Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-29

none which glow with more steadfast
honor. more fervent patriotism, more
exalted regard for the rights of hlb
mainly, than the page upon which ID
written the achievements of William
Mckinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and
the army and navy of the United
States in the Philippine Islands,
Currency.
had intended also to refer to the
subject OF currency reform, and I only
defer discussion until can agaiI
be heard. Let me say, however, thai
no proposed measure has yet become a
party policy, and whatever is said must
be the expression of individual views,
hold certain opinions which am
quite ready to disclose. and lest my
friend Sullivan shall again misquota
me, venture to say now that am OPP
posed to any currency which the gov.
eminent does not agree to redeem.
l have been somewhat analytical.
and therefore have already consum-
ed more time than is ordinarily devot-
ed in one evening to a polit.
ical meeting. l am nearing the
limit of my strength and your pa
thence; but before leave you, may /
move back from my close view Of a.ls
fairs, and, from standpoint that will
allow a sweeping vision of the whole
history of republican administration
say word in conclusion? know what
all of you want for it is an instructive
and inherent desire planted deep in
the heart of every good citizen. You
are all conscious of the greatness Of
the republic, of the commanding place
1t occupies among the nations of the
earth, of the vast possibilities of growth
and decay. You are all conscious of
the truth that every year is vital
year with the United States full of
questions that must be answered and
answered right if we are to fulfill the
destiny for which the patriot prays.
You want government wise enough to
know what is right and strong enough
to do what is right You want gov
eminent imbued with the spirit of the
age in which we live, and that can
keep pace with the swift march of
events. You want government that
knows the worth of its manhood and
WON anhood, whether high or low, rich
or poor, white or black. at home or
abroad and that will defend and pro-
tect them with all its mighty power.
Our party or the other must give
you such a government. Take your
choice, but make no mistake. Re-
member that parties have characteris-
tics, traditions and impulses. Remem-
Der that they have histories that may
be read and lives that may be studied.
When you are looking for a govern.
ment to grapple with the problems of
this day and the days to come with
which your happiness and prosperity
are inseparably bound do not forget
that it was the republican party that
said the Union must be preserved, that
no star should fade from the blue
field OF its flag and no stripe should be
torn from it's beautiful folds and that
1T was Abraham Lincoln who lead our
hosts through the valley and shadow
of death, to an undivided and indi-
visible country. Do not forget the
perils of reconstruction and the turb-
ulent days which followed when the
the silent hero of the war restored
peace and order among distracted
people. Do not forget with what cour-
age the republican party lifted the
deprecated currency of the war and
assumed specie payments without
culver in the body of our commerce.
Do not forget that the republican
party through its cherished policy of
protection has made the republic what
it is, and has conferred upon the
American name a higher honor than
is borne by the people of any other
nation of the earth. Do not forget that
when men We're without work and
capital without profit. when we were
quaking with fear in the throes OF
financial disaster it was the republican
party raised high the gold standard
and following William Mckinley
marched into the sunshine of peace
and plenty. Do not forget that
Theodore Roosevelt, who has brought
to his Office quality of integrity, cour-
age and intelligence never surpassed
in all our noble line of leaders and
who is patiently and periodically
working out republican thought and
lifting to a higher altitude the nation
al life, is republican. What moro
would you have? What surer prom
Use OF honor and glory for your coun,
try and of prosperity for all it's PEG.
pie?