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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04

ing that they are in favor of reciprocity
as polite way of saying they are in
favor OF tariff ripping. There are few
VINO now advocate true reciprocity as
suggested by Blaine. The vehement
advocate OF ~reciprocity usually has a
grudge against the tariff as a general
principle. He knows in the face of the
facts that we are now selling more
abroad than ever before. he cannot adj
vocaLe free trade. He knows that if
he goes out into the pasture to capture
the American farmer this year for free
trade, ne must carry the reciprocity
bride behind him. Even then he will
hardly be able to catch him if, in the
first arrangement of reciprocity, the
farmer is to be the first man traded
on 1t is time to call things by their
right names in the discussions of this
year. When a man says he is in
favor of admitting farm products free
to open new market for manufact-
lures in Canada, you can rest assured
that his next proposition will be, after
he has enlarged his surplus of farm
products, to slaughter the manufacture
er by lowering the duties on manufac-
tured goods for the ostensible purpose
OF finding market for the American
farm surplus, which, by former trade
he has increased. Such an advocate
enjoys these proceedings, because he
is usually against the tariff altogether
1t is known that the United States
has surplus of farm products. This
being the case, Mr.. Young pertinently
asks, then why increase it from Can
ada?" He points out that when Can
ada feeds our large cities along the
northern border the farmers of the
country will vote to bring in manufac-
tured goods for their use and he will
then ask the city man, with his cheap
er bread and meat. how he likes it.
Reciprocity is to be the bait on the
democratic hook to catch republican
voters this year. whenever the agri-
cultural and manufacturing Industries
of America go to quarreling. each de-
termined to throw the market of the
world open to the other, you may make
up your mind to let Europeans do the
work.
Mr.. Young repudiated the plea that
is made by some men that we should
adopt reciprocity in competitive pro-
ducts, because, since 1898, we have
become world power and should
challenge the world to commercial
combat He. showed that the economic
principles relatives to American COM
merce have not changed since William
Mckinley was first inaugurated presi-
dent. The only market we have now
which we did not possess at the time
the Dingley law was enacted, is the
best market in the world, the American
market. The conditions existing in
the United States for the past seven
years are too we'll known to the people
of the country to need recounting.
Free trade will be found to accom-
plish the same disastrous results no
matter in what dress it is presented to
the people. It's acceptance as the gov
erning principle of the nations eco
nomic policy has always brought dis
aster and always will. N ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04
But what did the younger brother do?
LIE want iiat0 the fold ,,.itl, t.


But what did the younger brother do?
He went into the field with the dis
eased sheep and knelt down and put
his arms. around his pet lamb and af-
ter u season of caressing he said:
/" Bob have loved you like a brother
for many years but you are in bad
company and l will have to leave you
forever Stroking his pet lamb he
took leave of his loving comrade and
immediately went over to the other
field and announced that he had Sc
lected that field for his own. He could
not follow his pet lamb into any such
a crowd.
Many times lately no doubt the re-
publicans of Van Buren, county have
thought about this story. and with
their arms lovingly around their pet
lamb. Albert B.. they have hidden
him goodbye, and have selected the
other flock of sheep.
Can the republicans of Iowa, for
the love OF any man, advocate free ag-
ricultural products from Canda, thus
flooding the American market with
Canadian farm products and then adj
vocate the lowering of the duties on all
manufactured goods from England,
Germany, France, Spain and Italy,
With the consequence Of flooding the
country with European manufactured
products to oblige one man? Is not
the sacrifice too great? Has the gov
ernor any right to ask such sacri-
flee at the hands Of the people of
Iowa?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04
QUESTION FOR CAREFUL TNvr
TIGATIOM

