Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-06


fused to meet me. Dan said he was
busy: Now If Hamilton is Roose-
veit-Democrat out here in Iowa, l
mink he'll be a Bryan Democrat in
Washington" Applause and cries OF
you're right" greeted this assertion.
hamilton will go to a meeting, tell
the assembly what the peoples ills are
ana then tell them he'll cure them all
NOW | want to get that man I'D here on
the platform with me and ask him a
few questions, but Dan won't come.
I've asked him twice. But Dan is al
ways busy.
Has Had Opportunity,
I'd say to Dan if he were here
Hamilton, you say the tariff is a bur-
den What have you done to alleviate
IT! We have been paying you salary
10 look after our interests in WASH
lnston. What have you done? You
say the government is extravaeent,
have you raised your voice? l say.
Hamilton, what have you done?
wanted to make these inquiries. If
| did he'd probably say-'Yes,, I'VE been
to Washington. but L couldn't accom-
plish much yet. l want you to send me
back to continue the good work.
Hamilton gives much time in his
speeches to the fact that one man is
running congress. Cannon Now, if
cannon is running congress it is be-
cause the majority Of present con-
gressmen there want him to. Cannon
or any other speaker is elected by the
majority. If Cannon is one sided and
set IN his ways, it is because the larger
number of congressman are the same
way. Now, III tell you what is wrong
with Dan Hamilton and other Demo-
Gratis. They are the minority in a
house where the Republicans are the
majority. Just LIS long as the Republic
cans stay in the majority-Dan Hamil-
ton nor no other Democrat can do any,
thing in Washington
Goes Into Bank Lau&s.
Hamilton also spends much time
telling how the banking laws of our
country should read. Roosevelt's policy
is, In broad terms, that if man put
one dollar in the bank that one hun
dred cents must be there when he
wants it. That's the good old Roose-
welt policy and it will always be car
ried out by his upholders. The Demo-
Gratis want rule of this kind. but
they only want it to apply to National
banks. And yet Democratic speakers
rehearse time and again the great
amount Of money lost annually through
the present banking system. Now,
listen. and you'll see how really farcical
these statements are about the terrible
losses.
In actuai figures, from the time the
first National bank in the United
States was started. UP to and including
December II, 1907, the toal loss by de-
fault IN the United States was ex-
actly one twenty sixth Of ono per cent
of tha deposits 1t is to remedy that
infinitesir'al loss that the Democrats
would H'roT-turn the entire present
system Of barking We Republicans
ADMIT that lahoring man is entitled to
every cent that he trusts to a bank for
safe keeping But what Is the great
remedy proposed by the Democrats?
They would impose a tax on all
banks to create fund from which to
make good all losses. For example
here's two banks in operation in the
same town. A is careful, conserva-
tive banker; he pays a nominal rate of
interest on deposits and handles the
business sanely. b. is Of rasher mould.
He pays large rates of interests, gath
ers great sums of money in his keeping
and then to make UP his excessive in
terest he. plunges in stocks. CANDLES in
securities. His end is logical-he goes
to the wall. Now the Democrats would
impose tax on AS bank and his de-
positors TO pay back the bosses sus-
tanned by B and his reckless dealing.
Is that what you want? Why, no policy
can think of would be more conducive
to reckless banking and extravagance
than this.
Calls it ChimercaI Fancy.
Where does this great scheme to
protect American laborers from bank
loses originate from? From that beau
tiful voice of the Platte and his inti-
mate friend Haskell Bryan said back
in 1896 that if his policy of free silver
wasn't carried out that the liberty of
the American people would cease and
we'd have no more Fourth of July's.
that if Roosevelt was elected that those
results would follow. 1t is my recollec-
tion that Roosevelt was elected and if
I remember correctly-we have cele-
brated several Fourth of Julys 1t is
chimerical project promoted by a
man who knows little of the past and
can see nothing of the future
Reviews Oother Candidates.
Mr. Kendall paused, took a drink
and leaned on the table with one hand
until the applause subsidized. The audi
ence, thinking he was going to stop
called for More! more!" The speaker
responded with his genial smile ahG
once more Strengthened up and faced
the eager listeners. He began to draw
his remarks to close speaking of the
other Republican candidates in brief
sentences. wasting no words.
First he spoke of the presidential
candidate, reviewing briefly his pub.
lie service from the time he left his
quiet Ohio home, following him to the
Philippines, to Cuba and Panama.
Then that man came back and was
made head of the war department.