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

gold and silver so long as its no1icy
preValled. 1t was only after the re-
pupllcan party had permitted monop-
oily to lntrench itself and control the
finances OF the country that the two
metals parted company and brought
disaster to our people.
Its Tariff Policy.
he democratic party enacted tar
MS mat gave Incidental protection to
weak industries and yet curtailed the
TAX 10 such an extent as to prevent
ilonopolles to trusts that are now the
acknowledged offspring of the tariff
| lhat matches and fosters such foul ex.
crescences on the body polite.
Made North and South Friends,
The democratic party contributed
It's full share of the heroes who saved
the Union in time of war and when
peace came it was only through dem.
ocratlc policies that reconciliation of
the sections followed and the Union
again became title of honor instead
OF reDroach to American civilization,
Doctrine Good Today.
| The democratic party through al,
|
principle of government of the people.
administered by the people. Its plat
form OF principles was first announced
by JEFFERSON in his inaugural address,
ana upon these declarations every
democrat from Maine to Texas, from
florlda TO the state of Washington,
may stand today, rejoicing in their
vlgor OF expression and the excellence
of their doctrine.
Contrast With Republican Policies.
nave called attention to this mart
Oh the history of the democratic mar.
~ Tor the reason that believe eyery
| democrat has a right to be proud of
MS party and for the purpose of con
trastlns the principles of our party
Win the one that has controlled the
government for the last thirty-fve
years. - =
Present Tariff One of Plumber.
FROM democratic tariff for reye.
nue., with the incidental protection in
the early struggles of our industries
the republican party has built up a
tallH for plumber and with no excuse
| hterefor excepting that the beneficial.
res OF such tariff have filled the cam.
palgn treasury of the republican mar.
ty to oyerfowing with the money TINS
taken from the people, and have nv
thls means won every victory thew
nave achieved in the last quarter of
a century
Hostility to Trusts lnsincere.
"Emboldened by republican suooess
III the last three congressional cam.
paigns the robbery of the people by
.arlH taxation and by the trusts that
nave multiplied under the favoritism
ana the enforced absence of competi-
ton, this party has been unable to dis
Germ the advancing tide of popular in
dignation until within the past few
months, and they are now seeking to
avert disaster to their party by insin-
I cere pretensions of hostility to trusts.
Have Shown Bad Faith.
Their bad faith during the fifty
sixth congress when they pigeon-holed
their antitrust bill rather than let it
come to vote, Is too we'll known to
need discussion. They are now point
ing to the constitutional amendment
proposed in the fifty-sixth congress for
the control of trusts as evidence of
their good intentions. Let me read to
you the comment of the New York
Sun. one of the leading republican pa
pers of this country, upon the intro
duction of this constitutional amend.
ment.
When we say plainly that this is
the most dishonest and therefore the
most disreputable piece of work
achieved during the present session by
the leaders of the republican party in
the house, we are not speaking of the
merits of the proposed amendments.
The dishonesty of the performance
lies in the fact that there was no ex-
pectation on the part of the author of
i TINS resolution, or of the republicans
OF the Judiciary committee who favor
ably reported it, or of the republicans
of the house, who were willing to vote
for it, that the proposed sixteenth
amendment will ever amount to more
than a campaign trick of the cheapest
and unworthiest kind.
Is lnexcusabIe.
The republican party can offer no
excuse for its failure to pass any
measure controlling the trusts, reduc-
ing the tariff or to strengthen the in.
! terstate commerce commission for it
| is in possession of both houses of con-
! gress, the presidency and all of the
departments of the federal govern
ment.
Attacks Iowa Platform.
+: 1.-The republican platform adopted
one month ago in this city says, We
favor any modification of the tariff
schedules that may be required to pre-
vent them affording shelter to monop-
oily This statement in their platform
after six years of republican control
in all branches of the government and
after their special pet industries have
been given every opportunity to rob
| the people is the utterance of the most
insincere aggregation of the lineal de-
/ scendants of Ananias that ever as.
4 sembled under one roof
Revision of Tariff Talk Absurd.
Modification, of the tariff schedules
by the republican party that has no
other assurance for its continued ex-