Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-09-29

| lhS' soon reached tne river. L at
tempted to cross the bridge bu
when I reached the middle, the rotter
structure fell and carried thousands
with 1t. Which road, I say? That's the
only question The time has come fol-
us to hire a man to run this big farm
of ours = the nations farm. Again
comes the question. Which?
Zone man can sit on a cracker box
and tell you how to run it. The other
has been associated with the affairs
of the farm for years and can run il
for us. Fortunately we have given
them tests. One is fine entertainer
a fluent tall5er. he can hold thousands
spellbound with his theories of run,
ming this old farm. He says there
shall be no fence around it.
'.The other doesn't say very much
he goes ahead and does things He
says there shall be a fence around
the place, a stake and rider fence with
two rails on ton. He says the neigh.
hors' cows shan't come in and eat I'D
our pasturase without paying for it. u
He paused to take drink. while the
crowd swayed in riot Of applause
and cries of Hes right Mr. Dobson
continued: '"That man will be here
soon to greet you a great, big,
strong, genial man., beloved by all
who know him William Howard
Taft, the next president Of the United
States" The applause Immediately
sprang UP again with renewed vigor
and lasted for fully minute before
the speaker could go on.
Gets Down to Issues.
From then on Mr.. Dobson confined
himself solely to the issues at stake,
dwelling more at length upon the
tariff situation. He told Of a
joint debate he held four years
ago with well known Demo
cratic congressman from Missouri.
81 was the challenged party" MI.
Dobson said, land therefore l was
somewhat surprised when he in
sisted on opening the discussion and
also closing it. But l got even with
him. I arose afterwarc and said Just
few words. | stated that after all
my opponent had treated me fairly
enough-bacause upon reviewing the
two parties, he really needed more
time. 1t was the difference in the
parties and he needed to talk long
est. I'll repeat the same offer here
that l made to the crowd at that de-
bate. If man in this audience can
show me where the Democrat party,
when in office, ever put one dollar in
the Iowa farmers pockets; if a man
here can show me where commerce
was ever extended one inch by the
Democrats-I'll give that man pres
ent of $40 to donate to any charity
cause he sees fit. No one takes me
up?" He was met with a ringing,
encouraging laugh and he went on.
"Then let's get back to Mr.. Bryan"
Down on Free Trade.
Mr.. Dobson then got down to bust
ness and hurled string of vehement
truths at his hearers that created a
furore of applause when he stopped
finally to breathe. "Mr.. Bryan has
never gone before the American peo-
pie in two successive campaigns with
the same issues" he started in. 81
was born in a country cursed with
free trade. l was fairly raised on
free trade and skinned milk L
came over here to the grandest coun-
tIy on earth as soon as I could paddle
my own canoe and I'm never going
to live in any country again where
there is an open tariff.
THE best times you men have
seen in all your lives was under the
gold standard and a protective tariff
and you know it, he roared at his
listeners. Free trade has brought
only misery to me-what has it
brought to any one?
Willie Bryan made a big hit with
he Chinese in his trip around the
world. He was very popular over
here. The Chinese all wanted Willie |
% be the next president over here
Why? So that they could come over
lere and work for. fifteen cents
lay. Willie said in Des Moines the
'ther day that this campaign was
going to be fought out on two lines
rec trade versus protective tariff. |
Nj right, I'll give you farmers an
Lctual example. 1t happened out in
Nebraska.
THE Democrats were in power
hen. A farmer came to town and
fought new wagon for $50. That
he regular Democratic price for
lew farm wagon-the old Republican
rice is $65. Well, the farmer takes
lis new wagon and hauls in 500 bush
Is of corn at ten cents a bushel to
'ay for it.
"a few years later when the Re-
ublicans were in Office, that Demo
ratio wagon was worn out and the
armer bought new one He paid
65 for it. He took it out home and
auled in $50 bushels of corn at
fly cents bushel to pay for it, See
he difference? When he paid his lit
lie old $50 for wagon, men were out
t work every where and getting poor
ages. When he handed over sos for
wagon the shops were all running
nd men were carrying full dinner
ails. Nebraska has awakened to
his fact at last. Why, you can send
0,O00 Haskells to Nebraska and not
lin it for Willie Bryan" The speak
stopped to wipe the perspiration
rom his face and let the attending
pplause die out somewhat Then he
wung in on the tariff again.
Believes in Taxation.
Can anv man here fell mo ubv ure