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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-31
Mr.. PHILLIPS TROUBLES.

lowas democratic state committee
is reported to have refused to send out
the letter of acceptance of the party
candidate for governor. Mr.. Phillips.
Those on the inside know why
+. Q. Stuart, the committee boss on
the democratic side, considers himself
bigger man than Phillips. 1t is
known, however, that Phillips is not a
believer in the Is TO Jonah and that
he would naturally seek to forget that
his ship is carrying such load. But
he has excuse In this. since the Des
Moines convention pretended TO de-
clare that the campaign should be
conducted on state issues. This
should have protected him from the
bossism of Stuart and the public hui
initiation which the suppression Of his
address to the voters entails. He is
the candidate and his views are what
the voters are entitled to. Mr.. Stuart,
therefore. is not only overriding the
party candidate for governor but he is
nullifsing the party purpose for a cam
paign on state issues. The result is
that Mr.. Stuart will be regarded as an
offensive party boss and Mr.. Phillips
will get swatted for it, And this
seems TO teach the lesson which poor
old dog Tray has been used to illus
irate for 10. these many years.-Sioux
City Journal.
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LET NEW MEXICO mi

The territory of New Mexico was
organized in 1850 and from that time
until now its people have been strug
Cling for statehood 1t was to have
been admitted into the Union at the
time that the bill passed creating the
state of Colorado. but the New Mex
leo bin was voted against by num-
Der of senators for the purpose of pun
ishing Senator Elkins of West yir-
ginia, and the bill was defeated.
Since that time bills for the admis-
sion Of New Mexico have passed the
house on several occasions. but have
always been defeated in the senate.
New Mexico has a population of over
two hundred thousand, the great ma
1ority of the people being native born.
They are law-abiding people and con-
tributed full quotas of volunteers in
the war for the Union and the war with
Spain. A strong argument in favor OF
the capacity of the people to govern
themselves is shown in the fact that
during the fifty years Of territorial leg
islation. only three acts have been dis
approved by congress. A great terri
torial meeting was held in Albuquerque
on October Is to again nuke efforts
for admission, and a bill for that pur-
pose will be introduced at the coming
session Of congress.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-31
A. w, BUCHANAN.

If Wapelio county desires to show
her good sense as well as reward hon
est service. she should return Hon. A.
W. Buchanan to the house at Des
Moines. Buck as his friends like
to cali him was one of the rarest men
in the last general assembly. His life
has always been one of attention to
whatever business he had in hand and
he carries out this purpose with that
sturdy determination so characteristic
of his Scotch ancestry and blood. He
knows all the time where he is at and
if he is at. all uncertain he delyes deep
after the truth till he is able to form
"a reasonable conclusion. Because of
his strict honesty and his fair and
broadminded treatment of public ques-
tons he secured for himself the ad-
miration OF his colleagues and by in
sistently acquainting himself with all
the measures before the house he be-
came the enclycopediae source Of in
formation of large coterie of the
Legislators. No one would suspect
him of being a politician but he is and
one of the shrewdest but he never
stoops TO dishonor, neither does he
wear his compendium of knowledge on
his arm. Wapello should give a big
majority-and then some-Mason CT
lty Globe Gazette.
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@N WHERE IOWA WEALTH GOES. liz
6

Private conversation among the
grain men recently in Des Moines de-
veloped some interesting facts con-
corning freight rates. 1t costs 10 cents
per 100 pounds to send grain from Des
Moines to Davenport. while thence to
the sea coast, more than 1000 miles
distant the rates is but 10 cents. To
Chicago, on consignments for export
the rate is l2E cents while from
Chicago to the seabord, double the
distance, actually 10 or II cents. Kan
sas City. $50 miles further from Chica-
go than Des Moines ships corn to Chi
caso for Z cents. but little morethan
one-half that charged from Des Moines
to Chicago. The difference in the vol
ume OF traffic does not account for
so great discrimination in rates.
The Iowa farmer gets or cents
less per bushel for corn than that to
which he is justly entitled because he
is regarded as helpless to himself. At
Chicago there is competition with wat
er transport to the seacoast, and at
Kansas City there is competition with
railroads running south to the gulf,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-31

