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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24
TRUSTS AND EXPANSION.
F. LACEY,

avoid this great responsibility. "Sit
down." he said, 81 want to talk to you.
Tell me what to do" He thus brought
home to me the full difficulties of the
situation. l said, "Mr. President, you
are fully advised of the situation and
have knowledge of facts not readily
accessible to me. 1 am willing to
abide by your Judgment and know you
see difficulties, but the President was
confronted with an actual existing
condition.
The Philippines have brought to US
new responsibilities, new difficulties
and new dangers. But they have also
brought us ace to face with the trade
and problems of the far east, or rath-
er of the far -.c1t.
With t',n hawaiian group of islands
as a halfway house, we will find the
PHILIPPINES as the gateway to the trade
of the 400,000,00O people who inhabit
Eastern Asia.
Once more our attention is turned to
the sea and the commerce of the world
is already within our grasp. The stu
alton in that remote region is no Ion
ger a mystery understood by scholars
alone. 1t has been studied by the
farmer boys of Iowa and Tennessee,
of Nebraska and California, and Singa.
pore and Manila are nearer home and
better understood than Fit. Bridger
and Salt Lake City were forty years
ago.
Carl Schurz, Burritt Smith and Ed
ward Atkinson may not be satisfied,
but since Aguinaldo has accepted the
result and taken the oath of alleg.
lance, we have ceased to hear so much
complaint from Boston.
Expansion has been the history OF
our country from the beginning. JEFF
ferson and Monroe bought the Louis
lana Territory for $15,000,000, and
this splendid empire only cost three
and three-fifths cents an acre. With
in its limits are one-fifth of the popu
lation of the republic and the state oil
: Iowa alone has a public revenue larg
er than the whole British empire ii
the days of Queen Elizabeth.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24
ESTIMATE OF THE CORN CROP.
Government Says 1t Will Amount to
1,25O,597 GOO Bushels.

The Agricultural Department at.
Washington has just issued it's esti-
mate of the years corn crop, showing
total yield for all the states of 1885,
200 bushels. Of this the statement
shows that Nebraska, Notwithstanding
the dry weather which prevailed dur
ing July, will furnish 103,967 900 bush
els, or more than one-tenth of the en-
tire crop. This,i is interesting as show
ing the wonderful recuperative prop
critics of the Nebraska soil. There is
probably no other state in the Union
which would, underline circumstances,
braska is a grand state and is rapidly
increasing in wealth and population.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24

protest against the abuse to which pub,
lie officials have SO long been subject.
Washington and Jefferson endured
it in their day, and Lincoln was prob
ably the worst maligned of them all.
But to return to the subject of ex-
pansion. The expansion of this coun-
try was not a purpose OF the Spanish
war. On the contrary, congress at the
very beginning disclaimed any inten-
tion to acquire or hold the island of
Cuba, and voluntarily resolved that
as soon as a stable government could
be established that we would withdraw
from the island.
Cuba was the only part of the Span
ish possessions that the United States
had ever sought Buchanan wanted to
buy it for $1O0,0O0,000. Jefferson was
opposed to the annexation of any insu-
lar territory, but said that Cuba was so
near, so accessible and SO desirable
that he made an exception of the &C.
QUESTION of this particular island.
And so when we entered upon the
war we highly resolved to refrain from
the annexation of this long coveted
piece of real estate.
1t was not deemed necessary to pass
any such resolution as to Porto Rico
or the Philippines. No one thought of
their annexation. But in war it is the
unexpected that happens.
1t is easy to start war, but no one
can ever foresee the responsibilities
that may result. To carry our arms to
the uttermost parts of the earth wher-
ever our enemy might be found, was
one of the necessary consequences of
the declaration of war. And so it hap,
pened that when peace came We found
ourselves in possession of fourteen
hundred islands the very names of
which were unknown to us, or If
known. could scarcely be pronounced
l, for one, hoped that we could be
spared the responsibility of governing
:, and caring for these distant posses
! sions.
When the peace commission was sit
ting in Paris, l took occasion to say tt
, the President that hoped we would
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24

