Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-15
THE TARIFF IS
. THE BIC FEATURE
CONGRESSMAN N. e. KENDALL RE.
VIEWS ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
AGENCY VOTERS ALIVE
Immense Throns Of Citizens From
Nearby Towns and Vicinity
Attend Enthusiastic
Meeting.

Iowa farmer and laboring man and the
! great record of accomplishments OF
the republican party as compared to
j democracy's repeated failures were
subjects discussed by Hon. N. e. Ken
i dali, republican candidate to succeed
himself as congressman from the sixth
congressional district, last night at q
monster republican meeting in the
town hall at Agency. Voters of both pc
litical beliefs and many ladies made up
the audience that taxed the capacity
OF the hall, and during his address
Congressman Kendalls eloquence held
his audience keyed to the highest
point Of interest except for an occas.
Iional period when the full force Of his
arguments struck responsive chord
and vigorous applause prevailed
Particular stress was laid upon the
protective tariff as advocated by the
republican party and tariff for revenue
only, or free trade, of the opposition
party, and the speaker did not fail to
impress upon ibis hearers which Of the
propositions result in the most bene-
| fits to the voter. He reviewed what had
been done by the last congress and
what would result If the next congress
would be republican. His mention Of
the vast difference in the ability Of
the republican party to bring prosper
ity to all voters over the days of dis
aster and catastrophe which followed
democratic rule, thoroughly impressed
his hearers. Mr.. Kendall concluded his
remarks with a word about the splen-
did county ticket of the republican
party and urged the voters to see to it
that each candidate is elected.
Makes Announcements.
Preliminary to the speech making,
the Agency orchestra, composed of
Prof. H. B. Wilson, Homer Reynolds
and Carl Woodford, delivered a pro-
gram Of delightful numbers. John
Springer, committeeman of Agency
township, opened the meeting at 8
o'clock by introducing Mayor G.. L. Nye
as chairman. Mr.. Nye Immediately pre-
sented Congressman Kendall, who
prefaced his address by announcing
the meeting in Ottumwa tonight, when
Congressman A. F. Dawson of the sec
ond district, speaks at the Grand, and
the coming entertainment Of the
Agency course next Tuesday night in
the Agency town hall. The speaker re-
called his meeting in Agency two
years ago, and said that he would
never forget the generosity bestowed
upon him by the audience. At the out
set, Mr.. Kendall declared vehemently
that the democratic party had proved
itself incapable Of handling the gov
eminent Of the United States and he
emphasized this point by referring to
the period when the followers of An
drew Jackson were in control. The
speaker then delved into the tariff
question and contrasted the prosperity
of the country under the protective tar
If with Cleveland's administration,
when the factories Of the United States
were idle.
''The republican party was organ
lied In 1884, said Mr.. Kendall, "and in
the first national platform it provided
for a protective tariff. The democratic
party has always frowned on this pol
icy, declaring always that it would
strike out from the tariff the protec-
tive feature. Republican congressman
are protective tariff advocates, while
the democratic representatives stand
for the opposite The fruits of pro-
tective tariff are no better explained
than by repeating the words of that
great protectionist, Abraham Lincoln,
who said, If we buy goods abroad, we
have the goods, but not the money,
but If we buy the goods at home, we
have both the goods and the money
The Good and the Bad.
1.-THE democratic platform stands for
buying everywhere, while the repub-
lican party demands protective
tariff that the men of this country will
have employment at remunerative
wages. We have tried both systems,
and I want to revive your memory OF
that period Of democratic rule and
show you the difference In 1892 we
had prosperity that had no parallel.
Factories were running full time and
you farmers were finding market for
all you could produce. The demo-
cratic cry was that the tariff was a
war tax The news that Grover
Cleveland had been elected with q
democratic house and senate had not
flashed over the wires minute until
the smoke in the factory chimneys be-
gan to subside and then we had four
years of times that brought nothing
but disaster and catastrophe. The four
years Of Cleveland are valuable now
to the republican party because the
democrats are talking fervently for q
return Of those same deplorable con-
ditions. After we had gone through
that period, we had touch Of free
silver, but the people listened to that
voice from Ohio, which said to open
the mills of the country instead Of the
minis, and when the returns were in,
the American people had demanded q