What Iowa, in all fairness, may just
ly ask of the railroads doing business
in the state, is that the present en-
barge which practically prevents this
state getting the benefits of the north
and south competition, shall be lifted
The rates toward Chicago are high
compared with what is charged for the
same grain III the same cars on east
ern railroads, but they are low com
pared with the locals collected when
grain goes to the south. Surely there
ought to be some way to reach this
question. No state in the union fur
nishes more freight to the railroads
than Iowa, and in all fairness it merits
equal treatment. Its producers should
not be disseminated against as at
present. As to freight rates the slight
est reflection will show anyone that
every cent added to the cost of trans
porting commodities to the central
market is exactly that much subtract
ed from that which producers receive.
The matter here referred to is a
large question. and doubtless there
arc many obstacles TO getting chang
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-31

ed conditions, but where there's will
there is usually a way, and the press
OF Iowa, as we'll as the commercial
bodies and its associations of farmers
should take up the problem for ear
nest discussion--not in the way o.
partisan debate, but in the way OF bus
mess. Iowa is indeed rich. Nature
provided for this when it made Iowa
corn soil six feet deep and when it ar
ranged the currents of air so that the
prairies should be watered, but it
should be richer Much Iowa wealth,
honestly belonging to this state. is
found elsewhere carried away by
transportation and business arrange
monts which the intelligent selfish
ness of the state is strong enough to
shatter. Certainly it is a prima facie
case of absurdity to charge as much
to take car of grain from Des Moines
to the Mississippi river as the charge
is to take a car OF grain 1000 miles.
Even more absurd is the present Gus
tom Of collecting double per mile on
grain sent south than is collected on
grain sent east
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"INTERDEPENDENCE"
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At the age of twenty or little he
fore. everybody starts out in life With
certain ideals, high or low, sensible or
foolish. possible or impossible. These
ideals may be modified or superseded
by others every five or ten years. the
process often stops at the age OF ntty,
sometimes before, sometimes Il little
later, now and then it keeps on until
we die. Ideals seldom improve after
the age of fifty This is not the re,
sult OF any natural law 1t is the pro
duct of an unnatural progress, pro
gress which entails Il harsh exist
ence on most of the people, II progress
of boundless agitations and complex
ties without end A fine, modern
writer of choice fiction, an American
woman asks in one of her books:
why are people created With high
aspirations and then doomed to re
main forever barren OF fruit?' She
gives no answer TO that question.
Somewhere else she says: And how
often keen sorrows and bitter dfsap.
pointments come to the best human
types. to those who seem to go through
life after longings high and pure.
The latter thoughts have always been
considered as an especial exhibition OF
divine love toward the individuals III
question But to what logical reason
are we TO arrive ut such u conclusion:
Does not that conclusion tend to fiat
ter such individuals. Besides, why is
| 1t when the case is reversed, that is
when we see those whom we suppose
wicked. be under great sutferinSs, why
| is it then we consider the same eXh
bltion a mere punishment? And it is
| in both cases that we play the role OF
| Judges, assuming that some of us are
very good, and some of us are very
bad, when We are told not to judge oil
to judge but righteous judgments
judgments resting upon complete
knowledge OF causes and effects
1t happens that humanity is yei
sunk in complete ignorance and dark
ness. regarding all that appertains Il
the science of social growth. BY thai
science we do not mean anything com
plicated or difficult to understand. VIZ
mean just the reverse. We NEAR
plain honesty applied to our genera
relations" besides mere honesty be
tween individual and individual 1t i.
only the later kind of honesty tina
has been considered indispensable b,
the most gigantic intellects every
where They have always vaguel,
imagined that the latter kind woult
bring the former, the general honesty
but where is it? Can we localize j
anywhere in the grand ensemble o
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-31
BY j. F. BYRNE, OF OTTUMWA

