Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-14
W. CAN HAVE SOUP HOUSES
EI AGAIN.

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"a dsrerances in prices that such ad-
ministrattons as Prof Wilson promises
* five us. and the administrations
TIA democratic party took charge
OF the government March T. 1872.
Prices on farm products up 70 ny
time OF election In 1892 had peen soou'
labor was well paid, capital was en-
ployed and the country was prospe.
aus. The free-trade orator campalsneu
Ger the land, using just the SAN
kind OF arguments that Prof. WILSON
= using now. He said the cost y
living was too high, your dinner otck.
- as wen as what you put IN II cos.
too much. vote us IN to power CIV
.. WIN cut the tariff down and ie. III
foreign goods and then you can ou'
cheap" r,.,.o and
Roosevelt are promising now. 10 star.
tarif tinkering at once land on tM ina
E;nd az a campaign they won, me
country voted over whelmingly IN
favor Of the administration ina,
rrom,sed TO destroy the protective
tarfN nrinciple. The people wanted
- trv tariff for revenue and they olu.
The opportunity to try it again Is open
An. near Int the great majority or the
naonIe Il they do so, will walk into
~ tran with their eyes OPEN. Inc
,,an Who votes for Wilson or Roose-
1elt need not year from now say Ina.
Ia "didn't know it was loaded. !, ~
Ia votes to bring on the same conul-
tons we had In 1893, "a. 95 and 80 ne
viii have no one to blame but himseil'
hacanse he will do 1t knowingly.
AZ above stated, they took charge
(. +h.a government in 1898 and by the
,,,ddLa ~ the summer OF that year
whaat was down 4Oc, corn 35c and oats
oor The next year on August ISL,
wheat was quoted at 40c corn 35c snd
not. osc. At the same time OF the
.asr N 1895. wheat was 45c, corn 4bc,
oeta 2oc. By September 1896 the VII
sar German bill had got to working
good and in September, 10 years 49,
now. the price in Ottumwa 1or ia on
products was as foilo"s. a."heae ooo'
corn 1sc and oats 12c. ,...
II the farmers OF the Uniteu oIa .s
want another four years OF tnat kin ..
~ prices, they know now 10 get ~.
r the people in general want Coxey
And Kelley armies marching tnrousn
4he land, the way to get them Is easy.
~ the railroads want to go into the
hsnda az receivers they can 40 II py
a,ectine either one of the men VINO
nrnInises continuous tariff tinkering.
n does not require q very Keen
,,i.ton to see the difference IN me
+,n,e now and those Of '93 TO 's6.
prices in Ottumwa now are. wneat
aoc corn roc, oats 27c. Prices IN "
+wnowa is wears ago were Wneat SOC
Irndar an administration like that
,nangurated in 1893 the working man
49, not fare any better than the
Sarnoer and the factory owner does
rnt have any possible chance.
r. was during the time from 1893
.o1aos that we had Coxeys and
K.1lev,s and Hogan's armies marching
across the country begging FOR pread
Ana being fed by the people IN tne
towns through which they passed.
p,ght here in Ottumwa the city was
comnelled to give men, and good men,
Ia emnloyment breaking rock 50 tnat
thav could have the opportunity OF
.atfinp enough money to purchase the
Sara necessities Of life. All over the
country soup houses We're estapllsneo
to keep people from starving and IN
every city in the union, on cold nights,
men were applying to the authorities
FIR the privilege OF sleeping IN the
TAILS or hall ways Of public buildings.
1 That was the result Of ignorant tar
- tinkertng. Up to that time condi-
tiona had never been better IN this
country than they were in the begin
ming 81 1892 and If they ever have
heen any worse than they were at the
berinning Of 1893, it was at the begin
Inc Of 1894, IS and SO.
These matters and facts should
have the serious consideration OF every
man who is going to vote this fall and
every man who can vote should do 80.
The voters decide whether prosperous
conditions are to be continued or
tradad Off for conditions like those
above referred to.
SAMPLE OF DEMOCRACY.
The sixty-frst congress, with
republican majority in both houses
and safe, wise and not spectacular
president, enacted more progressive
and sound legislation that has stood
to the credit of any congress in gen.
~.......aO ,ove fha Waterloo ReDOrter