Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-31

'94 and '95 are too fresh in your minds
to need mentioning.
'In choosing between these two par
ties the one which for fifty years has
invariably been on the wrong side of
every great and vital policy OF our
government, the other, consistently
right with it's policies proven by the
record of history and developments,
can there be any question as to which
is the safest support with your bal
lot''
Address BY Emil Fecht.
Emil Fecht followed Senator Har
per in strong and convincing argu-
ment along tariff lines. Mr.. Fecht is
practical and successful business
man and the study of political sub
jects is approached by him from the
same practical view point as he would
consider a business proposition. His
address was in part as follows:
Protective Policy Great Question.
"After the exhaustive comparison of
the record of the two parties for the
last fifty years to which you have just
| listened there is but little left for me
to do further than to emphasize some
of the major points between the two
! parties The most important and vi
| tai question in our industrial develop
ment system is the tariff. The great
point of difference between the two
parties on this question is whether 1t
is proper function of government to
assist in Industrial development
Authorities declare the proper
4 IA,
i peace, tranquility and happiness
among it's people and second, to ad
/ Indicate differences between it's citi
zens. But government has develop
4 ed many other functions as for in
4 stance, the conducting of the posta
service which is assumed by every
civilized nation on the globe and oul
4 own educational system.
81 contend that the government has
!, the right to levy tariff that is pro
! tective in its policy for the purpose o
:, developing the diversified interests O.
the country. Thomas Jefferson believ
, ed in such system and protective
j tariffs were levied in his time. M
nation has in the history OF the worlt
ever reached great development
/ which was confined exclusively alon'
; one line. One nation has natural ad
vantages for agricultural pursuits, an
other for seafaring life, another TO
manufacturing pursuits. Histor
: teaches that that nation is most pros
e porous which takes measures to dc
+ velop itself along diversified lines.Th
agricultural nation must learn t
y make it's axes and it's plows.
b "Civilization is not the product c
n any particular cult OF religion. Their
are Christian nations that are reall
t not civilized The pathway of civil
: cation is marked by the introductio
e Of the superfuous. Thirty years az
d the telephone was almost unknown,
l. was a luxury, now it is a necessit,
d Civilization educates us to more an
l. greater wants and the supplying {
l. these give happiness. That policy
It government which develops the grea
IS est number of wants and furnishes til
Vt means for their satisfaction is til
It one that best fulfils its purpose"
d At the close of Mr.. Fecht's addres
Mr.. Work was called upon but as ii
y hour was late he confined his remark
e. to the urging upon the republicans
el the necessity Of doing their duty ar
e standing by the candidates who hay
" so successfully and faithfully serve
ID the people of the county during Il
past two years.