the social organism. in the network
of our laws? How can We engrain it
there as long as we do our best to dis
card the very inception of general
honesty? Can We catch the beauty in
the ensemble of landscape as long
as we insist upon keeping our eyes
riveted upon isolated spots? Can we
manage a large business concern as
long as our mental energy is exhaust
ed in a few details here and there?
Can We arrive at any ultimatum in
art, science. mechanics, domestic econ
omy etc. can We, complete anything
in any line of action as long as we
fail to knit or Join together all the ele-
ments of each subject in life, so that
to place them i'll accord, with the inn
mutable laws of the universe, all bent
upon producing certain forms of unity,
certain harmonious results? And
yet we have discarded all immutable
laws, all logic and sense in the
formation of the social group. We
have presumed that God had forgot
ten all about that group, or had
thought it was better to leave it at
the mercy Of the worst human whims,
of the vilest modes of human selfish
ness
The wisdom OF men has taken it for
granted that choice and holy groups
of individuals could be evoluted in
the midst of a low, mean, unholy pro-
sress Just as if an unhealthy fruit
tree could bring out some healthy
fruit. Just as if diseased organism
could contain some blood not yet con-
taminated. Just as if logic. con-
nections between causes and effects
had been given up by divine wisdom
in all that relates TO humanity at
large, to the evolutions of commune
ties and nations,
Return now to the well known fact
that we have mentioned, the bitter sor-
rows aud disappointments that over
take the so-called choice people, often
if not always, as it is in the case of
the so.called wicked. The fact is that
God alone can know who is good or
wicked. Then, goodness implies re-
sponsibiiity, the kind which should
work in earnest for a healthy pro-
gress, for fundamental honesty in all
general relations, the very honesty
that hardly anybody seems to know
anything about, the honesty that is
not taught, is not expounded or special
lied anywhere by churches or states
in civil, political or religious life
There We have reasons enough for the
almost universally of great troubles
irrespective of conditions in develop
ment, development which takes nc
cognizance of high, general duties re
lating TO the ensemble, to the grand
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AUGUsTANA's NEW PRESIDENT.

Swedish people in Ottumwa are in
terested in Augustana college and in
the installation of Prof. Gustaf An
dreen as president. 1t marks an event
full epoch in the future history of this
the largest and Oldest of the Swedish
American colleges. For forty years
the college has had clergyman at it's
head. Since the death of the Rev.
Olaf Olson last year, says the Daven-
port Times, the college has been with
out an executive head and the final
selection of Prof. Andreen as its presi-
dent is pointed out as victory for
those who desired the institution to
take its place among American secular
colleges.
Augustana college has been the
principal training establishment for
ministers for the pulpits of the
churches of the Augustana Lutheran
Synod with Swedish congregations,
and about 500 ministers have gradu-
ated from it. Swedes born in America
now desire the college to become a
big secular institution. Slowly new
departments have been added to the
college, but still it's reputation has
been that of a training school for min
listers.
The new president will not at once
make determined efforts to transform
the college into purely secular in
stitution, but will at first confine his
efforts to secure for the college a per-
manent fund and place it on solid fl
nancial basis.
DR.. Andreen was born in Balleytown,
Indiana, thirty-seven years ago. He is
considered leading authority on
Scandinavian language and literature.
After graduating from Augustana col
lege he was called in 1888 to the chair
of languages at Bethany college, Kan,
Eight years ago he went to Yale and
was given the degree of doctor of
philosophy. Soon afterwards he was
appointed to the Scandinavian chair at
Yale. To further increase his knowl-
edge he spent two years in POSTCARD
uate study at the universities of Eu-
rope, after which he returned to Yale.
That there is a glorious epoch ahead
for Augustana college is well to be be-
lieved. The new head of this seat
OF learning brings with him an expert
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-31
TURNED REPUBLICAN,.
lKeokuk Gate.Cityl


