Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-04

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come so alarmed and awakened to the
thought that we are now upon the very
Threshold of new era, at the very
door of radical change in our form
and system of government. / have
faith in the American people; l have
confidence in their good judgment,
their love of country and their regard
for democratic principles. believe
! they see the tendency of the times
and have the courage and conviction
to say thus far shalt thou go and no
farther.
No Apologies for Organism.
! The democratic party has no apollo
gies nor concessions to make for the
successful fight it made in the recent
campaigns with that honest, brilliant
and courageous champion of the rights
of the common people, VIM. j. Bryan,
as its leader. We say successful be-
cause we compelled the party in pow
er to relieve the strained conditions
of the finances of our country, and to-
day we have almost double the amount
of money in circulation we had at the
commencement of that fight The
party made that fight on the quantita-
tive theory of money, and compelled
the republican party to acknowledge
we were right in our contention. The
increased amount of gold in our mines,
and from the exchange of our surplus
products for the gold of other nations
and the coinage of millions of silver,
have relieved our people from the evils
of limited circulation of money. 1t
remains to be seen whether this re-
lief is but temporary or shall prove
to be permanent. At any rate the
country has recovered from its finan-
cial illness and is not at present in
need of any doctoring along the line
of sufficient circulating medium with
which to do the business of our coun-
try.
| Democracy Entitled to Bouquets.
There are but few democrats to be
found at this time holding office. yet
our party is sufficiently strong in num-
bers to force the republican party to
adopt some measures for the public
good that would otherwise have been
ignored, and there is no good law now
upon our statute books but what is
either of democratic origin or the
enactment of which was participated
in by the democratic party. The wise
and prudent method of administering
the affairs of our numerous state in
situations was first proposed by that
man whose name is a household word
J in every democratic home, whose at
fidavit face beams kindly benson
upon every lover of liberty and JUS
tice, and whose democracy springs
from the depths of heart as pure
and soul as spotless as God ever nur-
tured in the breast of man.
Principles Better Than Spells.
Success at the polls is not the test
; of a party's usefulness. In republic
that party which holds fast to the doc.
trine of self-government is ultimately
: the dominant party of the nation, and
! while the spoils of the victor may be
; alluring, a place in the hearts of the
| people whose battles we are fighting is
5 dearer to the democratic soldier than
the honors and emoluments of public
t office. The independence of the indi-
t dividual democrat between campaigns
S and the acknowledgement of that in.
9 dependence by his co-workers is the
I surest pledge that democracy shall be
n everlasting. Admitting and exercising
! this independence as we do 1t yet be-
: hooves us to lay it aside when the toe
? sin has been sounded, fall into line
: and make united and determined as
sault upon the enemy's intrenchment.
Sometimes it may be obeying orde..
: that do not commend themselves to
our Judgment, but we should ever re-
? member that there will be time enouS
; to discuss our differences otter the g
envy has been driven from the field.
Hours of Republicans Numbered.
THE tatnts of the enemy who re-
fer to us as little Americans when
! we plead for justice for other liberty
, loving peoples as we'll as for ourselves,
, should be resented by every man who
has one drop of democratic blood in
his veins. The democratic party gave
, to you not only every foot of Iowa soil
= on which you stand, but to the nation
! the strong box, the garden and the
: granary of the world To these we
added the great charter of liberty I'M
der which the nation Vas grown to
> giant stature, loved by all peoples be-
, cause of its justice and feared by all
= monarchs because of the liberty of Its
citizens. No taunts from a party
drunken with power the hours OF
which are numbered, rioting in ill-got
: ten wealth, trampling under feet that
: great charter forgetting the sermon
on the mount of revising the ter
1 commandments, can bring the blush OF
2 shame to any democrat. With conf
e dence born of the knowledge that our
/ principles have stood The test of time
and LAT to them our nation owes all
: of its progress, we look forward to the
t accomplishment of other deeds that
9 will bring the blessings of liberty and
' equality to an ever increasing number
of human beings.
HARLEY TO SUCCEED CORRlGAN.
I PROPAGANDA Recommends Him as the