Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-07
HULL DEMANDS A
RETURN TO TARIFF
REPUBLICAN, CANDIDATE IN THE
SECOND DISTRICT SHOWS
WRONG TO FARMERS.

| Muscatine, Feb. Sin speech to
gathering of republicans here Wednes-
day, Harry e. Hull, republican cand1-
date for congress, said in part:
| AS the republican candidate for con-
gress at the special election to be held
on Feb. 10, I address you citizens OF
Muscatine county, and ask your sup
port because of the principles repre-
sent This is the home county OF our
late Congressman I. S. Pepper. Mr..
Pepper was a man loved and honored
not only throughout this district and
state but wherever he was known.
Each and everyone of us regretted that
such an honorable man should be cut
down by the grim reaper death at q
time when his ambitions and life work
were being realized and apprec iated
by everyone regardless of partly afhlia-
ton. Words of praise and eulogy are
merited and given, not only to our late
congressman, but also to his loyal
friends in Muscatine county through
out the district.
Principles Count.
AS the candidate on the republican
ticket, again emphasize the fact that
l appeal to you because of the princi.
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support in upholding and firmly estab.
fishing these principles. My opponent,
Mr.. Vollmer, addressed you and asked
that you support him because or sen
timental consideration"
AS the standard bearer of the repub-
lican party l stand by the fundament-
al principle upheld by the immortal
Lincoln; vital principles that are as
lasting as time itself. Lincoln said:
"All know about this tariff question
| is that we make the goods, we get the
goods, and we get the money but If
goods are made in foreign countries,
| we get the goods, but they get the
money"
An Important Issue.
The issue in this campaign is one
of paramount Importance to the farm
ers and working men in this district,
and is whether American dollars
amounting to millions annually, will be
spent in this country to benefit our
own people or whether the farmer of
Chile, Canada and Argentina and the
laborers of Cuba and other foreign
countries shall receive the golden horn
of plenty that rightfully belongs to the
American working man and farmers.
| If you are in favor of the foreign farm
er, the foreign laborer and the foreign
manufacturer, vote for my opponent,
! Mr.. Vollmer, if not, vote for me.
What the American farmer wants Is
! fair reasonable price for his cattle,
oats, corn and wool; what the Ameri-
| can Workman wants is not lines Of
unemployed men, and then charity, but
he asks for, and rightfully should have.
work and living wage. 1t was rather
amusing to see the artiful politician
Champ Clark, refuse to go into the
question of Argentina corn, Canadian
oats. Cuban sugar, and the wool situa-
ton in this district, when as demo-
cratic leader, knowing democratic poll
cies on these propositions, he should
fearlessly uphold them. My own
stand on this question is set out in the
challenge to Mr.. Vollmer as follows:
will you, if elected, offer bill to i'm
mediately amend the present law to re-
store the duties on farm products?"
And in my position. do not stand for
free beef, free corn, free wheat, free
potatoes, or free onions | believe the
American farmer is the backbone OF
the American nation, and ] am in favor
Of reasonable protection on every
thing he produces to protect him from
/ the cheap labor and cheap products of
foreign market: and in my pledge l
hereby pledge myself if elected to con-
! gress from the second district of
Iowa, to introduce a bill for protec-
tive tariff on farm products. be-
lieve a. farmer should have fair price
for the products of his farm and he
should not be compelled to compete
with the cheap labor and cheap pro-
duce of foreign countries.