dealing with. this question by state
legislation alone, in the last congress,
an attempt was made to amend the
constitution so as to give the federal
government power to control this SUBJ
ject. 1t had been the intention of our
democratic opponents in the campaign
of 1900 to dwell very especially upon
this question, but when the proposed
amendment of the constitution was
voted upon, every democrat and popu-
list in congress voted against it except
four; Scudder, of New York Naphen of
Massachusetts; Newlands, of Nevada;
and Sibley, of Pennsylvania. OF these
four who voted with the republicans in
favor of constitutional provision, au-
thorizing congress to control the
trusts, Mr.. Sibley has become repub-
lican, leaving only three democrats
voting with the republicans upon this
proposition.
The formation of the Ice Trust in the
state of New York by the Tammany
office holders was exposed about the
the same time that the trust amend
ment to the constitution was voted up
on in congress. The result was that
we did not hear very much of the
trust question in the discussion in the
last campaign.
Trusts are not peculiar to the United
States alone. Let me give you an il
lustration of few of those that have
been established in Europe, including
those in Great Britain, where free
trade prevails. The list is long one
but will give you samples. (Here Ma
jor Lacey read long list of the trust:
existing in other countries)
Expansion was great issue in thu
campaign of 1900. The taking of the
Philippines and Porto Rico was de-
nounced in terms of great abuse, a!
President Mckinley was called "a ty
rant, an emperor, despot" and sucl
variety of epithets was heaped upoI
him that it is hard now to realize hoy
little was meant by those who INDUCED
in this excess of vituperation. Let III
hope that out of the sorrow that is nov
so universal may grow up an endurini
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24
FOOD FOR REFLECTION OF THE
NON-PARTISAN VOTER.

With the Iowa state election but lit
which time will be chosen
governor to preside at the
head of state security for two
years, and at which time will be elect
ed long list of state senators and
representatives in such number as to
entirely reform the legislature,
and which legislature .ewill have
occasion to name the two
United States senators repre-
senting our beloved state in matters of
great national concern affecting the
welfare of every home-at the thresh-
old of this election, Mr.. Independent
Voter, have you compared the cam
paign being waged throughout the
state by the two leading parties? Have
you observed how one of them is on a
still hunt, presenting nothing in plat
form and speeches to demonstrate to
your satisfaction that the state gov
eminent needs revision? On the 9TH
er hand have you observed the galaxy
of speakers travelling the state and
giving voice to the reasons in facts
and details why you should support
the republican ticket? Look at the
list of their names: Governor Shaw;
the accomplished lawyer and citizen,
A. B. Cummins; the eloquent J. P. Dol
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24

Despite the complaints that have ap-
peared to pile mountains high against
Pension Commissioner Evans, it is
very probable that he will remain in
office under President Roosevelt. The
commissioners reports show that I'M
der his administration the pensions
have been granted at the usual rate
annually and that the business of the
the Office has been attended to prompt
ly. The complaints can all perhaps be
traced to such applicants who have
been unable to secure proof required
by law and the pension attorneys
whose fees depend upon the success of
the applications they represent.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24
THE SPEECHES OF cUMMINs AND
DOLLIvER.

The republican campaign opened
last Friday evening in this county un-
der the most favorable auspices, with
Hon. A. B. Cummins, candidate for gov
ernor, and Senator Dolliver as speak
ers. Every seat at the Turner opera
house was. occupied and each space of
floor available for standing room was
taken. There were no special efforts
taken to draw out large assembly /;
merely announcements in the Courier
and band in the evening that played
patriotic airs in front of the opera
house. The large assemblage testi-
fled that there is not SO much apathy
among the people as outside appear
ances indicated. There was not only
the old time republican enthusiasm
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24
LANDLORDS CROP LIEN LAW.

The Iowa law on this subject holdS
that the landlord has lien for pay
ment of his rent on all crops raised by
the tenant on the rented ground. On
its face this is very fair provision.
But in the course of experience it has
sometimes worked hardships on feed
ers, buyers and dealers buying grain,
principally corn from the tenant. The
decisions of our supreme court con-
tain several cases showing that par
ties buying grain Of a tenant and pay
ing him for the same have not been
aware that the grain was raised on
rented ground, or that the seller was
tenant, or have carelessly not hap,
pened to think Of the lien law at the
time of buying, or trusted to the faith
of the tenant, only to find, however,
that the renter had pocketed the pro,
ceeds to his own use without account
ing to the landlord for his share and in
such instances the buyer has had tc
pay a second time the value of the
landowners interest in the grain. The
Grain Dealers National association
now proposes to secure an amendment
to the present law at the coming ses
sion Of the legislature whereby thu
purchaser of such grain will be reliev
ed of the liability of the lien and thu
landlord will be the man put out b!
the tenants sale. Evidently in sucl
cases the loss must fall on the land
lord or on the buyer. AS a moral con
sideration, which of the two shal
stand the loss? While we sympathiz
with the careless buyer we are incline
to believe the law should stand as a
present. Should one buy a stock Q
goods or furniture while subject t
unpaid rent he would not and shout
not be relieved of the lien, and VIII
the farmer renting his land should b
given less protection We cannot di
Germ. The legislature should tur
down the requested amendment.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24

