Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-25

new industrial south. The whole
country has blossomed like a rose I'M
der the fostering impulse of the pro-
tective tariff. ALI over the south in
dustry is progressing. The protective
tariff of the republican party protects
the whole country. There is no north
nor south in republican tariff now.
Bryan's New Issue.
"Col. Bryan has come home with a
new paramount issue. Tat is the
ownership of all the railroads either
by the national or the state govern
ment. The trunk lines by the nation
and the short lines by the state. Roose-
welt has stood for the curbing and
controlling Of the railroads. His pro-
position is to 30 regulate the roads that
the abuses that have crept into their
management will not be allowed. But
Mr.. Bryan, together with Mr. Hearst
Of New York says, buy them and own
Them
There are many objections to this.
In the first place there is the great
cost The national and state govern
ments would have to assume obliga-
lions to the amount of $4,000, 100000
to $15,000,000,000 to purchase these
lines. They could not be conflscated.
They must be paid for in cash or obli-
cations. Another result would be that
1t would do away with the taxation
OF the roads. Last year the roads paid
In taxes In the United States $4,000
900, 100000 of which was paid here
in Iowa.
IF the roads become state or nation
al property, they can not be taxed
any more than you can tax the court
house. Again the one and half mil
lion employees of the railroads of this
country would pass under the control
and management of a commission, and
that political one. Would that be a
good thing? do not think so. I would
trust no politician or political organiza,
ton with the charge of such organized
political force. think too, of the i'm,
mensity of the thing. Look at the Rock
Island railroad win 1900 miles under
ole management. There you can see
the results. You know that tire is
much complaint on the anagement Of
this road. No doubt but it will improve
In time but compare to the proposition
of $4,000 miles, that of 225,0OO miles
under one management and that a pc.
1 litical one.
! Tried and Failed.
and the best of all reasons against
this plan is because it has been tried
and it has failed Wherever it has been
tried it is not successful, excepting
perhaps in Switzerland and Belgium
two little countries whose smallness
makes it feasible.
I'm Russia, Germany and the other
large countries where the plan of
governmental ownership is in opera.
ton, the rates are higher, connections
are not as good, and the general SER
vice less satisfactory than in the Uni
ted States. There is nothing in such
a proposition for a vast country like
ours.
1--WE have also state questions this
year In 1856 the republican party
came into power in Iowa and has re-
NAMED so ever since with the short
exception of Governor Boies' two
terms. We have had good government
and have been we'll managed begin.
ming with the time of James w
Grimes and continuing on down to The
administration of Albert B. Cummins
At no time has this management been
any better than during the last five
years.
Worthy of United Vote.
"This year you have good ticket
from Governor Cummins on down to
your candidate for coroner, worthy
of straight and united vote" Major
Lacey then urged the Importance of
the election of Senator Harper and e.
J. Moore to the state legislature that
they might vote for republican sena-
tor. He stated it was not a question
of who the voter liked but of how he
wished to cast hos vote on the great
political issues that will confront the
natural senate. The speaker said the
same thing applied to the election for
governor that the voter must consider
what kind of a senator, democratic or
republican, the man for whom he
cast his vote for governor, would ap-
point in case of vacancy in the sen.
ate.
1 Speaking along the same line in re,
gard to the congressional ticket he
said: do the people of the sixth dis.
trict want to vote for a tariff for reve-
nue. only? If they do they should vote
for Mr.. Hamilton. But if you want
the vote of the district to be recorded
as 1t has been then you must vote the
republican ticket. You know by flf.
teen years experience just what |
will do. You have honored me beyond
my deserts, and in way in which no
man in Iowa has ever been honored.
You have given me ten consecutive
nominations by reclamation and |
would be an migrate if did not ap.
preciate ii. have tried to deserve it
by standing UP for the party and by
fighting for it, and by not apologizing
for it. Recently in answer to an in.
quiry of two democratic friends OF
mine, who asked me if would prom.
! Use the continuation of the present
conditions l replied, That is a pretty
big thing you ask of me, but will
4 promise you this, that by no act of
mine shall the present industrial pros
perity and conditions be disturbed"
Notable Legislation.
| Major Lacey then dwelt upon the