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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20
FLAWS IN sRYAN's PROGRAM.

New York Tribune: The more it
is studied, the more flaws appear in
the easy, honest and honorable So
luton of the Philippine question"
which Colonel Bryan fathered in his
Indianapolis acceptance speech. That
solution was,in brief,to set up stable
form of government in the Philippines
to recognize native independence and
finally to guarantee the Filipinos that
protection from foreign interference
which is accorded under the Monroe
doctrine to lesser American republics
In both his Indianapolis and Topeka
addresses the democratic presidential
candidate struggled with specious
sophistry to identify conditions and
duties in the Philippines with those
which have arisen thru the fulfill
ment of this country's pledge to give
stable government and liberty to
Cuba. WHO will draw the line" the
Nebraska leader exclaimed at Indian
apolis, between the natural rights
of the Cubans and the Filipinos?" And
ignoring the totally different relations
in which Cuba stands to the United
States thru treaty pledges and legis-
latiye enactment he shiftily demand
ed an application in the Philippines of
that policy of naturalization which in
Cuba has already taken definite and
mutually satisfactory shape.
The parallel which Colonel Bryan
seeks to institute between American
obligations in Cuba and American OBJ
legations in the Philippines finds no
support, of course, in either interna.
'tional law or common sense. 1t con-
fuses political and International con-
ditions in no way analogous. But even
granted the force of the parallel, how
does American experience in Cuba
vindicate in advance the merit and
value of Colonel Bryan's "easy, hon.
est and honorable" program? If the
fusion nominee for president is elect
ed, will he favor such rapid with
drawal of American troops from the
Philippines as has been affected from
Cuba, and the converting thereafter of
native congress, which shall erect
an independent government under the
protection off the United States? Is
this native congress, also, as some of
Mr.. Bryan's admirers are already an
ticipating, to conclude treaty rec
ognizing American control of Manila
Bay and City, granting reciprocity OF
trade, and guaranteeing full liberty
of American enterprise and invest
ment?"
The Philadelphia Record, tho
friendly to the general policy of ex-
pansion, has been trying, with many
other eastern newspapers of pro-
nounced democratic tendencies, to
find some bridge to renewed partisan
allegiance in Colonel Bryan's current
crusade against imperialism" Our
Philadelphia contemporary is candid
enough, however, to admit that the
practical difficulties of carrying out
any such scheme of Filipino independ-
ence as that outlined in the foregoing
paragraph would probably be as diff
fcult as holding and governing the
islands" AS the Record argues:
How many people of the eighty
odd semi-civilized and savage tribes of
the Philippines would belikely to con-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20

The democratic cry of Imperial.
ism" is like the thief's cry of stop
thief" in order to divert the pursuing
crowd from himself The republican
party was the means of freeing the
slaves whom the democrats
would have kept in chains had the
election of Lincoln not forced them
from power. The republican party I'm
der Mckinley is continuing the anti.
imperialism work of Lincoln. 'HTo over
ten millians of the human race living
in the Philippine Islands it has given
"a new birth of freedom The re.
sponsibility of caring for the new
wards of the nation will be met as
faithfully by the republican party as
it has been in case of freedom of the
south-schools for the children. faic
trials by jury. equality of opportunity
with the white man, these are some
of the things the republican party has
accomplished for the negro race Of
this country, after it rescued them
from their bonds; and will do also
for the millions it has since rescued
from the cruel dominion of Spain.
In China the republican administra a.
ton is opposing imperialistic parti-
ton by European nations and is adj
vocating the open door,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20
wAPELLo COUNTY PROSPERITY.

There is prosperity lesson that
comes near home in the quarterly
statements of the different banks, na>
tional, state, and savings, published
yesterday in the Courier All show a
substantial increase in amount of de-
posits that goes to show that the pros
perity which is with us is not fictitious
but as genuine as anything can be in
this world. The amount of money the
citizens have in the banks is the tru>
est barometer of their financial well
fare that can be found. Notice care
fully these facts about the banks Of OF.
tumwa:
Three months ago the national
banks Of this city held aggregate de-
posits amounting to $1,769, 9S0.61. To-
day their aggregate deposits amount,
to $1,818, 543.14, an increase. in three
months of S4S,562.53.
This increase, however, is not near
ly SO great nor SO significant as the
increase in the aggregate deposits Of
the savings banks of the city. Three
savings banks in Ottumwa showed ag-
gregate deposits three months ago of
$500, Today these three banks
have deposits amounting to $S44,4S9.09
an increase in three months of $144,-
609.31. To this must be added SILL
24S.39 which is the amount of deposits
in the hands of new savings bank
started since the last quarterly state
ment was made. This makes a grand
total of $215,857.7O as the net increase
of deposits in the savings banks of OF
tumwa during the past three months.
The deposits in savings banks do,
not belong to capitalists and financial
kings. They belong to class of peo-
Pile which is not composed of rich men.
The deposits in the savings banks OF
Ottumwa We're put there largely by
mechanics, workingmen and farmers.
They represent the savings made from
earnings; they show directly, and be-
yond the shadow of doubt that
these classes of people in Ottumwa
and Wapello county are prosperous.
Four years ago many of these same
people who are now filling the savings
banks with money, hardly knew where
and were thankful if they could find
the necessary means to feed and
clothe their families. What differ
ence today!
If any disciple of the peerless pro-
phet OF calamity attempts to tell that
this prosperity which the republican
administration has brought to the peo-
pie of this country is fictitious" or
that it has fallen only upon the rich,
just tell him that the farmers, me-
chanics and workingmen of Wapello
county have in the Ottumwa Savings
banks 1915, 1887 4S. Fictitious prosper
ity may be glittering generality that
will win a few scattering votes in
darkest Arkansas, but in Iowa the use
of it as political argument is merely
evidence of hopeless demagogism.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20

