Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-28
Judge o'conneli Speaks.

| AS the appointed hour for Judge
Nj. ID. O'Connell arrived the crowds be-
| gan to desert the stores and gather to
hear and see the solicitor of the United
/ States treasury. Judge O'Connell
made no set speech. He sat on the
| platform during the democratic address
and undertook In an offhand manner
to reply to Mr.. Sullivan OF course
OSConnell could not help but come pre-
pared on the time Worn issues.
In substance he said: ! want to con-
graduate Mr. Sullivan on his magni-
ticent speech but this is no battle of
men, ii is a battle of principles. Your
distinguished speaker has not men,
toned single piece OF democratic leg
islation passed in the last forty years
He dare not tcheers) l admire the
discretion of the speaker who could
expound democracy for an hour and
half without once mentioning the mon
ely question. The democrats have had
la quiet sort of a funeral. They have
buried something. There is not dem
ocrat advocating the free and unlimited
coinage of silver today If there is he
is not running for governor. Qaughter)
Naturally Mr.. O'Connell found him
that he was compelled to discuss the
money question. He related some his
tory of financial legislation, showed
that the republican party had made
every kind of a dollar gold, silver
paper or bank note equally good. one
with another. A farmer now does not
care what kind of dollar he gets at
the bank SO long as the republican
party remains In power to make it
good.
Likewise the republican party pass
ed the Mckinley bill to insure Amer
lean prosperity. But the democrats
said the tariff was u tax, that it was
wrong TO make the people pay the tax.
The people listened and Cleveland was
elected the second time. What hap
pened? The democrats said they
would give you free trade like they
have in England. You got wages like |
they have in England and in Ireland. |
The republicans We're recalled to power |
Who is doing the tramping now?
Why. today there is only one class OF |
people who are deserving of sympathy |
| am not sorry for the democrats.
They got their share of our pros perity.
but the rich, we'll to do family is in /
distress. The rich man can't get any /
one to help with the homework There
is only one way to get woman to do
housework nowadays; am too old
Qaughtsr) a man has to be reasonably I
young and as dlooking as the
democratic candidate for governor
Our democratic friend says we levy
A protective tariff in order to take
dollar out of a poor mans pocket and
put it into a rich mans hand Oh, no;
that Is not the reason. III tell you why
We do Ii. Our democrat complains
hat we ought to keep foreigners out
# this country. Now. / am opposed
o that. II that had been the Ameri-
AN law I would not have had the
pleasure of addressing you today. My
ather would have bean kept out OF
his wonderful land. My father has
,tten told me why he came here He
aid many time: Maurice, | came
% this country because l could get
more pay for days work" That, my
riends. is why we levy a protective
ariff
s'osiiSoiis coHlpidiHS INIT we nave
o pay Ss5 for a coat now Yes, we do.
What did you have to pay for coat
n democratic times? S15? Yes, but did
GU pay for II? No. You looked around
or IS coat, for SIS was all you had
nth which to buy. Yes, you can buy
oats today cheaper in Europe The
efnocrats say tt costs more to live
ere. 1t does. But why did 100000 la
orers from Europe come to this coun-
" this year? 1t was because coat
nd everything else We're so low ii
Europe that nobody could get a fair
age making them We love protec-
on. yes. we do. We love it because
makes work for Americans to do, be-
ause 1t makes the me ghant rich, and
lie manufacturer rich, and the farmer ..