Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-23


as came from the democratic side of
the house, when with flaming eyes
and wild gesticulations and enthusiast
tic faces, they sprang as one man, with
cheer after cheer, interrupting the
business Of the house, until they could
mark their approval of the policy in
which they believed. 1t Is true that
in magazine articles and by careful
speech and sentence, here and there
men like Senator German, Representa-
tive Williams and others, while de-
nouncing protection as robbery, say
that If the democratic party is clothed
with power they will not destroy the
system over night, yet they each and
all avow that they will journey in the
direction of a tariff for revenue only,
and Of free trade. In other words, II
they are given power, the American
manufacturer and laborer will be grad
ually starved to death instead of be-
ing destroyed at one stroke. 1t re-
minds me Of one Of Aesoph's fables,
where the wolves proposed to the
sheep that they should discharge the
dogs, their natural protectors, and
place themselves under the protection
of the wolves. Does capital on the one
hand and labor on the other desire
such protection?
Labor Troubles.
"But the little politician cries out
that strikes abound here and there in
the country. Yes, they do, but con-
tests that lead to strikes, where an adj
justment is not made and where ar
bitration fails, are quarrels between
organized labor and organized
capital about the division OF
/ the profits. AS has been
1 we'll said by another many years ago
. there were not many strikes when the
democracy had full power under Gro
yer Cleveland because there were nc
profits to divide There are profits te
divide now, and with people who
4 work shorter hours and who are or
! the average more fully employed, ant
, with larger wage than was ever paft
!, before in the history of the human
race for similar amount of work the.
will not be led into destroying tina
policy which renders these things pos
!. sible because of local trouble her
and there touching division of tn
profits.
Trust Legislation.
"But it is alleged that great indus
trial combinations have been forme
and overcapitalized, and that they or
, press their employees on the one han
and the consumer upon the other.
! is true that extraordinary combine
. tons have been formed. That the
, have been, In the main, capitalized
their full value, and by the aid of tn
printer and engraver securities hav
been issued in many instances to man
times the value of the properties con
! bining, is also true.
"The republican party ever ready
keep pace with the industrial develo
ment of the country. has enacted legi
: lation within the constitution, prohi
:. iting such combinations; and Pres
a dent Roosevelt our President ar
r President-to-be, has kept his oath
see to it that the laws are execute
: And by the decisions of the highe
+ courts, the republican legislation HI
# been sustained, and the laws are b
/. ing enforced. All are equal before II
r law, both the high and mighty Il
= meek and the lowly, the capitalist al
: the laborer whose capital is his mt
l. Gle intelligently directed, the rich al
l. poor-all. all have equality of oppt
l. tunity before the law, and all, all mu
d abide by and obey the law. Our eli
E. LEGATION is built upon obedience to t
law. by this sign we conquer
% rive enter the coming campai
O. with the record of the republican pt
Is ty under the leadership of Theodo
le Roosevelt feeling that we have ma
= progress and marked progress alo
~ the line of law and order, contemp'
y airy with the development of our n
~ terial interests.
~ Nation Is Wealthy.
y y In addition to this, and as furth
~ Illustration of the condition of co,
~ try, let me call your attention to t
q. fact that the people Of the Unit
in States now have far greater veal
IN than the people Of any other count