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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03
FINDING. THE RIGHT ROAD.

After all the democratic effort tomaise
political capital out of the affairs Of
Porto Rico the question is subsiding
into a matter for which the right set
Element will be found without much
delay. The responsibilities of legisla-
s tion are upon the republicans, and
/. their lines can not be rushed by an OPP
position which is intensely anxious for
AN issues. 1t is out of issues and in I
fever to get at least one, or the sens
blance of it. AT the outset of the Por-
TO Rican debate the republicans were
charged with cruel exaction Of toll
from the suffering inhabitants of the
island. That pretense has been drop
ped since the republicans passed bill
TO use all the so-called tolls for Porto
Rico itself. Republicans hold that
the island is not under the operation
of the constitution until congress
places it there by law. Possibly the
supreme court may decide otherwise,
but until that judgment is given to
the country the safe course is to main
tain than new possessions acquire con-
stitutional rights thru the definite ac-
ton OF congress.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03
MR.. BUCHANAN KILLED THE BILL

.'AAt. - ~ SiA-A->tA4N hIlilLE1D LIE DILL
In the house last week Represent
ative Buchanan of Syapello county,
scored point by opposing the Halle
ton bill, which had already passed the
senate, authorizing cities of the first
class to levy tax for maintaining fire
departments. Mr.. Buchanan was not
in favor of giving city councils the
power to increase the tax levy with
out first submitting the question to the
people. This point was so well sustain
ed by him that the bill was referred
back to the committee, which decided
not to report it for passage. Mr.. Blu
| chanan's action in this matter will be
heartily commended by all tax payers.
In this connection we desire to cor
| rect an unaccountable error on the
part4of our Des Moines correspondent,
which was published in i part of the
Courier's edition yesterday. The CORE
lspondent in some way had gotten the
| idea that Mr.. Buchananfhad champion
ed this bill, and so stated in his letter
to the Courier. This was directly the
reverse of the facts in the case, as il
was by Mr.. Buchanan's watchful action
in behalf of the tax payers that tbs
bill was killed. As soon as the error
was discovered the press was stopped
and a correction made. But in a por-
ton of the Courier's edition yesterday
the incorrect statement, as above not
ed, in regard to this matter was made,
which we desire should be fully under
stood by the public.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03
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Mason City Globe Democrat: The
lower house at Des Moines has showed
a disposition to. become hysterical on
the Porto Rico question, but the SEN
ate, it is thought, will be less impetu-
Gus and will display more wisdom. Mr..
Kendall is the author of the bill and if
he will remember, it was just the same
tendency to go off half cooked on the
famous Mckinley bill which defeated
Major Lacey and a large number of re-
publican congressman. When the
campaign was fairly on and Major La
cey explained the bill and it's benefits
it was too late to overcome the damage
of republican critics altho in many
cases they publicly retracted their crit.
icism and gave the bill their heartiest
endorsement. Without any disparage
Inent of Mr.. Kendall, who is brilliant
young man, we are inclined to think
that Major Lacey at Washington un-
derstands the question much better
than Mr.. Kendall at Des Moines, and
that is true of the Iowa delegation in
congress generally. 1t is our humble
opinion that the representatives in the
lower house in. Des Moines can serve
their constituents better just now by
disposing of some of the bills demand
ing their attention.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

The Courier is in receipt of copy
of the Northwestern edition of the
Minneapolis Times, a specially inter-
esting paper. The annexation of Ha-
wall, the cession of the Philippines,
the opening of the markets of the ORR
ent and the tremendous development
OF the mineral resources of Alaska are
factors which are assuming immense
importance in our national growth.
The Northwest in particular is feeling
the influence of the stimulation, and
from the head of navigation of the
Mississippi river, the portal of the
northwest, to Puget Sound, the port,
there is a sense of a new order of
things little dreamed of a decade ago.
1t is OF coming changes and present
conditions, financial, commercial, mari
time and geographical that the North
west-Orient. edition of the Times treats.
Great pains have been taken TO make
the contents attractive, accurate and
reliable, and the actuating purpose has
been to supply compiled information
that the country as a whole has lack
cd
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
ANNOUNCEMENT.