The question of compelling the rail
roads of the state to provide fast train
service for, the shipment of live stock
is one worthy of attention on the part
of the citizens in the live stock CEN
tiers. A bill has already been introduce
ed in the state legislature to compel
railroads to sidetrack everything in
favor Of stock trains and to fly sched-
ule for those trains OF not less than
twenty miles per hour The question
should be, is this bill destined to ac-
complish the most good for the great
est number of Iowa citizens? The &C.
dar Rapids Republican thinks not and
has the following to say with regard
to its position:
''The intentions Of the bill maker
were all right no doubtful it reads as
If the Chicago meat packers trust had
the bill drawn up by one of their paid
attorneys for that matter. If the
packers trust Of Chicago can compel
the railroads to give preference to
stock trains, it means that access to
the Chicago markets will be increased
and such an increase of access will
mean that more cattle and hogs from
the farms will be shipped to Chicago.
The local packing. houses are the
ones that ought to be encouraged. for
they offer the strongest check on the
big packers of Chicago. 1t would seem
that the man who introduced the fast
train bill was neatly playing into the
hands of the very men he has sought
to oppose. They can afford to pay his
salary.
Nearly the same objections may be
raised to the bill to compel the rail-
roads TO carry the stockmen free. That
free pass business has always oper-
ated in favor of Chicago for every
year has a new crop of young men in
smaller towns who want to run to Chi
cago and are willing to go on stock
trains. If the shippers had to pay their
own fares they would drop more of
their cattle in Des Moines and Cedar
Rapids and Ottumwa for it would save
them money.
The proposed legislation in Des
Moines is hardly helpful to ilocal pack
ing points. 1t seems more designed to
promote the long shipment to Chicago
to the detriment of the local >llouses.
AS the Cedar Rapids Republican sug-
gests, would not the proposed arrange
ment tend to lessen the Importance of
Ottumwa and other Iowa cities as well
as local live stock markets? Iowa far
mers would be little benefited and the
stockmen in the local cities would be
harmed. This condition of affairs is
not wanted by the people of Iowa.
Careful investigation of this question
should be had before the proposed bill
is enacted into a law.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04
GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.

New York Mail and Express. II
shall not make a speech against the
Panama treaty." said the South Car
DINA statesman, Tiflman, yesterday.
Il shall just sit hsre and throw rocks
at 1t as 1t passes by" This purpose
does not impress one as beins, III IL IS
but 1T is a little manlier than most III
the rest of the opposition to the treaty
has been. That consists of throwing
mud, not rocks. From the moment
when Mr.. Watterson made his ufi-
needed charges of rank corruption
against the gray wolves of the SEN
ate" to the publication of the latest
newspaper allegations of conspiracy,
the faith of the government, Of the
President. of Secretary Hay and Of
everybody directly and indirectly con-
cerned, has been systematically inn
pugned.
But what has been the effect OF it
all OH popular sentiment? Absolutely
nothing. The American people are not
inclined, to regard their highest func-
tionaries, whom they have chosen and
trusted, as having all at once Morally
gone to the dogs because The istIifNian
question has come up ina way to res,
quire' settlement Indeed. the people,
have not become Interested in these
roorbacks at all. They have passed
them by as the merest fakes" of SEN
sational journalism and peanut poll
tics.
The people go on demanding the rat
ification of this just and advantageous
treaty, simply ignoring the whole ruck
of neutrality-suspicious.. They do not
believe that their government Is in the
hands of hucksters and plotters. The
charges, in fact, have been so ridicu-
lousy extreme that nobody has ac-
copied them.
Why not fall in with this very evi-
dent conclusion Of public sentiment?
Why not quit throwing rocks and mud
gentlemen of the opposition, and hast
EN- the inevitable ratification of the
treaty? There has been quite enough
of this conspiracy twaddle. Come down
to business and give ,us the ca
nal. You know you are bound to do 1t
sooner or later-and the sooner now
the better. +. vi
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04
A SHEEP STORY.

