Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-16
the past. 1t gives confidence in the
present and hope of the future.
OFFICE AT FAIR GROUNDS.
Principle is Not Out of Date.

the past. 1t gives confidence in the
present and hope of the future.
j Principle is Not Out of Date.
! "The platform and principles of 1866
are good enough for 1904. Good things
may grow old. but they do not grow
cut of date. The new corn each year
comes out of the old fields.
! I'm 1892 we began our last lesson
in abandoning the teachings of our DO
litical experience.
Protection had proved it's value by
results, but not only was it abandoned
but the platform upon which Mr. Cleve
land was elected that year declared
that Congress had no constitutional
power to impose and collect tariff du.
ties, except for the purposes of rev
enue only
"The results of the experiment of
the Wilson Act are too recent to need
extended notice.
There ought to be no danger that
this interesting and costly experiment
may be forgotten by the voters who
were the principal sufferers. When in
trouble go home for comfort. The
prodigal returned in 1896 and it is
gratifying to be able to state the sat
isfactory results to the American peo-
pie. 1t has long been the favorite jest
of our democratic friends in congress
that the luck of the republican party
has been something wonderful That
by a singular coincidence it has hap
pened that the country has prospered
under Its rule and has met with great
misfortunes when it was supplanted
by the democracy. We rejoice at the
coincidence, and believe the same poll
cies will again coincide with the same
results.
at is not luck that rules in "a free
republic but wise policies will bear
good fruits and bad policies will yield
fruits meet for repentance.
MIR. Harrison in his last message
said truthfully, So high a degree of
prosperity and so general diffusion
of the comforts of life were never be-
fore enjoyed by our people,
"Luck" Not With Democracy.
"The Mckinley law was then in full
operation. In 1893 Mr. Cleveland sent
his message to congress in which he
described the change that had been
brought about. With plenteous crops,
with abundant promises of remunera-
tive production and manufacture, with
unusual invitation to safe investment
and with satisfactory assurance to bus
mess enterprise, suddenly financial
distrust and fear have sprung up on
every side
Again nature had been bounteous
but misfortune and the rule of the free
traders again conceded Misfortune
and good crops went hand in hand
81 will not weary you with many de-
tails on this question, but they are all
of deep interest and we'll may our OPP
ponents envy the luck which has
brought these results during republi-
can control.
"Mr. Lincoln was called upon to
rule over warning nation of 81 900
600 people. Roosevelt presides over
S0,O00,000 of loyal and united Ameri-
cans.
"ln 1897 when MIR. Cleveland went
out and Major Mckinley came in, the
circulation of all kinds of money per
capita was SPILLS. Today it has in
creased to over $50.
I'm speaking of the increase of cir
culation the other day to one of our
opponents, he said that the increase
had been largely due to certain
wealthy newspaper man who was seek
ing the presidential nomination on the
democratic ticket.
81 doubt the sufficiency of this ex-
PLANTATION.
The Record of Commerce.
eve were told in 1896 that if we
elected Mckinley and adopted the gold
standard and protection we would be
cut off from the trade of the outside
world. The markets of the world are
always the alluring offer of the free
traders But the balance of trade has
been in favor of the United States
since republicanism triumphed and the
net balance in the seven years since
1896 has been S3,50O,000,000.
Our exports last year, as contrast
ed with 1896, increased $53S0O0, OOO
Our imports compared with the same
year increased S246,0 100000, SO it is
evident that we buy as well as sell.
More than 100000, 100000 has been
added to the national wealth since
March 4, 1897.
The output Of bituminous coal has
increased 112,0oO,0OO tons per annum
SO the miner has found that the
change is for his benefit as well as
that of the farmer and merchant.
The national bank deposits have
increased nearly S1,70000O,000 and
savings banks have had an increase of
over $S00,000,000 and more than 3d.
200,000000 have been added to the de-
posted wealth and the number of de-
posters has increased more than q
100000 showing that this increase has
reached a vast multitude of homes.
in our national debt statement we
still have monument to the times of
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