Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-17

wages, and the 4 wagewprker could
prosper under it. Who Is dissa tisf1ed?
The truth Is, no one is dissatisfied, ex-
icept as he Is told by some politician
that some wrong is being committed
against him. The wool schedule GER
of wooden goods are increasing. No
new wooden mills are being erected.
which would be the case IL such man
ufacturing were tremendously profit
able. There are thousands Of sheep IN
Iowa. Governor Carroll states that
there are over $4,000 head of sheep In
the county of Davis There used to be
wooden mills in southern Iowa. There
are none now. Not a new wooden mill
has been erected in Iowa in 40 years.
"A man would be considered insane
to set up new wooden mill in our
state. This fact answers all the accu-
sations against the wooden schedule.
Refers to Iowa's Loss.
II agree with President Taft-that
great man that sits in the white house.
! agree that the country ought to have
a rest. He possibly had it in mind that
with what the newspapers, magazines.
and the laws Of congress and Of the
several states had done toward regu-
ating almost everything, it is time to
at least pace around the track to get
warmed up for the real battle for edu-
cation, prosperity, and the general
advancement. In our own, state, not
withstanding our tremendous wealth
Of agricultural resources and the gen.
eral conditions Of prosperity that pre-
price of farm lands, we are the only
state of the union which by the census
lately announced lost population.
Possibly we are the only state that
ever lost population because Of too
much money. However, while we have
lost 1000 people, it is not within our
knowledge that we have lost single |
one Of our politicians. They are with us
yet, and as busy as. formerly, telling
how the Iowa hog can be sold for $40
per hundred and New England can
have hog meat a. cents per pound. /
Some of our people are willing to con-
tinue the partnership with Massachus- |
etts. Others are not. If any man were |
to make a campaign for governor OF
Iowa, promising to take the duty of |
food products, or even promising the |
free admission of farm products from |
Canada, he would be defeated by lO0,- |
900 majority, unless some one moved |
to make it unanimous for his defeat.
Iowa is in favor Of protection, and has
never voted otherwise. On two distinct |
oc casions, during the past 10 years, the
of Iowa have asserted |
for protection. They assert
ed themselves against reciprocity In
products. Some republic
ans think they could bring prosperity
to the country by means of a low
tariff. But the democrats, with exactly
the same doctrine in regard to low
tariff, have never been able to bring
Leave Tariff Attacks to Democrats.
would 1t be presumptuous for me to
suggest to such republicans as have
been attacking the tariff that they
leave that to the democrats, who are
now preparing to take control of that
particular branch Of the government
where revenue bills shall originate?
Let me suggest further that such re-
oublicans as are in favor Of low
tariff that they press the matter with
Ill their might and accomplish all they
IAN previous to the 4th Of March; and
hen would it be too much to ask them
% subside with their agitation and
rive the country a rest?"