Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-12

its actual performance, but when it was
in fact presented to the President, it did
not receive his signature. not because it
was too bad, but because it was not bad
enough. He wanted something even more
radical. Under the constitution he had
his cnoice to approve the bill. to veto 1t
or to let it become law at the end of ten
days without his signature: and so he
refused even to touch it but let II lie until
1t got ripe-like linburger cheese. -Four
years of experience under that policy was
for time. enough for this generation.
In 1896 though tempted by the lure of
free silver. the people returned once more
to the party of protection. with the usual
and expected results. Mckinley. whose
name was word of reproach in 1892, was
called by n great majority of votes to take
charge of the helm of state.
Results Ahead of Promises.
81 have said the results were expected.
But the result was far beyond the most en-
thusiastic promises of the friends of the
protective policy. From 1889 until the in
auguraton of Mckinley on March 4. 1897,
the net balance of trade for the entire los
years after deducting the bad times from
the good times was $3.50 100000. But since
1897 the balance of trade has been in favor
of this country each year in greater sum
than the entire 10S preceding years. So
flHe -uel bdldiice u tTdue mas IN SIX success
i've years, each year. exceeded the net bal
ance for the whole one hundred and eight
years to which ] have referred.
Our opponents have reluctantly admit
ted this prosperity.
Where is the tin-plate liar who refused
| to admit that any tin plate was being
| made or could he made in the United
States? He is still here. but after denying
on the stump and in party platforms that
| there was any prosperity he now says that
| the trusts have monopoliZed all this pros
perity. AS soon as he quit denying the ex-
istence of the tin-plate industry he at
once began to charge that there was tin.
| plate trust.
Then again he attributed all our pros.
| perity to the famine in India. But that
famine can no longer do duty as Il cam.
| paign argument.
Democratic ChanseabIeness.
IN 1896 our opponents proposed to dou-
BILE prices by cutting the dollar in two by
the free coinage of silver. Now they want
| free trade to lower prices. But the silver
| issue is dead. Then came the Philippine
question. But the people of the United
States can never be rallied around lead
| er who assaults the soldiers of our com.
| mon country. But the enemies of protec
| ton once more bark back to the old battle
| cry of the past and the struggle which be
|
again comes to the front and must he met
| by the friends of american labor and Amer.
| lean prosperity.
Contest of 100 Years.
nineteen hundred and four is only a
| year away and the great contest of hun
| dred years will soon be upon us again.
Madame De Stael said she did not be,
| leve in ghosts, but that she was
afraid of them i do not be
| lieve in a democratic victory in 1904, hut
| l am afraid of one. Such result would
| as in 1892. prove a national misfortune
The republican policy has been carried out
with a due regard to, and recognition OF
the interests and rights of every part of
| the Union.
Win in Losing.
| Birmingham has grown to he Il great riv.
| III of Pittshurg. All over the =onth facto
ries are snrineiI;g mp, and on tile morning
after the election In 1904 the people of that
section, after voting the democratic ticket
fhe day before, will flock to the bulletin
| boards to learn whether they have won OIL
| lost ana to secretly rejoice at their loss
| Prejudice Of race keeps them solid at tho
| polls, hut they know that In the present
rs in the past, their cause is all the better
by being lost. The hollow cry of negro
supremacy makes solid south.
Depends on Protection.
"But tho success of that region depends
| as much upon the victory of the party OF
prot ection as does that of any part of the
Northern states. The policy of protection
1 should be broadly and consistently nation
al. The industries of South Carolina should
be as fairly protected as those of Pennsyl
wanna. He who favors protection in good
| faith must recognize the right of all parts
| of the Union and all of it's Industries TIC
the benefits of this eystem.
| Fears Not Open Foes.
."rhe doctrine of protection cannot be ov
erthrown by it's open foes. Its chief dan
ger will come from those who pose as its
friends The attempt to localize the bene
| fits of protection is the chief danger to
| which this beneficial policy is exposed.
The present law protects the products