In his address at Bunch Hon. ]. F.
Lacey turned his attention to the
trusts and expansion, saying the dem
ocrats made the mistake of attacking
the tariff in 1892. They won it; hay-
ing won upon this issue once, they
have fondly renewed it ever since in
commemoration OF that victory which
cost them and the country so dear.
These gentlemen who are catching so
eagerly at President McKinley's last
speech in which he talked in favor OF
reciprocity, and which they treat as a
declaration against protective system,
have not read that address with much
care. He does not abate one jot or
title of his faith in the protective pol
icy. In my judgment, there is no sur
er method of unsettling affairs, bring.
ing about industrial depression and
hard times than to revive the agita-
ton in favor of a thorough overhauling
of our tariff system. Carefully con-
sldered, reciprocity treaties may prove
useful if we do not give too much for
the benefits that we receive.
The Dingley act is only four years
old. l can imagine nothing more de-
trimental to the interests of this coun-
try than to unsettle industrial condi-
lions by announcing a general revis.
ion of our tariff system.
Our democratic opponents have been
insisting that the tariff is the mother
of the trusts" That this is not true,
is easily demonstrated by the well
known fact that two of the greatest
trusts in this country are in articles
that are upon the free list. The an,
thracite coal trust and the coal oil
trust both control the articles that
have no tariff protection. The neces
sity Of dealing with this trust ,ques
ton by some direct action has long
been conceded by all good lawyers in
this country. Almost every state in
the Union had adopted a rigid and Sc
we're antitrust law, so that question
Ihas not been party one heretofore
whatever may have been said about il
on the stump.
4 Recognizing the disadvantages O
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24
THE CHICAGO LIVE STOCK SHOW.
Why the Railroads Encourage Exhi-
billions of This Character.


billions of This Character.
An official of the c., B. & @. was
asked recently why his road took such
an interest in the International Live
Stock Exhibit, which is to be held in
Chicago, November 80 to December Z.
ct is very simple" was the answer
During 1900 our line brought into
Chicago $4,000 head of cattle, and
their estimated weight was 734 ,40O, 900
pounds. Now suppose by interesting
the farmers from all over our 5000
miles of road, they come to the live
stock show, see the splendid exhibits
the largest and finest in the world
realize the difference between high
grades and scrubs, see the extrava-
gance of putting good feed into poor
stock, and so by encouraging them to
breed better animals, which when fat
would weigh 10 per cent more than the
old sort, it is plain that our tonnage
on this class of freight would be in
creased to the extent of 73,4OO. 900
pounds. An item of considerable i'm
portance. The annual live stock ex-
hibition at Chicago is big thing for
the country, the farmers and the rail-
roads. Don't forget that for min
ute"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24
ROT, RANT AND FALsEHooD.

The Chicago Chronicle of October
81, has letter from an alleged Des
Moines correspondent which may as
well have been written from Honolulu
cerned, After stating that republic
an leaders are alarmed over the gen.
eral situation and that they fear the
election of Phillips, the correspondent
says:
From the sixth district comes inter
esting tales of the attitude of Con-
gresham Lacey. He was one of the
leaders in the congressional delega-
ton in the opposition to Cummins. 1t
appears his rancor has not abated. He
is alleged to have passed the word to
every republican postmaster in his
district who owes his appointment to
himself not to contribute funds to the
state central committee. Formally
supporting Cummins, it was remark
ed that when Cummins spoke at his
home town he was one of the few who
failed to applaud it, and in private he
is said to have spoken slightingly OF
Cummins' address"
The absurdity of such stuff as this
carries the antidote of refutation. Mr.
Lacey has never for one moment wav
cred in his support of Mr.. Cummins
since the nomination of the latter. He
has already engaged in the campaign
speaking for Cummins and in note
dated Oct. 20, directed to a persona
friend in Ottumwa he says: Excuse
brevity, as / have Just returned from
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24

A recent order of the Indian depart
ment has caused CONSERVATION among
the Indians of the southeast; the order
is to the effect that all Indians shall
live in wooden structures built by the
government and that the tepees or
grass houses shall be destroyed. There
are grave doubts as to the wisdom of
this order; the results on this line
have hitherto been disastrous. Any
kind of an enforced civilization that
interferes materially with the Indian
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24
500 RsWard, 500.

to- learn that there lis at least one .dread-
ed disase that SCIENCE has been able to Z
cure in all its stages, and that Is scatarrh IN
Halls Catarrh Cure lis, the only positive
cure known to theEmedcal fraternity. Ca
tarrh being. "a constitutional disease, re-
auires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces of the system, thereby destroying
the foundations of the disease, and giving
constitution and assisting nature In doing
its work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers, that they Of.
fer One Hundred Dollars for any case that
iais.
Sold by druggists, 75c
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24
Davis county and start out again in

