Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-09-19
Hard to Suit.

Ottumwa Times has had much cause
Of complaint against the Republican
party in recent issues of that paper,
because that party had allowed the
price Of oats to drop down TO the mis-
cradle pittance of say nineteen cents
per bush. In fact, he has been showing
with considerable vigor that no par
ty ought to exist which couldn't keep
the price Of that important article at
higher figure. The patient and in
tclligent reader Of the Times, of late,
has come to the conclusion that
the Republican party, by its resump-
ton act, and the decentralization act,
and by its other measures of equal
atrocity, has SO reduced the price of
produce generally, that the farmers
were glutted with the unstable re-
suits Of their labor. This has been
somewhat shocking to the humanita-
rian, rendering the party in power
Justly liable to the criticisms of that
paper as well as Of all other good
people. For certainly party is rot.
ten and corrupt which is not equal to
the task of giving to the country good
weather and abundant crops; big
prices to the producers in the country
and low prices to the consumers in
the city, as well as high rents for the
rich and nominal rates for the poor
renter.
In the last number of the Times is
sued yesterday, we learn that the Re.
publican party has brought another
great calamity upon the country
This time it is starvation which stares
us in the face instead of a surplus
and low prices. 1t says:
cit is true we are very near resump.
ton, but the Courier should also ac-
knowledge we are also just as near
bankruptcy and starvation We lack
only 81 per cent. of resumption, are
we willing to stand SO per cent. more
starvation and bankruptcy"
Turning to the editorial page. how
ever, of that paper, we are somewhat
assured, by reading the following no.
tice of Mr.. Oliver Ladd's advertise.
ment of money to let at 8 per cent.
per annum, to-wit:
1--WE call the attention of our read
ers to the local notice of Mr.. Ladd.
Money is becoming cheaper than ev-
er in this market"
Evidently our friend should stick
to one side or the other of the finan-
cial question. Either he should in
sist upon an unstable surplus, or a
scarcity and starvation.
As it is, the readers Of that paper,
in the absence of other information,
would be in doubt whether ii is star.
walton and no money, or low prices
for produce and cheap money, which
are the latest curses brought about by
the Republican party.
Remember that 80 cents will buy
one pound Of choice Japan, Young
Hyson or &. Powder Tea at Cocker
ills Tea Store on Market street.
Definite information rs to the fate
of men reported lost on what ar,
known as the Staked Plains has beer
received. The New York IriJun,
publishes o letter from Lieutenant
Charles l.. Cooper relating the ad
ventures Of the thirty-One men rcpor
ted killed by Indians. They wcr'
four days without water, and foul
men and twcnty-seven horses dice
from thirst. The officers final,
reached Double Lake, where the!
found six men of their command
These started with filed canteens t,
bring up the furnishing men, and al
alive at that time were brought in
The story Of the suflerings and rescue
of the men forms a thrilling chapter
in the history of border warfare.