Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-11
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y "IssUEs."
The Impression Is gaining s ara
Sall over the country that tnero ~
fsrisht now enough votes pleoeeo ~ the
III United States senate to carry
v presidents reciprocity meaeure, .hat
Il the ono reason for the oeiay ha,,
\ some Of the senator's VINO nave 80 =
4 low tariff men want time 70 mahe
\ .'bluff" at lighting the Dill. Inc SOL
u ators should guard against clene
\ the impression that NUMBER OF tnem
Nmsy vote against the Dill II the,e az
h enough without them, to carry u, lol
while they are In favor OF II, tne ey a. 81 :
H afraid they would not be aols 70 ~
h reelected il they did vote LOT ~, D -
n cause the people at home are sno' -
favor Of 1t. 1t does not seem " W
I matter Of voting Tor Wnat one vi n
!, lieyes ID for the best interests u q. ~
concerned, but the ideal TO vote 30 as
Mo get reelected. In otner Wolus a. W.. !.
some OF the senators on DON sues 4. =
sss not matter OF what u pest loI 'u ~
.Speople, but the important feature e.. 10
what is the best plan 10 aoopt "
il keep me in Office"
XVI There has not been from the peopie
sof the middle west. At any u "a
Z majority demand for reciprocity Win
ora r has been subject used by
L politicians as an tissue" when no otner
issue could be thought or -,
Eor several years Immediately fol-
lowing the adoption Of the Mckinley
bill, the people could not DO lnoe a'sa ~
In tissues" They had been out OF
work during the reign of soup under
ina Mills bill, and 1t took some time
I - make the people forget what they
'Swent through. Many Of them haven't
;, sorgotten it yet. but there Is now
II Nat army of voters who were school
4 Eov. during the time Of Coxey's and
selley's armies. They began work at
N : 1897 and jobs were plenty. They
IA not nave to LAY of" that some
,ar man could have days work as
did to be done from '93 to '96. The
III hNticians OF all parties who we're lind
inc fault when there was nothing to
and fault with. especially directed
! their appeals to these young men, be-
cans. very few Of the older ones
would nay any attention to their
nlaints. But an tissue" was neces-
sary and reciprocity and lowering the
tariff were chosen. Tariff and free
trade can always be argued. Men
who wanted national Offices made reel
nrocity the burden of their pleas Tor
|, votes. That was argued and joint
kdebated for several years. 1t was
y worked hard, but while it was better
than no issue at all, 1t was never
highly satisfactory piece Of ground to
.tand on in this part of the country,
& and was gladly dropped when the new
"boete man." the high cost of living.
vas paraded through the land. The
noIiticians Of both parties thought this
was.the best issue ever discovered and
they unlimbered all their pneumatic
batteries against the seller In an effort
10 bag the buyer. Right there they
nvernlayed their hand, because It soon
"a dawned upon the farmer that he was
Z : SELLER. and that he was the one that
was being attacked. He Immediately
vnN busy. He wrote letters and signed
natitions. He sent them to his con-
rressmen and senators. The high
cost of living" issue was kicked clear
mt OF washington by people turning
/ back somersaults.
But It seems that those who are
{ now pushing the reciprocity bill, made
b4a mistake in thinking that those who
aswere 4 short time ago talking for
Nreciprocity meant what they said
4 The president didn't know they had
their fingers crossed during their
speeches.
So now. the men who are respon-
y sihle for the demand for reciprocity
y md lower tariff, have forsaken their
guns and are vainly floundering about
irving to catch onto some other
tissue"
II reciprocity with Canada would
have been q good thing for the United
states four or FIVE years ago, it would
he rood thing now. II 1t would have
been bad then, 1t Is bad now. Canada
\ has not changed in that time except In
\ fha increase Of the volume of it's pro-
ductton. That 1t would increase its
production was just as apparent to q
thinking man Ave years ago as 1t Is
now. II reciprocity with Canada had
heen enacted five years ago, 1t would
have been done with a certain know
y ladre that the production Of that coun-
\ Nv would increase, and any interna-
Jonal agreement would have con-
Ramplated that, and taken 1t into the
fniIest consideration. That is neces-
,ary in matters Of that size. They
cannot. In the very nature of things,
mt into effect, be changed In less
han say, four years.
So to admit that reciprocity with
Canada IL wrong now, is to admit that
n was wrong four or i've years ago.
President Taft says reciprocity with
Canada will be move for the best in
serests Of all the country.
senator to be of any help in the
councils of the nation, must have
studied matters Of government suf-
aciently to have political principles
that do not change from year to year.
i THE PosToFFlcE CLOSING.
/ Postmaster Nimocks has been in
,tructed by the department at Wash
ngton to discontinue the Sunday de-
,ivery, of mail at the postoffice. Nearly