Des Moines Capital.--A great many
Iowa republicans love and admire
Governor Cummins, and on account of
this love and admiration they have
been tolerant of his views ON the tar
Tiff question. They have believed that
he was wrong, but had hoped that he
would become right.
Now they appear to be losing hope.
They have come to a place where
they must decide between love and
duty.
The loyal republicans of Iowa will
retain their personal regard for the
governor and wish him well, but they
will refuse to follow him on the DEM
ocratic platform.
Just here we are reminded of a story
We once heard Hon. John Y. Stone tell
in a speech made in Kesauqua. Stone
said that once there was a farmer who
had two sons and also had a larcg
flock of sheep. The farmer wanted to
divide the sheep between the two bows
justly and fairly. There was one sheep
which the younger boy esp 4cially low
ed. The sheep bore the name of Bob
The boy and the sheep had grown up
together The boy had taken care OF
Bob" when he was a little lamb The
boy loved the lamb as only a boy can.
When it came to dividing up the
sheep the older boy entered into con-
spiracy to secure all the best sheen,
He therefore arranged that all the
strong, healthy sheep should be put
into one field and the unhealthy scah-
by sheep should be put into another
field. But it was so arranged that
each field had the same number of
sheep. 1t had been previously ar
ranged that the younger boy was to
select which flock he desired. He was
to have his choice and the older boy
was to submit. What did the older
bow do?
He put his younger brothers pet
sheep Bob in the pasture with the
unhealthy sheep. The older brother
expected his younger brother to dis
cover that Bob was in one field Oh.
pasture and Immediately select that
flock of sheep for his own in order to
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04
THE oTTUMwA COURIER

for the st. Louis convention to put
forward the s,16 to /" plank as an is
sue in the coming campaign. Senator
Dubois of Idaho, Senator Teller Of
Colorado and Senator Newlands of
Nevada have all expressed opinions
coinciding with Mr. Williams. In fact
a canvass of the democratic members
in congress discloses considerable
amount of opposition to the doctrines
of Mr.. Bryan.
On the other hand it may be said
that the position taken by the demo
cratic congressman does not necessari-
ly indicate the feelings of the rank and
file of the party. The constituents
of these senators and representatives
are the ones who will have the deci-
sion. Upon them will devolve the
work of selecting the delegates to
the national convention. 1t is not i'm
possible that Mr.. Bryan by prose
cutting an aggressive campaign will be
able to rally to his standard follow.
ing that will have considerable influ-
ence at st. Louis.
This exigency is recognized by the
old line members of the democratic
party, the appeals of the reorganizers
to ignore Bryan, being the most conclu-
sive evidence of this contention. 1t
will be battle royal and upon the
outcome will depend the questions
that will be put forward during the
coming campaign. The progress of
the attempt to repudiate Bryan and
Organism will be watched with inter
est
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04
"A PoINT-BLANk QUESTION.

New York Tribune.-The question,
Will you bolt if beaten? was sauareIy
and fairly put to William ]. Bryan last
night at the house of friend, o. J /.
Smith, No. 62 Park avenue, by Trib-
.une reporter. The answer will prove
interesting reading to the gold bug
democrats and democratic newspapers
who are insisting that Mr. Bryan
make haste to take q back seat and
keep still.
I'm case you are overwhelmed in
the national convention by the So
called conservative element represent
ed by the New York and Maryland
democrats, will you support the tick
ct nominated" Mr.. Bryan was
asked.
1t takes good deal to disconcert
Mr.. Bryan. He is an unusually frank
man in answering question. He look
ed little Jared by the question, but,
quickly gathering himself, replied:
That question would never be ask
ed me by anyone who supported the
democratic ticket in 1896 and again in
1900, and the men who bolted the tick
ct in those years haven't any business
asking the question"
New York Commercial Advertiser
A Commercial Advertiser reporter
called upon Mr.. Bryan today and ask
ed him the following question:
SIS it true that you refuse to say
whether or not you will vote if the
st. Louis convention does not reaf-
firm the Kansas City platform?"
Yes; / refuse to answer that Dues
ton, and challenge the right of those
who have bolted the ticket in the past
to ask it of me-" Mr.. Bryan replied
warmly. The question at the st.
Louis convention will be not what we
are going to do. but what the men
who have been helping the republican
party and at the same time asserting
vociferously their democracy are GO
ing to do. / have no doubt but that
the rank and file of the party viii con
troll the ST. Louis convention and Will
write platform in accordance with
democratic ,A-i->-i->,-A,'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04
LAFE YOUNG HITS FREE TRADE.

