Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-19
the exchange of products.
Westward tho Course Of Empire Takes
Its WAY,

Westward the Course OF Empire Takes
Its Way.
Year by year the economic policies
of the republican partr or, to put it. in
another way, under the economic poll
cies of a majority of the people Of the
republic, constituting, as they do, the
republican party, we have become the
greatest producing nation on earth. In
agriculture, In mining, In manufactur-
ing we produce one-third Of the pro-
ducts of the civilized world.
Westward the star of Empire has
taken it's course. There is more Of
production in manufactures In the
middle west than in the east and far
west combined. Illinois, we claim, is
still first in agriculture. 1t is third
ond manufacturing city in the United
States, aye, more, 1t Is the second
manufacturing city In the world. IN
the middle west we have ceased to
borrow, and now lend. 1t is no longer
true, except in the mouth Of the dema-
gogue, that the west is tributary to
the east.
Not only do our agricultural prod
ucts constantly increase IN volume
and value; but, basing the estimate
on the semi decennial census OF 1919,
Kansas produced during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1910, manuf 1ac ano ar
ticles to the value of $3.50 100000.
The same census shows that. count
Ing the real wealth that you can see
and feel, the tangible property-tne
per capita wealth Of Kansas Is now
about $1,000. Nebraska has per cap
ita wealth Of about $4,000, Iowa, $z,lov,
illinois, $4,000, New York, $4,000, wniie
New England has per capita weaItn
Of about s1,l0O. I say again the Star
of Empire westward has taken Its way
Under these conditions. the leader
Of the democrats in the national house
Of representatives. Mr.. Clark, makes
proclamation in his speech OF July
at Tammany Hall that the democrats
are united: that the republicans are
divided into factions. and then ne no
ceeds to call for recruits. He attacks
the Payne tariff law as vigorously as
Rristow. Cummins, La Toilette. Bever-
idge and other so-called insurgents at
tack. He gives notice that the dem.
ocrats are to control the next mousse o.
and that their mrs.
labor will be revision OF the tarlil
from the standpoint of revenue: ne
declares that they will pass tariff TOT
revenue only, will put 1t up to the SEN
ate and if the senate does not pass IT,
mon the provisions of that bill, they
VIII enter the campaign of 1912 asking
to be clothed with full power both ex-
ecutive and legislative.
have been denounced as stand
patter and as against revision OF
the tariff. will confess that / do not
believe FREQUENT changes in the tariff
are for the best interests os the people.
Therefore, from the time of the enact
ment of the SDingley law to the making
of the national platform In 1908, upon
which we nominated Taft and Sher- |
man and declared in favor OF the re-
vision Of the tariff, I was against en-
terine upon revision Of the tariff.
r CT a.
vision itself always halt production
The importer, fearing that he will not
have customers, imports the minimum,
and the revenues that are derived from
imports correspondingly decrease. Inc
not knowing what the
proper revision brings forth. curtains
his production, for he is aware that
his product may be sold later on at
loss. The farmer, the miner, and ~
other producers purchase the mini
mum, and the result Is that In the
aggregate the capacity of the people to
buy decreases. 1t has been estimated
by careful observers that every day
spent during the discussion and con-
sideration Of the Payne tariff bill re- +,
suited In an aggregate loss to labor
and production variously estimated at
from $1O,000.OOO to $20.O00000 a day
Yet those who oppose the Payne tariff
law propose to enter upon revision OF
the tariff during the next congress If
they are granted power.
Much complaint has been made
about the high cost Of living Our
friends, the enemy, go to the manufac-
turing centers and say that those who
are engaged in manufacturing. mining
and mercantile pursuits, las differen-
tiated from those engaged In agricul-
ture, are compelled to pay too much
for breadstuffs and other products OF
the farm Then in the prairies of I'LL
nois and Kansas and in the agricultural
districts generally they declare that
the farmers are paying too much for
The products Of the two-thirds of the |
population who are not engaged In ag-
riculture. They are all things to all
men according to their location from
time to time as they are striving for
power
We had an experience with demo-
cratic tariff revision during the years
from 1893 to 1897. Our democratic |
friends, being in full power. enacted
the blind and they fell in a ditch car
the blind and they fell ina ditch, Ger
ryine with them the remainder Of the
people of the United States
FARMER HAS PET SNAKE.