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THURSDAY, March 8, 1906.
CONGRESSMAN JOHN
'. EXPRESSES HIMSELF ON THE
GERMAN TARIFF
PRODUCTS
I
Jays 87 Per Cent Find Market
Mr. Lacey's Address.
Following is given Mr. Lacey's' ad
dress In full:
"Mr. Speaker:—It is the tendency
of the human mind to look back with
longing regret to the past which is
gone and forward with hope to a gold
en future.
"It is the present that is always
complained of. Its good Is minimized
and its evil is magnified. There is
nothing so disappointing as attain
ment. We think the least of that
which we possess. The bird in the
hand is never so attractive as the one
In the bush, though it is a homely
maxim that it is worth more. It is
.V". the experience of all sportsmen that
the imagination-' dwells longingly upon
the big fish that got away. The one
j*»"" brought home is likely to be looked
upon with more or less scorn by the
fisherman's wife. This mental pecu
liarity should be resisted.
The Home Market.
"The markets of the world" are al
•v.- ways held up as the most attractive
of all to the imagination. The import
ance of a great and increasing home
market is likely to be underestimated.
The philosopher in Esop's Fabjes
walked along, looking, up at the stars,
and fell in an open w&l.at his feet.
"Eighty^seven per- cent of the pro
'ducts of our farms under existing cori
ditions find a market, and a good one,
the best in the world, in the United
'*&£}
States-
'In the last year we exported farm
products to the amount of $859,lb0,264.
The average export of farm-products
from 1890 to 1893, inclusive, was
$677,896,870.
The German Tariff
parts of the world, bearing the famil
iar legend 'Made in Germany.'
"We admire her for her enterprise,
'Made in Germany.'
"The, farmers of Iowa will
with considerable distrust any propo
... _—
o11
Exports to Germany.'
"Our exports to Germany in 1904
Were $214,780,992. Our German im
4 ports were $118,138,089. Our imports
were largely of manufactured goods
upon which the Germans addede the
value of their lab.or. On the other
hand, our exports to Germany were
rriainly of raw material which she de
sired to use In her manufactures, and
included $87,392,063 of raw cotton.
The raw materials exceeded $120,000,"
000 In value.
"When we compare this with our
enormous exports to Great Britain,
which in 1904 amounted to $537,340,
599, it is quite obvious that we could
not afford to make any treaty with
Germany giving her products a pref
erence over" those of Great Britain.
SHOULD DOT SACRIFICE r~
COMMERCE WITH ENGLAND
Wfd^.
V-
O A S
At
Home The Tariff, the Farmer, the
Manufacturer and Miner Talks to
Those Who "Would Not Stand Pat
Even in a Clover Field."
•-Washington, D. C., March 6.—Ad
dressing himself to those "who would
not stand pat even in a clover field,"
Representative John F. Lacey, of Iowa,
took occasion during the debate on
the Indian appropriation bill today to
express himself on the subject of the
German tariff.
He took the position emphatically
that the United States could not af
fbrd to sacrifice her commerce with
Great Britain in order to win German
markets by tariff concessions.
.He illustrated this by figures show-
ing How little we sell to Germany in
comparison to Great Britain, and how
tlittle we sell to Great Britain in com
parison with our home market.
Eighty-seven per cent of the product
of our farms, he said, find a market at
home.
JS
Germany takes pride in sending enterprises had supplied a home mar
the products of her factories to all
auuiiio iici ior ner enterprise, their own mills, the people there have
but we are not willing to have our come to realize that the price of their
American tariff laws also labeled products sold abroad depends upon the
amount of their surplus and the tnore
view that is consumed at home the smaller
the surplus, and the smaller the sur
"OI.
al
to all the following countries put to
gether: Germany, France, Holland
Italy, Belgium, Canada, Spain, Cuba,
European Russia, Denmark,and Japan.
"We all desire to maintain relations
of the most friendly character with
Germany. Vast numbers of her best
citizens have crossed the ocean and
cast their lot with us ,a taost welcome
I and useful addition to our population
1 Our friendship with Germany has
been traditional.
"Under the peculiar form of govern
ment of the German empire the land
owners have power in parliament
largely in excess of their numbers, as
the representation is not distributed
in proportion to the population.
"A tariff law was framed in Ger
many hostile to the interests of Amer
ican farmers, and it was proposed that
this law should take effect on March
1, 1906.
