Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-03
put the bill In shape to pass the SEN
Opposes FraternaI Insurance Law.

Opposes FraternaI Insurance Law.
The speaker also dwelt upon the pro-
posed fraternal insurance legislation.
He said In part: "An important matter
that will come up for consideration at
the next session of the legislature Is
fraternal insurance. I am much
interested in fraternal insurance.
You have such an order here,
I understand. You want to carry
on your business in the manner that it
has been carried on. And that is the
proper way. You know what you are
doing. Fraternal insurance provides
method whereby man of moderate
means or even of small means may Sc.
cure some protection for his family
You need little or no surplus.
You are all working together among
to govern yourselves as you feel is
the best for all concerned. 1t is what
call home rule. If l am elected l
will do all in my power to prevent any
Legislation detrimental to the interests
of fraternal insurance orders"
w. M. Reece Speaks.
W. M. Reece was then introduced
and spoke briefly as follows: I'VE
live in a republic and living in such
a government we find q great deal of
politics. 1t Is only when country is
dominated by some great autocratic
power that the voice of the people is
not heard. The voice of the people is
what makes politics. There are in this
country two parties, the democratic
and the republican. Both of these
command your respect, both have
great fundamental principles for
which they stand.
1--WE are inclined, think to pay too
much attention these days to the indi-
vidual candidates and not enough to
the principles for which they stand.
The Master once said, by their fruits
we shall know them To nothing do
these words more truly apply
than to political parties. There.
fore, want to call your attention this
evening to the difference between the
two parties which are today dominant
in the politics of the nation"
The speaker then dwelt upon the
circumstances that led up to the cleo
ton of Grover Cleveland in 1892 and
the securing of the control of the SEN
ate and house of representatives by
the democrats, and to the dark times
of panic and despair that followed.
He said in part: "In 1893 it became
evident that the democrats were to
have control of both branches of con-
gress. That meant, Or at least the
people thought 1t meant, that every
vestige of the republican protective
tariff was to be torn down The cleo.
ton Of single democratic senator, w.
M. Roach of North Dakota, in Feb
ruary, 1893, brought on the panic The
panic came in all it's power. The fac
tories stopped. The common weai
armies began to march. What is the
use of saying that the threatened de-
not the cause of the panic. 1t was the
cause and the only cause.
DlngIey Law is Passed.
Later the republicans were re.
placed in power and the Dingley act
was passed. Prosperity was little
slow in coming back, but 1t did come
back as direct result of the passage
of that hill, and it has been here ever
since.
ut is true that the democrats could
not Immediately get control of the
house and senate in the national con
/ gress, but the eyes of the nation are
on Iowa today and if we should elect
a democratic senator from Iowa, it Is
only reasonable to believe that that
marty might eventually get the upper
hand. The only way you have voice
in selecting the senator from Iowa is
/ by voting through your state legisla
tors. You must vote for men who will
vote for a republican senator. If yor
fail to vote for Mr.. Harper and Mr.
Moore You might cause the sending o.
a democratic senator from Iowa. The
election OF single democratic senator
from Iowa might precipitate a panic
as 1t did in the case of the senator
from North Dakota"
4 Democratic Party lmpotent.
The speaker then spoke of the dem
ocratic party as a governing power
He said that it was impotent to govern
for the good of the. entire nation be
u cause almost the entire moving powe
Eof the party was located in the south
Where the people were too predjudicet
to, make laws for the good of the entir,
| country The Wilson law was an eyi