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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18
THE oTTUMWA COURIEK: THURSDAY. APRIL IS. 1907.

bed repentance as valuless and brand
ing the effort of the ministers to con-
vert a dying man as a useless puff OF
prayer" This was enough to stir the
Chicago clergy to action and as they
ara divided on the question. an oppor
tuDity was afforded them to express
diverse opinions and employ the usual
Chicago methods Of advertising them
selves. 1t occurred to two of them to
point to the redemption of the thief
on the cross as disproving Dr. Har-
courts theory.
One minister said: 1T is better to
surrender to God on your death bed,
than not at all" which is but another
form of saying, Better late than new
err
Another was emphatically of the
opinion that "a man cannot crawl in
to heaven on such shift. believe
in letting man die in peace and then
let his character be his recommends
ton"
Certainly if the dying man wants d
minister at his bedside he should have
the desire gratified, if possible. But
to teach that there is full sufficieny in
death bed conversions is far worse
than to declare as does DR.. Har-
court that they are of no value. A
mans religion is what his life is and
has been, and not what he may say or
think at the hour of approaching
death.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18

The matter is fully presented else
where in this issue of the Courier and
deserves the careful attention of ev-
cry voter. 1t is conceded that first
class electric railway system is one
of the most important industries that
can be possessed by any city. Such
an enterprise probably speaks mors,
for the progress, business and com
mercial welfare of city than any
other one institution AS is well
known, large sums of money have
been sunk in giving to this city such
an enterprise. The present prophet
crs, who purchased the property at
formed, have already expended some
$4,000 in putting the property in first
class condition. That this expendi-
ture has been of value to the commun-
ity, all will admit, and now with the
rapid growth and development of OF
tumwa, there is coming up from diff
ferent parts of the city an urgent de-
mand for an extension of the street
railway line. In order to make these
needed extensions, the company must
necessarily have an available asset on
which to go into the money market
anu secure lOllS lluie loduo dI ioW
rates of interest.
There are also other lines of devel-
opments in this class of property
which it will be necessary to meet at
an early date. Interurban electric
lines are being established with great
rapidity turnout the country and are
of particular value to the retail bust
ness interests of the cities and towns
which are thus brought together by
electric and railway lines. The grant
ing of the franchises asked by the
Ottumwa Electric company will be de
void of any element of monopoly, as
exclusive franchises are not asked
1t is purely question of business and
the building up of large enterprise
of special value to this city. Every
reasonable and proper encouragement
should be given to capital that is in,
vested in Ottumwa. Under the law of
Iowa questions of this nature properly
go to the people for final determine
ton. The people of Ottumwa will be
called upon at a special election to
give their consent to this matter and
we believe after investigation, that
they will readily see the Importance
| of doing So
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18
GOVERNOR sHAW's WISE UTTER.
ANCES.

Governor Shaw, in his recent speech
at the banquet of the Young Mems
Republican club at Philadelphia, gave
utterance to many wise sayings, but
in no other one has he said more and
of greater significance than the fol-
lowing paragraph referring to the tar
if. That vexed question according
to Governor Shaw has been settled.
The governor says:j
81 speak of protection as solved
problem. For it must be remembered
that the last tariff schedule enacted
by the democratic party contained so
many protective features that the
then president of the United States,
true to his convictions, and having
been elected upon platform declar-
ing the protective policy unconstitu-
tional, allowed it to become law
without his signature. The tariff laws
will need amending; many items now
protected will doubtless be placed up
on the free list, and the rate on many
others will be reduced. but I doubt if
the question of free trade and protec,
ton will ever again be made an issue
at the polls. Men will differ in the
application of the principle to spe-
clfic articles, but neither party will
be able to enact tariff schedule that
does not afford protection to some in,
dustries, and no party will be able to
enact one that will yield sufficient rev.
enue without imposing duties to some
extent, at least, for the sole purpose OF
revenue"
1t would be difficult to spring an is
sue of national Importance upon a
mere matter of the adjustment of a
schedule of tariff rates that depend
upon the condition of certain indus
tries. The protection that was ac
corded to some products in the years
gone by, is no longer necessary. There
are other products that yet need pro
lection and this necessity may exist
for an indefinite period. In the mean
while the people should exercise due
caution in electing their representa-
tives so that the protective feature
may be applied when necessity re
quires it.
Governor Shaw has wisely draw
public attention to a phase of nation
al politics that will attract public no
tice, and give voters an opportunit.
for quiet study before the next con
gressional contest.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18
JAPAN,s OPPORTUNITY.