visable to abandon these towns and
cities merely because there is re-
mote probability that at some future
time a. hurricane may be the cause
of great loss of life and property.
1--WE have just passed thru sum-
mer that for sustained high tempera-
ture has no parallel within the last
thirty years. Records of low temper
ature, torrential rains, and other me-
neurological phenomena that have
stood for twenty and thirty years are
not infrequently broken. There does
not appear to be, so far as we know,
any law governing the occurrence or
recurrence of storms. The vortex of
hurricane is comparatively narrow,
at most not more than twenty or
thirty miles in width. 1t is only
within the vortex that such great
calamity as has befallen Galveston
can occur.
1T would seem that rather than
abandon the city means should be
adopted at Galveston and other SINH.
larry exposed cities on the Atlantic
and gulf coasts to erect buildings only
on heavy stone foundations that
should have solid interiors of mason.
ry to height of ten feet above mean
sea level. Rigid building regulations
should allow no other structures erect
ed for habitations in the future in
any city located at sea level and that
is exposed to the direct sweep of the
sea.
But Galveston should take heart
as the chances are that not once in
a thousand years would she be sc
terribly stricken. and high, sole
foundations would doubtless make
her impregnable to loss of life by al
future storms"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20
Quotation Marks.

Sioux City Journal: There never
has been campaign where quotation
marks have been so much in evidence.
The republicans are cheerfully quot
Ing the utterances of the democratic
leaders of 1896 as we'll as their own
pledges at that time. The democrats
are pegging away merrily, with the
declaration of independence, the con-
stitution and the speeches of the faith
ers and uncles of the republic to draw
upon. Both sides are eagerly repro
ducing the past records of those who
have Topped. 1t is going to be hard
campaign for the orator who has diff
ficulty in keeping his quotation marks
on straight.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20

There is marked difference be-
tween the republican and democratic
candidates for the presidency in their
ability to remain faithful to important
issues thru evil report and good re.
port. Mckinley is recognized as the
apostle Of protection. He believes In
it, worked for it, voted for it and Sc,
cured the passage of the protective
tariff measure known as the Mckinley
bill. When the free trade party tri-
umphed and a house and senate We're
elected pledged to repeal the Mckinley
bill, it's author never wavered. He
continued to teach protection and
warned the people that the experiment
on which they were about to enter
would prove disastrous. Results prov
ed the wisdom of his position The
people came to think as he thought
and his record in both victory and de-
feat has been consistent. While Nc
kinley advocated protection, Bryan
defended free trade, but when free
trade was repudiated Bryan dropped
it. He consulted with expediency and
bound himself to the silver worship
pers, allowing free trade to shift for
itself. Then in turn silver was drop
ped, and after this year Imperialism
will sleep beside free trade and free
silver and some other popular cry will
be adopted by the Nebraska colonel
unless he is dropped.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20
ADMITTED HE KILLED eoEBEL
James StubbIefield Gives Testimony
Against Defendant Howard.

James StubbIefeId Gives Testimony
Against Defendant Howard.
Frankfort, KY, Sept. 18.-James
Stubblefield testified yesterday in the
trial of James Howard for the muir
der of William Goebel that Howard
had confessed the killing to him. Bow
man Gaines testified that he saw How.
ard running away from tho rear of
the statehouse ground Immediately
after the shooting.
Stubblefleld, one-legged and one
armed, is an ex-deputy sheriff. His
testimony in detail was that Howard
stopped at his house in February,
shortly after the shooting. Shortly
after he came in Stubblefield says he
remarked to him:
"Jim, you all have been having
trouble down at Frankfort"
Yes responded Howard, accord
ing to the witness, 1--WE have raised
h and cleaned the platter" and ad.
ded, Il never sight down my gun
barrel but what get meat or money,
and this time l got both"
The witness says Howard was again
at his house several days later and he
asked him what he meant by his re-
mark on the former occasion. How
ard responded: by G., mean just
what l said"
Witness said he then pressed him,
putting the direct question:
"Jim do you mean to say that you
killed Goebel?"
Howard, he says, responded in the
affirmative and said he believed his
mountain friends would stand by him
and that 500 men could not take him
to Frankfort for trial.
Stubblefield said he did not tell the
story of Howard's confession to him
until he heard that Howard and his
friends were planning to kill him.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20
object to Street Car combine.

