Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-10-20

made has been promptly effaced by
experience Mr.. Sullivan talks as IL
the republican party represents a
school of thought which does not rec
ognize the people as a source of au-
thority and feels at liberty to lay bur-
dens upon one citizen for the benefit
of another, without regard to justice
or right, whereas, the democratic par
ty proposes equal rights to all and
special privileges to none while it
clings to the constitution with one
hand and gently caresses the voters
with the other.
The Equal Rights Myth.
Here is myth as old as the gov
ernment and with less truth in it than
when it was first invented to under
mine the administration of Washing
ton. The republican party throughout
its entire history has looked for inspir-
alton and strength to the American
people. Its great leaders have come
from the lowliest walks of American
life and from the time of John c. FIRE.
mont it has never issued an appeal
that was not directed to the conscience
and Judgment of the whole commun-
ity.
The Republican Application.
I'VE. too, have share in the motto
equal rights to all and special privi-
leges to none 1t came to us naturally
after wandering for two generations
through the wilderness of our darl;
hui To 4 tT
practical things, equal rights TO all
Americans to do the work OF the Amer
lean people, and no privileges either
special or general TO the citizens OF
other countries. to take the bread on,
of the mouth of American labor, or tc
bankrupt the investments of American
capital.
The Tariff in Europe.
'TIn 1879 Prince Bismarck, the grea
brain of the century in the German EN-
pire, stood in the reichstag and de-
nounced free trade. He contended fo
a protective tariff and recommended
that the protective tariff laws OF thi
country be copied, and while we ar
sitting here this evening, British sub
poets are preparing petitions to parlia
ment for tariff to protect their hom
industries.
Tariff System.
Now, uGll know what you thin
about it but to me it is certain that tn
democratic party does not know NOR
than the whole world. In the frs
+ place our democratic brethren fail ut
Z terly to conceive that the protectiv
/ tariff is a system, and never hear
| speech in congress or out OF 1t by
democratic orator where the protectiv
| tariff was not spoken Of as conspirs
cy.
An Amusing Incident.
| "In the Fifty-second congress
young congressman from Troy. Ne'
| York, gained notoriety by wheeling
monster petition from his constituent
up the main aisle in a wheelbarrow.
was a petition from the residents of
| town in his state where the principi
| industry is the manufacture of line
4 collars and shirts. He wanted the MI
| Kinley duty TO remain on linens. wa
/ interested and amused at the actions
\ the young man and the speech vii
which he followed his presentation
the petition and | asked him how
| favored handling the tariff on other i
dustries He said he stood with n
party ready to slaughter every 9TH
industry but raise the duty on the OF
in which he was interested. told hi
that il this was done the duty on Il
lens no matter how high, would do
good. because there would be no bu'
ness and consequently the peop
would not wear shirts.
One Democratic Error.
"The lumber tariff has been attack
by Mr. Sullivan and it has been q
custom of democratic speakers FRO
time immemorial to assail the lnmD
tariff. They have been wont to so IN
the rural communities and tell t
farmers that they were being robb
by the tariff on lumber. the mater
they used in building their hog pei
their barns, fences, houses. etc. Salt
another article that has been vigoro'
ly assailed. They enumerated the m;
ufacturers as producers and they cla
ed the eighty odd millions of popu
tion as consumers. But the consume
of lumber and salt are producers
some other articles and if you go abe
without considering the relation
\ these industries to our industrial S
TEN and slaughter one after anotf
! the occupations by which our peol
= ) make their living,you will at last ha
covered the entire field and found at
it was too late that consumers and p
ducers. are, after all, the same peor
3 Tariff Not New Measure.
n "Another error is that our democr
d ic brethren fail to understand that
e tariff is not of today alone. Mr. :