C* ham tells us of the bull pup which was
»ha ii
suPPorters
fcLTn flL™.™ ^iv®
8,p®claI
0V6I1
httvi «!»rL^UL .h
mers have asserted that we might in- ject in a
crease pur market for meats in Ger-:0f this
many by such concessions to an neriment
amount equal to from $50,000,000 to and for
4100.000,000 per annum. These figures I ISorSj
Ms mh&
are evidently the product of enthus
asm rather than of investigation.
"Our bureau of statistics reports
LACEY from ofliclal sources that after except
ing lard the entire meat products im
ported by Germany in the last five
years has averaged $12,000,000 yearly
from all the outside world.
Imports of meat and meat products
into Germany during the calendar
years 1900 to 1905.
(From official German report.)
Weight.
The best of Wisconsin is its south-
W-"M
16,008,800
15,195,300
9,261,100
8,304,500
(a)
WAefafNr tn.' J_ hflVA llQH BrtTYlA BfioanViAe VAW
favored state, but her richest land
the south,
reaches up
iMurcaeastero Kansas reaches up 't
toward Iowa and the best part of
the Sunflower state. Eastern Nebras-
ka is the best of that state, and the
southeastern part of Dakota is the
fairest and most fertile of all the lands
of that growing and .prosperous state.
How Prices Are Governed.
Iowa is bounded on all sideB by a
zone, of fertility. The market to con
sume this vast, product must be a
great one. It is a confmon statement
that the prices of all of our farm pro
ducts are fixed in,the markets of Eu
rope that the farmer is therefore con
cerned in the foreign rather than the
domestic market. This statement is a
fascinating one and has done great
service in behalf of the free traders in
many a campaign in the past.
"It was especially effective in the
south where the soil had been scourg
ed by slaves and no manufacturing
auu no ioanuiaciurmg
11
ket for any of their products. Now
that in all parts of the south much
of their cotton is manufactured in
ijf piuyu- auu LUC BUIcllier me
sjtion to discriminate against our best Plus the better is the foreign price.
YinofnTnai* a. 1'mi.l. -i i. I
customer. Great Britain. For the "This simple factor in"the problem
year.1904 our exports to the United of prices and markets is now becoming
Kingdom exceedied our entire exports I well understood among the planters
1
and farmers north and south. The for
eign market is of value to our farm
producers in taking that part of their
output which can not be disposed of at
home.
"In old Virginia in the early colonial
days they had a currency of tobacco.
They had 'money to burn.'
"Under a republican tariff law they
are enjoying through all the south a
prosperity unequaled in the country's
history and have more money than ev
er before.
Most Valuable Consumers.
"We are daily furnished with evi
dence of the superior value not only of
a home market, but of the greater
value of that market when the con
sumer is brought nearer to the pro
ducer.
"The manufacturing consumer in the
west is of more value to the farmer
of this vicinity than a like number of
consumers on the seacoast.
"The home market is the best and
tne nearer home the better. Tne free
traders time and again in many years
have taken the American workingman
up into a high mountain and offered
him 'the markets of the wona if he
would only give up his own—the great
home market. The offer has at times
misled the voters of the republic and
always \yith the same disastrous re
sults.
"Napoleon said that 'the political
economists are mere visionaries, who
judge men from books and the world
from the map.' Their theories look
beautiful, but we have had too many
and too recent experiences in' this line
to be misled again. Old Gorgon Gra-
of anxious t(4 know what were the con-
conces-l tents of the third rail on an interurban
those allowed line. Having put his nose to the rail
0®68,11 cust°-
be was fijh of information on the sub
Loment. In 1892 the people
[try were induced to ex
a democratic tariff bill
•al years they had more
the tarifE than they
I
What Does
Stand Fo*
For Good Faith
with the public for a quar
ter of a century.
fil­
For Piirity
never yet questioned by pure
food officials.
For Finest Flavor
Year. (pounds). Value.
1900 ...l 114,817,600 $13,581,200
1901 120,204,500
1902 125,356,400
1903 76,450,500
1904 65,795,000
1905 122,400,100
a Values hot yet computed for 1905.
"Even if we should have made a
treaty giving us all of this trade, it
would have fallen a long way short of
the proposed $50,000,000 to $100,000,
000 per annum.
