Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-06-20
5 IOWA PRESS COMMENT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Father and Son Renounce Democ-
racy.-Nearly every one OF the repuD-
lican committeeman report changes 10
republicanism at last Fridays prlmaf-
les, but probably the most noted was
the avowal of AID. c. Rarick and son.
Wit Rarick. Mr.. Rarick has been
prominent democrat in this county for
twenty-five years. Until recent years
he had been one of Clarke county's
most successful, progressive farmers,
and still owns the large farm hve
miles from Osceola which he improved
to a high state of cultivation. MT.
Rarich has been in poor health in re-
cent years, the last few years being
afflicted with blindness, but he main
tains his mental vigor and keeps
thoroughly abreast with the times,
through conversation and reading by
his friends and family. At last Fri
days primary both the father and the
son voted, and thus cast themselves
loose from democracy's grasp.
Wit Rarick states that their faith in
democracy was first shaken by the free
silver plank in 1896. Later they were
much chagrined at the course OF their
party friends during the Spanish
war and the following events. Every
/ democrat and populist were urging NC
Kinley to declare war. By many he
was bitterly denounced for not abrupt
ly declaring war without waiting for
the necessary preparations. However,
no sooner was war declared, and the
President was following the only logic.
) al course possible, than all these gen
tlemen suddenly turned against him
This demagoguery and inconsistency
, were plainly apparent to the Messrs
; Rarlck. Not only these but they say
that democracy has been little more
, than populist party since 1886
! Their whole course and declaration
on public questions have been against
7 the interests of the American people
| since the Chicago convention. The re
: republican party will gladly receive
> the Messrs. Rarick and all others who
: have by their votes in the booths
l registered their voice against thu
] idiosyncrasies of democracy. 1t take
t some courage to openly change ones
/. political belief, but those who do i
8 are made of the stuff that makes en-
d ergetic, lively northumberland
t Sentinel.
d Rumors and Lies Afloat.-The De
t. Moines News, under date of an allega
|, special" from this city, but in realit
r conceived, written and dated in tn
l. News office, attempts to magnify tn
q quarantine situation here and
IS spreading so far as it's circulation ca
r. reach, ugly rumors to the effect tha
e. Cedar Rapids is likely to lose the r.
e publican state convention. The entir
- fabric of the special" is falsehoo
n Every case of smallpox, or what
a thought to be smallpox, is in the d
Y tention hospital southeast of the cit
4 and there are less than thirty in al
= The period in which the children e
a posed at the Fillmore school wou
Z spread the contagion is believed to
q entirely past, and the health author
Z ties are confident that the quarantir
o regulations can be safely raised in
i few days. The people are taking e
d cry possible precaution and eve
4 measure to stamp out the diseas
q Business continues uninterrupted, al
Il aside from the temporary discontin
q ance of public meetings no one wou
i know that anything unusual had {
y CURED to the city. The lies told OIL
o side for the purpose Of injuring t