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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
scHEMINe FOR THE SIXTH.

The Democratic convention at Ce.
dar Rapids last week subordinated the
entire democratic party of Iowa to
the contest in three of the congress
sional districts of the state. There is
said to be a little history connected
with the way this was done, which
did not come to the surface during
the convention except within the sa-
cred precincts of the committee rooms.
Readers who followed the detail of
the convention proceedings as pub
lished at the time will remember that
j. s. Murphy of Dubuque, who is the
general manager of the free silver
forces in the state objected, for a time
at least, to the selection of Col. Jos.
Eiboeck of Des Moines, as one of
the electors at large. He protested
that Col. Eiboeck was not democrat,
that he was a gold-bug, and that in.
stead of supporting the democratic
ticket he had been fighting Bryan for
four years. This protest was made
before Mr.. Murphy was taken into
the inner council of the managers, or
at least so it would seem from what
followed. Cato Sells, Chas. Walsh, ct
al, We're managing things. and they
knew a few things that Mr.. Murphy
was Ignorant of until they told him.
He was wonderfully apt scholar,
however, and it required but brief
session of the inner council to con-
vince Mr.. Murphy that while Col Eli
,boeck did not belong to the Murphy
Z stripe OF democrats yet in this era
of reconciliation, it was necessary to
put him on the ticket. And so Mr.,
Murphy withdrew his opposition and
Mr.. Eiboeck was named for the posi-.
ton referred to. Another surprise for
those not in the ring was the selec
ton of s. B. Crane for secretary O!
state. Mr.. Crane has for some years
! been populist with a yearning fol
fusion, and he has regularly year at
4 ter year led his followers into the
democratic camp, but hitherto his re
Z ward has been nothing higher than the
nomination for railroad commissioner
This year, however, he was put at the
head Of the ticket and named as the
candidate of the fusion-democracy for
secretary of state. There appears to
have been little opposition ON the part
of even the radical democrats to this
surrender of their party to the popu,
lists, and it certainly reflects great
credit upon the political sagacity OF
the inner council that they were able
to prevent an outburst of anger al
this bargain and sale of the party.
The explanation of this seeming pc
culiarity of the rank and file Of the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
PROSPERITY The ISSUE.

AT the meeting of the Republican
State Central committee inDes Moincs
last week Congressman Lacey said
that he kept campaigning all of the
time. He rather favored an early
opening. He said that he knew pres
perity is the principal issue in the
Sixth district. There are 1000 min
ers there getting 10 cents more ton
in wages than they did in 1896, and
there are 1000 more of them work
ing. Mr.. Lacey insisted that if there
is a political barometer, then he is
one. He has suffered so many harl
wintered thru-tho =
that he thinks he can tell pretty we'll
what going to happen in political
way. He predicted overwhelming
victory this year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
The Path of DESTINY,

Montezuma Republican: Mr.. Bryan
would promise to protect the Filipinos
from outside interference while they
work out their destiny. Something
over year ago Mr.. Aguinaldo propos-
ed as the first step in the path of des-
tiny the indiscriminate massacre of all
foreigners resident at Manila. Mr.
Bryan would probably find it pretty
hard task to protect the Filipinos from
outside interference in case anything
of this kind should happen. How I'M
fortunate it is that Mr.. Bryan at some
time or other had not pledged to Chi
ma a stable form Of government,
agreeing to protect the Chinese from
outside interference. 1t would have
been such an excellent opportunity to
vindicate his peculiar idea.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
THE NEW SENATOR.

The announcement of the appoint
ment of Congressman Jonathan PDol-
liver, Of Fort Dodge, to be United
States senator from Iowa in place of
the late John H. Gear was received
with pleasure by the people of Iowa.
They feel that they will continue to
be represented in the senate by one of
the ablest men of the state and they
dial, easily approached man, man
with personality that will give him
high standing wherever he goes.
For his excellent judgment in ap-
pointing Mr.. Dolliver, Governor Shaw
is entitled to the thanks of the people
of Iowa. The governor has shown
himself to be utterly unselfish in the
matter. He has acted with an eye
single to the interests of the state. He
has appointed comparatively young
man, one who will remain in the SEN
ate for many years and who, by virtue
of his wisdom and ability will rise to
the high station of influence in that
body formerly held by his predecessor,
Senator Gear, and equal to that now
occupied by his colleague, Senator AL
lison. Governor Shaw had ambi
lions to be senator, but he has put
them aside in his desire to serve his
people and his state. They will not
forget this action on his part, and
it is hardly too much to say that they
will in all probability tender him the
honor of a third term as governor OF
Iowa.
AS to the new senator his past ca
q, fn11 on, in <f I, (,
future success and popularity in pub
lie life.
Jonathan Prentis Dolliver was born
on farm near Kingwood, Preston
county, Virginia, now part of West
Virginia, on the 9Th day of February
1858. He graduated from the West
Virginia college in 1875, at that time
being the youngest of the graduates.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
The Thirteenth Plank.