With directness and understanding
characteristic of the editor efEthe Des
Moines Capital, Late Young struck free
trade telling blow in his address de-
liyered before the members of the Kan
sas day club at a banquet given in
Topeka Friday evening. In dealing
with the subject of free trade Mr.
Young included that of reciprocity in
competitive products, and showed the
absurdity of the United States adopting
such a policy when considered from a
purely economic standpoint. He made
a. strong statement touching the work
of President Roosevelt since his acces-
sion TO the executive chair of the ma
ton, and demonstrated beyond a doubt
that the wise course for the nation lies
in his reelection.
Touching the election of democrat
ic president Mr.. Young stated that not
since the time of Buchanan in the ante
bellum days has, the democratic party
had votes enough of it's own to elect a
president. They have no hope this
year except they should be able town
a large number Of republican voters to
their cause. These. votes they propose
to win on the tariff question, though
they offer nothing that has not been Of
fered by that party every year since it's
organization and it is a singular fact
that the democrats can win republican
votes on the tariff question only when
the country is prosperous. Touching
the offers of democracy of today on
the tariff question Mr.. Young said:
AT the present time the democrats
in congress are saying thatour foreign
markets are circumscribed by Ameri-
can protective duties. They say that
we are hampered in our sales abroad
because we refuse to buy abroad. In
a speech in congress a few days ago
a distinguished democrat from Massa-
chusetts said we must have a free ex-
change of natural products with the
Dominion of Canada He said such an
arrangement would give them in Mas
sachusetts cheaper farm products for
food. His proposition involves a swap
ping of more than five millions of the
consuming population ON the American
side of the Canadian border in such
cities as Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis,
st. Paul, Buffalo, Detroit, Toledo, for
a producing and non-consuming popu-
lation located in Canada In other words
the. Massachusetts, man proposes
to feed all these citizens of the cities
with the nearby Canadian products,
while the Iowa and Kansas products
must join the surplus that goes to Eu-
rope. This he calls reciprocity in COM
petitive natural products"
Reciprocity bears the same relations
to the system of protection which BIZ
metalism bore to the system of sound
money and the gold standard. Men
used to say, 81 am a bimetalist'', be-
cause they did not care to say that they
were for silver. Men are now boast
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04
THE NEXT coNeREssMAN,.

Marion misunderstanding to the
approaching congressional conventions
in Iowa, and especially of the one in
this district. the Anamosa Eureka of
January Ia said:
$50 far as Jones county is con-
cerned, and probable this is the feeling
in the district at large, no change is
desired or even thought Of Congress-
man Cousins is one of the stalwart re-
publican leaders of the country, and
any thought Of retiring him, we are
certain, would be looked upon as some
thing preposterous by the great body
of Republicans in and outside of
Iowa"
In the First Third, Sixth. Eighth
and Ninth it is practically settled that
there will be no opposition to the re-
nomination of the present members,
Messrs. Hedge. Birdsall, Lacey, Hep
burn and Smith.
! In the Seventh Judge Prouty seems
determined to go to congress and is
already stumping the district in oppo-
sition to Capt. Hull
In the Tenth there is some talk of
opposition to Judge Conner but good
judges of the situation say that he
will be an easy winner in the copven-
ton.
In the Fourth everything is quiet so
far and up to date indications are that
Mr.. Haugen will be his own sue
cessor.
In the Eleventh several candidates
are announced and it looks as though
there might be one in each county
In the Second, now represented by
Judge Wade, democrat, the indica-
lions are that the nomination will go
to Jackson county. and if so, that Mr..
Dawson of Preston will be named. If
nominated he will win out by 1000
majority. He is very popular, a
shrewd political manager, and is in
every way well equipped for the posi- :
ton. No better selection could be
made 49,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04
MARKET FOR SURPLUS PRO-
DlICTS

