Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-17

uoeS something, the Otnef STANDS Dack
and wonders why it was not done the
other way
Position of Democrats.
"This, to my mind, is the exact po-
sition of the democrats; since Lincoln
was elected in 1860. that party has
had power but brief four years.
During Mr.. Cleveland's first term. the
congress was republican and no laws
were changed. They become of neces-
sity party of negation, opposition, adj
Vancmg no new doctrine, but depend
ing solely on any faults they pretend
to discover in the management by re-
publicans; and when they seize on the
idea OF abuse of our soldiers, think
they will appeal in vain to the people.
Abuse of Soldiers Useless.
mo party can get into power in this
country, by opposing the government,
and abusing the very men that are
protecting our homes and fighting for
the liberty of the world.
For Country's Defenders.
81 am glad belong to party that
is not always at outs with the men
that defend the flag.
Tariff and Trusts.
Next, the tariff and the trusts, the
same old fight, and the attempt to get
the labor vote by claiming trusts are a
part of the tariff system. There is nc
connection, and they are different and
distinct issues.
Favor Protection.
I'VE stand as republicans, by the
principles of protective tariff; not 6
tariff that is more free trade than pro
lection, under this system we have
come to the front paid all just obliga
tons, and built up our foreign trade
so We sell more than six-hundred mil
| lions annually more than we buy
| They cry, we are sapping the founda
lions of the government. think the
farmers and workmen of Iowa can af
ford to be Slapped more of the same
kind, hogs to TX cents, corn, 20 tt
| rs cents bushel, hay $12 to $14 pei
ton.
Has Been Blessing.
We stand on the rock that ha:
shielded us through tempest and storm
but we believe in changing the SEIZED
ules when it is clearly proven neces
sity demands it, and we favor sucl
changes in the tariff from time to time
as become advisable through the pro
gress of our industries and theil
changing relations to the commerce o.
the world land we are no doubt in ia
vor of changing any schedule that is
proven in any manner to shelter an!
monopoly, and should it after careful
| investigation is made, be for the inter
ests of the people, you can be assured
the pruning knife will be used, not il
the interests of free trade, as the dem
ocratic party would do, but in the in
| terests of the labor and people O.
America.
Are Students of New Questions.
j ''Our statesmen and our congress
are studying the new question that ha
arisen through the evolution of bus
| ness known as trusts, and when the
have solved the problem to their salts
= faction they will act, but they are no
going, through reckless legislation, t
: destroy the phenomenal prosperit
now enjoyed by the American people.
For Reciprocity.
we expect and hope that our con
gress will enact and carry out the pol
icy OF Mckinley, Reciprocity Wit
Cuba and we then will be keepin
good faith with that young republi
4 and honoring ourselves. We sustain
! peculiar relations to the people of tina
! island, and events have placed us III
der peculiar legal and moral obligs
tons which we cannot and do not car
to avoid. t.
Iowa is Recognized.
at is a we'll known fact that low
is the best represented state in cor
gress of all the states in this grea
nation. Speaker Reed recognized thi
fact when in the beginning of the FIJI
ty-fourth congress he gave to our stat
six chairmanships in the house of rel
resentatives. Ms
,, Reeds Appointments.
"He selected Col. Henderson a
chairman of judiciary, Col. Hepburn
chairman of interstate and foreig
commerce, Captain Hull chairman c
committee on military affairs, Georg
d. Perkins, chairman on printing
Hon. Robert G. Cousins, chairman c
, committee on disbursements in tn
, treasury, and our own Representative
from the Sixth district, Hon. John /
Lacey, whom he knew to be well YER
ed in all questions respecting the pull
lie domain, he made chairman Of th
committee on public lands, Hon.
P. Dolliver was given place on tn
ways and means committee, which
conceded to be equivalent to chat
manship.
Lacey and the Miners.
"Mr. Lacey first turned his after
, ton to the protection of miners, VIII
We're engaged in mining coal in til
territories. He secured the enactmer
of law, which required mine opera
, prs to provide pure air within the
mines. He was an ardent advocat
of free homesteads, and in the Fift
fourth congress introduced bill pr
vldipg for free homesteads on the pul
5 lie lands, which eventually became
3 law.
Preservation of Forests.
= "He regards the preservation of TO
ests at the heads of streams equiv
, lent to the preservation of til
streams.
4.