The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-09-14
CONNER IN MAINE.
Iowa Congressman Wins Laur
els in the East.
MAINE CAMPAIGN is RED HOT
Judge Conner Viii. Return This Week.
Will Speak in Crawford And Will
Then Enter Nebraska Campaign.

WIZ SPSdh ul STdWIOFO AnO VIII
Then Enter Nebraska Campaign.
Hon. j. p. Conner has been speak
ing every night for the past ten days
in the Maine campaign which closed
yesterday. Mr.. Conner went at the
special request of Congressman e. E
Littlefeld and that his work has been
appreciated is shown by the clipping
from the Rockland (Me.) Courier-Gaz-
cite published below.
Judge Conner will return to Iowa
this week and will speak in Crawford
county up to Sept. Oath. when he will
leave for Nebraska to assist Congress-
man Brykett. After week in Ne
braska he will return.to Iowa and spend
the balance of the campaign in the 10th
District. 1t is a pleasure to know
that Judge Conner is so highly appre
ciated both 10 the east and in the
west, and we believe he will do splen-
did work iE the coming campaign
Concerning his work in Maine the
Rockland paper says:
The Republican rally in South Thom-
aston Friday night had a very fair atten-
dance and all present enjoyed the speech
IS The meeting was called to order by
!. H. kalloch and DR.. George c. Horn
vas made chairman Congressman Ia aes
P. Conner of Iowa made his debut in
Knox county and proved to be a very pop
ular and forceful speaker
Mr. Conner said in part \ state that
has produced SO many distinguished Re-
publican statesmen living and dead as
Maine, cannot be expected to abate its
| enthusiasm for the success of Republican
| principles this year The magnificent
record of the state, in the past in keeping
tloft the banner of Republicanism should
prove an inspiration to all Republicans
| throughout the state to see that the major
| lty at the coming election shall not be re-
luced 1t there ever was time when the
Republicans of Maine should pull together
for an increased majority, at a state
election, it is this year. The Republicans
in other states are interested in the results
OF your September election and the larger
the majority forsyour state candidates the
greater will be the confidence of Republi-
cans throughout the country for the sue
cess of the National ticket in November
| There is not single reason why any
one who has voted the Republican ticket
a the past should hesitate to do SO this
year. The party has redeemed all its
| promises and points With pride to the re.
ult.. In every section of this great coun
Try prosperity abounds. The past eigh,
Years of Republican control have been
fruitful in results The present is salts
factory and the future is most hopeful
there is Just one way to perpesuate con
stitions as they are at present and to main
tain the prestige of the nation and that is
to let 1t be settled early that the policie.
# the Republican party are to be contin
ued for another four years Maine ha:
The hrst opportunity tc speak and | trus
she will declare herself in the Septembe
election in no uncertion way Ii is an ole
aging that ''as Maine goes in Sertembel
50 goes the country in November /"
Congressman Conner reviewed the ques
ton of tariff exhaustively and said tha
Iowa had learned lessons in protection
from James Blaine, while the Dingle,
law is without question the best protectiv,
law ever written. There was no diferenc,
between the Republicans of the east art
vest as to tariff ideas
The speaker gave summary of pro
tsctive tariff legislation and free trade
showing that prosperity has invarabl,
followed high tariff and hard times havt
followed free trade. In the 70 years IRE
ceding 1860, when the country was prac
5cally under free trade, the wealth of thu
country was but SIC, 900. ooo, 900. Th,
war destroyed about three billions. From
1860 to 1870 there was increase in th
ccuntry's wealth from SIC. 900. 900, 600 /,
$50, 900, 900, ,ooo and in 1900 it had reach
ed s94 600, 900, 900. and today it has pass
ed the hundred billion mark, gain in A,
years 81 billions. The per capita wealtl
has shown a corresponding increase. Ii
1900 IT was s5l3; in 1900 It was sI225
Likewise there is a great increase in tn
amount OF money in circulation. In 1866
1t was s425, ooo, 900. 1t 1904 it wa
81 $40, 900, 900. In the eight wears sine,
the Cleveland administrations the circula
ton has increased over billion dollars.
Congressman Conner then called atten
ton to the increase in manufactures Ii
1900 the value of manufactured product
was So, 600, 600. 900. This value doubled
IN 1870 and in 1900 had reached SI3 600
900 900. The estimated value for 1904 il
SIS, 900. ooo, 900, which is three times more
than any other nation can boast Up tc
1890 tie balance of trade in our favor wa:
1888, 900, 900 Since then there has no
been year that the balance has not ex
ceeded the total amount up to 1896