The long threatened tempest in the
far east is assuming form and to the
recent ultimatum issued by Japan,
that Russia must evacuate Manchuria,
will possibly result in conflict of the
elements Japan, since her war with
China, has been spelling for fight
and with navy equal. if not superior,
to anything that Russia may be able
to rendezvous in Chinese or Japanese
waters Japan would eagerly join issue
with the Colossus of the North. Japan
has never forgotten for an instant,
nor forgiven the interference of Rus
sia when that overgrown but flabby
empire lay at the mercy of the victori.
GUS Japanese army and navy. 1t
would be glorious day in the annals
of Japan when the fleet of the Russian
Asuccumbs like the Chinaman to the
yalor and steel of the plucky and virile
empire that would then take it's place
as one of the first class powers of the
world and become the dominating ma
ton Of all that part of Asia bordering
on the Pacific ocean.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18
A PANIc-sTRlckEN EMPEROR.

William, the great Kaiser of Ger
many, left an empire well CONSOLIDATE
ed; its different states knit together
by the strongest bonds that can unite
a nation; when the present emperor
assembled the throne, he had COM
paratively easy task before him; he
had but to preserve what his grand
father and Bismark had won, and
make Germany great in peace as it
had become great in a war that was
fought in defence Of national exist
ence. He however signalized his ac-
cession by utterances that startled
the nations; he declared himself to be
not only the ruler of the country but
the war-lord of the empire, and spoke
in threatening manner to the world,
warning all to beware of the military
power of the nation over which he
was monarch. 1t was believed then
that his exaltation to the throne had
turned his head but he gave evidence
afterward that he possessed clear in
tellect, and displayed great enterprise
which was exercised in building pub
lie works, in aiding the diffusion of
knowledge and in promoting the pub
lie interests generally. He demissed
Bismark but it must be said that as a
rule he selected wise counselors. who
were not, however, permitted to as
sumo that they acted in such offices,
but rather as ministers to execute the
will of their imperial master: yet Ger
many has grown greater under his
reign, not on account of his wisdom
but despite his faults of administra.
ton.
There must, however, be an organic
defect in the mind of the emperor as
is evidenced in his frequent lapses
into rather startling eccentricities
such as undertaking to assume the of
| flee of preacher on board German wal
vessels; and recently in his strange
behavior after he was assaulted or
the streets of Berlin by lunatic. The
assault seems to have awakened il
him unwarranted suspicious of the
! loyalty of the German people; Attic
noted heretofore for his personal cour
age and daring, he has become trans
/ formed into a timid, shrinking man
trembling over anticipated riots ant
revolution. The Kaiser's body guart
has been warned to keep a careful
look out for bombs, and if any guart
: sees a person acting suspiciously neal
!, the imperial carriage, to run him thru
!; without ceremony. Wide publicity
!, has been given to these instructions
so that no one can plead ignorance
!. His latest device to protect himsel
against missiles aimed by imbeciles o
anarchists, is to have the royal coacl
, strengthened with steel armor on TIL,
inside. covered by upholstering so a
not to be visible. The German peopl
| lament this state of things.as it place
, suspicion on the LOYALTY of the Kais
, er's subjects and shows to the worl'
. a weakness that the proud German i
ashamed of. 1t is peculiarly unfortr
nate that the emperor's malady shout
take this form and at this particula
time when the best thought of the ru
ser of the empire is reanired to guild
! Germany amid the troubled seas tina
her: the Chinese question !
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18
PARDON DELlLAH FAILS.

If the editor of the Courier was gov
ernor of Iowa, Delilah Fails would be
pardoned as soon as the proper papers
could be made out and the signature
of the governor could be affixed to the
same. This young woman is serving
a twenty-year sentence in the Iowa
penitentiary for the murder of jerome
Kern, an old man who betrayed hel
in her early youth, and for a number
of years subjected her to satisfy his
brute passions. Delilah was taken tc
the penitentiary in December 1897
and since that time has proven herself
a model prisoner
+ At the time of the conviction and
sentence we expressed the opinion
that it was a miscarriage of justice
It is true that Delilah Fails committed
murder,and human life should be held
sacred. But there are other things
more sacred than life itself, and Of
these Delilah Fails had been most
ruthlessly robbed by the man whom
she killed
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18

