Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-26

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no answer so complete to a mistaken
theory as statement of facts. Our i'm
ports in the last year were more than
SLIT 100000, while our exports were
more than $1,51s,00O,000. Under our
existing protection policy we not only
sold more than. we ever did in our his
try, but we bought more than we ever
have in any years of our national ex-
istence and the balance of the trade
was in our favor more than $400,000,-
900. These are facts that cannot be
repeated too often. The last declara-
ton of the democratic party as record
ed in its national platform Of 1904,
says:
eve denounce protection as rob-
berry of the many to enrich the few
and we favor tariff limited to the
needs of the government. economical.
ly,, effectively and constitutionally adj
ministered and SO levied as not to
discriminate against any industry,
class or section to the end that the
burden Of taxation shall be distrib-
uted as equally as possible
after more than 100 years Of pro.
lection most beneficial and wise, our
opponents shut tteir eyes to those OBJ
vious facts and insist that this policy
is robbery To this charge the work
ing men answered by their votes that
the policy which gave them employ.
ment at remunerative wages and gave
to the American working man the
market of his own country was not
robbery. They answered that to take
away their employment was robbery,
which they endured in 1894 but TO
which they would not now submit.
They stood for the square meal as
well as for the square deal.
I'VE have all been impatient at the
seventy-two days Of debate in the
senate on the rate bill but the out.
come will show that in great meas
ures like those affecting, as it does,
every interest in the United States, It
is well to take time to think and time
to talk it over. It will prove one of
the great monuments to the present
administration. 1t is natural that we
should chafe and complain at the de-
lay, and the time SO often needlessly
squandered in prolix speeches, but af-
ter all, debate Is the real safeguard of
liberty. I know you are especially
gratifled at the prominent part taken
by Colonel Hepburn and Senator Dol
liver in this great legislation, and
there are indeed few important legis-
lative acts written in our national
statute books iii the last forty years
where the profound judgment of Will.
liam B. Allison has not made some
impression upon the final vote. MI.
Allison has outlived all opposition and
all competition.
Colonel Hepburn's name Is INSOFAR
ably linked with this great bill. His
life work in congress placed him at
the head Of the committee having the
railroad rate bill in charge and he is
proving to be, as he always has, the
right man in the right place. Our
party may indulge in strife over mat
ters of detail. We may differ in opin-
ion as to the exact size of a tariff
schedule, but let our enemies beware.
Upon the great fundamental princi-
pies of the party we stand as a pha-
lanx.
There is one thing upon which
every party must stand or fall when
in power. Men will not stop to rea-
So: out the ground work of party
principles but every man looks with
profound interest upon results. We
may give hasty glance at figures in
the columns of profit and loss. Every
enterprise must have its favorable or
unfavorable items Of account, but in
the final analysis we must look at the
grand footing at the bottom of the
page. BY that accounting must an en-
terprise be judged. By that account.
Ing the republican party is ready to
stand, apd here and now l. point with
satisfaction and confidence to the Wig
orous and thorough work being done
in the publication Of public life and
the most prosperous and successful
conditions of business affairs ever
seen in the United States. With all
men employed who desire to work
the administration and the party in
power has not been content with
mere business prosperity. The strong
hand of the law has been laid upon
the trusts and the door of equal op.
portunity is being kept open with all
the power Of the government.
Gentlemen, thank you for the
honor you have paid me. Before the
election shall meet you again in all
parts Of the district and discuss in de.
tail the political questions dividing
the people in the approaching cam
paign."
Decision on Contests.
It is stated that the credentials
committee reached its unanimous de
cision on the Wapello county contest
from the following standpoint:
That a credentials committee was
appointed by the Wapello county con
vention consisting Of both Perkins and
Cummins delegates.
That the Cummins delegates partici
pated in the deliberations of it's com
mittee
That the committee was competent
to pass upon contests and even if nc
account is taken Of the second ward
contest, against which the Cummins
delegates make protest, and assuming
that the credentials committee has au
thority to pass on contests. then Its