Davis county and start out again in
the morning for long tour of speak
ing"
Mr.. Lacey is heart and soul for the
state ticket. from Cummins down; it
is the height of absurdity to allege,
even if he were opposed to any part
of the ticket, that he would advise any
of his friends to refuse to contribute
funds to the campaign. Mr.. Lacey is
incapable of double dealing and is be
side too wise to counsel his friends tC
any act of dishonor. His presence or
the stump. every available day from
now until the election Of Mr.. Cum
minis is enough to brand the Des
Moines correspondent with the appro
pirate label.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24
Mr.. Phillips Program

Mr.. Phillips Program.
Mr.. Phillips was met at the depot
last night by a special reception COM
mittee consisting of Judge A. Van
Wagenan, Ed Kerby, E. D. Flynn and
County Chairman G. A. Dickson.
Secretary Ed. Kerby of the demo-
cratic county central committee, yes
terday announced the program of Mr..
Phillips handshaking visit He will
be the guest of Judge A. Van Wagon
en-, and from to IL o'clock this morn
ing will hold general reception to
Sioux City voters in Judge Van Veg
enen's Office in the Metropolitan block,
where he is anxious to meet every.
body. In the afternoon Mr.. Phillips
will go out to meet the prominent
democrats who did not see him in the
morning.
rs that all Mr.. Phillips is going to
do?" Secretary Kerby was asked.
Yes, that is ALL" he replied.
But isn't he going to make a
speech? Won't the republicans agree
to divide time with him at the Cum
minis meeting in the EVENING"
Secretary Kerby made answer that
Mr.. Phillips expected merely to do a
little handshaking-that's all-and that
there would be no speechmaking on
his part during his visit
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24
FOUND IN THE TALL GRASS.

For the first time in our life we paid
$1.10 for bushel Of potatoes Wednes-
day last, and 15 cents for one COM
mon ordinary turnip. We do not hear
many farmers kicking this year on low
prices.-Marcus News.
Several years ago G. M. Johnson, of
this city, cut down plum tree on his
farm. From the root sprang up a
number of shoots, one of which bore
a good crop of peaches this season.
Mr.. Johnson is at loss to account for
PLANTATION Chronicle.
Joel Barnett placed on our. table
Monday morning the largest Iowa
grown peach we ever saw. 1t meas
ured 91s inches in diameter. 1t has a
good color and fine flavor. Mr.. Bar
nett does not know to what variety it
belongs, as the tree which bore it has
a strange history. Several years ago
he bought a plum tree and set it out
1t was finally killed, out and this peach
tree grew up from the root of the de
funct plum tree, The superstition is
that the original plum tree was graft
ed to peach root.-Earlham Echo.
Twenty-one years is a remarkable
length of time to be an inmate of 6
poor house, but that is the record
made by Nels Mcknight, who died al
the county farm last Sunday morning
and was buried in the Clear Lake Gem
etery Monday afternoon. Mcknight
used to be well known in this part O.
the country and was one Of the early
settlers. He was first class carpen
ter and in the old days received biz
wages as millwright. He was nevel
married Mcknight was in terribl,
physical condition and yet lived to b.
S3 years old.-Clear Lake Mirror.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24
PRE-EMPTs RIGHT OF WAY.
Burlington Narrow Guaae Shuts Mus,
catine North and South Out.

Burlington, Oct. 22.-The city coun.
Gil granted a right of way into the city
Saturday to the Muscatine North and
South railroad. The only available
way was along a narrow slip of land
between the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
&c Northern freight house and high
bluff. Now new track had been laid
along this strip by the Burlington C
Western narrow gauge road, effectual-
ly shutting out the, newsiine. The mar.
row guage officials claim the new
track is built on an old right Of way
granted their road by the city, council
in 1875. Public Indignation is arous-
ed and litigation will probably follow.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24

way of living has resulted in disease
as well as discomfort among the tribes
of wild men. 1t is better to bring them
around to white mems ways gradually.
AS well attempt to tame a quail or
prairie chicken as attempt to suddenly
convert an Indian to the methods and
customs of civilization.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24

The apple crop for the present year
is estimated at 23,OOO,O0O barrels as
against 4s,Ooo,OOo produced year ago.
This probably means that the consum-
er will have to pay So instead of $1.50
per bushel. Those who wish to lay in
a supply will save money by doing SO
at once as the price will increase rap
idly late in the season.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-24

1t is given out with some degree Of
authority, that he who would antici-
pate the tenor of President Roosevelt s
first message to congress, may find it's
substance in the last speech made by
the lamented Mckinley and the last
speech made by Mr.. Roosevelt, while
he was vice president.