Council Bluffs, Sept. 1S.-Suit has
been commenced in district court by
Henry I. Forsyth against the Omaha,
Council Bluffs and Suburban railway
company and the Omaha and Council
Bluffs Railway and Bridge company to
enjoin them from taking up their
street car tracks on certain streets
and from maintaining combine for
the regulation of fares and the num-
Der Of trains to- be provided for the
accommodation Of the public.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20

If Mr.. Bryan cared to be candid he
could discourse more learnedly upon
the art of accommodating wealth than
any of the other candidates in the
field. Mr.. Bryan is the wealthiest
candidate before the people today,
and he has made his money since the
Inauguration Of the policies against
which he acclaimed so vigorously.
Yet Mr.. Bryan is selfish enough to
decline to give the republican admin
istration the proper credit for his
good fortune.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20

other honest Americans demand
sound money, and they will vote
against all parties and all can
didates that urge any inter-
ference with the gold standard
value of every dollar that bears the
stamp of the United States govern
ment.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20

The Cuban flag was officially hoist
ed over the public buildings at Santi-
ago de Cuba on the 25th of August.
This circumstance ought to end demo-
cratic talk about the ultimate inten-
lions of the Mckinley administration
with reference to Cuba.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20

Before going any further with their
arguments the democratic leaders
should explain why 1t is that, if Pres
ident Mckinley has no backbone, he
can go ahead SCATTERING the republic
and establishing an empire.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20

There are over 10000 bank deposit
ors in Colorado now, an increase of
nearly hundred per cent in four
years. Perhaps this is one of the ma
ny valid reasons why Mckinley will
carry Colorado this time.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20
sample POLK county Germans.

Des Moines Register: This county
has many citizens who were born in
Germany, or have German parents,
and it can be said to their credit that
we have no more Industrious and
prosperous citizens nor citizens who
more closely watch the effect Of gov
eminent. That fact was strongly IL
Illustrated in 1896, when all the intel
ligent German-American voters voted
against the party and candidates who
were clamoring for the debasement of
the money, and the circulation of dis
honest money which would change its
value with the manipulations of the
gamblers at the exchanges in the
large cities. The German and all
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20

Mr.. Bryan has not yet said anything
in the press of the economic independ-
ence of the Nebraska hog, which is
worth $3.50 more per head now than
it was four years ago. 1t is really not
nice of the Nebraska hog to be so very
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20

The Hon. James S. Hogg openly
charged the Hon. Joe Bailey with con-
sorting with trusts. Is the octopus
getting in its deadly work among the
Texas democrats?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20

"He voted for Bryan in 1896" is be-
coming quite common form of in
PRODUCTION for the speakers at the re-
publican meetings in Kansas this
year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20

1t is not necessary. to abuse the
democratic leaders in this campaign.
They regard the liberal employment
of quotation marks as the very worst
form of chastisement.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20

Let every person who has been bene-
flied in his financial condition and his
self-respect by the Dingley tariff ask
himself today how the late lamented
Dingley, would vote in this campaign.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.
Schedule OF Dates Thus Far Arrang-
ed by County Chairman.