Des Moines Capital: The late Sam
Clark will always be known as a
writer of platforms, but the dispatches
sent out from Keokuk give him cred
it for a certain piece of platform work
which credit the great philosopher
would not accept were he alive to
WELD a pen. OF the numberless vir-
tues possessed by this grand charac-
ter none was more conspicuous than his
modesty; none more admired than his
nothing more than the satisfaction,
the consciousness Of duty we'll per-
formed. 1t is true that he had much
to do with the platform of 1898, which
contained the thirteenth or mulct
plank. Indeed he wrote the platform
that year with the exception of the
mulct plank and the one in relation to
union soldiers and pensions. The
mulct plank, as first introduced, came
from the hands of Tom Healy AMI
others, but the plank as adopted was
built up word by word by the com
mittee, and they were something like
four hours in doing it. The soldiers
plank was written by George e. Hub
bell and John Herriott.
The interest and excitement of the
convention which adopted the mulct
plank will never be forgotten by those
who witnessed it. When the resolu-
tons committee had spent many hours
in earnest discussion of the plank the
convention took up the subject and
debated it almost five hours. The
Struble amendment was offered on
the floor of the convention and upon
this proposition the fight conferred.
The Struble amendment made the op-
Grafton of the plank state wide.
There was no attempt at snap judge
ment. The republican party was face
to face with a grave problem, and it
was decided that every faction of ube
party should be fully heard. Vine
gar" Smith, of Davenport, caused the
whole question to be reopened at
time when an end of the discussion
orable contest followed. 1t was hero
that the party declared that "prohibi-
ton was no test of party fealty," and
by it action brought about the mulct
law. Sam Clark, Senator Mullan,
George Hubbell, DR.. Caldwell, Sena-
tor Waterman, Senator Healy, Repres-
entative Temple and John Herriott
were prominent members Of the resc-
lutions committee, and to the speech
made by Temple on the floor of the
convention at critical time the adop-
ton of the resolution is believed by
many to be due. But the late Sam
Clark did not draft the mulct plank,
nor was he as closely identified with
it as were other members OF the COM
mittee.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
The German Vote,

Cedar Rapids Republican: Puck is
much more noted for its cartoons than
for it's editorial utterances. Neverthe-
less the latter feature of this publica-
ton is by no means to be despised.
In recent issue Puck discussed the
German Vote" in a very intelligent
and satisfactory manner.
1t denied in the first place that our
German fellow citizens are accustom-
ed to register their votes as a unite
upon any question unless indeed it be
upon some such matter as prohibition
or stringent Sunday observance. It
contended that the German in Ameri-
ca was politically in all respects as
other men are. Looking upon politi-
cal questions from the standpoint of
individual interests, habit, environ
ment and the like. 1t resented the as
sumption that Carl Schurz or any 9TH
err man, or set of men, disposed of the
German vote as one who has cornered
commodity disposes of it.
This view Is undoubtedly the correct
one All talk about the German vote
being solidified for Bryan is the most
arrant nonsense. There is in this
country no more hard-headed class of
citizens than that class designated as
German-Americans. They are not
playthings for demagogs. They are
not to be caught with chaff, or scared
by political Jack-o'- lantern. Above
everything else the German-American
citizen is thrifty. He believes in
spending less than he earns, and with
him this is no mere theory, but an
everyday practice. Go into any Ger
man community and you will find more
savings banks in proportion to the
population than you will in any other
community. Having thus accumulated
the German-American is particularly
anxious that his savings shall not be
jeopardied or disturbed by crank finan-
cial legislation. The word repudia-
ton is extremely distasteful to him,
and since this is true it is to be ex-
pected that the bulk of this vote will
stand in 1900 as it stood in 1896, in
support Of honest money, and in op-
position to all schemes of initiation and
reputation, however they may be dis
guised.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
THE couRlER,s ENTERPRISE.

