Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-30
JERRY SULLIVAN MADE
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE

IF
al sources of supply of natural products,
therefore, to the end that the evils be elm
mated, we call for the removal of the tar
III from all trust made articles, and we de-
mand that all tariff schedules shall be adj
justed with a view to tariff for revenue
only.
Railroad Tariffs.
1--WE ask for such changes in our law
statutory or constitutional, as will limit
the charges by railroads to such an amount
as VIII yield only reasonable return on
the capital actually invested and will rem
der 1t impossible for transportation favors
to be granted to any one and such as will
make certain that all railway companies
will be treated alike, such statutes to pro-
vide penalties that will be effectual to Sc
cure a compliance with them
When the source of supply of any pro-
duct Is In the ownership of those who
combine to eXtort from the people an I'M
reasonable amount for such products, then
we believe 1t is the duty of the government
to take such steps MS may be necessary to
secure an equitable distribution thereof
with fair compensation to rne owners of
the same. And so that the design of ma
ture in making provisions for the wants of
man may not be prevented into means for
his oppression.
Equal Rights To All.
''The fundamental principle of democra-
cy, equal rights to all and special privi-
leges to none, applies In full force to the
subject of taxation. The democratic party
believes that the burden of taxation should
be borne equally by all taxable property,
and pledge our members of the general
assembly to formulate and urge the adop-
ton of such laws as will compel the bur-
dens of taxation TO rest on corporation
and individual property alike, without ia
vor to or exemption to any interest,"
Minority Report.
AS had been anticipated, minority
report was brought in but the surprise
was that instead of one there were
two of them. One on reaffirmation
was signed by w. H. Robb of Creston,
w. M. Davis of Dallas, and Eli H.
Dowd of Boone.
The second minority report was
fathered by j. M. Parsons of Rock
Rapids, and was directly in the in
terests of Judge Van Wagenen for
governor in a government ownership
plank.
After an exciting debate in which
Colonel Mackey of Sigourney made a
speech amid shouts and jeers, both
propositions were voted down.
This in brief is the history of
convention held by reorganized demo-
Gratis. The reaffirmation fellows never
were in it at any stage of the game
and so far as offering them a political
shelter is concerned they are as much
among strangers now as though they
were in the republican party.
The Convention.
After the address of Chairman Quick
in the forenoon the real work of the
convention began with the meeting
Of the committee on resolutions in his
toric parlor / Of the Slavery House.
The members remained closeted until
shortly after 8 o'clock threshing over
the ground and endeavoring to get
back to the days before Bryan.
Meanwhile in the auditorium speech
es were being made to while away
the time until the committee should
report. 1t should be understood that
all interest centered in the commit
tees deliberations. Nothing else was
of value politically in this city yester-
day.
Shortly after o'clock the commit
tee came into the convention. e. NJ.
Sharon, its chairman, read the major
ity report, signed by six members, in
Guiding w. A. McIntire of Ottumwa.
Parsons Amendment.
At the conclusion of the reading of
the majority report j. H. Parsons, of
Rock Rapids, read an amendment fav-
oring specific ownership of railroads
and Immediately demand that it con-
tain a plank reaffirming the Kansas
City platform was read. This was pre-
scented by w. H. Robb, of Creston, who
spoke in it's favor Parsons followed
with lively attack upon the commit
tee for neglecting this phase of tho
matter. r. M. Sharon of Davenport
endeavored to pour oil on the troubled
waters, counseling harmony, the drop
ping of past differences and drawing a
dark picture of what would happen to
the party if it should reaffirm or de-
clare for government ownership. Mr.
Robb again arose and said he had Of
fered compromise at meeting of
the reorganizers Tuesday night. 1t had
been rejected and now the convention
was about to eXpunge from the record
a principle which 10000 democrats be.
lieved in.
Hearst Boom Punctured.
Hon. Walt Butler spoke for reaffir-
nation and incidentally started al
Hearst boom for president. This was
the only time that Hearst's name was
mentioned.
Rinehart's Rejected Proposition.
G. F. Rinehart of Newton read the
riot act to the reorganizers in the same
old way and from the way in which he
was cheered it might have been
thought that reafirmation had a ma
jority. But votes speak louder than
cheers. He read plank, which he
said he had submitted to the reorganiz.
ers and which they had rejected. It
said:
"The democratic party of Iowa in
convention assembled hereby declares
that it favors the money of the con-
stitution as coined under the admins
tration of Andrew Jackson and in use
for three-fourths of century. We
point to the recent increase in the
quantity of money and the consequent
prosperity as proof positive of the
democratic contention that the guam
titiye theory of money is true and
that an increase in the standard money
ic ALWAYS fp1louod bu ranawad aotiv