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

at Allerton. In the course of his
speech he set forth the doctrines OF
the republican party and discussed
the questions before the people of
Iowa in the present campaign in
manner that cannot be successfully
gainsaid
Equal rights to all and special priv
ileges to none" is a favorite phrase of
the democratic party and never does
it let an opportunity go by for flaunt-
ing it before the people. Major La
cey, however, showed that in the way
the democratic party sought to bring
about this condition, this phrase has
been made to do duty in favor of the
foreigner and against the citizen of
the republic. The phrase sounds we'll,
but it is perfectly right to deny, with
in our borders, to the citizens of other
lands, the benefits which we afford to
our own people, This is the condition
which the enforcement of the repub-
lican policies brings the country and
it distributes it's benefits to all the
people of the United States without
favor geographically, socially or pos
litically.
Major Lacey devoted considerable
time to the discussion of the tariff
question and his remarks on this
subject are worthy the careful consid-
Grafton of every voter. He referred
with qualification to the large growth
that had come to this country since
the enactment of the Dingley law
and the reclamation of the country
from time of idleness, want and ex-
IRENE poverty and the expansion into
an era of activity and general pros
perity Referring to the various con-
ditions that have been experienced
during the nations history. Major La
ccy says:
Let me give you striking illus
tration of varying conditions from the
history Of a great democratic daily
iii the city of New York. The World
subscribed $4,000 to Mr.. Cleyeland's
calnpaisn fund in 1892. In 1897 it
subscribed 100000 loaves of bread
to feed the nemployed in New York.
VINO had been thrown out of work by
the suspension of production follow.
ing the decision of the people to try
once more the free trade policy in
the United States. In 1894 the same
journal subscribed for $1,0OO,00O of
the United States bonds issued by Mr..
cleveland to pay the current expenses
OF the government. In 1903 the same
paper has in protection times given
$20O0,00O to endow college of jour
nallsm. Take these four transactions
and there is a volume of history in
them. Each one illustrates the con-
dltions OF the times. Each gives warn
ing against the abandonment of the
protective policy. Democracy is a
beautiful dream, but it costs too
much.'
Referring to Mr.. Sullivan's declara-
ton that the democratic party has al
ways been the friend of labor. Major
Lacey uses the following statement of
that gentleman:
AS rule they (the laborers) are
employed. They receive credible wa
ges, but, sir 1t is not by reason of the
legislation of the republican party, |
but the fact that the laboring men
themselves have insisted upon rights
that belong to them and the fact
that the demand for labor has been
extremely great
He shows that in the last words of
this statement Mr.. Sullivan gives
away his case. In 1892 labor was or
ganized and thousands voted for a 4
change in the tariff policy of the gov
ernment. The change came. Labor
was still organized, but was marching
over the highways of the land in
search of job. In 1896 we wished
with desire unutterable for changed
conditions. The republican party
contended that change in our tariff
laws and the enactment of a law
drafted along the lines of protection
would bring this industrial change.
This change was made and the mar
Eelous results that followed need not
be recounted. Now the democrats are
again wanting change in the tariff
laws, but they want it without a |
change in the industrial conditions,
an utter impossibility.