"Last year we exported meats to the
total amount of $182,552, 149. The Ger
man trade is desirable, but we could
not afford to foster it at the expense
of injustice to our other European cus
tomers.
Prove All Things Hold Fast to That
f?, Which is Good.
"We always have with us the ideal
ist who spurns present good and wants
to try something- else. He always
wants to keep moving on. He would
not stand pat in a cloyer field.
"I wish to call the attention of the
farmer, the miner, and the manufact
urer to the value of our own market
and the impropriety of trading it oft or
destroying it in the hope of other mar
kets abroad. A country's prosperity
depends on its ability to consume its
products rather than upon its ability
to export them.
"I am from a great agricultural
state and we feel the greatest inter
est in Iowa In the market for our
farm products. Secretary Wilson in
his recent report gives a series of fig
ures upon: the increase and value in
production of the American farms that
are so stupendous as to startle the im
agination. His estimates show that in
asiuaiiuu. rug estimates snow tnat in sealing iuai suuuiu ue cuiuuttieu. fiara
the year just closed the output of the times are disagreeable, but we should
fai'ma r\f +V»4s •_*t. tin* Imnnpf thAm
farms of this country were worth $6,
500,000,000 and, although we may com
plain of winds and rain and heat and
piaiu ul winas ana rain and heat and
resulting from use of costli
est and highest quality of
materials.
For the Best
Cocoa and Chocolate mac|e
anywhere at any price.
For Largest Sales
of any superfine Chocolate
Bonbons in the world.
For Protection to
Bayers
in guaranteed uniformity of
highest excellence.
Tht Lownty Rtctipt Book Fru.
15a Walter M. Lowney Co.,
BOSTON.
wanted. They had some to spare for
the next generation.
"Coxey's army wore out many shoes,
but they replenished their wardrobe
second hand from the wayside, and did
not furnish "a very attractive market
for the Massachusetts shoe manufac
turers. Industry lay dead at heme and
the markets were overstocked abroad.
A "Walk In Life."
"The workingman's business in 1894
could not be classed as a trade. It
was a 'walk in life'—in search of work.
I allude to those dark days of 'tariff
reform' only lest we forget.
"There is an old notion prevalent in
New England that whatever is disa
greeable is probably right. This iB a
feeling that should be combated. Hard
not Import them.
"I want today to recite for your con
sideration a few cold facts as to the
diub»uuiu
cold, Iowa is the most favored of all business of the farm, the factory, and
the states. Look to the north and the the mine. Let us, far example, take
best part of Minnesota lies next to her.
up a
a 1
1890—
Capital
1900—
Capital
Cost of materials
iasu as io me
single industry In the great com-
muuuwealLa
onwealth of Massachusetts. We
ine Dest or Wisconsin is its south- or jMassacnusetts. we the protected industries voted to
westerly portion. Illinois is a greatly
have
ha|
som6
egatl0n„
joins Iowa. North Missouri is the best ?ome_? the farmer's protection for the northwest remained true to the policy
part of her neighbor on the south. p®ne"t or the manufacturer. One of which has built up and preserved the
Northeastern Kansas
the principal industries is that of mak
'ing shoeB. Under the census of 1890
and 1900 the following figures appear:
ln%
Value of products 117,li5,243
"Under the calumniated Dlngley law
let us look at the showing:
1904—
Vo'""
Value of products
"And this great increase of products
is accompanied by a gratifying in
crease in exports of boots and shoe3:
Exports in 1897 $1,708,224
Exports in 1905 8,057,697
Large as the increase of exports is,
the magnitude of the home market to
the boot and shoe producers is evi
denced by the vast amount that is dis
posed of each year in the United
States.
The Factory's Best Customer.
"Massachusetts should not be Jeal
ous of the prosperity 'of the great
northwest. The west rejoices in the
advancement of the New England
states, and a prosperous farmer is the
beat customer of the New England
factory.
"The contrast between the condi
tions of this great industry under the
democratic tariff law and under the
Dlngley law shows that the prosperity
of the country must be regarded as a
whole. A tariff prepared to build up
a few special industries can not pro
duce the proposed result. It must be
drawn so as to give prosperity also
to the other Industries of the country.
"The repeal of the. tariff law- may
enable the farmers to buy some man
ufactured goods abroad cheaper than
the present prices. But if this change
puts out of employment the consum
ers of the farmers' own products the
cheapness is too dearly bought.