h The Courier takes pleasure in an
3nouncing that it has secured the eN-
elusive service, for this territory, of
{ DR.. Davis w. Clark toreport for it, the
approaching general conference of the
IN. p. church. As the son of the late
Bishop Clark, DIR. Clark has a wide
acquaintance. He is an Industrious COR
respondent and an author of reputa-
ton. He will have exceptional facil-
tiles for gathering information for the
Courier, and an Introductory article
from his pen on ''The Approaching
Methodist Parliament is published
elsewhere in this issue. Mem
bers of the Methodist church in south
ern Iowa, and all who are interested in
general religious news, will find this
special service for the Courier, by DR..
Clark, of unusual interest.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03
HUMBER MANUFACTURING IN TIKI
SOUTH.

The possibilities of the south, in the
matter Of production Of lumber are
just beginning to be appreciated and
utilized. The members of the Nation
s,,al Editorial Association after leaving
New Orleans last month, visited Hat
tiesburg, Miss, where they secured a
glimpse of the great things that are
being done in the manufacture OF lum-
y der in the south. The Courier editor
regrets that he was unable, owing to
/, Jack of time to accompany the party
after it left New Orleans, but from
published reports their visit at Hat
stiesburg was an exceedingly interest
ing one in every way. The town is a
modern one, built up by the j. j.
Newman Lumber Co., one of the larg-
lest lumber manufacturing concerns in
sssthe country. This company is at pres
emit employing in the neighborhoods OF
81 800 men, and are cutting the timber
of from upwards of thirty acres a
day, equalling in board measures from
100000 to 100000 feet of lumber, and
making an annual production of u.s.
100000 feet of long leaf yellow pine.
he company has the planning mill fa-
.cilities to care for this great output.
notwithstanding the amount of lum>
s. her which it. is cutting it is fortified
+ Wi h "a sufficient amount Of standing
& timber tos.lseep its plant in operation
for a period of over forty years. Inits
logging operations it uses a standard
guage railroad, and expects shortly to
4 have the main line extended fifty
miles, which, with lateral connections,
will amount in the aggregate to over
sseyenty-five miles of railroad used for
supply ing their plant with logs.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03
STORY ON LACEY.

A number OF the members of Indian
affairs committee Of the senate and
house recently attended the commence
ment exercises of the Carlisle, Pa, In
dian school.
Important features of the exercises
were the addresses made by Senator
Thurston of Nebraska and our own
representative. Mr.. Lacey. The former
during the course of his remarks relat-
ed. the following anecdotet at the eY-
pense of Representative Lacey. He said
during the campaign of 1898 he was in
vited by Mr.. Lacey to make speech in
a certain town in the district to help
him out in his campaign. Senator
Thurston gladly availed himself of the
opportunity to render whatever assist
ance he could to his old friend. Ac-
lcordingly date was appointed and af-
ter travelling several hundred miles
when Senator Thurston arrived at the
| town he was very much surprised TO
find no one to meet him. Lacey, he
said, had advised him in the mean
time, where he was stopping, and he
sought the tardy 1owans there. On ar
irving at the house he was met by a
bright little girl, who informed him
that Mr.. Lacey had gone to the Speak
ing" and had left word for 'hurston
to meet him there. Senator Thurston
said he was so much impressed with
the pleasing manner Of the child, he
Paidpfher some nice little compliment
Land added: congressman Lacey new
Fer says nice things to you, does he r.
oh yes, she replied, Congressman
LACEY is a very fine man, and says
Every nice things to me.Y Senator
Thurston,f not wishing to. be oIrdone
by Mr.. Lacey, reached down i'm his
Pocket and drew out a bright, new %
cent piece, and told her. to buy some
candy, att the same time remarking,
Mr.. Lacey never gave youany money
to buy candy with" "oh, 'fshe answer
ed, Congressman Lacey gives me 4
dollar to buy candy. He's an awful
nice man."
| Senator Thurston, in order to Guido
Mr.. Lacey, picked the little one up and
kissed her, and said, "Now I. know
Mr.. Lacey never kissed you" He was
amazed TO hear the reply: Congress
man Lacey is a fine man. He not only
kisses me, but he kisses my ma" The
senator said he withdrew in favor OF
Lacey, and he joined him at the town
hall and made a speech to help send
| him back to congress-"
/
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03
THE TEACHERS.

