Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-16

erected and held sort OF night school
of politics. You were good enough to
elect me then to the house of repre-
sentatives. When | arrived at con-
gress l noticed at once that I was in a
hopeless minority. and that all l could
do when the Wilson bill came up was
Mckinley bills my vote was used to
assist them before they were passed.
During the Panic.
In 1894. during Cievclands armiris-
tration, it was then that kellys navy
and Coxey's army were started upon
the way for Washington. There were
empty factories and large enterprises
which had failed during these trying
months. But four years later, when
President Mckinley was recalled to
the White House, the conditions were
made to change. President Mckinley
said to open the mills and the mini
| would take care Of itself.
Met With Approval.
In 1900 when Mckinley came back
to his own Theodore Roosevelt was
elected to the vice presidency. The
election of Mr. Roosevelt to this
high office met with the approval OF
the American people. He was known
as the clear level headed young mar
who had served as police commits
sioner, as civil service commissioner
as the Northumberland and Later
/ the colonel of the famous "Rougf
Riders" regiment. Then serving as
/ Of hot Of n
did not want the nomination as vice
president, as he had his eyes on The
presidency in 1904, and | think he
still has his eyes on it. President Nc
Kinley, although dead. left his policy
and the United States is run by the
policy, not by the man.
The Export Trade.
/ Let me give you some figures. Nov
from 1889 to 1887, los years, the tota
net balance Of export trade show,
fer the United States, as given in tn
: report of the custom house official
was 1888, 100000. In the five year
from 1897 to the present year the re
amount will reach the stupendou
) figures of 640,00000u. Zach year i,
the past five years has exceeded tn
total for the los year. This seems ii
credible, and yet we know that the
are cold figures from the custom hous
report. and show the increase unde
the gold standard. 1t is a splendid rec
Commentator for the American for
!, eign policy. 1t is no wonder our Gel
man friends look upon us with envy
lit is no wonder the whole world is loot
ing on with envy and almost wit
anger, and yet some of the same me
as in 1892 are crying for change.
Tariff Revision.
| am not here to say that the tart
lis perfect, there are schedules tha
: might me approved. The Iowa pla
: form says that any schedule out {
date and not suitable to the preser
conditions should be modified. 81
2 that does not mean that there Shout
! be a general tearing UP. Nothing ,
+ the kind. When considering this que
8 ton of schedules we should remembe
1 that none of them are sacred bl
! that the policies under which the sche
ules are made are sacred, and al
notifications should be made C
l. conservative lines.
: No Easy Matter.
n 1t is no easy matter to pass bi
IS calling for the changing Of any of |.
J. tariff schedules. When the prospoF
Y ton comes up a number OF congress
+ men are always found opposing al
6 attempt OF this nature on the groun'
% that the change would be harmf
q to their constituents. The bill wou
n have to pass two houses and be a
&c proved by the president before
10 would become law. The house
- representatives originates and a
. proves of the bill, then if it pass
/ that body it goes TO the senate, t
u, senate approves the bill, and then pt
- SEES it to the president for his approx
N when this is attained, the bill becom
~ law. So you will Ind that maxi
-, any change in the tariff is not
= easy thing. For instance, when t
=, Wilson bill was returned to the hou
Az from the senate, there were 500 amer
% ments to the original measure. L
81 senate returned the bill with
u statement that the bill would not pc
the senate unless the amendmel
ue We're agreed to, the house could
agree and both bodies went to ca
ference. A committee from ca
:, house worked six weeks and COZ
- not agree, but the bill was fina
-. passed with the amendments. T.
=" illustrates what an undertaking
N NJ review Of the tariffs.
lei The Trusts.
al The democratic party claims II
ort We can get rid Of trusts by free ira
Of do not believe it. Not all corpo
or. tons are bad, some are of great be
,es fits to the public Let me illustri
zen Take the c. B. &C @. railway, is 1t
VIC benefit TO the public instead OF
IN hindrance? The general public
as the shippers are benefited by this
~ poration. Take the Rock Island,
20 tenn. The Rock Island has entere
e, combine and the public have not
~. anything in the transaction II Is I
-. possible on this road TO board the c
~ at Chicago and ride TO I'll Paso. Te'
w on the borders Of Mexico. Is this ,
~ No, 1t Is a benefit to the pubic T.
there are the Great Northern
Northern Pacific roads. two roads !
lca ming parallel through the great no