Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-07
foreign lands for doing that same

yention which nominated him unani
mously for his sixth terms in the house
of representatives.
Continuing Mr.. Cousins said:
THAT in my judgment is in brief the
most unanswerable statement or ex-
preston of the republican proposition
of protection that has ever been made
and the fulfillment of Abraham Lin
coins philosophy is exemplified today
on every hand in the largest employ
ment Of labor at the best wages ever
known in this country and in the larg-
est retention of gold by our own coun-
try ever held by any nation.
Consider for a moment the situa-
ton of today and for the last six or
seven years. Think Of the thousands
and millions of laboring men who by
the restoration and survival Of the re-
publican principles have had employ
ment at full time and at maximum
pay Think of the prosperous farm
ing that has attended the reinstate-
ment of the conservative party COM
prised of the men who think and build
and save and employ. Think of the
enormous increase of our output and
consumption, agricultural and manu-
featured, SURPRISING all the nations of
the world and all the periods of our
own progressive history.
Contemplate the enormous increase
in the deposits of our savings banks
since 1871. ,376,O35 in '97; $2,935-
204,S45 in 1903 and $3,176,000,000 in
1904. Consider il you will the vast i'm
provements in the matter of mail ia
cilities and transportation. Conceive
IL you can the splendid accomplish
ment of putting the country regions in
daily touch with the markets and the
doing of the world, and remember that
much of all this has been done In a
time when war was being waged tri-
umphantly with a foreign power which
was once the mistress of the seas and
dominant ruler in the councils of all
nations. And consider, too, that all
these great achievements and i'm
proyements have been wrought In the
midst Of democratic scolding and en-
barrassment, with every daily detail
scrutinized and criticised; with the
unparalleled administration of the
| illustrious and immortal William Nc
Kinley, accused of cruelty to our SOL
diers by the democratic party here at
home and at the same time extolled by
the expert representatives of every
| foreign power for matchless manage
ment and marvellous celebrity in con-
| duct Of the war. ~
i Political Events.
i "Coming through the henutiful valley OF
4 the Susquehanna and over the rock-built
y
tried to recall the principal political events
/ since first 1 remembered the prosperous
i and steady going times of '92 when people
were so well-to-do and reckless that they
| suffered themselves to try democratic
administration Just for n change or posi-
bly, for luck. recalled the awful panic Of
the four years following, when the nation
suffered continually up to the very minute
of the election of our beloved and trusted
President Mckinley. I saw Grover Cleve-
| land retire from the White House with the
scorn Of his party and with the respect of
patriots Of all parties on account Of two
noble, daring things which he did to save
| the honor Of this nation from the headlong
| course of the conglomerated democracy
which had crowned him as our chief eNecu-
| tive. saw that same party In Its frenzy
| DIT Chicago yelling, foaming, sweating with
enthusiasm over the dishonest proposition
to make two dollars out Of one and pay
| nm actual dollar debt with fifty cents and
| thus to emerge from the unllquidated linbil
| tiles and responsibilities Of that awful stu
alton of democratic darkness and disaster
| Failing In that monstrous and ignoble prop
osition, see them now OBTAINING and avoid
| ing that notorious leader, William Jennings
Bryan, who twice they chose to represent
them, revillng and despislng him even az
they did their former cheftain, Grover
Cleveland. And thus deprecating and ig
norlng former idols, we see them now sur
reptitlously entering the Egypt Of lmagin
AIRY refuge the pivotal state Of New York
to select silent sphinx, and unknown, un
heralded corypheus who cannot be charged
with either political convictions or Will
adherence or support Of any of their former
, policies or potentates
..Havlng at heart the we'll being Of this
country, as every one of you must have.
seriously doubt the ability Of the shifting
negative and contentious element or thi
!. ptrv hp
presidential leaders and who carefully
: avoid their recently expressed political dec
!, larations. to successfully manage our ma
tional affairs However good may be thu
: intentions OF members of the minority ant
C however useful minority may be to checl
: the waywardness and possible extravaganza
9 Of the majority, 1t Is my humble opinion
] now that instead of having reached thu
7 point of being too conservative, the ruling
g power, the majority is rather In the atti
tude of being frightened and brow-beatel
= and driven too far to the other extreme.
!, ..Ah! my friends, lose not your faith II
> the efficacy of your well-tried. successful
: principles during this unsensatonal perio'
! of their seyerest test In 1892 you dt
! lose faith or rather, You forgot our duty
e "But,if in the sudden cessation of sensn
J tional happenings-of battleships explode
and of fleets destroyed, there be those VII
" now feel bored by the ordinary social. civil
daily life,
. '''with peace upon the hills and
Sweet contentment in the Wales,
> let them contemplate the marvel of couI
age, industry, enterprise and progress In
> VOWED in that memorable spectacle wi,
messed the other day in the opening of tn
universal exposition ut st. Louis, celebra
l. ing the acquisition of that vast territory o
] the United States of America which prt
duces more of the food that this world eat
than any other portion of the globe of equs
!. size, and which includes this mighty stat
!. of Iowa which surpasses all the othe
!. states of our illustrious Union In agricultu
4 al production, If there be patriot VIII
in contemplation of our universal thri1
and uniform well-being. feels just HIT
e more about expansion and pessimist
doubts as to our right to grow. let him col
template the spectacle Of Democrat
:, state and metropolitan city Inviting n
$, the world to the Inauguration of spect
d Gle more marvellous yet than that of Par
or Chicago to witness the opening or q
exposition celebrnting-what shall ! say
imperialism: No, enterprise, civilization
u pntriotism--d estiny--and yet we are oblige
\. to confess if we claim that attribute whic
10 some one termed integrity of intellect
~ that every element Of imperialism as no
applied to us by the refined politicians
Missouri and Tammany hall, was Involve
\ I'm the primal government of the original Il
n, habitants Of that matchless territory