"Massachusetts' best market is the
great west. Of her boot and shoe
products she sold last year $8,000,000
abroad and $146,000,000 at home. I
refer to this Industry because some of
her great operators complain of the
small duty on hides which are the pro
duct of the Iowa farm.
"In the west complaint is made that
the protection to the manufacturer
works a hardship upon the farmer
whose products must look to Liverpool
for their standard.
Protection and Imports.
"I wish to give some figures show
ing how protection to the home mar
ket haB not prevented the farmer from
selling heavily abroad. From 1890 to
1893, inclusive, the exports of our
farm products averaged $677,896,870
per annum. From 1894 to 1898 they av
eraged $663,638,402. From 1899 to
1904 the» average was $864,930,137.
When we were seeking the world's
markets under the Wilson tariff we
sold $200,000,000 less of farm products
abroad than we have under our ex
panded home market under the Ding
ley law.
"And how is it with our general for
eign trade? In 1894 we imported $654,
994,622 of foreign products. Last year
we imported $1}117,512,629, an Increase
of nearly 100 per cent. Our total ex
ports in 1894 were $892,140,572. For
speeches from her del- abandon protection to elect Mr Cleve-
favoring the surrender of land, while the farmers of the great
De.lrly dou'
bled, $1,518,561,720. Under the exist-J central agents.
Vj.k
THB OTTt'MWA CQUltlER
ing tariff our exports were the largest
in our history, and so, too, were our
imports.
"Let us turn a moment to the south.
The Manufacturers' Record of Balti
more has compiled some excellent Sta
tistics as to progress there.
Progress in the South.
"A republican tariff protects Massa
chusetts and Iowa both. They are
mutually interdependent, but the south
which fought our policies, has Bhared
in their benefits. The south demanded
free silver to increase the circulating
medium and finds that the republican
gold standard has made good its prom
ise. The circulation in 1896 was $1,
589,169,634, and it Is now $2,604,902,
301, an increase from $21.48 per capi
ta in 1896 to $31.40 per capita in 1905.
"By removing the doubt as to our
standard of value confidence was as
sured and the circulation of the best
money in the world has steadily in
creased.
"But to return to the results in the
south. The wealth of the fourteen
southern states exceeds that of the
whole country in 1860. The assessed
valuation of those fourteen states in
1905 was $6,648,000,000, which is about
one-third of the actual value. The
actual value is nearly $20,000,000,000.
"Farm lands in these fourteen states
have increased $245,000,000 a year,
while from 1890 to 1900 the increase
was $75,000,000 a year. The agricult
ural, product of those southern states
for 1905 was $1,800,000,000. This takes
no account of the great manufactures
and mines in the south.
"The mining industries of the na
tion are also in a prosperous condi
tion. Mineral production for 1894, to
tal value, 1^27,097,2^9, including coal
coal, tons, 186,903,315 value, $197,
799,043. 'In 1904, total value, $1,289,
047,146, including coal coal, tons, 352,
000,000 value, $444,816,288. For 1905
the total production will reaches $1,
500,000,000.
Better Conditions Than Ever Before.
"The' manufacturer is prosperous.
The miner is well employed. The
farmer of the north and the planter
of the south are enjoying better con
ditions than at any time in their his
tory. Conditions certainly conduce to
a cheerful optimism. In Iowa farm
land has increased in value under the
Dlngley law 100 per cent. And the
output of the Iowa factories for 1905
was $160,572,313, as shown by the re
cent census bulletin.
"A pessimist has been well defined as
a 'man who, when it comes to a choice
between two evils, takes both of
theto.' The tariff reformers tried to
prove an alibi in 1894, hut the people
found them guilty and returned the
party of protection once more to
power.
"In 1892 enough of the workmen in
'there are five quarters to a steer
two forequarters, two hindquarters
and the hide and
filth.'
farmer sells a, steer he sells a hide.
'It takes three years to produce and
market a steer. It is a process that
be patient. How many minutes does ]l?
m. th.t h. o«.„
St.ates',
One Jare plus $2—To points more
than 150 miles away, limit five days
These rates apply to the cities
where theatrical attractions and oth
er amusements are best at this sea
•£on of the year, and they also apply to
all local stations on the line.
