Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-27
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
No Danger Of MiIitarisn,.

IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
No Danger Of MiIitarism,
Davenport Times: General Shafter
has already begun the preliminary
work of mastering out the volunteers
in the service of Uncle Sam. This is
being done in accordance with the
provisions of the law which requires
the army to be reduced to the old-time
peace standard by next July This
indicates that those who are borrow
ing trouble over the spectre of
mll1tarlsm are merely causing them
selves unnecessary alarm and uneasi-
ness.
Want Any Ice?
| Washington Press: Dave Hill
was run over by Boss Crok-
ers ice trust machine or glacier,
in York state convention, and the ex-
pugilist and colossal municipal looter
| is now boss of the state democracy,
and is Bryan's chief in the east. But
Hill had some fun before he was
squelched. He got Prof. Lee, of Cor
nell University, to offer this resolu-
ton, have it read and referred to the
committee on platform:
| Resolved, That we especially con-
denim and denounce that illegal corpo-
rate combination known as the Ice
| Trust, which particularly Expresses
the poor and arbitrarily raises the
prices for one of the necessaries of
| life, and we demand that the republic
can attorney general proceed with dill
| gence for the legal destruction Of the
said trust"
| 1t fell like bomb-shell. The chair
man ruled Lee out of order, refused to
let it be read, but the papers got hold
of it. Convention adjourned till next
day, when Tammany saw it must bluff
the thing thru, so they adopted like
| plank, to be consistent in their anti
trust howl, Notwithstanding they had
gagged Lee by as high-handed action
as was ever taken in deliberative
meeting.
II Bryan were not such an arrant
demagog and humbug; if he were
sincere man: he would hate to have
such a low, brutal scoundrel as Croker
of Tiger Tammany stand as his spon-
| sor in the east.
The York state democracy are split
into kindling wood. to serve the fur
naces of political perdition
\ u
Hope for Missouri.
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Think of it, 1t is among the possi-
bilities that Missouri may cast her
vote for Mckinley. Missouri is to be
one of the battle grounds of the cam
paign," Senator N. B. Scott said the
other day at republican national head
quarters. Communications from
| fr,,c fyxyn rth
ceived lately have been in the nature
of gratifying surprise. Hitherto the
republican managers had been conced-
ing Missouri to Bryan and not regard
ing 1T even as a doubtful state. But
since the reception of these commune
cations they have come to the con-
clusion that there is very good
chance of carrying Missouri for Nc
Kinley. and that they are justified in
making special efforts toward that
end. They are also advised that there
is good ground for hoping that the re-
publicans may gain three congressman
in the state, which would make six re-
publican congressman in all from Mis-
souri,. Owing to this important
| change in the aspect of affairs, Cover
nor Roosevelt'S itinerary has been
changed SO as to enable him to make
| some speeches in Missouri and sew.
eral other speakers will be sent there
| by the national committee, which has
determined to make big fight for the
! state and to go to work with the ut
most energy to win it for Mckinley,
as it now believes can be done.
| The communications from Missouri,
| it was said at the headquarters, de-
| clared that many business men of ST.
Louis and other cities in the state have
the same feeling as to the desirable
ness of continuing the present admin
| istration that business men elsewhere
have. Furthermore, the voters
4 lead districts i'll the southwestern part
Oh the state are known to be very ia
! vorable to McKinleys reelection, al
tho they voted for Bryan last time,
supposing that 16 to ! would be good
/ thing for lead But to their surprise
and pleasure the price of lead has
gone up from s13 to S52 ton during
this administration and the lead peo-
pie are therefore quite inclined to let
well enough alone. Another reason
for democratic disaffection is the for
nation of railway trust in the state.
which was done by the democrats, but
was resented by many of them.
In 1895 the republicans cast 1854
per cent of the vote as against 52.S7
for the democrats. 1t would be the
climax of surprise if Missouri should
this year be found in the republican
/ column.
Sigourney News: In the Farmers
Voice of Chicago, D. C. Wing gives an
interview with an old farmer regard
ing keeping boys on farm. The old
farmers plan is to make them share
holders or stockholders in the farm,
giving each certain share of the
work and the profits. The plan sue
ceeded admirably and the old man
raised six sturdy farmers whom he
could not persuade to leave the farm
i even for the necessary vacation.
There is vast deal of humbug
about this keeping of farmers boys on
the farms. Why should all
4 farmers sons become farmers
any more than all doctors
sons should become physicians? Oc-
cupation is not a matter of inheritance.