Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-22

OttumWa or you farmers of Iowa?' Ey-
identity when Mr.. Sullicvan asked this
question he forgot that outside of agri-
culture and the railroads the lumber
industry gave employment TO more
loWans than any other line of activity
in the state. He also failed to explain
why, if it is to the interest of the
American people to have lumber on the
free list, that under the democratic tar
if law of 1894 hundreds of lumber
yards throughout the country We're
compelled to quit business and thous-
ands of men engaged in this work were
thrown out of work. Mr.. Sullivan OPP
emily advocated the removal of this tar
if on the lumber industry which gives
work to more Iowans than any other
industry except agriculture and the
railroads,
AS another argument against the
protective system of the republican
party Mr.. Sullivan offered the state
ment that our present tariff law in no
way benefited the workingman of the
United States. Here again he forgot
the disastrous results OF the inaugural
ton of the free trade policy in 1894.
He forgot that in the campaign of 1896
William Mckinley, that man of the
common people and leader of the re.
publican party, urged the voters of the
country to again give the republican
party authority of the government for
the purpose of re-establishing the pro-
tectiye tariff policy, promising that
such a course would result in the re-
opening of the country's mills, the re-
employment of the millions of idle la
boringmen and the return of general
prosperity to the country. How well
these promises have been verified can
be seen by every American citizen, and
in view of this fact it would seem that
no friend of the American worRingman
would urge him to support the party
which stands for a return to policies
which mean idleness, want and ex-
IRENE poverty. Facts and the history
of the United States prove the sound
ness of the republican argument that
the protective policy works to the ben
eft of all classes of labor.
Again, in this question of the republl-
can party's interest in the laboringmen,
Mr. Sullivan forgot that during the last
session of congress the republican ma
jority passed number of amendments
to our immigration laws for the ex--
press purpose of benefiting the labor
ingmen, by keeping out undesirable
people and cheap labor of other coun-
tries. Those acquainted with condi-
tons in this country well know that,
in the face of the large immigration
of the past few years, there has been
in many lines of activity a big shortage
in laborers. That under republican
policies the business and industry of
the country has grown and expanded
so RAPIDLY that the large number of
immigrants to the United States have
been given employment and still a
shortage has been found
AS whole the address of Mr.. Sulli
van was disappointing. In true demo-
cratic style he criticised existing condi-
tons but failed to offer practical So
luton of evils which he claimed were
to be found in the management of our
national affairs. Failing in this it can
not be expected that the voters of Iowa
will decide to stand steadfast for any
thing but republicanism and the policy
of protection.
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SEATOR DOLiIVER,S SPEECH.