Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

NuCS, out recognized the SOuuQ DuSl-
ness principles which led to the safe
and honest goal of specie payments.
The free homestead law which had
been vetoed by Buchanan was passed
again in the darkest days Of the civil
war, and opened the way to the rapid
settlement Of the public domain.
Congress Builds Pacific Railway.
when Lee was m enacing Washing
ton, the congress passed a bill to
build the Pacific railway.
I'm 1884 the people Of the United
States concluded to try again the pol
icies of the democratic party, and Mr.
Cleveland was elevated to the presi-
dency. But the senate remained repub-
lican and the national laws remained
unchanged.
Again in 1892 the republicans were
put out of power in every branch OF
the government, and General Harrison
was retired to private life.
1.-THE next four years are engraven
in your memory. will speak Of them
later on.
"But In 1896 we had the most re.
markable political contest that has
ever been waged in this country. 1t
was a campaign Of education in the
highest sense. 1t involves radical
and sweeping change in the standard
Of value. The silver standard of Asia
was proposed for the use Of the Amer
lean people. That the chimerical
scheme Of our opponents was not
adopted at the polls was wholly due to
the thorough discussion which was
carried on In all parts of the United
States. 1t was the most exacting
phase Of cur political national life. I
trust we may all live long-but that
we may never see its like again. No
question is 30 fraught with evil to our
commercial we'll being as one which
| involves our financial integrity. But
the battle has been fought and won.
| The bait of fifty.cent dollar was a
tempting one, but the majority Of the
people refused it. The result has
demonstrated once more the wisdom
Of the adage that honesty Is the best
! policy.
Battle Of Standards Over.
1 "The battle of the standards is over
and the decree is irreyocable,' says
Judge Parker.
There was something pathetic in
Il the sincere earnestness of Mr.. Bland
and his followers upon this question
} 1t has already become impossible tc
realize the intense, almost religious
zeal Of the propagandists of the now
. defunct silver idea
"The day that congress passed the
gold. standard bill, Judge DeArmond
! of Missouri. arose in his place just af
ter the vote and announced the death
of Richard P. Bland. Bland was 6
sincere believer in the efficacy Of his
doctrine and the approaching over
throw of his favorite theory must nave
added an additional pang to his las
hours.
II ~ill not spend time in the discus
sion Of the money issue. 1t has beer
: solved by the people and their sepnt
judgment has been justified bytresults
4 Zone. by one. republican principles
have been assailed and have been vic
| terious, and one by one they hay'
II been accepted as right after the bat
81 tie was won.
! "In that conflict Of some years age
\ our opponents are at last ready to cor
!. cede that we were right.
. Money Life Blood Of Business.
+ "The money of the country Is tn
:. life blood of business. A depreciate,
! monetary standard is commercial
:, blood poison. The attempt to debas
!, our monetary standard did not evel
!, have the merit of novelty. Many
:. king in ancient and modern times ha
relived his temporary necessities b.
debasing the coin of the realm, bu
: his subjects soon learned Of the chea
: and the coin with the stamp of author
}, ity upon it fell to its actual value. E,
g perience has demonstrated. leaving n
j. way open for legitimate dispute. tina
l. a coin of inferior value can only b
e maintained in circulation by som
n system Of redemption or exchange il
Q to the best coin of commerce. Judg
e Parker, therefore, telegraphed to hi
). convention that he regarded thi
l. question not only as settled but a
It 'irrevocably fixed
e "My democratic friends, If we wer
l. right on this question. urged so fore
IS bly, and pTotractedly in debate, yo
Il should view with some degree
J. doubt the other issues presented b
q the leaders who have been wrong S
. often.
Wins Right to Confidence.
"The republican party has won tt
a COuHueHC5 Vi tHe peOple. IL has QOI
= more than that. 1t has won the rigl
to their confidence.
In 1900 the platform of 1896 was r
adopted but the Philippine questc
= was made the paramount issue
= Now after these two wild and rec
q less compaigns. our opponents come
- the people and ask for restoratie
" once more to favor Henry Gassaws
: Davis says that the platform is san
# safe and sound No such spectac
has ever been seen as the leaders
% party giving assurance Of Sanity al
IL safety
d "a few days ago crowd of Peep
It we're talking politics when the que
n ton Of political sanity of the platfor
d came under discussion. One man a
IS serted that he was the only sane pc
It son present. and proved it by prodr
d Ing his certificate Of sanity and d
charge from the Mt. Pleasant asylu,
None Of the others had certificates.
"Mr. Davis has given his certifica
3 of sanity to the st. Louis platform
u is the first party platform ever so CO