Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-29

permanent. When you go to the polls
do YOU feel yourself impelled or pro-
PEELED. Many election results are
changed. because men vote against
one certain candidate for private rea-
sons and thus affect the whole ticket
of which his name is part.
The Reliable Voter.
but ! am thankful to say the ma
jority of men study the issues. They
think and study until they reach con-
clusions Then they vote for the men
or the parties who in their judgment
are the best fitted to handle their af-
fairs. 1t is ON those we must rely and
as that number increases our country
becomes more safe.
Study the Questions.
DO you know You want TO get a
little better acquainted with the is
sues? There are little countries on
the map that the books say are erepub-
lies. But they are far from being re-
publics. They are military Dictator
ships because there are not enough
intelligent men in the countries to
control them. They do not send in
Itelligent men to congress to conduct
the affairs of their countries. Now /
ask you whot you would think of La
cey if you should hear that he spends
mittee rooms and comes into the house
when some important question is up
and says: How are we voting" YOU
wouldn't like it, would YOU? You
| would say: Lacey, we want YOU to
study our interests and vote for them
/ ask the same of you voters at the
polls. Do what you ask Lacey to do.
There is as good an opportunity to
display craftsmanship ut the polls as
there is in the halls of congress.
Seeking For Truth.
| Now as to the issues. 1 want to
! be fair with my democratic friends.
] had rather be fair than be eloquent
can't be eloquent can be fair. Now
/ haven't anything against any, of you
but ! want to say that ] am going to
try this case. The attorney for the
| democratic party is not here. could
be unfair if | wished but j will not
do it, We are Just neighbors trying
to get out truth. Now, my democratic
4 friends. we Will see if we can define
the difference between the two par
ties-and there is a marked differ.
! nee.
During McKinley's second cam
raign a man said to me: Mr.. Shaw
| do you remember that during the
presidential campaign Of 1892 you
said to me that if the democrats elect
ed q president and secured control OF
the house and senate certain things
would take place. | said: No
! don't remember, but ] know that l had
distinct convictions that there arc
| certain policies which, if put in opera
ltton, must always bring disaster
| There are policies in the home. in the
church. il the bank which if tried will
| always result disastrously-not be-
cause the policies are put in opera
ton by bad men, but because they are
/ bad measures. Then there are goot
principles which always result salts
| factorily. In 1896 ! made another pre-.
| diction. I said: If Mckinley is elect
! ed and the republicans secure contro
/ Of the house and the senate it will bt
La good investment for you to buy VI
everything that you can. You did ii
i didn't you? And it was a good invest
fment. Now ] want you to vote fo
the party that has brought about thi
4 result
/ Hooked Up Wrong.
4 There was little sadness in hi
voice as he answered: L can't do that
i am a democrat. He was just hook
4 ed UP that way. That's all.
The Tariff.
81 want to talk TO you about th
tariff l understand that there nav
1 been democratic speakers here and
know that they talked to you abou
tariff. ] think you ought to study thi
question. 1t viii be with us a lon
time These financial and industria
questions should be studied so tina
when the clouds gather, as they wi
gather and the thunder mutters, a
it will mutter, we will know how t
successfully deal with them.
Every active citizen is both a pro
Queer and a consumer He may be
:. producer of labor, and have nothing
sell but labor. He is nevertheless
producer. And the purchaser of hi
! labor will also be a producer pro
: Queer of farm products. or of minera
, products, or of factory products. or Z
transportation, as the case may be Th
; humblest toiler is therefore Il produ
t Ger, although he does not own the oh
ject upon which his toll is expended
: Inor the resultant of that toll. And ey
I cry citizen. active or idle, is a con
: isumer Of food products, clothing an