Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-26
GUTHRIE OPENS
CONVENTION
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have nominated ex.President Roose.
welt was because to have done so
would have been an act of political
treachery, ingratitude and dishonor.
President Taft had earned and de-
served denomination for great and
faithful service to the nation and to
the party"
Defines the Issues.
Mr.. Guthrie defined the great issues
Of the national campaigns as follows:
First, the constitutional right and
power Of congress to protect American
industries and to preserve our present
Industrial system; second, the threat
ened overthrow OF the representative
system of government in state and ma
ton by the introduction Of the initia-
tive, referendum and recall, and, third,
the assault upon the administration
Of justice in American courts"
Almost the only reference Mr.. Guth-
RE made to the democratic presiden-
tial candidate was in his discussion Of
the tariff.
"As pointed out by q republican in
congress-" he said, /" although We may
now be willing to face free ccmpeti-
ton with Europeans, we cannot be
free competitions with Asiatics. Just
across the Pacific ocean, with con.
stantly cheapening freight and pas
senger rates, are populations of So
600, 900 in Japan, $50, 0O0,0 in China,
30o,o 100000 in India, and they will
furnish efficient labor at wages rang
hours work on the same kind OF ma
nh{n0a o. 1uhfok ond
women are working. Shall we now
open the flood gates7
Shall we now elect as president the
historian who but a few years ago in
the quiet and impartial atmosphere
Of his study declared to the world that
these same Chinese were far more to
be desired than most of the coarse
crew that came crowding at our East
ern ports.'"
MANY are now tellin gthe people"
continued the chairman. that the
tariff is solely responsible for the high
cost of living, and for the prevalence
of social unrest and discomfort. This
world wide and exist abroad as much
In England, which has no protective
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cost of living has been even louder
than here. The true causes of the
worldwide increase in the cost OF liv-
ing undoubtedly are: The enormous
increase in the worlds supply Of gold, !
ing value OF the dollar for the worlds |
gold production which from 1850 to
1890 averaged 12O millions per annum,
IN, ocAH
to fully $461, 000,O 900 in 1911, the rapid
increase Of population without cor
responding increase of the production
of food and other necessaries Of life.
the flocking to the city and the
Of the farm, the enor-
nous appreciation of land values, the
increase in the price Of raw materials,
the higher rates of wages and the de-
crease in the number OF hours Of work,
the exhaustion of some sources OF
supply, higher standards of living, ex-
travagance in public expenditures, and
the withdrawal Of armies Of civil serv.
ants from productive industry" Il
Country Needs Good Men.
Instead Of the initiative, the refer.
endum and the recall, Mr.. Guthrie
said, what the country needed was
men of higher character and greater
competency in our legislatures and in
congress.
"The hatred Of the courts which
the progressives share in common
with the socialists, anarchists and
populists, and that part of organized
labor unions typified and represented
by such men as the McNamaras, the
Debs and the Parks, who In truth
shamefully misrepresent the great ma
jority of law-abiding and patriotic
members of these organizations" he
said, has forced into this campaign
an unparalleled attack upon our judicial
system and the administration of jus
tioe. And regret to have to say that
no man has done more to foment this
hatred Of the judiciary than ex-Prest
dent Roosevelt"
State issues figured only briefly In
the temporary chairman's address. He
made the following suggestions for
the state platform:
Cd. An honest election law provid-
ing for free and honest primaries in
place of the infamous levy law.
(2). The separation Of the judiciary
ballot 50 that judicial candidates may
he presented on their individual merits
and without party label.
(3). A workmen's compensation act
that will be just and fair to both en-
ploye and employer.
a.. A state constabulary charged
with police duty throughout the
state. j...... .....y /
(5). Business methods and economy
in the various departments of the
state. ~
co.. Fuller publicity and an annual
examination, audit and report on the
proceedings, expenditures and results
of each department, and
&. The creation OF a bureau of re.
search similar to the bureau of NUM-
cipal research in the city of New
York"