Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-22

REVIEWS PAST HISTORY
In Argumentative Speech, Abba At
torney Gives Gospel of Repub-
licanism in Effective Manner
Endorses Kendall.

Contrasting the great achievements
of the Republican party during the
past twelve years with what the DEM
ocratic party has failed to accomplish
since its organization, lion. j. G. Ma
bry last night addressed the voters of
Bladensburg and Pleasant township.
The threatening weather had but lit
tie effect upon the attendance, as the
building was we'll filleu, when the pro-
gram of banjo numbers and humorous
solos was commenced by Raymond
Coleman. Committeeman Charles
Carter acted as chairman, and immed-
lately following the splendid numbers
furnished by Mr.. Coleman, he called
upon Candidates Tom Stodghill, J. A.
Ballard, G. A. Marble, A. j. Fairchild,
Walter S. Coen and Edwin DUNCAN,
who in brief talks, asked the support
of the voters. Mr.. Coen called atten-
ton to the exceptional strength of the
Republican county ticket and solicited
the votes for those candidates who
were unable to be present
A Party of Achievements.
Mr.. Mabry's address was prefaced
with a few words of appreciation Of
LIE NOIelS lISlI WIVES silu lduy IL
for Drawing the threatening storm and
coming out to tn meeting. "The only
reason" he said, Il can see why you
are here is that the farmers of today,
made up as they are of cultured,
thrifty, prosperous people, are greatly
interested in the campaign, realizing
that the result Of it means to them Il
continuation of the present prosper
Gus condition or perhaps something
vastly different"
Il accord the right to every man to
think out these things that confront
us today" conti- ued Mr.. Mabry. y
believe that every nan is honest and
sincere in his beliefs, whether he be
Republican Or Democrat, but l also
believe that the Republican party has
accomplished more to justify you n
accepting it's beliefs than the Demo-
cratic party. There is no truer words
of holy writ than by their fruits We
shall know them" and those
words apply with particular signifi-
canoe to the Republican party during
the past twelve. years. A farmer can
see the fruits of his own toll and meth
Cd of working the land he owns, and
when he has the best method of pro-
ducing the most good crops, it is hard
to change him Along comes, man
with a new tangled way of doing the
work. He tells you it will produce
better than any previous methods.
You ask him has it ever been tried,
and he replies that it has been tried
once but it has been remodeled some
what since and will surely work o. K.
now. You consider whether your
present ways of getting the best re-
suits out of your farm is better than
new fangle-- way, one that has never
been tried with success, and you de-
eide to continue with the old. So it Is,
my friends, with this country's gov
eminent The same success you have
enjoyed by the tried and true meth
DDS of farming has been enjoyed the
country over through the tried and
true Republican manner of managing
the affairs of this government. Why
change the system? y Democratic
friends, there are a few here I know,
| want you to think over the past
twelve years of your life. I want you
to fully realize how great, the Repub
lican party is. It is greatest in prin-
ciple, greatest in achievements of any
political organization known. From
it's birth it has been party of achieve
ments, and in the face Of it, stands
the Democratic party, to which there
can be nothing credited in the way cf
achievements for the national good in
the past fifty years, or since the Or
ganization of the Republican party.
Who has protected the farmer, the
laboring man; what party has made
the business Of this great country
throb and pulsate with all the strength
of life. You well know 1t was the Re-
publican party.
Recalls Cleveland's Term.
What was the cry of the opposition
in 1892 The Democrats asserted that
the Republicans were in power so long
that it was corrupt and so autocratic
that it was grinding down the people
of the country. Their principal attack
was made upon, the tariff, and the peo-
pie believing it bad thing, elected
Grover Cleveland to destroy it. Be-
fore he served his full term, the Demo-
cratic party the rank and file that
elected him, were abusing him and
criticising him for carrying out the
principles upon which he was elected
anu w illCil tie aus dppiOFGu DS
their choice of him. The same condi-
ton confronts the voters of this com
munity today. The Democratic pol
icies of 1892 were not successful. They
are equally unreliable today. The
many orders now placed with big
eastern manufacturers, subject to can
collation. should Bryan be elected, and
to fulfilment il Mr.. Taft is chosen, Is a
slight indication of what will be felt
whichever way the election two weeks
from today results. If Bryan wins,
these orders will be annulled. What
does that mean? 1t means that you
farmers will suffer, for the vast army OF
laboring men employed in making the
machinery of this country will be un,
employed They will not purchase the
product of your farms. Do you want
to go back from 70 cent corn to 35
cent corn, to 13 cent oats and to 1f
cent wheat? | say there will be d
business paralysis in this country that
will stagger all of us, should the gov
erning powers be changed. What
commends the Democratic party te
you? 1t has never stuck to one policy
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