Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-22
At the Increased Prices +.
Judge Caldwell of Arkansas was for


Judge Caldwell of Arkansas,) was for
years one of the best known mercan-
tile establishments on the Des Moines
river. The firm was afterwards
Manning & Epperson. At Charlton it
was Manning & Penick. AT other
towns it was Manning and somebody
else. The deceased never ran for Of
fee but always took deep interest in
politics. He was an early friend to
Judge Wright and all the eminent
son, Cal Manning, is banker at OF
tumwa and was the United States
commissioner to Paris for Iowa, Hon.
Edwin Manning survived nearly all OF
his contemporaries and lived far be-
You'd the expectations of himself and
friends. He was celebrated for his
steadfastness of purpose and for al
ways keeping his head amidst finan-
cial crisis. AS manager of large finan-
cial interests he never stopped over.
| He never lost faith in Iowa real estate
and at the time of his death owned
thousands of acres of the best OF Iowa
lands. His office was in his original
bank building looking out on the Dcs
Moines river at Keosauqua, the struc-
ture having been put up in the days
Of steamboating He started many a
young man on successful business
career He was always willing TO
trust young men of push and enter
prise with a stock OF goods, himself
only acting as an occasional advisor.
In his death the state of Iowa loses
one of her grandest characters. lie
was an honor to his state and COM
munity.-Cedar Rapids Republican
Takes Shot at Waish.-lt is report
ed that some of the democrats at Des
Moines says the Kansas City platform
will have to be affirmed. Mr.. Walsh,
for instance, remarks that he does not
wish to be regarded as fool for what
work he has done during the past two
national campaigns. ITO repudiate
what we have been standing for" he
SAYS. would place all of us in that po-
sition." Mr. Walsh has been secretary
of the national committee and in close
touch with Bryan. So close that he
may be taken for Mr.. Bryan's personal
representative in Des Moines
] IL Is uOl d lutbtloh VI lSopSSliilE lu1
pride of Mr. Walsh or of Mr.. Bryan or
of any other man. 1t is the duty, on
| the part of the delegates, of reassert-
ing undefiled and honored democratic
principles. Mr. Walsh. although he
may make the vain claim, does not
/ know more than all the democrats of
Ohio. all those of Pennsylvania, Mary
land. and Virginia. 1t would be far
{,1~1 10 lch In
fess the error of his way and make
amends for it. than to persist in a
course that the people of the country
have twice stamped with their con
defamation, and that the democrats of
every state holding convention this
year, have abandoned as dead beyond
the possibility of resurrection. Wise
men often change their minds. They
avoid rocks upon which they have
been wrecked But Mr. Walsh shows
monumental incapacity for learning
anything Democrat.
/ The Thing to Do.-The Telegraph
lis now more convinced than ever that
the wise thing for the democratic state
convention to do is to unanimously IN
dorse the national platform OF 1900
make equitable taxation the paramount
Issue and nominate Hon. Cato Sells
for governor by acclamation.--Du
buque Telegraph.
Advice to Democrats.-The popuils,
state convention will meet in Des
MONIES on Thursday and Friday OF tins
week. What they will do in the way
of making a ticket and a platform vii
depend a great deal on the business
like transactions of the democrats
Wednesday. There should be no al
lance with populists; no respec
shown populistic notions.-Davenpo
. Democrat.
Pleads for Democracy.-Not since
the civil war has the democracy o
Iowa been confronted with so serious
and momentous occasion as will be 1T
state convention in Des Moines Wed
nesday.
The promising and flattering out
look for democratic success in lowi
this fall has brought out the laten
strength and reserve forces OF tn
party to wonderful degree.
1t is not to be wondered at that dis
! cordant elements are found in the par
: ty at this time But the democracy 0
/ Iowa should learn a lesson of useful
? ness from our friends-the enemy
t who have just passed through one o
9 the most remarkable ante-electiol
} campaigns ever in the history of tn
state
The old party machine was Smash
t ed" and a new and well oiled one wa