Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-21

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lican party the public sentiment in re-
CARL TO internal ilnE:u,e ments and toI
fostering methods If transportation
have undergone startling change.
While they are in public utterance
and as being beyond the pale Of gov
ernmental function yet the theories of
the republican party are well nigh
universally accepted and always ac-
cepted when it is necessary to act.
Whatever legislation we have regard
ing transportation interests, control Of
trusts and monopolies, is the work of
the republican party Whatever eff
forts have been made through the
courts to protect the people against
evils of this class have been inaugur-
ated in almost every instance by mem
bers of the republican organization.
There has been at all such times such
a Willingness to move forward in the
direction of wholesome control that
for all the shortcomings in the legis-
lation Of today the people may reas-
onably expect the republican party
will secure what may be needed.
The people of Cuba have excited the
concern of both political parties. Fifty
years ago the Cubans were vainly
struggling to secure their independ-
ence from Spain; were then struggling
to terminate a hated rule of tyranny
and oppression They made appeal to
the American people for aid. A demo-
cratic president instructed our minis
| tiers in Englandfi aordanfi, ganfiganfiga
tiers to England, France and Spain to
confer together and report plan
whereby we could do our whole duty
| to the Cuban patriots and to ourselves
in the premises. These gentlemen
performed the duty required and re-
ported in substance to the secretary of
state that it was the duty of the United
States to endeavor to buy Cuba from
! Spain, offering Spain as much as $685.
| 100000 for her title and if she did not
accept that sum then it became our
duty to acquire Cuba for ourselves by
processes of war. This was the demo.
cratic method of giving relief to a
people struggling for liberty. Six
years ago the people of Cuba we're
again in sore distress, appealing to us
again to aid them in their dire extrem-
ity. The republican administration no
tilted Spain that she must withdraw
from Cuba and from proximity to this
continent and when Spain refused we
proceeded to force that result and in
100 days did force that result. After
Cuba was freed from the power of her
enemies; after few years of tute
lage in the science of government and
i after government suited to her needs
and liking was established and the
people had given evidence of their ca
pability to operate such government
our military forces were withdrawn
and Cuba was lifted by a republican
administration into her position
among free and independent states
We hear much of criticism on the part
of the democratic party as to the con
duct of our government with respect
to the Philippine islands and their PEG
pie. We do not know what the demo
cratic party would do in this instance
: but we know what they propose tt
do in the case of Cuba and l have pre-
sented this sharp contrast suggested
by the action of the two parties under
similar circumstances at periods sep
arated by less than half century
And in view Of this past experience
think we may well believe that of the
two the republican party can be the
better trusted to work out the politica
salvation of the Filipino.
have thus referred to some of thu
efforts and achievements of the repub
lican party that indicate that its life
: has been busy one and while all o
the years have been filled with con
: structive legislation all looking to thu
: betterment and uplifting of the peopl
all in the direction of progress, We
/. we still find that there are new in
: terests and situations exciting patriot
! ic solicitude.
We are practical people, not Civ
en- to speculative philosophy and whel
passing on the merits of politica
/. organization, demand to be shown re
suits. 1t is in our ability to poin t
, results that the republican party i
: confident when it appeals to the pee
: pie. | may not be able to show yol
/ why republican theories are best TO
the people but 1 can point you to re
suits. 1t is in our ability to point t
7 1861 there was a period OF seventy
: two years in which the government o
the United States was largely CONTROL
: ed by democratic methods and thee