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

yelopment it is seen that those coun-
tries where the people have been in
duced by protection to engage in ac-
tivities outside their first trend they
have advanced with great strides
that have enabled them to completely
those nations not so pro-
tected.
Still in First Trend.
To-day demonstrations OF this fact
may be SEEN Take for instance, the
Argentine republic in South America.
That country more favored as to cll-
mate and having more arabic wheat
land than the United States has still
remained in its first trend. There is
not wagon factory to be found in
that country. in fact in no line OF &C
tivity has been opened up with the
exception OF agriculture and herdlng.
The people must depend on imports
for all articles of manufactures, wag-
ons. plows and so on. And what is the
condition of the people OF that coun-
try? Labor is paid from Is to IS cents
per day. They have stayed by their
first trend.
Protection Government Function.
Your Andrew Jackson and Thomas /
Jefferson democrats say that it is not
a function of the government to pro-
tect, that it is the governments BUSH
ness to maintain peace and possibly
exercise some judicial power. There is I
now no citizen of the United States
who does not believe that it is prop
err for the government to have charge
of the mail service. 1t is now conced-.
ed that it is a function of the govern
ment to protect itself from illiteracy
/ by providing public schools for the
! education of its young. So it is COM
1 ing more and more to be realized by
/ the most advanced persons that the
government should by protective
4 means give to its citizens every pos
sible advantage in all lines of activi-
{ ty.
Two Classes of Goods.
For the purpose of protection there
are two classes of goods. First that
4 class of goods which we can develop.
Second. that class of goods, which for
4 climatic or other reasons, we cannot
develop On the last class the protec.
zionist says there should be no tariff,
but on the first class there should be
tariff placed sufficiently high so as to
enable the people of this country to
produce these goods and take care of
our own market. Mr.. Fecht took as
an instance the lead pencil.
In 1858 the only pencils to be
, bought in the United States were
those made by A. w. Faber in Ger.
many which cost 10 cents each. When
IN TO
if of sixty per cent on lead pencils,
:, factories were started and i'll a short
time our market was supplied by pen.
ellis made at home. What has been
the result as to price. Today we can
get a good grade of pencils for IL
t cents per dozen. while pencil costing
+ 10 cents in 1858 can now be bought fol-
y and ) cents.
Free Trade Disastrous.
But the free traders say, why moi
= remove the tariff when we have bull
: up an industry SO that it can supply
= the home market? Let us see how this
has worked in our history In 1879:
: Grover Cleveland was elected to tn,
!. presidency ticketed to give the coun
: try free trade. We all remember b,
: bitter experience the distress and pan
= ic which followed.
e Protection to Laborers.
q Mr.. F'echt showed that protection
: was of great value 10 the American
laborer Take the millions Of INN
: grants who come to this country ar
' nually. They are distributed through
!. out the growing and busy parts OF th
: country They assimilate wit
y American citizens. become consumer
s of American products thereby increa:
= ing the home market, The people {
i the United States wanl more, hap
4 more with which to buy and get NOR
i of the things of lie than do the peopl
: of any other country on the globe.
u is American progress made possibl
under the American and republica
o. policy of protection.
Il Mir. Reeee Talks.
"a After dealing with the repuhlica
IN policy of protection briefly Willial
l. Reece. the next speaker, called the a
I'd tention OF his audience 10 the count
AFFAIRS He said in part: During tt
ne past ten years Wapello county hi
Is made great progress Her interes
IN nave Increased anu tie DiISlueSS
ae the county has expanded in a remar
e able manner. During this time Il
er business of the county has been
the hands Of the republican party.
TO careful has been their management
10 the county's business that the debt
~ $250,00O, when the republicans can
OF into power has been reduced to abo
SCI, 900. The expenditures of Il
al county have been increased during Il
lie past two years by reason OF the d
re astrous floods. The work of Il
~ board of supervisors has been ard
81 Gus but so well have it's membe
er managed the affairs of the county tn
Iat they have been enabled to proper
meet the increased demands witho
- increasing the tax levy. You vote
", of keokuk township viii do well
M see TO it that such men are retained
Isl office and to cast your ballot this Il
M for ], NJ. McElroy for supervisor"
~ h, County Candidates.
ii. Mr. Reece briefly referred to t
The candidates of the republican party