Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-05-29
NO SCUTTLE POLICY FOR
REPUBLICANS in OHIO

pioSpSlitS. LII tllS InllpDlllSS we
have had blood, war and treachery,
and today the policy of this democrat
lc party seems to be to disgrace the
United States in the estimation of the
civilized nations of the world by con-
tinual unceasing battle cry of denun-
citation of our soldiers, our army, our
officers and our administration. No
more unpatriotic attitude was ever as
sumed by party than has been as
sumed by the democratic party
through it's orators, its statesmen and
its press. Every circumstance, trivial
or otherwise that could be dragged to
light anu exaggerated by eloquence
and bitterness has been forced upon
the notice of the world, apparently for
the sole purpose of disparaging our
army and furnishing the name of
America.
Philippines Ours BY Conquest.
THE Philippines are ours. They
are ours by the conquest of Dewey and
the army; they are ours by the terms
of the treaty with Spain; they are
ours by every principle OF law, ma
tional and international, and the
American people will never consent to
the introduction into political power
OF party that would play the cid pi-
ratical game of scuttle' and run from
responsibility even as great as it is.
Flag Never Be Lowered.
In the fear of God and in the name
Iof American civilization. we will CON
Itrol and govern and benefit those is
lands, and We will repeat in the Phil
Iippines, on a larger scale what we
have accomplished so brilliantly in
the island of Porto Rico The Ameri-
can flag has never been pulled down
from any territory that it ever claim
ed jurisdiction of; it never Will be
pulled down while the republican Pre-
sident is in, the White House. Let
political dastards howl The Ameri-
can people will hold the honor of our
flag. our army and navy sacred and
linyiolate.
Position on Tariff
1.-THE republican party stands today
lirrevocably committed to the du2-
Itrines of a protective tariff. The doc
| trine of the party. as We understand
lit, is simply this; ii will maintain it's
position OF establishing and maintain
Ing such duties upon foreign imports,
which come in direct competition with
| the products of our own labor. as will
/ protect our own products from the
ccmpetiton of the cheaper labor in
the other countries of the world. This
is the sum total of the real doctrine
L of protection to American industry.
| 1t does not aim to build up monopo.
lies in the United States, either in the
production of manufactured goods, OF
bin the production of the fruits of the
soil. But it aims to make good BY
tariff taxes and tariff schedules, the
difference in cost between the foreign
ARTICLE and the home manufacture
land having accomplished that, the puI
.Ipose of protective tariff mas beer
accomplished. There is not anywhere
lin the party. so far as ] know. any
purpose or intention to abandon this
4 policy or to deyiate from ii in admin
Iistration. but in this connection it is
flair to state that the republican party
has never favored the maintenance o
isuch rates of duty as would enable
THE producers of this country to ex
,ltort extrayagant prices for the neces
saries of life, and as from time Il
time the suggestion forces Itself upol
the Judgment of mankind that ther,
are schedules of the tariff, or items il
the schedules of the tariff, that hav,
\ by the evolution of business becom
I the bulwark of unjust discrimination
and eXtravagant and extortionat
iprices, it would be the duty Of states
manship3,to modify and revise sucl
schedule and modify such rate of dut
lin the interest OF justice to the cor
sumer as well as to maintain AIDE
lIouate protection to the producer L
tiother words, the republican party doe
linot worship the schedules of the tai
: lift like a fetch that is above consider
e lation and criticism. and which mus
s-Enot be interfered with under any col
: ditions whatever. The conditions c
g trade and production necessaril
d change. and a tariff schedule whic
n today is adequate for the purposes il
e Dictated may be inadequate at fl
q Iture time, and an item in a schedul
e that was proper at the time of its Ell
| Iactment may become Oppressive c
: at least unnecessary as evolution goe
5 forward
| Friends of Tariff Should Revise It,
.If there is to be tariff revision i
the 1uLuTG, IL WOulu Se6lil tHdLJ the lC
sons of history ought to induce til
: people, of the country to see to it thu
the friends of protection, not its en-
mics, should handle the machinery {
1 lrevision.
= No Necessity for Tariff Revision.
: "The vital question for the repu
If licans at this particular time is I'll
h question of when and how and b
n whom any revision of the tariff whic
r is deemed important shall be mad
What is there in the portents of IL
times that indicates a necessity Il
ANY revision of the tariff schedules
ii the Dingley act? We have unbounde
i prosperity. Is that the time to COZ
ID mence tariff agitation that shall Ii
Of settle values and disturb the peace
TT business and precipitate into comm
lie ton the business interests of the Uni
Ig ed States? That is the importal
to question, and question which in n
lie opinion, can only be answered in til
al way. Until injurious results to blu!
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