Commenting on the manner in
which the Courier handles important
news matter, such as political conven-
lions, the Saturday Herald says:
Mr.. E. P. Adler, of the Courier force,
covered the Cedar Rapids democratic
convention in fine shape. Thursday
paper had both the speeches in full,
with a voluminous account of the con-
vention, and all illustrated with cuts
of the great Cedar Rapids auditorium
and prominent democratic leaders.
Inc democratic organ of the city was
content to let their readers be salts
fled with half column, while the
Courier gave two pages. Ii is the
news that counts.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
Beware of Ointments for catarrh That
Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
when snternr Il through the mucous surfsces
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten-fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. ]. Cheney g. Co.,
Toledo, o., contains no mercury, and Is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure to get the genuine.
1t is taken internally. and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by +, ]. Cheney g. Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists, price 7oc per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
The situation in china again show

The situation in China again shows
improvement, and the rescue of the
besieged in Peking has been accom-
plished. This very serious affair has
been handled from the beginning in
a mastery manner by the President
and Secretary Hay American Dip
lomacy has received striking vindi-
cation and won high distinction be-
fore the world. and its success cannot
fail to shed great lustre upon it's able
sponsors. 1t was thru the efforts
of our government that communication
(even tho limited) with the for
eign ministers was restored, and the
relief column entered Picking under
the stimulus of American energy.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
Those Queer Democrats.

Garner Herald: The democratic
Dubuque Telegraph is feminist the
Titus amendment, and wants oftener
elections. Gee! What an appetite
some folks do acquire for thumpings
I'D lambastings. If the democrats
really want to get licked oftener, the
republicans can do the trick and not
half try, either. But, if we were a
democrat, we would be satisfied with
a licking once year. If Brer Muir
ply We're to go to another Kansas City
powwow, we opine that he would want
an election about every new moon.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28

Some sincere, able statesmen, like
Senators Edmunds and Hoar, who dis
approve of the republican policy of
expansion, nevertheless are working
hard for the reelection of Mckinley
They reason that if the republican par
ty has made mistakes the democratic
party could be trusted only to make
far worse ones; that with. it's notori-
Gus, and in hundreds of instances cri-
minal enmity to the colored race of
this country, the democratic party is
not the party to entrust with the work
of freeing the brown people of the
Philippines. Reasoning also that
questions of good government at home
are more important than policies
abroad, those more logical of the anti
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
BRYAN Wouldn't Do It.

Kansas City Star: 1t is to be as
sumed that Mr.. Bryan is honest in the
belief that, if he were elected presi-
dent, he would call an extra session of
congress to haul down the flag in the
Philippines and establish protector
ate over the islands. But he wouldn't
do it. The people would not stand for
it. The chief opposition now of the
democrats to holding the Philippines
is that it is republican policy If
the democrats were in power and had
chance to make expansion one of
their own things, that would be diff
ferent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.

At Large:
N. Baldwin, of Pottawattame county.
Ole o. Roe, of Polk county
Dist riot Electors:
First District-E.' v. Tucker, of Louisa.
Second District-J. A. L. Bartholomew, of
jackson.
Third District-L. B. Raymond, Of Franklin,
Fourth District-C. H. McNider, of Cerro
Fifth District-H. H. Rood, of Lynn.
Sixth Districts a. Harper, of wapello.
Seventh District-C. Rhynsburger, of
Marion.
Eighth Decentralization Stooley. of Decatur
Ninth District-P. L. Sewer, of Guthrie.
Tenth District-Thomas Wray, of Crawford
Eleventh District-George E. Bowers, of
Sioux. ~
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
We All Know Charlie.

Fairfield Ledger: Charles A. Walsh,
secretary of the democratic national
committee, says that the state ticket
nominated by his party at Cedar Rap
ids last week lis one that will bring
dismay to the republicans of Iowa.
1t is we'll to remember, however, that
Mr.. Walsh was one of the fellows who
declared in 1895 that Bryan was elect
ed after every schoolboy in the coun-
try knew Mckinley had been chosen
president.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28

Prosperity has shared it's blessings
with the beef raiser of the West and
brought to him advanced prices tor
his beef. In 1896, during Democracy
and depression, beef on hoof per 100
pounds sold for 1925; in 1899, under
Mckinley and Prosperity, beef on hoof
per 100 pounds sold for $4.65. Nc
Kinley good times have reached all
classes of trade.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
President Mckinley and his entire

1eoIueHt MCIAIHIey dHu IT'S tHlITt
cabinet. There has been no hitch or
jar at Washington, not mistake has
been made. Our army and navy are
in the far east because the lives of
citizens were threatened, not for the
grabbing of territory, and they have
acted promptly and with alertness, We
ing at the front in each engagement
and winning ,honors at every opportun-
ity. We sincerely hope the end may
be reached with as much credit as the
campaign has been conducted. Tie
next task and duty is to withdraw
when our mission is ended, leaving In
tact the great empire of China, after
proper indemnity has been paid.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28

expansionists bitterly oppose third
ticket or any other movement which
can result only in helping to destroy
the civil service, degrade the supreme
court, and reduce the industrial work
ers of the country thru AZ cents dollar
wages, to the level of the Filipinos and
the coolies of China.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
Must Let chinese Severely Alone.

