Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-02


date and changing aims and organization
of selfish interest. What we need to do
is to meet narrow interest with broad In
terest, giving adherence to enduring prin-
ciple, determined to subordinate the few
to the will and welfare of the many. This
we may insist upon In the name of pro-
lection.
The republican party is not free of chase
for what appears for the moment to be
partisan success Our friends of the oppo-
sition will be quick to indorse this criti-
cism. but l do not withhold IL on that ac
count. 1t is too much the business of our
political party to make struggle to put the
other party sin a hole The waste ener-
gy involved is enormous, and the specta-
cles frequently presented are well nigh
disheartening. Yet 1t is not to be denied
that neither one party nor the other can
get far away from practical politics; and
this is no more than saying that neither
one party nor the other can far remove
itself from the prejudiccs, passions and
personal concerns of the men who compose
political parties and speak softly or loudly
and carry some kind of a stick
Not Time to Revise.
am free to say, therefore. speaking for
myself, that l do not think There should
be republican insistence that the work of
tariff revision should be entered upon ip
dental campaign.
Fortunately the republican party Is not
compelled to go to the country relying
most of all upon it's promises 1T will take
its record with it into the campaign of
this year and it will carry it as an open
book in the campaign of next year. In all
that record there Is no history OF fossili-
cation and upon that will be based the
claim that fossiizatipn does not await the
party in the Immediate future.
Reciprocity.
The expectations of the party with ref
erence to the policy of reciprocity have not
been met. So far the democratic party
has been able to defeat, in the main, the
application of that policy in the develop
ment of our trade relations with other
countries.
think we of this state are disposed to
congratulate the president. his advisers
and the congress on the trade arrangement
made with Cuba Our belief is that 1t
will prove advantageous to both of the
contracting parties; and what remains for
congress to do to give 1t full effect we an
ticipate will be done with the least posi-
BILE delay.
We have accomplished something in be-
half of reciprocity, but not much measur-
ed by our desire.
Democracy Cannot Defeat 1t.
The democratic party may be able to de-
feat treaties. requiring approval by the
senate by a two-thirds vote, but ] do not
anticipate that the democratic party will
be able to defeat the policy of reciprocity.
The Wilson law of 1894 repealed the reel
procity arrangements negotiated by the
Harrison administration. This action was
viewed by the st. Louis convention ms "a
national calamity and the party demand
ed their renewal and extension on such
n e rcmove thn rcstrictions which now
obstruct the sale of American products in
the ports of other countries. and secure
enlarged markets for the products of our
farms, forests and factories 1t Is admit
ted with the utmost cheerfulness that con-
ditions have changed. and yet l am dis
posed to affirm that the merit of the pol
icy of reciprocity has not disappeared Nor
do l believe the republican party will sur
render the policy. Protection and reel
procity," declared the st. Louis PLATFORM
''are twin measures of republican policy,
and 20 hand in hand.n
Ut interest TO iowa.
1t has seemed to me, and am still of
| that opinion, that the careful and con-
| scrvative development of the policy of
| reciprocity is of direct interest to Iowa,
and therefore of equally direct interest TO
all states of similar or kindred industrial
| opportunity. 'Reciprocity,' said the st.
| Louis platform. builds up foreign trade
and finds an outlet for our surplus" That,
1t seems to me, is something we need in
our business. 1t seems to me we have the
need of such security and such protection.
was much impressed, as you We're much
impressed, by what has come to be known
as the farewell address of Mckinley at
Buffalo / cannot persuade myself that
he was wholly mistaken when he said:
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Esse.iai 70 SioWs''
"a system which provides mutual ex-
change OF commoultles ~ ilhn,ies.s tssen ~
orr eynort trade We must not repose in
fancied security that we can forever sell
averythino and bny little or nothing. If
sucb thing were possible. 1t would not
be hest for MS or for those with whom we
deal We should fake from our customers
such of their products as we can use with
out harm to our Industries or labor. Reel.
procity is the natural outgrowth of our
Wonderful industrial deyelopment under
| tho domost;c nolicv now firmly established
What we nrodnce beyond our domestic
| consnmntion must have vent abroad.
| Tho eycess must he relieved through for.
eion outlet and we should sell everywhere
| we can and buy wherever the buying will
ENLARGE orr sales and productions and
| therehv make n greater demand for home
lohor Tho neriod of excIusiveness is mast
| is tbe nressInp nroblem. Commercial wars