E. D. Michael, lifelong democrat.
said by the Keosauqua Republican to
be one of the brainest men in Van Bur
en- county, as well as a prominent
farmer and highly respected citizen,
has come out in letter to the editors
of that paper in which he announces
his abandonment of democracy and es-
pousal of republican principles and
policies. He says his change was not
solicited by anyone, nor has it been
rapid, as he has been weakening in his
democratic views for year. This fur
Their is added by way of explanation:
The republican landslide of last fall
started ME to wondering why it was,
until now can't understand why any
reasonable man cannot see sound
sense in McKinley's Buffalo speech,
Roosevelt's speech of few days prev.
ious, or Allison speech of last week es-
peclally in regard to tariff and reci-
procity. Nearly the same were once
the democratic views, but I'm sorry to
say they are sadly at variance with
that party now. AS | said before I've
been on the fence for year, looking
for the best place to alight, and now
that have lit l simply expect to con
tinue with the same earnestness OF
purpose to further the cause of repub
licanism, as | have in days gone by
labored to further the cause of its ad
versary."
The letter was not intended primar
lily for publication, but the Republican
presumably violated no confidence ir
making it's contents known. That pa
per endorses him as man who is ac
tuated by principle and says he will
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SHORT INTERVIEWS.

veteran OF Iowa politics is reg
istered at the st. James in the person
of eX-Gov. B. r. Sherman. OF Vinton.
He was chief executive of that thrifty
western state from 1882 to 1885. and
was relatCc 10 the late Gen w. T.
Sherman. Senator kirkwood was his
steadfasi friend and assisted him ma
terially n his political career. Al
though an old man now, Gov. Sherman
takes very lively interest in current
aifairs. and is now in Washington to
attend the council of the Scottish
Rites, iaeins Mason of high degree
His mind is active, and in little note
book that he carries in an inside peck
ct ne has a vast deal of useful data
Being very methodical in his daily Glu.
ties, he makes memoranda carefully
.of every important thing and is able
to refer to it promptly. Even the
dates when he answers his letters
are kept at hand. Gov. Sherman is
watching the progress of the senate
rial campaign in Iowa, and believes
that Representative Pete" HEPBURN
is likely to make a strong showing
against Senator Dolliyer when the
legislature meets and gets ready to
vote.
Our state is remarkable for the
multiplicity of its school teachers. :
said Gov Sherman. There are 2S,-
coo school teachers in Iowa to a popu-
lation of $4,000 school children. That
us larger percentage than holds in
any other state of this union. 1t is al.
so worth remembering that more pen
sions are paid to people in Iowa, per
capita, than to any other state an the
union. But Iowa regiments suffered
| very heavily in the civil war. The
death loss TO our regiment was 10 .OO[
men out of total enlistment of rs 600
The death loss to Massachusetts regi.
ments was about the same, but Massa
| chusetts sent twice as many troops
to the war as did Iowa. Washington
! Post.
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totality of results, to all the finalities
of what we call civilization
The same conclusions can be used
as a. sufficient answer to the question
of our first paragraph. viz. Why are
people created with high aspirations
and then doomed to remain forever,
barren of fruit? Also to our previous
thoughts about unrealized ideals with
most OF us. often silly or unsound, and
seldom high ones otter the age of so.
just when we should have them. All
individuaized abnormalities must pro
coed from a generali2ed one from one
in which we are all partners. AS long
as We refuse TO be partners in a God
like progress, we must necessarily re-
main partners in a mammon-like one.
There is no possible middle term be-
tween the two social conditions Men
shall be in the woods as long as they
fail to ingram that concept in the Il
bers of their brains, a concept which
should be carried into the bottom real
titles of our yioiitions as members of a
grand family group, totally interde-
pendent in the general. collective NOR
atty of all social combinations, agree
ments, rules, laws.
In the presence of the problems we
have involved and intensified in the
course of 20 or % years the darkness
of our ignorance today is more dense
than ever, and is more criminal, too
because it stands face to face with
waves radiant with light and glory,the
glory of recently revealed truth, or
rather had not been preached, illus.
trated. specialized, made self-evident
by brilliant minds. Today nobody
can say they can not find the truth
with which to rapidly evolve social
righteousness. But we seem to be
afraid of that, a great many in the up
per crust, anyhow, and perhaps many
in the lower layers, too.
Rather than to read public organs
that would be beneficial to our own
happiness, we are content to enrich by
our patronage the farcial publications,
constantly weaving their cobwebs OF
vagaries, misrepresentation and even
positive lies to keep the people sunk in
the mire of that miserable social sys-
TEN of ours saturated with germs Of
death and destruction, with not a sin
gle redeeming feature on which to re-
build anything worthy of free men in
the shape of industrial conditions
adapted to human happiness. Nothing
but sin and bitterness. anguish and de-
spair, class hate and all that makes
for human misery and spiritual deter
ioration can be expected until working
} people stand for high conceptions OF
: universal brotherhood and absolute
equity in all the fabric Of eiyilizatioQp
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SEEDS TO BE SENT BROADCAST.
Annual Government Distribution Has
Begun.