The ratification of the commercial
treaty between the United States and
China has led the Council Bluffs Nom
pareil to remark that this method OF
seeking to expand the commerce OF
the country is safer than reciprocity"
1t is generally conceded that the trea-
ty, if carried out fully, will prove of
inestimable value to both countries.
The United States by taking advantage
of its provisions to the fullest extent
will doubtless be granted further priv
ileges for the expanding of its trade
In the orient. Whatever the United
States gains in a commercial way in
China will be of the most substantial
kind, inasmuch as it will be made, not
at the expense of our home trade nor
Industries. This consideration gives
added interest to what the ,Nonpareil
has to say further on this subject.
1.-THE new treaty is of especial in
terest to the people of the middle west
and northwest 1t means to them bet
ter markets for their provisions and
breadstuffs. If Great Britain is able
to carry out its. idea of unifying Brit
ish colonies along protection lines,
with the avowed purpose of increas-
ing the production of cereals, the
wheat producing section of the United
States will feel the effect.
american farmers cannot be mis-
led blythe propositions made in some
quarters that the way to offset the
possible danger is to open up wider re-
ciprocal relations with Canada. The
farmers and republican statesmen be-
lieve that reciprocity in any form in
competing products will fall with spe-
cial severity on the agricultural inter-
ests of this country. With wheat sell
ing in Canada at from three to six
cents a bushel less, than in the United
States, the farmers of this country
would see valuable wheat market at
home transferred to the Canadians.
Nothing can be gained, but much can
be lost, in opening the doors to Cana
dian products.
The opening of the orient to trade
will assure the United States oppor-
tunity to expand its commerce along
thoroughly substantial lines. No in
dustry m the United States need be
endangered to accomplish these gains.
This is what the people want 1t will
assure the United States an abundant
market in which to dispose OF, it's sur
plus products
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04
YOUTHFUL DIPLOMACY.

Philadelphia Ledger.-Wa
politicians, particularly the democrats,
are laughing over this story which,
they claim, epitomizes state of
affairs they have long suspected of
existing
A member of the White House po-
lice force was in trouble, and stood in
danger of being discharged. He and
little Archie Roosevelt are great
friends. Watching his opportunity, he
caught Archie in a quiet spot, and
opened conversation with the little fell
low. He told Archie his troubles, and
said: Il wish you would fix this up
for me, Archie. / don't want to lose my
place, you know
yes" said Archie. 'Tll fix that for
you all right"
you see your father about it, will
you?" suggested the officer. and, if
you ask him, he won't discharge me-"
ooh, that's all right" replied young
Roosevelt. Il won't have to see father
Senator Lodge is coming around to-
morrow and I'll see him. He's the man
to see"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-04
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

"And now it is proposed to pull SEN
ator Dolliyer into this fractional scrap"
notes the Carroll Herald. "Why
should Dolliver be drawn into the con-
flict any more than Allison? The fact
is, Dolliver has standing in his own
account in Iowa republicanism and is
tail to nobody's kite. Should a fight be
made against the junior senator there
would be o new alignment. Old fac
tional lines would disappear and the
people would rally to his support in
irresistible force. We do not believe
that the impending struggle should
affect him, and he ought to keep
out"
"There is little profit in strife" says
the Jefferson Bee.
The Denison Review says that Gov.
Cummins is sincere. I'VE believe it,"
says the Marion Register. But we
don't believe what he believes on the
tariff and reciprocity questions. We
are sincere too"
1--WE do not believe" says the Iowa
City Republican, that earning a good
salary from railway company or 9TH
er corporation units man for honest
citizenship"
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The Cedar Rapids Republican says
it is not opposed to the governor GO
ing to the national convention. "but
it is opposed to Iowa going there with
Canadian free trade plank or with
any other plank that affects the in
tegrity Of protection"
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The Des Moines Capital suggests
that Editor Rinehart's claim to being
the original Hearst man ought to in
sure him the place of administration
poet in the horrible contingency of
Hearst's nomination and election
Now is the time that the old timer
is in his glory observes the Water,
loo Times Tribune. Remember that
winter of '66, when the Thermometers
were down to -?? But what's the
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