Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

party so humbled in its own houses?
"The same delegates who went wild
over Bryan's silver eloquence in 1896
and 1900 humbly accepted the very
doctrine which they had denounced
and with label, safe and sane at
tached to their collars were led in
quiet and willing submission to the,
sacrifice.
Parker Sounds the Retreat.
Judge Parker sounded the retreat
in his telegram from Esopus. He real.
lied the truth of the saying that the
only military movement which can al
ways be made a success is a retreat
provided the start is made in time.
Judge Parker's example would have
been of great value to Kuropatkin.
"Our opponents have in the past
successfully abandoned their different
positions and have steadily fallen
back from one point of defense to an
other.
upon the subject of protection, the
democracy have been persistently
and continuously wrong. They have at
times been favorable to q, revenue tar
if so adjusted as to give incidental
protection
"They have been willing that if the
tariff could do any good that it might
do SO, without it being so intended on
| their part.
I'VE on the other hand, intend that
| it shall do good. and are ready to
stand responsible for the results.
David A. Wells at one time made
an interesting statistical compilation
| in which he showed that If we had
easy communication with another
planet and could buy everything that
we might need from that outside
world and should cease for three
years to produce anything On the
earth that all the accumulated wealth
of the earth piled up in the last six
thousand historic years would keep the
people of the world for less than
three years.
Policy Of Protection.
This is striking Illustration Of the
correctness of the doctrine for which
the protectionists contended. The pot
icy of protection ensures home pro-
4 duction. BY purchasing our goods
abroad and shutting down production
at home we would soon find ourselves
in the condition that each spasmodic
effort at free trade has always left us
In 1860 we were exporting S40,000.'
600 worth of manufactured goods. In
1902 we exported s4O0,O00.O00 of such
goods, an increase Of ten fold.
We accept the challenge to discuss
the protective system and are ready tc
meet our opponents upon this issue.
"a tree should be judged by its
fruits.
I'm the presentation of this issue
certainly appeal to your memory.
Let the very old men remember
: 1910 and the contest for the election
of William Henry Harrison. Let the
younger men recall 1851 to- 1860 The
boys will remember the last expert
ence OF 1898 to 1897.
, Free Trade Good for Europe.
"The Wilson tariff law has passee
into history, but there is great sea-
where it has healed over.
Your memory will teach you tina
J. a tariff drawn along free trade line
has been a good thing for Europe an.
Canada. but g. bad thing for the pee
pie of the United States.
The question when it was revived
for re-discussion in 1889, seemed quit
complicated to tho new generatio,
3 who had grown up since the war. Blu
I the present generation has had tn
advantage of discussion and the lessor
) of experience, and I need not 20 int
details on this subject es used to il
t 1888 and 1899. We know that Mr.
t L-eveland's first term with the tarit
;. undisturbed and the Mills bill kille
:. by republican senate, was perio
D of fairly prosperous times. We al
t know that Mr.. Cleveland's second teri
E with senate and house prepared
g enact Wilson bill was the signal 10
|. a suspension of work all along tn
e line.
s "The farmers had been led to thin
S that they had no stake in the ques
S ton of protection. That it was ma
ter only for manufacturers and thei
e employees. But they soon found the
l. the market which takes over 90 pc
l. cent of their products Is the HON
# market and that the breaking down {
y this market by the suspension or In
o pairment of our manufacturing work
soon left the farmer with the val
hope Of the markets of the world q
substitute for the pleasant fact {
y the markets OF the United States.
- The Miners and Farmers.
IL "The miners are among the farmer
best customers.
e. "In the year 1903 the coal mine
N produced 359,421,2i1 tons. valued ;
S504.190733, being an increase of Sc
K O0OO00 tons over the year 1902.
20 "Tha net balance Of trade in Il
N whole history Of the United Stat
" from 1889 to 1896 inclusive was $50
e, 100000 The net balance Of ira,
lie since McKinley's Inauguration HI
Of been, including 1908, sS,713,94O, 276.V
I'd cannot recur to these figures too ofte
Our opponents in their platform d
lie nounce the protective tariff as re
s. berry and then propose to get rid
m the robbery gradually
S ''There should be no hostility 1
r tween labor and capital. Capital wis
C. ly and properly invested gives emplc
s. ment to labor. Labor produces mo
n. capital Capital takes the risk of
vestment and there is natural &C
te flict as to the rate of wages. The sc
1t err always urges an advance and t
r. buyer a reduction in the price. TT