For further
H?V,
h. vJj
'I
&
II
1
great home market.
"An arrangement by which MaBsa
chusetts can buy the bulk of her food
W WUIMO WU UUJ ME OUIK or ner rooa
Fact® As to Boots and Shoes In Mas- products from Canafia In consideration
sachusetts. of freer markets there for American
manufactured goods is an* attractive
$ 37,577^630 Program from a purely sectional stand-
Cost of materials 68,928,182 po&nt'. But if the New England manu
Value of products 116,387,900 facturers' market in the agricultural
regions of the northwest is to be pro
44,567,702 tected, the farmer should not be de
75,761,964 nled like benefits.
Caolta.1 Kd'Kfu CQO campaign along this line the mistake
Cost of materials ftSRfiKMft
been made of
•, I (Jv,
3^
1
As, to Free Hide's,
"A crusade In favor "of the removal
of the duty on .hides has been organ
ized in New England. In making a
olatmlng
154:598,570 that rli^r of\asree7Hen3" anl
mal and 'throws in' the skin. It is an
old adage among the farmers that
that the
STRIKE IS
IMMINENT
New York, March 6.—More than
1,000 Hungarians and 8lavs from
the anthracite coal regions at»
tempted to obtain passage on the
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm Der
Grosse which sailed for Europe to
day. Only 780 could be accommo
dated. The men said they were
only the advance guard and that
thousands of their fellow country
men will leave the coal fields
within the next few weeks for
their homes. They appeared to
believe a strike In the coal regions
certain and said that they have
decided to go home to remain un
til the trouble Is settled.
New York, MarehV At the:con
elusion of the meeting of the anthrax
cite coal operators today the follow
Ing formal statement was given out:
"Statistics bearing upon the demands
of the miners were submitted by the
operators. They were referred to a
sub-committee to report to the'general
committee to meet at the call of 'the
chairman as soon, as practicable."
Des Moines, March 6.—The Iowa
United-Mine Workers of America, who
have been in joint conference with the
operators, adjourned today without
taking any action in regard to the new
scale of wages. It was decided to
await the action of the National asso
ciation April 1 q,nd abide by that de
cision.
•^•s
a
"The hide as surely enters into the outcome will denerni lawX on'th*
value of the whole animal as does the
su
ii.
1 UUW T» OV&IO ui tuo Cfli I
the ^production of the finished animal mencing April, 1906, should not
higher than the present scale and,
"Resolver, further, That we are will
the right to share in Its bene- ]ng
party's work was not ended when.
With a saved'-union, the land was ail
free. It has continued in power as
vital force in the nation's growth
Week-End Excursions, Iowa Central
Railway.
The Iowa Central Railway will place
in effect until March 31, the following
excursion arrangements:
Half rates—After 12 o'clock noon of
Saturdays to all points within 150
miles, good for return until Monday
morning minimum rate 75 cents.
Fare and One third—On sale Fridays
to points not less than 75 miles nor
more than 150 miles distant, limit the
following Monday.
For further particularJBall on Iowa
n- ir
al-lff-r* _l-c
iOimm
N,
MINE OPERATOR8 IN CONVEN
TION DECLARE AGAINST A
RAI8E IN THE SCALE
THE JOINT CONFERENCE
United Mine Workers Adjourn With­
out Taking Any Action Regarding
New Wage Scale—Will Abide by
Decision of the National Association
Which Meets In April.
result of the miners
tallow make the and operators' conventions yes
terday a wage war will follow. The
of
porterhouse steak. It is said that the „^!L eastern conference. The
hides are generally sold by the packer op®rators passed a resolution which
and that the farmer has no interest in Instructs its delegates in the joint
ana mat ine rarmer nas no interest in
,UDW
their value but the hide is the finished conference to vote against an increase
product of the farm and every time a
„Btnrn aX
Wam»
ueiegeuuB in me joint
wVitio tWo. —±_
in wages, while the. miners voted to
Increase the wage scale 12% per cent.
w~~7 The resolutions passed by the oper-
afora
nrovlrin thnf a v«riv
can not be forced. The producer must yearly basis shall
be patient. How many minutes does ..