Taken as a class. teachers are the
most important citizens of state or
nation, for upon them depends the adj
vancementi of learning and civilization
in the community. AS the twig is
bent is the tree inclined,' is proverb
for the guidance of teachers, both
those who make teaching a profession
such as schoolmasters and ministers of
the gospel, and those who teach from
love and instinct, such as parents and
guardians. The lessons that the chill
dren of this generation learn will
mold their thoughts and their actions
when they are men and women and
the welfare of the nation is entrusted
to their hands. If they learn good les
sons now, and good examples are. set
before them, they viii, when they are
grown make good citizens and conduct
a good government.
Education brought the United States
into being, and made it the greatest
and most enlightened country i'm the
world. Education is the mother of
liberty. progress, wealth and civiliza-
ton. Because this country has always
seen TO it that education was freely
accessible to all its citizens, it has be-
come the most enlightened OF the ma
tons. ta
The credit for this is due in a
greet measure to the labors and
untiring efforts of American teachers.
Here in Iowa, a state that has the
least per cent of illiteracy in the Union
We have every right to be proud of our
teachers and the splendid system of
schools they have done so much to
build up. 1t is a hearty welcome,
therefore, that Ottumwa extends now
to the teachers of southeastern Iowa.
May they enjoy the hospitality of the
city TO the full, and may they gain
not only information but encourage
menit and inspiration from the excel
lent programs of the convention.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03
SPEAKER HENDERSON EXPLAINS.
States the Position Of Iowa Delegation the Porto
Rcan Tariff Measure.

The following letter has been writ
ten by Speaker Henderson to Hon.
E. d. Knott, United States Marshall
for the northern district OF Iowa. 1t
shows his position and that of the
oaher republican members of the
house who voted for the passage of
the Porto Rico tariff bill.
Yours of the Gath about Porto Rico
received. l cannot gather from your
letter what you personally think of our
action in the house, OF what YOU think
of the president. who thoroly agreed
with us and worked with might and
main to get the house bill passed, and
has been so working in the senate. The
question for me to settle as an indi-
vidual representative, is what is my
duty: That question l asked and an
swered when l worked with my assoc
GATES to pass the Porto Rican BILL
Now let me get this matter clearlyain
your mind, for sooner or later the
1>country will understand.
First. There are large quantities of
tobacco and. sugar in Porto Rico,
bought up by the trusts and syndicates.
They want to get that into the United
States free of any duty. When once in
OF course it will sell in the markets at
the same rates. thus giving hundreds
of thousands of dollars profits to the
syndicates. etc.
Second. Now, why have we imposed
this 10 per cent of the Dingley tariff?
Let me answer this, and picture in
your mind:
Porto Rico is poor and has been
swept bv devastating and destructive
floods. Her people are not at this time
in their present condition able to pay
the expenses of their government No
one wants the United States to pay the
expenses OF running the governments
of any of our several new possessions.
The people themselves in each of the
islands, or groups, should pay their
own expenses
'The trusts and syndicates are fight
ing the bill and have given you the
reason why. There has not been nor
is there now, to my knowledge, a lobby
here working for the Porto Rican bill,
but these s1hdicates and Goldfish inter
ests of New England and other inter-
ests. including the -four interests, are
all trying to get into Porto Rico with
out paying Is per cent duty on their
product as proposed in the bill, while
under the Dingley law a tax OF one dol-
lar-to illustrates imposed upon GER
tain articles under the house billithey
would only pay IS cents.
How is Porto Rico to do this, now
that she has no local government. We
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

