Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-11-01

equally startling stories which might
be told we will refer to just one more.
A freight train on the Chicago G.
Northwestern railway was delayed
four hours on Saturday last by a
cornstalk that fell across the track
from a field owned by man named
Frank Carson. 1t appears that the
stalk had been undermined by hogs.
The matter has been settled by Carson
agreeing to raise no more corn within
a mile of the railroad track, and in
consideration of which he receives a
life pass from the railway company.
There is just one thing to be feared,
and that is, that continuation of
crops of this character will compel
farmers to cross their seed with Lima
beans or something of the sort in Or
der to secure reduction in the size
of the crop.
Or perhaps little more attention to
Uncle Richards springtime advice
about soaking seed-corn" would bring
about the desired result. Who knows?
Iowa Capital.
Iowa's Congressmen.-The Chicago
Tribune of yesterday paid high tribute
to the Iowa delegation in congress. 1t
enlarged upon the great influence ex-
ercised by Senator Allison, and told
how Henderson, Hepburn, Hull, Lacey,
Dolliver and Cousins had won such
high places in national councils that
the defeat of any one of them would
be looked upon as national calami-
ty. 1t mentioned with favor also the
newer members of the delegation, and
predicted that in the next congress, as
in 1,o hn
state in the union.
/ The Tribune also pointed out how
this very satisfactory state of affairs
nad come about. 1t is by reason of
the fact that Iowa has learned the
value of non-rotaton in office, so far
as senators and representatives are
concerned. Beginning in the early SOS
we dropped the foolish and inexcus-
able practice of seeing how many men
we could honor in given time with
! seats in the house of representatives
From that day to this Iowas prestige
has increased, until now we have the
speaker and most of the principal COM
mittees in the hands of Iowans
/ This acknowledgment of Iowas
prominence in national affairs, ought
to be gratifying to all our people, and.
especially to the republicans. Let us
see to it that these admirable repre-
sentatives are not only reelected
without exception, but let us work to
/ the end that their majorities may be
as large as possible. They deserve it,
everyone of them.-Cedar Rapids Re
publican.
What Vote Against Lacey Means
livery man who votes against Lacey
deposits ballot Numerically opposed
to his own best interests. The re-
publican party, thru it's wiser business
policy, brought prosperity to the coun-
! try, and you should be true enough to
/ your country and your own business
interests to vote to sustain that policy.
| II you vote against Lacey you vote to
reinstate the democratic policy that
/ has flooded the nation with distress
every time it has been tried. Is it
1 either sensible or patriotic to SO
vote? Make answer at the polls -
New Sharon Star.
Goebelism Still Reigns.-Tre democ-
racy Of Kentucky has passed a new
election law, tshus admitting that the
Goebel law is SO unfair az to be even
obnoxious to the democracy in whose
interests it was framed. There is evil
dent the usual intent to deceive and
mislead the public by giving forth the
idea that the democracy has at last
concluded to allow elections, to be car
ried on honestly and Justly in Ken
lucky and that for this reason a new
law has been enacted, but the new
law is not to go into effect until after
the present presidential election. This
election is to be carried on under the
(, Infamous Goebel law so as to enable
the democracy to thwart the will of
the people should that will express It,
self at the polls in favor of the repub-
I llcan party. 1t is but continuance Of
the same old purpose of holding Ken
lucky in the control of the democratic
party regardless of all right or justice
and determination to govern without
] the consent Of the governed. If there
is any imperialism In this country it
is to be found in the democracy of
Kentucky.-Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
Shows Lack of Logic-The man
who votes for Mckinley and demo.
cratic candidate for congress will dis.
play the same lack of logic as an en-
ployer who hires competent foreman
bue refuse to give him capable help
to carry on the business.-Sioux City
Journal.
Eighth Sure for 1000.
Des Monies, Oct. 31.-Colonel Palm.
er, State Treasurer Herrott and James
Brenton spent Sunday in Des Moines,
but have returned to their campaign
,,orly Colonel a1p,or hoJiauoc tho