adopted
a
it take to make a pair of shoes by operators and miners, and that the
modern- methods? The industry is demand for a higher wage scale shall
be resisted. The resolutions follow:
cummer "Resolved, That it is the sense of the
i.ivmuuu J. ilD lllUUObl jr I
protected and the shoes are the finish
ed product: The farmer's summer
ae
for the agreement between
dopted for the agreement between
,„, S K°inTSSacoii^ffitS
his stock that he-often deems inade
quate. That price includes all the ele
ments of value Un the animal. You
can not fairly class such products as
mere raw material. Capital, intelli- ™uui auuui. m« uimca, auc
gence, skill and labor are combined in that the wage scale of the year, com
tha nrfliitintlnn rtf tVifi flninfiorl animal mon/inv AIAAC u.
of Iowa do not justify or permit of any
recontract
,, ttuiuuuu LU a uue-yeur contract, ine
2HSL t?. oinSSwrt.
Two years ago the joint miners and
a operators' conference met and agreed
cw i.» ...c iuwi.ii. upon the 5 per cent reduction, with a
'The upholding of the national faith provision that the contract should hold
'or two years. Also that each suc
ceedlng contract should be good for
tinue as its cardinal principles of two years. This has since been found
faith and to it and to its policies th unsatisfactory to the operators, hence
farmer, 'the miner, the manufacturer: the demand for the one year contract,
and the busiriess man-continue look The other demand of the operators
"7
advance in the wages paid for mining ceed $500, is hot a mild measure but
and other labor about the mines, and is pretty severe, when we consider
thai thA nrnmn. rtAnln Xt.. ..... 1« .. "^v
on that basis, provid
nts. Any changes in schedules must "K provisions are inserted in the con- THIS MII proniblts any of the offl
recognize the Interests of every part tract which will guarantee its strict cials above named from asking or us
??„Sle xFnltfd
•toj .wn ue umci uuiuouu ui me uper&iorf
and continuedCprosperfty." *overnment that their delegates In the Joint con
O—"*" yumi, wu*
ference shall uphold the refusal of the
demand for the 12% per cent In
crease.
SIX NEW CRUISERS/
Reichstag Approves German Govern
ment's Measure for War Vessels.
Berlin, March 6. The appropria
tions committee of the relchstag today
approved the government's measure
providing for the construction of six
additional armored cruisers.
RECEIPTS INCREASE.
Showing of Local Kostoffice During
February Very Satisfactory.
The receipts at the local postoffice
during the month of February were
$4,538, a gain of 10% per cent ov#*r
February of. last year. In„
1906, there was a gain of
•over January. 190?,
AMMUNITION
3% dratris--li/fc ounceslsTo. 5 chilled Shot, Loaded
in. High Base Shells.
Don't that make you think of Dticlcs3
WE HAVE THEM and THE PRICE IS RIGHT
THE HUGHES BILL
V" "'S
Des Moines, March 6.
Editor of the Courier, Ottumwa, la:
Dear Sir:—I take issue with your
Des Moines correspondent in his let
ter of the 3d inst. wherein he desig
nates the amended Hughes' anti-pass
bill as a "mild and a very harmless lit
tle measure."
A measure that provides that if any
railway company, or any officers,agent
or representative thereof, shall issue,
give or offer to give, to any city, coun
ty, district, or state officer, Including
judges, membera of the legislature,
jurors of the state and federal courts,
or to any delegate to any political con
vention, or returning therefrom, or io
any member of any political commit
tee or employe thereof, or to any can
didate for a city, county, district or
state office, any free pass, ticket or
other privileges, at rates less than
kSSab?mppS!SM"hS!'wf°Sor,£
exceed six months of lined not to ex-
that this granting of free transporta
be tion has been in vpgue for a half of a
century and but little opposition has
been offered to It, until within the
past few years.
enforcement." ing free transportation, subject to the
Parties do not make issues* issues The demands of the operators penalties above mentioned I think
amount to a one-year contract, the"*
This bill prohibits any of the offl
penalties
this Is pretty drastic. If a city, coun
ty or state officer should simply ask
for a free pass, ne would lay himself
liable to be imprisoned six months in
jail. Is this a "mild, harmless little
measure?"
Tuis bill might have goq£ farther
but the committee after most careful
consideration came to the conclusion
that a more drastic measure would not
pass.
Anti-pass bills were defeated four
and two years ago on the ground that
they went too far. As the personnel
of the senate Is the same as two years
ago, it was thought best to cut out
some of the more drastic features of
the Hughes' bill, so as to materially
strengthen it In the upper house,
which I believe has been done.