Washington, Aug. 25.-A cablegram
has been received from Admiral Re-
mey in which he states that it is re-
ported that the Russian commander at
Picking has forbidden any communica-
ton between his forces and the Chi
nese.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28

Half of the British loan was taken
by people in the United States, so
that in place of this country having to
work to pay interest to British holders
of United States bonds, the process is
reversed and the Britisher is now COM
PEELED to send money to this country
to pay interest on his obligations.
This is another condition which Bry-
an promises to change when he gets
into power.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28

The collapse of the South African
war seems now only a question Of Il
short time and may come at any mo-
ment. The present series of British
operations seems destined to speedily
break down the remaining opposition
to the conflict.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28

The thanks of every citizen is due
to c. E. Perkins, of Chicago, and Mes
srs. T. D. Foster and w. B. Bonnifield,
of this city, for their generous offer of
money to help the city buy the lot
near the Washington street depot,now
owned by the Anheuser-Busch brewing
company, of ST. Louis. 1t may be that
directly thru this generous action on
the part of these gentlemen, will come
Ottumwa's first park.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
American DipIom acy.

New Sharon Star: All the world
has admitted that the diplomacy of
this country in it's management of af.
fairs IN China has been of the shrewd-
est and highest order. The govern
ment at Washington has acted quick
ly, yet discretely in each phase Of
every emergency as it has been pre-
scented. The nations beyond the sea
confess admiration of the wisdom and
firmness shown sby Secretary Hay,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28

While the excitement around Picking
was under way Russia quietly annexed
the Amur river The gentlemen in st.
Petersburg are not overlooking any
real estate bargains.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
The wool growers and sheep raisers
I, 10 Isl 4

The wool growers and sheep raisers
have been benefited to an unparalleled
degree by the return of a protective tar
if. During a democratic admins
tration and the Wilson tariff medium
wool sold for IS cents per pound, in
1896. During Mckinley and pro-
tective tariff medium wool sold in 1899,
for 81 cents per pound. In short the
wool producers almost doubled the
price of their wool under protective
tariff
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
AS the silver crown of thorns STAN

AS the silver crown of thorns STAN
peded the Chicago convention but fail
ed to stampede the country, SO the
golden crown of Imperialism will have
no terrors for the people as long as
proof of it's existence depends on the
assertion of the Nebraska prophet who
said that the gold standard would
starve everybody except the money
changers and the money owners.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28

There still remain few editors who
have not remarked: 1--WE were fully
convinced that the allies would reach
Picking without serious opposition"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28

A study of Mr.. Bryan's late speech
es emphasizes the well known truth
that it is easier to be critical than to
be correct.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28

The criminal business for the Sep
TENDER term of court in Des Moines
is the heaviest in years.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28

1t is learned that Secretary Hay is
easy to approach. China may find
him hard to get away from.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28

If his serene highness, the shah Of
Persia succeeds in getting home alive
he will likely stay there.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28

In 1899 ten staple crops were worth
upwards of 1928, 100000 more to the
American farmer than in 1895. Add
to this increase an advance of $685.
100000 in the value of live stock, and
there is round billion of dollars that
has been paid in prosperity dividends
by the republican party to the farmers
for the single year of 1899.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
FARMER sTuNe TO DEATH.
Uprooted Nest of Hornets While
Flowing on His EARN.

Davenport, Aug. .-(Special) PEE
ter Hartman, aged 45, a farmer near
Walcott, is dead as the result of the
terrible singing of swarm of hornets
He uprooted nest of the insects while
blowing. He lived in agony for three
days.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28

Rev. A. r. Smith, of Cedar Falls,
has declined call to a passionate at
Hampton.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-28
CRA NsLEAvINa HYPERION sTRHaR
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REPUBLICAN NAr1oNALTIcKET.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

For Secretary of State,
w. B. MARTIN,
Of Adair county.
For Auditor of State,
FRANK F. MERRIAM
OF Delaware county.
For Treasurer of State,
G. S. GILBERTSON,
Winnebago county.
For Attorney General,
G. w. MULLAN,
OF Blackhawk county.
For Judge of Supreme Court,
EMILIN McCLAIN,
OF johnson county.
For Railroad Commissioner,
d. j. PALMER,
OF Washington county.