Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-13

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Defender of the Faith.-The Journal
hesitates to take hand in the little
fight now in progress in the republican
party for the nomination for governor,
but it desires to say to the Oskaloosa
Herald, the Ottumwa Courier, the
Burlington Hawkeye and the Cedar
Rapids Republican that it is carefully
preserving the files of the above nam
ed papers for use further along in the
campaign.-Oskaloos Journal.
When the Wind Blows From Madi.
son. The surprising thing has hap
happened in the Seventh district
Madison county has declared against
Mr.. Cummins. Madison county lies with
in the radius, If not the shadow of the
state house with it's gilded dome. 1t
is most accessible from Des Moines.
Mr.. Cummins himself has toured the
country and that terrible Tom Way
went there with his pockets full Of
silver dollars. Votes were worth $40
piece to Tom Way, although his
lieutenants had tried to buy them in
Cedar Rapids for 81 in silver. Tom
paid SIS in Hancock county. He said
he had to have Hancock county for
himself-and Madison county for Mr..
Cummins. Tom is an unfeeling fell
low, He talks of votes as some peo-
pie do Of cattle. He thinks that tn at
is the way Mark Hanna began and he
wants to be Mark Hanna. He is
way off the mark.
With Madison Mr. Cummins is likely
to lose Warren. If the Dallas county
caucuses were still to be held they
would undoubtedly go against Mr..
ed Snap Judgment was had. They
Major Conger could get home. Snap
and premature conventions have be-
come tiresome to the republicans of
Iowa. Imported heelers don't go
among Iowa republicans. Linn coun-
ty proved that. What business had
Tom Way in Madison county?
What business had he in Linn?
It begins to look as If his managers
have played the same hari-kari with
Mr.. Cummins. He has more foolish
managers and more freak extremists
around him than any other man who
ever ran as republican. In Madison
county A. w. G. Weeks was his chief
supporter. Weeks Is a rank populist
| When Mr.. Cummins' managers an.
| nounced that their intention was to
| reform the republican party of Iowa,
they invited all the cranks to his
standard. But Iowa republicanism is
sane. It isn't even rotten. Nor is
! it's record rotten. Iowa republicans
are proud of Iowa republicanism-
proud of what it has been and what
it is. They have no apologies to make
for It's leaders. Iowa is the cleanest
governed state in the union and it has
the ablest representation in congress
Everyone says so.
What was the use in indicting such
party and such record?
The result in Madison county would
seem to indicate that Iowa republic
ans are not yet ready to Kansasize OF
Nebraskaize or Michiganize Iowa re
publicanism.
La Toilette and Pingree are not yet
models in Iowa. This Is not crank
state. Sane Iowa is always cautious
about reformers. So many of them
have turned out to be frauds-It can't
comprehend Tom Way, Mccarthy ,Oce
B. Jackman or even Jay Smythe az
genuine reformers.
Mr.. Cummins' affection is and has
been his friends and managers His
political enemies have always loved
him better than his political friends.
This was sometime a paradox, but
now the time gives proof"
when the wind is southerly," the
republicans of Iowa "know a hawk
from a handsaw."
They're on to you, Tom Way.-Ced
ar Rapids Republican.
Hon. George Metzger.-The Time;
congratulates the G. A. r. of Iowa IL
selecting Hon. George Metzger, of Da
venport, as its commander for tn,
coming year. No one is more worth.
or mere capable to fill this honored pc
sition than Mr.. Metzger.
! No man has worked harder for Dav
export and everything pertaining t,
progression than Mr.. Metzger. He hal
long been identified with the business
interests of Davenport and is Away
found on the ring line when good cal
be accomplished, and his popularit,
knows no bounds.
Mr.. Metzger marched to the front ii
Ihie tondar yaar, tn dafond tho cfo rr-