Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-05

say 1t has never gone out OF power
even on the tariff issue, except fmnne-
diately following revision of the tariff
at its own hands.
''In the early SOS republicans be-
gan demanding tariff revision, and in
1888 the republican party revised 1t
and the very next year Grover Cleve-
land was elected President, together
with a democratic house. In obedience
to Mr.. Cleveland's message, demo-
cratic house passed the Mills bill. The
republican senate refused to pass cit,
but did pass what was known as the
senate substitute And the next ma
tional campaign, 1888, was fought on
the tariff question. The republican
party promised protection to every
American industry. The republican
party stood pat. The democratic party
demanded revision in the interest of
the consumer. The result was a victory
for protection. Benjamin Harrison
was elected and with him republican
house and senate.
Immediately thereafter, however,
republicans again talked revision, and
a republican congress undertook the
task. The Mckinley bill was passed
October /, 1890. This was entitled
"An act to reduce the revenues" ETC.
/ Thirty days from the date on which
that revision bill was approved, dem.
ocratic house was elected, and two
years later Mr.. Cleveland was reflect
ed, together with a democratic house
and a democratic senate.
"In 1892 the democratic party de.
manded a revision of the tariff down
ward. The republican party in 1892
stood pat;;' it said, Let well. enough
alone 1t was the most prosperous
year we had ever seen and yet we
suffered landslide and went out 81
control absolutely. Four years later
however. the country demanded the
nomination of that 'stand-pat' leader
William Mckinley, and while the par
amount issue was free silver think
l am safe in saying that the protective
tariff record of the republican candi
). date was much more helpful and Sc
cured him more votes than his record
on the money question.
Robbery and Customs. :,
SIN this state and in one other state
there is again some restlessness on thu
tariff question. The candidate TO
governor on the revision issue made T;
speech last October in Des Moines, il
which he said in effect that all tn,
graft of all the insurance companies
: from the beginning of insurance his
tory to the present time did not equa
one-fifth of the robbery of the Dingle.
tariff for single year.
: Remember, robbery is the demo
cratic name for customs duties l d,
not have the speech before me and Il
not claim to have quoted it verbatim
Y but do remember the term robbery
. as applied to the present tariff Law
$ and / remember the comI arison o
d one-fifth of this alleged tariff robber
!. with the aggregate misappropriatiol
|. by all the insurance companies for al
e time.
e Where does all this denunciatio
}, of our present tariff law come from
|. Is it from the last national platform
u of the republican party? BY no mar
:. ner of means. The last national pla1
form extolled protection as principle
Q and endorsed in the most emphati
Il language the existing tariff law. TIL
: platform did not promise revision /
q LuS luulSuidIS I'LL OS0u luC AOdl IL
l. ture. 1t recognized the necessity :
r readjusting tariff schedules at apprt
l. prite intervals. do not have tn
= platform before me and therefore cal
= not quote its exact language, but it di
n not promise immediate revision.
IF Roosevelt Against Revision.
# "Since his election in 1904 Presider
>. Roosevelt has submitted three me-
n did he recommend tariff revision. H
has also made many speeches, but i
no one has he recommended revision
"Since that platform was adopte,
n congress- has been in session an aggr
1t gate of over ten months, and the con
n mittee on ways and means, which mus
m originate tariff legislation, has form
x lated no revision bill, nor has it col
10 sidered the formulation of Sl1ch a hi