Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-16
for the sake of victory, but we have"
The Tariff the Issue.

The secretary made it very plain
that the contest in the next congress.
sional election will be upon the tariff. |
He said that the democrats would not
demand free trade, but they would
take as their issue demand for i'm
mediate tariff revision. He said that
some of the republicans in two or
three states, and also few county
of republicans, were tax.
ing the same position.
In 1892 and in 1904 the democrats
claimed that the existing tariff laws
were robbery of the many for the en-
richment Of the few. On this subject
he continued:
81 know of one republican holding an
exalted office who says the same thing.
must not misuuote him. His lang
uage is this:
'The amount of graft OF all insur--
ance companies for all times will not
equal one-fifth of the amount OF what
our people are robbed every year by.
excessive tariffs.
cummins' Language Dangerous.
Measuring my words and meaning
all that the words imply say to the
republicans of Scott county that no
measure of party victory at the polls
would compensate the loss to the par
ty that would be entailed by the incor-
poration of that language into the re.
publican state platform of a common
wealth that has been one Of the three
most influential in the councils of the
parties"
Continuing, Secretary Shaw referred
to the fact that if the tariff was such
system of robbery as Governor Cum
Minis declares it to be, that the repub.
lican convention in 1904 should have
promised immediate revision. This it
did not do, nor has the President rec
commended it.
ION the other hand. looking over
the field, watching the conditions from
one sea to the other as carefully as any
President ever has, Theodore Roose-
welt, our republican President, has
thus far stood pat"
fractional Fight Threatens Democratic
Victory.
The secretary then referred to Gov
ernor Cummins Des Moines speech of
last October, in which he said that
there was quarrel going on between
the members of the republican party
on tariff and reciprocity, which must
continue till one side or the other
acknowledges defeat He said that q
fight between the members Of the re-
publican party and these factions
meant ultimate democratic victory
Speaking for himself the secretary
said that while he was at one time a
firm believer in reciprocity a little ex
perience had taught him some of the
insurmountable obstacles.
He said that Blaine and Mckinley
advocated reciprocity in new competi
tive articles, but that in actual prac
! tice this country had never been able
to accomplish anything Of Importance
along this line so that those who now
in competitive goods.
Keep this thought in mind" sale
the secretary. "No reduction of the
tariff will satisfy foreign country, i
it does not place the rate sufficient.
low as to insure the actual admission
to this country of goods which we our
selves now produce
Canadian Reciprocity.
Referring to the question of Canad
ian reciprocity. the speaker said tina
the whole situation was summed up il
| the following statement:
Canada is willing to admit our farm
and other natural products, like Goa
and lumber, free of duty If we will ad
nit similar products from Canada fire.
of duty Those who advocate Cana
| RI thfJ
thing for there is no other kind Q
Canadian reciprocity which the Cana
dams will consider"
In closing Secretary Shaw referre
to the coming congressional campaig
in which he expected to take part. Fl
then asked his audience the followin
questions:
Some Pertinent Questions.
"Shall go out and apologize for m
party and its unfaithfulness to the II
terest of the people. because it ha
failed to revise the tariff?
"Shall l apologize because it has nc
admitted the farm products of Canad
into the United States free of duty?
"Shall admit it's want of faithful
ness because it has failed to admit {
; lower rate of duty the products I
foreign factories to the closing of OF
7 own?
Shall defend my party, my COZ
: gressmen and the record of my CHIEF
Forbid it, gentlemen, that l go di
credited by the Endorsement by the r
: publican state convention of Iowa,
, the democratic principles that the r
publican tariff is robbery
/. The speech was attentively listene
t to, and many of the strong poin
. gained earnest applause. The stan
t patters are much encouraged and e
9 Epect to carry the county for Perkin
Have you been betrayed by promis
g of queclts, swallowed pills and bottle
i | M ndinina without results nxrart da1