Congressman Albert j. Hopkins, OF
the Louise committee on ways and
means, has timely article in the April
Forum on '"rhe Porto Rican Relief
Bill" Some of the facts he presents
cannot be refuted. Mr.. Hopkins main
tains that the Porto Rican bill, which
passed the house Of representatives
early in March, has been much misun-
derstood, and that it is a just and
meritorious measure. He clearly dem
onstrates in preparing the Porto Rican
bill the object was to benefit the Porto
Ricans. If congress We're given the
power to legislate for them in man
ner suited to their conditions, Mr.. Hop
kins holds that they can be giventlarger
liberties and better civilization than
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

must first give her a local government,
both houses of congress are at work
upon that problem. In my opinion the
problem will be wisely solved when it
is done.
But it will take a year and half or
two years to formulate the government
for her and put it in running order,
so those people with their own govern
ment machinery may raise money and
run their own governments.
"In the meantime what should we
do? Follow the advice of the Syndi-
Gates and trusts, and tax this desolate
island on their lands, or their limited
productions or do as we propose
put this trifiing duty upon their eN-
ports, and imports, and give every dol
lar of it back to them to run their gov
eminent with?"
This will be felt by none except the
syndicates and trusts, the rich inter-
ests that will do the buying there and
Shipping to Porto Rico. Indirectly, Of
course, some of this will be paid by
the consumers, but it will fall lightly
upon them and the burden will be i'm
perceptable while direct tax would be
simply brutal and inhuman.
The bill also provides this tax shall
expire in two years, which is time
enough to allow the government ma
chinery of Porto Rico to get into
working order. There is no PROPOSE
ton to put permanent burden upon
Porto Rico, but it is merely temper
airy eNpedient for her own interest.
Never was, a bill so misrepresented
and misunderstood as our Porto Rican
bill and the time will come in the near
future when those who propose a di-
rect tax which would result from alb
solute free trade, will suffer in every
possible way for their misguided con
duct and for their selfish acts.
What the senate is going to do is
problematical. 1t'has its share of cow
ards. The senate is always a body up-
on which the great interests concen-
trate their efforts to defeat proper leg
islation, but this fact remains. l have
knowledge that / did my simple duty
and have done il in consultation and
cooperation with the president OF the
United States, whose heart is quick to
feel The affliction of this little island.
have done it in conference with such
men as Allison and Foraker, and the
earnest patriots of the senate who are
defying the special interests and COM
binations and trying to map out plan
for the present needs of Porto Rico to
keep our country so it will be unfetter-
ed and fitted for the wise treatment
needed for all these new possessions.
ID. B. Henderson,
To Hon. Edward Knott. Waverly Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

Now that the gold standard is an
assured thing" explains the democrat
ic editor, 1.-The country need not be
afraid of the silver plank we propose
to place in our platform" In other
words. this plank will be added for
the purpose of deception and not as an
evidence of good faith. There is no
discount upon the persistency and con-
sistency of the democratic party when
1T comes to plain and fancy humbug-
ging. But do the people of the Unit
party whose hands mush first be tied
before they can be trusted?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

+ The report of the court OF inquiry,
presided over by Admiral Watson at
Manila, to fix the responsibility for
the loss OF the cruiser Charleston, is a
complete vindication of the officers
and men of the Charleston from all of
the aspersions that have been passed
upon them, including one to the effect
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

they have heretofore enjoyed, without
imperiling any of the safeguards
which are a part of the inheritance Of
every American 4 citizen, and without
-endangering. the great laboring inter-
ests of this, country-the glory of the
republic, main. aiming, that if no other
question was involved in the Porto Rcan
bill, not only were the republicans
justified in passing it in the house,
but. their duty to their constituents
and their countrymen demanded OF
them it's enactment into law at the
earliest possible moment.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