ed by County Chairman.
Morgan Griswold, chairman of the
republican county central committee,
has arranged for number of impor-
tant meetings in Wapello county dur
ing the next few weeks, at which time
some of the best speakers in the west
may be heard on the issues of the cam
paign. Two dates have been decided
upon for Ottumwa and one each for
Eddyville and Bladensburg. The first
republican rally this fall in Wapello
county will be held at Eddyville Fri
day evening, Sept. 81, at which time
Hon. Walter l. Smith, candidate for
congress from the ninth congressional
district will speak at the opera house.
Besides the Ottumwa date Maj. Lacey
has also made arrangements to speak
at number of other places in the dis
trict list of which will be found be-
low:
Schedule of Dates.
The following is schedule of meet
ings in Wapello county as arranged up
to the present time:
Eddyville-Friday evening, Sept 81,
at the opera house, Hon. Walter 1.
Smith, candidate for congress from the
ninth district.
Ottumwa-Saturday afternoon, Sept.
90, at South Side Athletic park, on the
occasion of the celebration of Emanci-
patton day, Hon. John F. Lacey, of Os-
kaloosa, congressman from the sixth
district.
Ottumwa Thursday evening, Oct. 4,
at the Grand opera house, Hon. Ar
thur w. Brewster, of Missouri. Mr..
Brewster, in the language of Governor
l.. M. Shaw, "is one of the most elo-
quent speakers in the west"
Bladensburg- Thursday evening,
October II, Hon. Thomas Hedge, con-
gresham from the first district.
Major Lacey's Schedule.
The following is a list of the several
places together with the dates arrang-
ed for Maj. Lacey's itinerary, he hav-
ing already spoken at Iowa City on
the seventeenth and at Northwood on
the eighteenth: eF
c September 19-Spencer. 8,ai
September 20-Nevada.
September 21-Griswold.
September 22-Ottumwas
September 24-Peoria.
September 25-New Sharon.
September 26-Davis county.
September 27-Davis county.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20
Should Rebuild Carefully.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil Those
who think it folly for Galveston to re-
build on the same site because there
may come another flood some time,
should bear in mind that Chicago re-
built on the same site altho there may
come another big fire there some
time. The question Of how the city
is rebuilt is of more Importance than
where it is rebuilt. The old Chicago
was fimsily built and the flames
licked it up easily, but it was rebuilt
SO as to resist another such fire. Gal
weston should do likewise and make
better provision against water just as
Chicago has against fire.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20
PITY PAvEs WAY TO ROBBERY
Stranger With Bandased Hands Steals
Small Fortune in a Bank.

a Small Fortune in Bank.
st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 1S.-Edward s.
Plummer's pity for man with both
hands in a bandage cost him small
fortune yesterday afternoon. He en-
tered the Third National bank with a
small tin box containing several hun
dred dollars and some checks which
he intended to deposit He was about
to make the deposit when stranger
with bandaged hands asked him to
write out check for him. Plummer
wrote the check, but when he turned
to give it to him the man was gone
and with him Plummer's box.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20

Mr.. Bryan might tell us in the next
of his truly great speeches just how
heavy a burden he would find an in
come tax at the present time.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20

Mr.. Bryan started into politics as a
free trader, later he took UP free sill
yer and now he appears to be disposed
to try a little freebooting.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20

With the Hon. Ben Tillman protest
ing against government without the
consent of the governed" and Dick
Croker Illuminating against the igno-
rance of the people, the democratic
party backs into the campaign with
its accustomed dignity and plausi-
bility,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20

sent to all this? Could majority of
the tribal chiefs be induced to assem-
BILE at Manila? And before being ask
ea to frame constitution woulu not
many of them have to be sent to
school in order to learn what a con-
stitution is? For some of them would
come clothed in all the simplicity of
breech-clouts, with intellectual equip
ment to correspond; not few would
bring patents of nobility won by cap
turing sixty heads in raids upon
neighboring hostile tribes; there
would be a startling confusion OF both
languages and interests, and the sight
of Aguinaldo and his marauding Tag
ais might stir up animosities of long
standing, and cause the convention to
degenerate into a tribal battle. And
If the American commissioners could
accomplish the miracle of making
peace between the hostile and scant-
lily clothed factions, a majority of
the chiefs would be no more likely to
consent to yield the bay and city of
Manila without American coercion
than Englishmen would be to yield
the River Thames and the city Of Lon
don. And how could we keep them
permanently under our protection
without preserving order and prevent
ing them from assaulting and lespoil-
ing each other?"
AS an essay in practical statesman
ship, getting the governed to consent
to self-government in the Philippines,
| and then turning them loose on each
other under American protection" is
not likely to appeal to their national
foresight or self-respect. 1t is solu-
ton of the Philippine problem neither
easy" nor honest" nor honorable"
one from which the more serious
minded of Colonel Bryan's followers
cannot be blamed for turning with
disapproval and contempt.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20
CIRCULATION.

The Ottumwa Courier guarantees
more than double the circulation of all
other Ottumwa papers combined.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20

cline to approve of the prosperity the
country is enjoying? Colorado peo-
pie are believed to be manly and en-
terprising enough to acknowledge a
mistake.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20

Dollar wheat and ten cent cotton tell
the story of Mckinley prosperity.
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win Colorado hang back and de.
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A SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY,

Greater New York Medical Association.
says, There is just one scientific compound
known as DIAMOND DIGEST TABLETS which
can be relied upon to cure dyspepsia and
constipation SO they will stay cured. Posi-
lively the only advertised dyspepsia remedy
ever endorsed by prominent physicians.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20
The Real Issue,

Sioux City Journal: Bryan is the
real issue-the overshadowing issue.
The full dinner pail, the security of
the money basis, the consistency and
integrity of the government, the ex-
pansion rather than the contraction,
Of the power of the United States in
the markets and in the civilizations
of the world, the prosperity of our
people at home and their security
abroad-that and other considerations
are put in the balance by thought
full and patriotic people against the
overshadowing issue of Organism.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-20
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