Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-30

/ in the case of brief comments. Indeed.
| it is said that the publication of the
book was long delayed in order that
| this foremost issue might be fully
commented on and given the import
ant consideration that foremost issue
should receive.
I Naturally republicans are calling at
tention to the fact that in spite of the
| foremost place given to this issue in
their campaign book, the democrats
have already shifted their arguments,
move which relegates imperialism
to comparative obscurity and all this
| before they have fully distributed the
| book. They call attention to declara-
lions made by officials of the demo-
| cratic congressional committee to the
effect that Speaker Henderson's action
made it easy to shift from imperial
ism to the tariff and the trusts. 1t is
! claimed by critics of the democratic
committee that arguments against So.
\ called imperialisIs have not fallen
with no effect on the people, before
whom they have been placed, but that
they have produced resentment in
many parts of the country, which is
now being evinced in various ways.
The campaign book had not been pub
lished before there were complaints on
the part of many democratic speakers
against the policy of making the war
in the Philippines an issue in the cam
paign. They found that throughout
democratic districts soldiers returning
from the Philippines resented the idea
of having themselves pictured as act
in 10, on Of oil a
consequently being derided when they
expected to return home in the role OF
heroes who had been suffering neces..
sary hardships in the service of thei1
country. These men protested agains;
being placed in this position Their
relatives and friends sympathized with
them and the storm of protest is com
ing in from all parts of the country
1t is said to be this influence that was
, felt very early in the campaign in ad-
. dition to the general unpopularity Of
. abuse of the American army, that has
: shifted the issue. At any rate imper-
: iaiism is regarded in practically the
. same light as free silver as an issue.
In view of this quick change in tn,
4 nature OF the campaign that was to b.
= waged, republicans are wonderin.
= what may happen next. They declare
!. that there is general confidence fel
: in Mr. Roosevelt as one who will us
4 his influence to secure a modification
: of the tariff if necessary to proven
any evil of trusts that seek to charg
excessive prices for their products
For this reason people will not be in
fuenced to vote the democratic tickle
= on that score especially when it ca
: so easily be proven that the demo
: cratic plan OF tariff revision mean
:, ruin and hard times. The republican
= declare that the difference betwee
q modification of the tariff by believer
Il in the principle of protection and
!. tariff tinkering by party with his
9 tory favoriEg free trade, is very fal
g The failure of the democratic can
i speakers to take the stump is said t
}. be due to the unpopularity OF can
V paign issues as outlined in the boo
J. issued by the committee, rather tina
IS because of any lack of men who ar
o. able to speak. Those democrats VIII
e. have been asked to take the stun
" have given all kinds of reasons VIII
h they could not leave their happ
d homes III the SOuIu anu elSeWHeIS Oh
a go into doubtful states to talk demo
N cratic doctrine as outlined in the can
IN paign book. The question that is no
d. being regarded with considerable il
as terest by all republicans is what flu
m Their shifting of democratic issue
De may take place. Their campaign MAJ
a ayers seem to find it advisable
III change cars rather frequently.
lie Talk of an extra session of congres
y to begin Immediately on the conclusio
10 of the next session March 4, to cor
10 slider the Cuban reciprocity is inter
IN esting republican leaders. 1t is re
!. garded by many as impracticable
a' think of having an extra session tn
e. fall because the demands of the elet
ton would give but little time for II
If. consideration of any question leadir
to to debate 1t would be a simple ma
or ter to defeat measure if the tin