Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-09-17

In this address Mr.. Sullivan either pur-
posely ignored state issues or he was
silent on this subject from an inability
TO md anything in the state admin
istration of the republican party out of
which he could manufacture an issue.
BY this silence he paid tribute to the
administration Of Governor Cummins
with which, even the democrats can
not find point of attack. Surely no
better testimonial could be given to the
efficiency OF the republican state Off
Gals and no more potent reason could
be set forth why they should be re-
turned to Office than the fact that even
their opponents cannot find anything
wrong with the management of af-
fairs.
Practically everything that comes
within range of national issues or the
possibility of becoming national is
sue was treated by the democratic CUB
ernatorial candidate. He discussed at
length the tariff and the trust issues,
attempted to make the republican par
ty stand sponsor for all the PROPOSE
lions that are being talked of for re-
modelling the currency system of the
United States and even made an eff
fort to rehabilitate the long since de-
funcI issue of imperialism.
AS to the question of a protective
tariff the republican party in Iowa will
welcome a discussion along this line,
as it has often been proven and is still
true to this day that under the slim
ulating influence of protection Iowa's
workingmen, farm rs and business
men have all experienced an era of
prosperity that has never before been
equalled in the history of the coun-
try.
Mr.. Sullivan tries to picture tie
trusts as being sheltered by the tariff
and charges the republicans with mac
ton in curbing the evils of these cor
porations. Mr.. Sullivan ignores the
fact, which will be remembered by the
voters of Iowa, that the republican par
ty alone is responsible for the anti
trust laws that at present appear on
the national statute books and the men
votes are alone to be credited with the
enforcement of those laws.
In connection with the currency
question he charges the republican
party with attempting to give the coun
try a dangerous money, but he, the
avowed apostle of free silver, fails to
mention the fact that while he and his
co-laborers were attempting to debase
the currency in 1886 and 1900, and
would have placed the people of the
country at the mercy of one of the
most gigantic trusts ever conceived
namely, the silver trust-and would
have demanded the government to
place the dollar stamp on every fifty
cents worth of silver owned by the
white metal kings, the republican par
ty of Iowa and the nation stood firm.
Through the efforts of William McKin-
ley and his loyal party followers Amer
leans were freed from disaster, the re-
suits of which are appalling to con-
template. The national republican
party is seeking to serve the best inter-
ests of the people of the United States
and in doing this it's national officers
and legislators are willing to listen to
suggestions on the currency question
as on any other However, until
policy has been decided upon and en-
acted into law it will be useless for
Mr.. Sullivan or any other democrat to
try to make the republican party stand
sponsor for all the currency plans sug-
gested, many of which no doubt con-
tain ideas held by prominent demo-
Gratis.
Strong in tone, when considered
from a democratic standpoint and set
ting forth the contentious of his party,
the speech of Mr. Sullivan is found on
careful inspection to contain the OBJ
structionist views, such as are always
presented by the democratic party in
every campaign.