Your correspondent speaks of the
Influential private citizen who will still
have his pass and will exert his in
fluence in favor of the railway®. I
want to say that the influential priv
ate citizens, with few exceptions, re
ceive no passes. I can name many
such In Wapello county,who have held
high political' offices and are men of
position in the professional and busl-
than
auu
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J1
8ENAT0R 8. H. HARPER 8AY8 AN
TI-PA88 BILL 18 NOT "MILD,
HARMLE88 MEASURE"
Takes Issue With the Des Moiries Cor
reappndent^ of the Ofcurler Thinks
UU8i"
Save tte? heTd Mpntana. Idaho and Old Mexico.
ttti nryears, mnu- Rates *15.00 beiow regular fare. On
Hmi
8pend the,r
time in something more profitable Log Angeles and Ban Francisco are
IRI^. AUBOIBB auu nun rancisco are
IpiB ,?
a
ra,lway cor*
al,_JPit
1
of aa
-1 i'« ViSJf
isi
Dr. WM. HANSELL
By*, Ear, Non, Throat
Olaaatt •ctentlflcally fitted.
Office over Che New Store, lit B.
Main strtef, upatalra.
law ^than one that would, to too severe
and might become unpopular with the
Ypa^pis—TV. j*^
and tB fqund too moIerflHR^s'hould'
be more drastic, can be amended next
auiuuucu UOAL
Winter, when a new legislature will be
ltt session, it is a beginning, a long
step In the right direction and further
progress can be -made as timia and ex
perience shows the need of it.
The committee thought it best to
exclude teleghope, telegraph, street
cap anfl express companies from the
provisions of this act, as it found
UJ.
Measure Is Sufficiently Drastlo that theBe companles were not exerting
Few Private Citizen* Have Passes.
.t •"«. It'1, -1
ima ocr, as it rpuna
their influence to control legislation or
mold public opinion. If they should
enter this field or work their case can
be attended to by the legislature at a
future time, and the fact that the rail
ways have been looked after should be
a warning for them to bo good. I be
lieve that the committee went as far
as it was prudent at this time, had it
gone further it would have run a great
risk or having the bill defeated in the
senate or house.
While Mr. Hughes 1B not entirely'
satisfied with the bill, he will/ exert'
all of his powers to have it enacted'
in to a a
®v..A
Yours truly,
1
S.H.Harper.
Magnificent 8teel Engraving
of Hagerman Pass, the most famous
mountain pass in Colorado, has been
Issued by the Colorado Midland rail
way. This engraving is 26x40 inches
and suitable for framing. It will be
sent to any address on receipt of 15
cents in stamps by F. L. Feaklns,
traveling passenger agent, 508 let Na
tional Bank Bldg., Omaha, Neb., or
C. H. Speers, G. P. A., Denver, Col.
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
Cedar Rapids Republicans Elect Ma^Or
and Democrats Win in Muscatine.
Cedar Rapids, March 6. A. H. Con
nor, republican for mayor, was elected
by a majority of from 1,000 to 1,500
oyer C. D. Huston. Practically the en*'
tire republican ticket was elected by
good majorities. The republicans al
so carried all the wards except one.
The contests for mayor has been an
interesting and hotly contested one.
The democrats had conceded the elec*.
tlon of Connor, but his majorities in
the wards exceeded all anticipations.
The election has been a landslide for
the republican nominees.
Democrats Win In Muscatine.
Muscatine, March 6. The closest
city election in years here resulted in
a victory for Jacob Asthalter, demq-1
crat, for1 mayor by 46 votes. The de
feated candidate is R. 8. McNutt, re
publican, who has been mayor for four
years. Two republican and two dem
ocratic aldermen were elected. It was
the largest vote and the closest result
in the history of the city.
Cheap Rates to Paeiflo Coast.
Commencing February 15- and con
tinuing until April 7, the Iowa Central
Railway will have on sale reduced
rate one way tickets to California^ Or
•,'M
/I
•Jr.
\m :i
A-
son, Washington, British Columbia,
Wednesdays through tourist car* to
run via Kansas Uty and popular San-
ta Fe System.
Call on agents for particulars, or ad
'Slt dress, A. B. Cntta, O. P. & T. A_, Mia
neaoolia. Miw