Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-11

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lican party in it's vigorous onward
march.
Helped Organize Party.
There are men in this convention
who helped form the republican party.
Men here, who helper to dedicate 1t to
the cause of human liberty, who have
witnessed each step Of advancement.
Men In this convention who remember
when Phillips and Seward and Sumner
and Lincoln were denounced as fire
brands and condemned as radicals.
But be it known, sirs. the radical is
often in truth, a genuine conservative.
When corruption exists In party or IN
nation, 1t should be speedily eliminat-
ed. Winking at crookedness will not
conserve the welfare OF the nation.
The price OF stability is honesty. True!
Economic problems call for the exer-
else of cool Judgment and at times
careful, even cautious mode OF pro-
cedure is demanded But economic
problems sometimes have their moral
aspects, and when the plain Issue OF
right and wrong has been determined.
the duty of every citizen has been
defined
When radical measures are needed
to root out wrong, then radicalism ana
conservatism are correlative terms. z
The anaemic brand Of statesman
ship that shrinks from applying IN
slant remedies, where such remedies
are obviously needed, encourages con-
ditions that would deprive our party
of the leadership it has earned and
held throughout the years.
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coin, and the sons Of these men, ana
the rank and file OF the party member
ship, enthused by the opportunity that
now confronts us, inspired by the
memories Of the past, will do all IN
their power to continue the republican
party as an instrument OF good govern
ment
We must cleanse our party of cur
rupt bosses. We must cleanse our
party Of complacent plutocrats and
corpulent freebOoters masQuerading as
The Barnes, the Penroses.
the Guggenheims, the I.orimers, the
Shoots and their kind do no credit to
the party roll call. They are not re-
publicans, they are the pirate agents
of corporate wealth, sailing under
false colors and would scutUe the old
ship without conjunction should they
get orders SO to do from their masters
big crooked business. In fact, they
appear to be trying that very thing
now. But they will not succeed. The
party will weather the gale.
Progressive principles, based as they
are on righteousness, shall prevail.
No Third Party.
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What remains to be accomplished
should be accomplished within the
party. Victory for the forward move
ment is In sight, and it would not pc
the part Of wisdom for US to turn over
to the worst element OF the party all
that Is sacred to us Of republication.
I for one refuse to abjectly crawl out
Of the republican party and leave the
In undisputed command.
Some one will arouse himself and
ask the question, What shall We DO
when the people elect the delegates
and the bosses refuse to seat them =
In answer I would say that the last
boss ridden convention has just been
held. Presidential preference primary
laws will be enacted in three-fourths
of the states unless congress grants us
a federal law. 1t Is almost morally GER
tain the next nominee OF each party
will be named by the people in legal
lied primaries. The Chicago conven-
ton is the last one of It's kind that will
ever be held In this country.
Nominations honestly made deserve
the support OF every member Of the
party Nominations tainted with fraud
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party. Good citizenship 10 the one
thing that comes ahead OF party regu-
larity.
But let US not render Judgment on
the title to any nomination until we
have carefully examined the evidence,
When we enter verdict let 1t be free
from injustice, free from rancor
based solely on Justice.
Let us briefly survey the issues.
The greatest asset Of the republican
party Is the tariff issue. We will main
tain with all vigor the principles of
protection; recognizing that schedules
should be SO arranged as to be equit-
able between the producer and the
the factory and
the farm. Some OF the schedules, as
they now stand, do not recognize the
principle set out in our national party
platform Of four years ago, that "in all
tariff legislation the principle OF pro-
lection is best maintained by the Inn
position OF such duties as will equal
the difference between the cost OF
production at home and abroad, to-
gether with reasonable profit to
A rnerican industries"
Tariff Revision.
Without wishing to criticise the mo-
tives of the men who framed the pres
ent law. make no hesitancy in stat
ing that 1t was not fullfilment Of
party pledges, and Is regarded by
republicans as being ini-
mical to the policy OF protection. This
Of the party's pledges will
be speedily remedied by a republican
congress. l
On those commodities where It has
been proved beyond doubt that rates
are excessive, the revision will be
downward without preamble or dis
pute.
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