Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-07

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Heron, of Iowa college, contributed
his opinions and influence to the gath
lering, but like the wise moth was care
full not to have his wings singed too
much by getting fully into the populist
harness. 1t seems like the irony of
satirical fate for one to start out to
reform the world and to finally land
hands and feet up in the populist
camp.
Marshalltown Times Republican j:
With the middle-of-the-road populists
gaining recognition, the third party
prohibitionists preparing for O vigor-
GUS campaign, the refusal of the gold
democrats to accept the olive branch,
and with the republican party united
on all questions, there won't be much
left of the Iowa popocrats after the
votes are counted in November.
Sioux City journal: Has anyone no.
ticed the conspicuous absence of capt.
tai us" in President McKinley's
speeches? There are plenty of ives
and ours" and "the country" and
"the flag" frequently in evidence,
but the personal pronoun is not often
found. This is in glaring contrast
with the public utterances CT Presi-
dent NicKinley's immediate predeces-
sor, and is not without deep meaning
in illustrating the point of view from
which the president looks at the topics
of which he talks.
| Iowa Capital: President Mckinley,
the ommander-in-chief of the army
and navy, met the Tenth Penns ylvania
| the troops stood face to face the re-
heroic services for the country's cause.
President Mckinley was greeted with
the greatest enthusiasm and every sol
der voice was raised in his honor. A
regiment that had passed through the
seyerest trials and had suffered per-
haps the greatest losses in the Phil
lippines fairly went wild when the OPP
lportunity came to show their love and
admiration for the president. And
with the roar of veteran voices still
upon the air Prof. Herron's piping
voice is heard telling the Iowa popu-
lists that President Mckinley is a
| traitor to his country and that the war
is nothing short of murder.
| Leon Journal: A dollar today buys
twice as much OF everything, on the
average. as it did twenty-five years
ago. The republican party has done
this. A dollar today draws one-half
as much interest as it did under the
democratic. administration. The re-
publican party has done tlis. We may
reasonably infer from these facts that
the condition of poor people has vast
| " improved as compared with the con-
ditipn of rich people. A few years ago
the capitalist got 10 and 12 per cent
| for his money: now he has to take 6
per cent, and even less The man who
borroMs gets the use of the capitalist
money for that much less, while the
borrowed money will purchase far
more than it used to. The republican
party is the friend and protector of the
poor and always has been. The labor
system of the democratic party is hui
man slavery.
Burlington Hawkeye: II is not very
likely that the question of free trade
versus protection. or vice versa, will
soon again form a prominent issue be.
tween the parties. Even in the south
they are beginning to recognize more
and more the blessings of the republic
can policy and even to admit it. Ac.
cording to the Galveston News. Judge
Stevens, of Texas, has discovered that
protection, though wrong in princi-
Iple," has proven beneficial to that sec
ton of the country. And the Macon
Republican knows of a prominent
Georgia democrat who made this adj
mission to a protectionist: "We folks
have always had the better of you in
the academic discussion, but you have
always done us up on the practical OPP
1 Grafton of projections The country
| is now having an inspiring object les,
son in the practical operation of pro.
lection, . and it is to be presumed that
4 the people will not again be befuddled
| into voting away a policy that brings
prosperity merely because some theo.
rist tells them that it ought to bring
| hard times.
The Odebolt Chronicle objects to the
publication at this time of certain
| things 1T SAID to the dlsparagement OF
A. B. Cummins few years ago, espec-
tally in view of the fact that they
were based on misapprehension of
/ the facts" and were later retracted..'
The Chronicle reserves the right TO
change its own mind, apparently, how
ever strenuously it may object to 9TH
ers doing likewise.
The Cedar Rapids Republican is of
the opinion that the pop convention
held in Des Moines last week and what
it did are not worth more than pass
ing notice. 1t regards the meeting as
''simply an opportunity for the crank
lest of all the cranks to rave a little in
public" and says: "The democratic
party as at present organized is an all
sufficient home for regulators and
those who sympathize with the half
savage hogdes that are resisting the
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