Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

men who have no other interests to re-
present, except that of the people. Was
\ this the law attorneys for great cor
porations and combinations would be
4 compelled to earn their fees in the
courts instead of in the senate cham
Der. Men Of extreme wealth with per-
sonal interests which might be effect
ed by legislation would have to guard
their interests otherwise than by their
own vote in the senate. l believe I'M
der the system of direct vote that we
would have statesmen in the senate
with convictions not coming from the
criminal courts, but with inspirations
received from their constituency. If
we desire to maintain republican
form of government we must keep as
near to the people as possible.
High Tariff.
| The democratic party stands for an
income tax believing that the burdens
of the government should be borne by
| those who are best able to contribute
and who get the most protection under
| It's laws man with an income over
\ a certain amount has more property 10
protect and should bear the greater
4 burden. There has been something
said recently about limiting the for
tunes of the individual, placing peg
at a, certain point and say SO far and
no further. This idea has probably
arisen from the danger of centralized
wealth caused By the immense for
tunes accumulated by such men as
Rockefeller, Carnegie, Morgan ana
many others, who have accumulated
great wealth by having enjoyed the
fruits of a high protective tariff ana
| ut To form
combinations and plumber the rights
of honest toll All that the people of
this country want and all they should
claim is the removal of those things
, that have and now exist which have
enabled these men to thus manipulate
the affairs of this country by which
they have been able to receive more
!, than a fair profit for their investment.
The democratic doctrine is to give to
every individual the fruits of his lab
Dor, compelling him to bear his just
proportion of the burdens of the gov
eminent without advantage over his
neighbor and when this is done the
wealth Of the country will flow in Its
legitimate channels without any law
| placing barrier in the way of legiti-
: mate enterprise.
, When we look over this country and
examine as to where we find over
|
to the privileges conferred by an I'M
necessarily high tariff, or it's kindred
companion privileges extended to rail-
road corporations and combinations
Indirectly if not directly, the legiti-
mate production Of our present system
r Of protection and subsidy, and this too
: in the face of old threadbare argu-
/ ments that the traiff is only good fol
l the purpose of meeting the difference
80 vote tn
eign countries. 1t must occur to the
: mind of thinking people If this has
been and is the only reason for main
tanning high tariff that the time has
come for a revision. when it becomes
! a fact that these protective industries
l have made such enormous profits thai
s the holders of the stock have become
I SO wealthy they do not know what t
a do with their fortunes. Would 1t no
:, be better to reduce the tariff to poin
,, commensurate with the needs of thu
. government, at the same time protect
3 ing our Industries from any differene
I in the cost Of production and thereb,
l. giving to our people the benefits of
S reduction in price? The people are no
e asking that the fortunes of Rockefel
L Ter, Morgan. Hartman, Carnegie AM
!. others be limited, but only as 1T VIII
a result from such laws and revision o
= laws as will prevent these men from
L plunderng the people. The peopl
q want to know If it would be bench
q to the consumers Of steel in San Fran
: cisco to take the duty off the stee
T. that they should not have the benefi
n of cheaper steel and thus. curtail for
l. tune of Carnegie by allowing some o
! it to remain with the people! Wn
If an article manufactured In thl
country can be sent to a foreign coun
= try and there successfully compete wit
l. foreign made goods and sold for les
l. than in this country they should no
Y be treated as we'll as the foreigner, be
If lieving that the manufacturer woui
II not thus sell their articles abroad un
! less it be at profit. They cannot un
o. derstand the argument Of protection !.
= eoualize the cost of production or I
u protect infant industries which hav
1t become SO corpulent and overgrow
e that the chief executive of the natlo
1t has suggested putting hoops aroun
10 them to keep them from BURSTING
e Why not try the method of feedin
W them a little less of the milk of tn
"a land? Instead of placing a limit upo
~ the amount Of wealth that they sha
30 be permitted to accumulate place
limit upon the amount of the people
er earnings that they are permitted ar
IL nually to indirectly appropriate
ly their own use. It is claimed the re
le publicans will revise the tariff, but
" must be done before the PRESIDENT;
IN election as it will unsettle bushes
~ Can anyone tell me why revision
~ the tariff before the presidential elet
~ ton would unsettle business any MOI
Is than after the election? They will tie
e. US after the election is over, In case
er goes their way. that now the poop
st have spoken and they are against tai
n iff revision, and there you have
r. They do not intend to do it.
ne Can Not Interfere.
When you are talking about IL
powers and influence and the rightir
mr. of wrongs that exist with reference
~, the great system which is drawn
~ more than its legitimate share of Il
~ prosperity Of this country, you mu
os remember that the republican par
lg dare not, can not, without self destru
re ton, interfere with the system by a
n lacking the very thing that gives
lie. life and support and that it will
a nothing more and desires to do, not
be ing more than it is compelled to
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