A bill has been introduced in the
house providing for the esta blshment
of diplomatic. consular and civil serv-
ice college in Washington. Here is an
excellent chance for Mr.. Macrum to
enter the freshman class.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

The ST. Paul Pioneer-Press says:
That was a cruel, cruel practical joke
of Secretary Gage when he appropri-
ately selected the portrait of Thomas
A. Benton. the original gold standard
man and high priest to Andrew Jack
son, to decorate those new 2 per cent
bonds. There is limit to rubbing it
in even for those touching appeals to
the memory of Andrew jackson and
Thomas Jefferson, who had about as
much in common with modern democ-
racy as Billy Mason has with George
Washington.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

The State Line Democrat, published
at Keosauqua, thinks that good dele
gates at large to the democratic ma
ional convention would be Hon. Horace
Boies Judge S. G. Kline, Sato Sells,
Hon. S. B. Evans and Hon Fred Town
send. So far as this refers to Mr.. Ev-
ans, we are authorized TO say that
he will not be candidate Tor dele
gate. He was delegate at large and
chairman of the delegation four years
ago, and will not be in the way of any
one this time.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

The Hon. Eugene V. Brewster. one
Of the Chicago platform democrats of
Brooklyn, has written letter i'll
which he transfers himself from the
ranks of Organism to the party in
which the Hon. Eugene v. Debs is the
shining light. The ludicrous feature
of this transfer is Mr.. Brewster's COM
plant that Mr.. Bryan talks too much.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

Porto Ricans and all fair-minded
Americans will not forget that it was
republican house and senate that
passed and a republican president who
signed the appropriation bill designed
TO prevent starvation in the island
while the weightier problems connect
ed with the island affairs were being
solved st
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

The Macrum charges We're SO utter
ly graundless that even the democratic
members of the committee We're dis
gusted. The gentleman from Georgia
arose from his chair and inquired
what use there was in wasting any
more time over the matter. Evidently
Secretary Hays estimate of Mr.. Ma
Ecrum was correct
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

that they were intoxicated when the
ship struck. Ii was thought at the
time that the charges against the Off
GERS We're made that it was the work
of an ansi-adminstration crank, and
the report of the court of inquiry
tends to prove this supposition.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

The ST. Louis Democrat says: Gen.
j. 3D. Weaver proposes plan for the
populists to nominate candidate for
president who, at the proper time, will
Withdraw in favor of Bryan. Bycom-
mon consent Senator Allen has been
agreed upon as the most available
straw man.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

Down in Kentucky the democrats
viii soon have all the republicans ar
rested on the charge OF assassinating
Goebel. Then, perhaps, the democrats
viii be able to elect the next governor
without the aid of the Goebel law. y
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

Utah, and enough more are expected
to be heard from to make the list of
mark.
The problems that confront mothers,
parents, and teachers are innumerable
and difficult of solution. No doubt
many helpful hints may be Obtained at
this coming congress of mothers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

Feeling sure that he has cornered
the Kansas City nomination, Mr.. Bry-
an thinks that 1t is safe for him. to go
about the country talking about the
wickedness of monopoly. l.t1.s.4
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

The Bureau OF Engraving and Print
ing is running on double time. This
has been rendered necessary by the
example set by the manufacturing in
situations of the country.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

The Randalls, Coxes, Carlisles, and
Crisps of the democratic party have
given way in congress to the Hon.
William Sulzer and Hon. John j. Lentz.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

The voluntary advance of 20 per cent
in wages, which Pennsylvania coal con-
Germs have made to miners, must ran
kle in the hearts Of the anti-prosperity
howlers. 49,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-03

The republican party will receive
valuable, assistance this year from the
good Orator Puff who speaks from the
top of the factory smoke-stack.