Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19
FOR PR OTECT ION
WAPELLo COUNTY CONVENTION
DECLARES AGAINST THE
IOWA IDEA."


ton Delegates to Vote AS One Man
On Important Questlons-Instruc
tons For Waterman for Delegate.
BY substantial majority the re-
publicans of Wapello county Saturday
afternoon evidenced their desire tc
have Hon. H. L. Waterman represent
the sixth district at the national con
vention in Chicago by authorizing him
to select the delegations to the state
convention and congressional caucus
to be held in Des Moines on May 49,.
BY strong resolutions they demon
strated their belief in the time honored
policy Of protection, and endorsed the
administrations of President Roose-
welt and Governor Cummins, They al
SO heartily endorsed the record Of Con-
gresham John F. Lacey and instruct
ed the delegates to the congressional
convention to support him for renom-
nation.
Senators w. B. Allison and j. P.
Dolliver, Governor A. B. Cummins and
j. W., Blythe were endorsed for dele
gates at large.
Emmett A. Work, Chairman.
The convention was called to order
at 1:45 o'clock by County Chairman
l. H. Hammond The temporary Of
ficers were named as follows: Emmett
A. Work, temporary chairman, DR.. D
A. Jay Of Eldon, reading clerk, E. T
Sharpe, Center township and w. w.
belong, Columbia, recording clerks;
After the reading of the convention
call by DR.. Jay, Temporary Chairman
Work addressed the delegates as fol.
lows:
Chairman's Address.
IT want to thank the chairman, of
the central committee and the mem.
bers Of the convention for what feel
is high honor and a privilege, the
opportunity Of temporarily presiding
over. this magnificent assemblage,
perhaps the largest republican conven.
ton ever held in Wapello county.
"This splendid audience of earnest,
patriotic men, the representatives OF
the prevailing party of the country is
an inspiration to Wapello county re-
publicans and a sure promise of sue
cess which is in store for us on the
eighth day of November next.
Republican Party's Work.
1.-THE republican party has, in the
I short time which 1t has been given the
power, brought things to pass, has
made history so rapidly, that the world
has, stood amazed at our accomplish
ments. Hardly had the country reliev-
ed herself of the blight of democratic
rules than there came knocking at
our doors one and one half millions of
human beings, who were being. exter-
minated by a refinement: of cruelty
which was most shocking to all sense
of humanity. In word our country
stepped in and in one hundred and
fourteen days effectually settled that
trouble for all time. AS a result the
map of the world has been changed,
and although our democratic friends
have never been Satisfied with our re-
cent acquisitions, it is not to be Won
dered at when a great number of this
same party objected to the acquisition
of the ground upon which we now
stand.
Commercial Progress.
"But not in the arena. of war alone
have. the recent years witnessed me.
morable triumphs: We have pushed
out into the stream Of the commerce
Of the world and have become a most
important factor in international mar;
kets. America has now started upon
a peaceful conquest Of the worlds
markets.
"Prior to March 4. 1897, we had four
lean years of democratic rule, since
that time we have had fat and full
q \
perity.
1.-THE marvellous growth of American
trade is shown by. the great balance in
our favor, ranging from 600,O00,000
in 1898 to almost S0O,O00,OOO in the
past year. 4;
A Magnificent Stand.
1.-THE republican party is to be con-
graduated upon the magnificent stand
it has taken. and the success attained
with regard to that gigantic merger
the Northern Securities Co. 1t is not
difficult for us to- see who, are the
friends of trusts and monopolies, when
we consider the fact that of the nine
Judges who sat, the four who rendered
their dissenting opinion and in favor
Of the merger were democrats and the
five who decided that the merger was
against public policy and the good Of
the government were to man, repub-
licans.
''It is true that the natural laws Of
trade must be given chance to regu-
late the commercial world; but where
abuses appear, the people of America
can safely trust the republican party,
which has been the only party since its
existence, which has inaugurated and
carried out any legislative measure of
reform - fearlessly and with courage
to give the people all the relief and
protection which the law affords, and
1t can be depended upon to stand be.
tween these great organizations and
oppression of any device or variety.
Result of Republican Principles.
1.-THE present uneXampled prosperity
of our country is directly the result of
that republican principle of protection
to American manufactures and Ameri-
can labor. which in connection with
policy of reciprocity, has opened to
American manufacturers the markets
of the world. The doctrine of protec.,
ton has no hard and fast rules. DIFF
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