Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-10-29

ticket up to this time and I'm going to
vote 1t again. | have not always been
satisIbd with everything done by the
republican party, but it has come
nearest doing what 1 hoped would be
done than any other party. 1t is the
duty of every citizen to belong to
party. To study that party and be-
come familiar with its planks and
platforms
| The Question of Free Trade.
The speaker here gave lengthy ex-
planation of the free trade question,
pointing out where it has been expert
enced as disastrous to this country,
where it has failed miserably in bring
ing out all that was hoped of it. "The
idea of free trade looks all right, but
when you try to apply it it does not
work all right" said Mr.. Morrison.
Continuing Mr.. Morrison cited re-
peated examples where the free trade
policy did not work and where 1t was
most costly to this country.
The Money Situation.
After speaking of the tariff question
to some length Mr.. Morrison
branched off to the question of money.
He told Of the condition of American
finances since the election of William
Mckinley in 1896. gave the amounts
loaned to England, when, the Boer
was was in its flercest, how much has
recently been loaned to Russian and
Japan and how much was still on
hand. THE United States owes no.
/ body" said Mr.. Morrison "Now my
friends do you want to change this :?
Do you ,want.a tariff for revenue only?
I Such question as tariff for revenue
only. would make mule laugh. There
is no trouble now with the money
question. Gold is almost drug on
the market, the banks are safe. sound
and filled with gold. Parker himself
says that gold Is irrevocably estab.
/ lished. He doesn't say it is right. but
he says 1t Is irrevocably established.
Who established 1t irrevocably? 1t was
the republican party.
Have you any assurance that the
conditions will be as they have been
4 if you elect Parker? No. Half of the
/ democrats are for silver and the other
half are for gold. l ask you if that is
! the right party to put into power?
England has a gold standard and 1t is
prosperous. Think Of these conditions
Take them home with you and ponder
over them. for there is plenty Of room
for improvement in an ordinary mans
knowledge of his party. You can not
afford to experiment with new state
Of affairs. Let us not go back and
reverse the good times of the past
eight years. but warn you if you do
reverse the Wheel you and all the
rest of us will be included in those
who will suffer. 1t is the duty of every
man to vote and am sure If the men
of this township study thoroughly the
difference between the two great par
| ties, Theodore Roosevelt and John F.
Lacey and the whole republican ticket
will upon November be victorious. I
thank you"
Senator Brooks Talks.
At the conclusion of Hon. John Nor
rison's address, Chairman Fairchild in
troduced Hon. J. 7. Brooks of Hedrick
who made few interesting remarks
regarding the money question of the
campaign. Mr.. Brooks was succeeded
by Senator S. H. Harper.
What Tariff Has Done.
! Senator Harper in his Introductory
remarks said that he would not de-
tain his auditors long, but he wished
to say just word of the tariff cues
ton. He said in part: '1n 1890 Wa
manufactured no tin plate in this coun-
try. That is fourteen years ago. | am
seller of tin plate and at that time
paid S5.15 case 14x20 in New York
City. Today in that same market. 1
pay only 1919 for the same quantity
and identical quality. A tariff of two
cents pound was added to this ar
ticle when Mckinley went into onice.
My democratic friends said that we
would never manufacture tin plate In
this country. Yet at the present time.
almost all the tin plate used in this
country is of American manufacture.
Now take the hand saw. This article
like tin plate was manufactured in
England. Take the item of files. In
the early days one could purchase
nothing but Worcester file at the
price of seventy-flve cents each. Today
that same file goes to any man for
twenty-five cents. Yet they say the
tariff is paid by the consumer. Today
there is no England made hand saws
or files and but little tin plate that
hnds market in this country"
An Object Lesson.
Here Senator Harper told of his re-
cent visit to the Worlds fair. and Of
the object lesson he saw on the politi-
cal situation in the Iowa and Missis-
sipp. state, buildings. He said:
The Iowa building is model OF