapid and enormous de-
/ yelopment of combinations of capital
/ and labor which are usually denomin-
ated trusts. No democrat in power or
| out of power, so far as / know, in any
national way has interfered with the
onprafiOn of trusts
Republicans Fight Trusts.
! To-day there is every appearance of
/ a conflict to death between the gov
/ eminent of the United States upon the
/ one hand and certain recognized in
4 iurious trusts on the other hand, and
| the republican administration, through
/ the courts of the country and by the
1 instrumentality of the la was invok-
| ed by the attorney general of the
United States, is proceeding to define
the trust as it exists and to drive it
/ out of its business of monopoly. The
/ writ of Injunction is being issued to
A restrain the greed of combinations
4 and effective measures are being taken
to dissolve certain of these injurious
Il combinations.
Injurious Combinations Not Tolerated
"The injurious and dangerous com
bination. which will not be tolerated
in the United States, is the combina
I ton that first reduces the number o.
laborers, curtails their wages and en-
hances the price of the article to be
consumed. When this IS place, or
CARNATIONS engaged in 1t bushes.
will be wiped off the face of the eartl
!. either by law or by the more sure ant
certain process of competition.
Foundation of War by Republicans.
"The foundation of the war agains
trusts was laid by the act of repub
lican congress known as the Sherman
antitrust law. That law was on tn,
Z statute books during the entire admin
7 istration of Grover Cleveland withou
; a single effort on the part of Mr.. Cleve
land or his administration to enforc
it. and not only So but stood Their
mathematical as valueless by his dis
tinguished attorney general. Yet un
der its operation number of grea
combinations have been dissolved an
! driven out of business. Thus it vii
be seen that the democratic howl abou
. trusts is as barren OIL lTutn as any o
J the other battle cries which they hav
sent up.
: Democracy Weak.
: What is there to commend the den
i ocratic party to the confidence of tn
J. people of the country? What is ther
!. to justify our people in again trustin
O that organization with power? A
! what point along it's devious pathwa
r has it done any act or forborne doin
q any act that would justify public COZ
fidence. Its history for the past fo
ty years has been history of serie
of unmitigated political blunders. tt
n day it stands without candidate
5 without platform and without a re;
e sonable hope of the future. The enc
u gies of the party in SO far as there
:. such thing, are devoted to the effol