Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-11
STAND PAT BOOK
GIVEN TO VOTERS
ARE MAKING THEIR
CAMPAIGN ON THE RECORD
OF THE PARTY
Every Statement Presented Is Official
Book Declares That Protectonists
Are Willing to Let Present Tariff
Law Stand.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 10-The re-
publican party, its achievements for
half a century, particularly it's record
in the present congress is commended
to the voters of the country in the
text book given out by the
republican congressional committee.
The book contains 273 pages, and is
replete with republican doctrine, en-
bracing practically every conceivable
subject upon which information may
be desired. Radicalism or conserva-
tivism, 1t is declared, are never mat
ters of concern to republicans, but it
is stated "they are content with prac-
tical and progressive ideas and the ma
turing Of those ideas into positive per-
formance." Every statement made and
all figures presented are declared in
the foreword of the book to be official
or authoritative.
In discussing the campaign issues of
1906 the book calls attention to the
fact that since 1895, the house of rep
resentatives has been republican and
adds that there Is every reason to ex-
pect that a substantial working repub-
lican majority will be elected next No
vember." During those ten years, 1t |
is stated eve have made a greater ad-
vance as a nation and people than
was ever made before in generation
and In many respects greater than dur
ing our whole previous history. There
can not then be the least doubt Of re-
publican success if the voters study
carefully the record Of the two par
ties"
Only democratic success, it Is de-
clared, can prevent the giving to the
people of the country new records in
every phase Of our industrial life.
Industrial Situation Unparalleled.
The Industrial situation is claimed
to be unparalleled in the annals of ma
tions. Our volume of employment"
the statement continues, "our rewards
of labor, our enjoyments of life were
never before equaled, and best of all,
there Is no sigG Of abatement or sig.
nal of retreat"
Because of the various financial and
tariff measures which, the book says,
have brought about competition in
home market has been built up in this
country, "of such magnitude that for
several years we have given full en-
ployment at wages about double those
paid when the republican party came
into power. In some cases these wages
are treble and quadruple what they
were in 1860"
A list of twenty-three instances of
important republican legislation fol-
lows, beginning with the homestead
law signed by Lincoln.
Among the measures referred to as
left over for the next session Of the
present congress are:
The Santo Domingo. Isle of Pines
and Morocco treaties; immigration re-
strict!on Tin conference); Senator
Shoots right to seat, campaign pub
licity, shipping bill, modification Of
Chinese exclusion law, anti-injunction
L44l, eight hour law, establishment Of
postal savings banks and parcels post,
limiting working hours of railway en-
ployes, Porto Rican citizenship in the
United States, reduction of tariff on
Philippine products, copyright revision
navy to have biggest Dattleship afloat,
and establishment Of Appalachian and
White mountain forest reserves.
Then follow extracts from speeches,
remarks and messages of President
Roosevelt on various public matters,
various statistics, the railway rate law
in full, and other legislation.
The key note Of the discussion Of the
tariff question is sounded in the follow
ing statement:
The Tariff Question.
"Protectionists are content to let the
present law stand without change or
amendment so long as present condi-
tions prevail.
"Protectionists do not claim that
schedules are sacred and never to be
altered. They do claim, however, that
the so-called American system of pro-
lection as exemplified by the operation
Of the Dingley law for nine years is
sacred and must be maintained. We
do not have to theorize in the least de-
gree. We have tried and tried thor
oughly both high and low tariffs and
we have experience as an example to
guide us in reaching the truth.
"We need go back no farther in our
uloIOly Iudu q oOCduC " lSdIu IudC d
low tariff means insufficient revenue,
closing our manufactures, idleness for
millions of our laborers and low wages
for other millions and improbable
prices for our farmers.
"a mere handful, however, of the re.
publican party have been asking that
the duty be removed or reduced upon
certain materials entering into the pro.
ducts Of their own locality. 1t is be.
lieved that this demand has been made
more for political than economical re
Suits
| After quoting the letter of President
Roosevelt of Aug. 1s last to Represen
tative Watson Of Indiana analyzing the
issues of the coming campaign the
book closes with a quotation from
what is given as Speaker Cannon s
new platform:"
Put none but homemade cake in the
] pantry"