Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-20
"Why Change 1t Now7D

be carefully drawn and should neither
be too high nor too low.
"Why Change 1t Now7"
THAT is the law that is in force to-
day and that is the law under which
the country Is prospecting as it has
never prospered before. Why then is
1t necessary to revise this law? Why
scale down this tariff? Why advocate
such step at this time?
These schedules were intended to
stand for years and years, especially
so long as the whole country prospered
under them. and it was intended that
they should not be revised other than
by the true friends of the protective
system. Therefore we, as true repub-
leans, should have no confidence, DO
l1tically, in any man, who has, does or
will advocate at this time, the cutting
down of the tariff schedules. any more
than we would have In the advocate of
Canadian reciprocity of the character
have mentioned"
After discussing the tariff the speak
er turned to the consideration of the
handling of the trust problem by the
republican party. He stated that the
laws passed by the republican congress
IN regard to the trusts and the rail
roads were effective and would prop
erly control them and compel them to
refrain from Illegal methods of con-
Quoting their business, but at the same
time they were just both to the people
and to the corporations, and because
they were just would secure the sup
port of all.
A w. Enocb Table
Mr.. Hutchinson was followed by At
torney A. w. Enoch, who spoke in
part as follows:
"Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men: This is a peculiar campaign.
In fact it is one of the most remarka-
BILE have ever witnessed The peo-
pie seem to be happy and contented.
The spirit of optimism, characteristic
of the republican party seems to pre-
vail everywhere" Mr.. Enoch then out
lined the wonderful growth and pros
perity Of the nation during the last
ten years, closing with these words.
IT have no apology to make for what
the republican party had done in frar
ing and maintaining the Dingley tariff
law"
1.-THE democrats" continued the
speaker, have had a hard time keep
ing up with us for the last three or
four years. We have been going some
We have had a man at the helm, who
knows how to run things.
Political Hysteria.
Theodore Roosevelt has the opti-
mistic way of looking at things. He
is ready to meet new situation. He
never looks back" Mr. Enoch then
dwelt upon what he called the "politi-
cal hysteria" which had recently at
fected the country. He stated that he
did not consider this a good time for
any man to take the platform and as
sault the business interests of the
country. He gave it as his belief that
evils should be regulated when they
appeared but that it was not necessary
to attack the rights of any business or
corporation.
Mr. Enoch said further: 1--WE have
had come differences In this state but
we have had our convention, and we
have nominated our governor and our
state officers. What we may think in
diyidually does not matter. 1t is our
duty es loyal republicans to go to the
polls and vote the republican ticket
from top to bottom" In closing the
speaker urged the Importance Of re-
turning Major John f. Lacey to con-
gress and of electing the republican
candidates to the state senate and
| house.
County Candidates Speak.
Senator S. H. Harper followed MT.
Enoch and devoted his time to the
discussion of state issues and state
matters. County Attorney w. W.Epps
then spoke briefly urging the election
of the state, congressional and county
tickets. A number of the county can
didates who were present at the meet
ing followed Mr.. Epps with brief re-
marks,
Those who spoke were e. H. Moore,
candidate for representative; ]. D..
Stephens, candidate for sheriff; Edwin
] DUNCAN, candidate for clerk, and w. b.
Moore, candidate for treasurer.