Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-16

arate car, what Is called the Jim Grow
car Now Mr.. Bryan knows and every
one else knows that If the government
owned and operated all Of the railroads
1t would make no distinction between
Its citizens. 1t could not and would
not furnish one citizen better accom-
modations than to another in return
for the same fare ON account of the
difference in color.
Nov Mr.. Bryan knew that the demo-
Gratis of the south would not support
his idea If it would lead to such results,
SO he devised the scheme of leaving
the local roads In the hands Of the
state and in this manner not doing
away with the beloved Jim Grow car.
II would be just as much opposed to
the national ownership of all the rail-
roads as am the ownership Of part OF
them. The government Of the United
States is political organization and Is
not fitted for the transaction of bust
ness. probably think more Of politi-
clans than you do have the highest
respect for them but do not think
they are business men. The kind Of
men we put into offices at Washington
are good men but they are politicians
as distinguished from business men.
You can not get business men for gov
ernmental positions, or II you do get
them, the large corporations Of the
country. as soon as they discover them,
gobbio them up by paying larger saia-
ries. 1t would be an unmixed calami-
ty If the government Of the United
States were to take over the carrying
on of the vast railroad industries.
Postoffice Runs Behind
"But some one says, look how we'll
we run tile postoff1ce. Yes, look how
we'll we run the postof1ce! We have
been running the postoffice for ahe
last 100 years and every year We have
lost money
'In closing, I do not want to claim
that the republican party Is infallible
or even that we have no differences
among ourselves. We stand on some
fundamental principles. Upon these
there should be unity, upon details
there should be liberty, and In all
things there should be charity. We
should be liberia. and in all things
there should be charity. We are all
agreed on the policy of protection and
of protective tariff as against tartff
for revenue only, though we may differ
as to how high the tarliA W Ill should
be. 1t is the duty of every republican
voter to go to the polls this fall and
vote for every candidate from top to
bottom as against party that stands
for tariff for revenue only.
eve do not claim to know all the
possibilities of danger there may be in
democratic administration We know
some of them because we have ex-
perienced them. But the democratic
party seems to have faculty of devel-
oping unexpected power for doing
harm.
A Safe Channel.
1T is said, that recently, as one OF
the great ocean liners was coming into
harbor in New York, young woman
said to the pilot, I suppose you know
all the dangerous spots in this harbor?
The pilot replied, No madam, dc
not know all the dangerous spots in
this harbor, but do know a channel
where there are no dangerous places.
'"The republican party stands today
the prototype of that pilot. If the PEG
pie of this country stand by 1t and
those policies that have given 1t, its
glorious past, we are assured that this
prosperity that is ours today, will con
tinue during the years that are tc
come"
Attorney Craft Talks.
| Mr.. Smith was succeeded by Attor
ney Charles S. Grail of Fairfield who
spoke briefly upon the issues of the
campaign and urged upon the voters
present the necessity of supporting
the republican ticket, congressional
state and country.
Senator s. III. Harper Of Ottumwa
also made brief address. The meet
ing was closed by a few remarks BY
County Chairman Dougherty.