Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-04

Blaine of Garfield. of Mckinley and OF
Roosevelt will rise triumphantly above
the clouds Of it's civil war and be In
the future. as it has been in the past,
the best hope of mankind. the progress
sive party, not only OF the nation out
Of the world.
I understand perfectly that there
are some short visioned men amongst
us who will continue either to bewall
or ienounce individual independence,
and who will deplore free criticism or
party leaders and party acts. believ-
inx4tha to be independent of an as
sumed leadership and to give express
sion to honest censure Of a party
measure is to destroy party unity. and
to invite democratic victory. Such
men disparage both the intelligence
and the patriotism Of the people. Tne
voters Of the country know that there
Is infinitely more hope OF making the
republican party effectually progress
eive than there j. of efficient and COM
prehensive legislation from the demo-
Gratis.
There are many democrats who are
DISTINGUISHED for their wise and broad
views upon public affairs. but the large
majority OF the leaders Of the demo
cratic party are incapable of making
or administering laws for a country
like ours. for they invariably find IN
the constitution an insuperable OBJ
stacle in the way of doing the things
which are imperatively demanded, and
which II done at all mTsr be done by
the general government.
7 have been accused yoftentimes by
some OF my blind and passionate op-
moments of having democratic lean
jngs and have many warm personal
friends in that organization, but there
never was time In, my whole life
vixen would have bfen willing to
commit the destiny Of the country to
the democratic party, Ind there is less
reason now for doing 30 than ever be-
fore.
So long as loob upon the constitu-
ton as commanH to look after the
welfare of the PEOPLE, rather than
-mase injunction Against Invading the
rights of the states, there will be an
impassable gulf between the demo-
cratic party and myself. -
The character of the problems
which now hold the first place in the
American mind makes the republican
view of the constitution vital to the
common good. admit that the Differ
ences between republicans are many
and that they are important; but any
republican who, by reason of these
differences, votes for democratlc
candidate. will find that he mas
jumped from the frying pan into the
fire. .
Vote for Party Candidates.
! reiterate what have always SAID
in every campaign during the stormy
decade in which have been IN puDnc
ONCE. We will fight WIN all the
strength that is in lis before the noml-
nations are made, but when they are
made in the appointed way we VIII
stand shoulder to shoulder for the
republican candidates, and In this
spirit appeal to every republican IN
the state to give his voice and his vote
to every candidate on the ticket
whether national or state.
Protection.
With these preliminary observations
7 proceed to the consideration of the
DEFINITE principles which touch our
PARTY faith and which make up our
marty history. The policy OF taxing
imports, not only for revenue. but Tor
protection to domestic producers,
established in the very beginning OF
Alexander Hamilton. adopted by the
wings. and inherited by the repub-
lican party, has beyond dispute helped
to make the United States the might
lest nation in the world.
There is not republican anywhere
who does not yield to the protective
system unreserved and unwavering al
lesiance. Aldrich, Lodge, Hale, Can
non. Payne and Dalzell may be its
sincere and earnest advocates, but IN
zeal for its perpetuation, and In the
eloouence Of it's defense they cannot
surpass Nelson, Clapp, Beverage, Ia
Toilette. Dolliyer and Bristow.
There has been no controversy,
and there can be none, between repub-
leans as to the soundness or value OF
this doctrine. The divergence appears
when we come to apply 1t to inter
national trade, and to consideration
of that divergence now ask your fair
minded and dispassionate attention.
So long as there was full and free
competition in our own country itY
mattered little how excessive the
duties were because the rivalry among
domestic producers could be depended
upon to bring prices to fair Amer
lean level. We did not. therefore.
seriously concern ourselves about a
scientific adjustment of the tariff.
Ours manufacturers were protected
against competition from abroad, and
our consumers were protected by the
natural laws of business at home. IT
the duties were higher than they
should have been, and undoubtedly
they were in many instances, there
was no complaint for no injury re-
suited to the great body OF the peo-
pie who bought and used dutiable
commodities.
Az time passed. on, however, there
appeared a new factor In the in.
dustriaT and commercial life of the
United States, and the era of con-
solidation and monopoly began. With
a rApidity that even now 1t is hard to
comprehend. business of all kinds
rushed into close union. and scattered