Washington, Oct %. - The depart
ment of agriculture has completed
plans for the annual seed distribution
throughout the country Despite the
fact that double the usual amount of
seeds are to be sent out this winter,
the preliminary work is advanced
much farther than in past years There
will be 37,000,000 packets of seed dis
tributed, comprising both vegetables
and flowers A change has been made
in the method of distribution, cotton
and forage crops, which now, instead
of being sent only to certain sections
where they are adapted and likely to
bring about improved conditions. Ha-
vana and Summarize tobacco will be
sent only to Florida and certain parts
of New England. where their culture
has proved successful and where mus
lin sheets spread over large tracts OF
tobacco area furnish the necessary
tropical conditions. Other types of to-
bacco plants will be set to other sec
tons. The department will bein send.
ing out the seeds about December /
and most Of them will be furnished
through senators and representatives
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
before his duty to humanity and t,
God? Perish the thought,

pSioiC hio uuly W uuuldully anu W
God? Perish the thought,
Mourns for Booker Washington.
I'VE mourn for Booker Washington.
He it is on whom such consequences
as betide this kindergarten lesson in
ethics of modern life are likely to fall.
He in the end will, as 1t were. have
to pay the freight.
when Frederick Douglass married
a white woman his power was gone.
1t did not elevate him in the estima-
ton of white men. 1t lost him caste
among THE people of his own race.
Booker Washington as head of the
Tuskegee school was admirable. AS
head even, OF the kitchen cabinet, he
is to be pitied, a red rag to racial pre-
judice; an object of envy in those
blacks who are intelligent enough to
differentiate; an offense to white re.
publicans, menace to white demo.
Gratis at the south.
Hopeful for Democrats.
Looking at it from partisan point
OF view, democrats may take not a
little comfort to themselves What
ever happen. this is not our funeral,
Out in the cold as we may be-shiv-
eling as we are-and hungry, weaver
lily, and thirsty-yet. as. we stand
around the White House and look
through the windows and see Teddy
and Booker hobsnobbing over their
possum and potatoes, not one of lis
is disposed to envy either of them. OF
exclaim of either, 'Wouldn't.it be bully
to be him.
We prefer to take our chances OF
the future. We had rather wait. til
our time comes. Somehow. the lool
ahead does not seem so hopeless, nor
the distance so long
We democrats have, but to get to-
Sether, To keep our powder dry. to
carry all before us three years hence;
because this young man is bronco
hustler. and he is going to raise nor,
of that stuff from the hot place witt
the short name to the square incl
than was ever raised before in thai
PARTICULAR neck of woods.
There's good time coming, BOYS
Wait little longer