Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-10

government more for the same work
than II does other governments. for
our people as whole are more ex-
travagant. Yet after the democrats
came into power and gave the people
every assurance that the extravagance
would be materially cut down, they
followed up by holding the most ex-
pensive session of congress in the his
tory of the United States and followed
that one by one even more costly.
This was not entirely due to prepar-
edness, said Mr.. Ramseyer, for he said
he believed in preparedness and voted
for every cent Of the preparedness ap.
preparation, but he maintained that
the ordinary expenses were much
higher than ever before, leaving the
preparedness entirely out of the Ques-
ton. He did not blame the democrats
for the expense Of preparing for war.
for he said that war munitions and
machinery cost the United States gov
eminent more than formerly and that
the money appropriated was neces-
sity.
Two years ago Mr. Ramseyer. said
that he announced himself in favor OF
a national budget system, in which
the budget committee hxes the amount
of appropriations and Is held respon.i
sible for these amounts Now sixAor
eight committees or more have charge
OF making estimates of appropriations
and each tries to Guido the others. ~
He stated that in the last presiden-.
tial campaign the democrats charged
the republicans with having created.
useless offices, and yet when the dem
ocrats came into power. they created
thirty thousand offices for deserving
democrats entirely outside of the civ.
II service, appointment depending
solely upon the men In power and not
upon the fitness of the individual. The
preparedness idea, he said, could not
possibly be political issue. The
democrats and republicans are both
agreed that preparedness IL essential
and the leading papers and magazines
laud congress for the preparedness
measures adopted.
The preparedness Of the United
States, he said, ought to be a thing
Of patriotism and not Of politics. He
held that 1t Is necessary that there.
should be some military reserve
forces, but shook his head at the
theory that the militia would answer.
In his opinion. the sending to the Dor
der Of the national guard by the presi.
dent, was one of the greatest blows
ever struck at the national guard. He
said that the republicans had hoped
that the militia would form such a re-
serve, but stated that by the action OF
the president, he believed the days of
In ~ onA ~ ~ "A
Talks on Tariff.
: Next he took up the Underwood tar,
In act, which was Of intense interest
10 the crowd. He said that two years
ago between two and four million men
we're out Of work, due to the tariff,
Tor things were imported into the
United States In greater quantities
Than ever before, thus laying the meA
engaged in manufacturing In America
out Of work. That following the out.
break Of the European war, every idle |
man was employed. Products rose to
prices higher than at any time since,
The Civil war This. he said, was not
Tue to any efforts OF the democrats,
but due wholly to the fact that the II
millions of men called from the fields
md factories of Europe had to be fed
ind clothed, and the manufacture OF |
in Europe being insufficient
% supply the armies, they must Of ne.
.essity come from this country.
Horses and mules which few years.
lgo, could be bought for low prices,
10 said, were bringing large prices
entirely due to the European war. Elk.
oorts which have 80 greatly increased,
Are not due. he said to the democratic
administration, but to the European
var. He did not blame the Americans
Who are making money out of the Eu
'opean war, but said that it lis folly, to
ERIN our war prosperity, democrAt
And the lesson from II all
8 that when the men come from the |,
renches In Europe, then once more
vill the American manufacturer and
aborer be forced to come into compe.
ition with the manufacturers and
workers Of Europe, and that once
gain will times OF unemployment
'ome, unless the factories which are
low making munitions can be turned
nto factories for the production Of ar.
icles of times Of peace.
To stave OF this threatened time OF
to keep the markets
II the United States from being flood.
ID with European products, once the
var is ended, the republican party ad-
locates a return to the protective tar
II, This, said Mr.. Ramseyer, 10 the
'nly means of keeping our factories
,oing and the republican party is the
My party advocating protective tar
d. In speaking of Americanism, Mr.
lamseyer, said that too much could
lot possibly be said Of it. 1t should
e imbued In the minds Of every man,
voman and child in the United States,
ut it, stated the congressman, il not
within the limits OF any one
arty, nor race nor creed. America,
e said. is the mother and protectoriI
I us all, irrespective Of former nation II
lily or creed or party. Americanism
means loyalty to our nag, equality and
pportunity. The attributes of Amer
canism, he said, could not be approp-
lately the democratic party, but be.
Dng to every American.
In closing his address, he called at
ention to the fact that November
8 election day, day when 1t Is the
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