A critic of social conditions has
written it that "the average young
man won't work" and follows it up
with the statement that "the average
young man spends his substance in
riotous living" If any young man is
seen catching imaginary boquets it
may be put down as fact that he
works and therefore is under the i'm
preston that he is above the average.
Seriously the critic has libeled the
young man. The average young man
in this country is not young man
of Independent, unearned income. If
the average young man spends his
substance in riotous living, he must
work for it. 1t is not the average
young man who refuses to work and
spends his time and money in dissipa-
ton. Some young men are lazy and
too many are given over to frivolity
and extravaganza, but they do not CON
stitute the general run or average.
The critic is careless in his use of
words
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18
THE AMERICAN WAY.
(PhiladelDhia Press \

A Spanish governor general would
have shot Aguinaldo on the luneta at
Manila in forty eight hours. A French
colonial governor would have sent his
prisoner home for long term of con-
finement in French fortress, as was
done with Abdel Kader. An English
general would have placed Aguinaldo
on man of war and the remainder of
his life would have been passed as
Arabi's has been, in some place like
Ceylon.
The proposal of an oath of allegiance
would have occurred to none of these
men because no one of them repre-
sents government moderate, merci-
full bent only on bringing the Philip,
pines to an autonomous self govern
ment at the earliest possible moment
With every possible temptation to
severity the American authorities in
nearly three years have executed no
one. 4,,A war which long since sank, so
far as the Filipinos are concerned, to
the assassination of sentries, the tor
rising of "amigoes," who easily pass
ed from peasants to soldiers and back,
has been waged by us without cruelty.
TSpTlSdlS VI NluuiCtlNe DulCueIy. WHSu
self government, once organized, col
lapsed in treachery the American au-
thorities organized local rule again.
When this collapsed, a third local adj
ministration was organized. With pa
thence, with persistence, with reso-
lutte confidence that in the end men in
the Philippines could be taught to
manage their own affairs, each failure
and collapse has been succeeded by
another attempt as persistent and pa
tient to organize local self rule anew.
Such policy has been slow. 1t was
not at first understood by the Tagals
and other tribes. They undoubtedly
despised this course and practice.
They regarded it as weak. Relentless,
sweeping severity would have brought
peace earlier; but it would have post.
poned self government and rendered it
impossible for a generation longer
The earlier success by such policy
would have meant lasting failure of
the real purpose of the United States
in the archipelago
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18

as yet unsettled and the disseminated
socialists of the empire are alert to
take advantage of any weakness be-
trayed by the government. Germany,
however, unlike Russia, contains a
population of educated and intelligent
men and women; it carries it's burden
OF a great standing army, but the Ger
mans have cause to be patriotic and
VIII endure many things, for memo
RES of the old days when Napoleon
inundated a divided country are yet
keen, and realization of the bless
lngs of peace on German soil, will long
maintain German unity.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18
coNvlcTs AND ROADS.

The movement in favor of good
roads in the state of Illinois has re-
suited in a bill presented to the legis-
lature to make the prison labor in our
penitentiaries available for the pro,
duction of crushed stone for use in
improving the public highways of the
state. Convict labor ought not to be
used as competitor in the market
against honest labor. The use of con-
victs for the improvements of high
ways has been followed from the ear
lest times. The old Roman roads
that are still in existence were con-
structed in this way. 1t is bad pol
icy to equip our penal institutions with
fine machinery, with all the advan-
tages of unlimited capital and without
the necessity of selling product except
under advantageous circumstances,
and bring the work of men who are
thus virtual slaves into competition
with honest labor. 1t does very little
good to pass laws compelling the ar
ticles to be stamped with the place
where they are made. The mere fact
that they are made and thrown upon
the market puts them in competition,
and if an opprobious stamp is put up
on them it simply compels them to be
sold at cheaper rate, and thus in
creases the damage done to honest Ia
Dor. The true reform is that which ut
lilies this force in direction where
it completes with no one else and is
still producing articles of public util-
ity. In the matter of producing crush
ed stone or even of making and lay
ing paving brick, little damage is done
to competition, for the work can be
enormously extended, and there is ne
cessity in Iowa for 100 years of this
labor. II is matter that is of great
Importance ard ought to be taken up.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18
MoRE IOWA FACTORIES.

The Des Moines Register is jealous
in the good work of promoting Iowa
factories and in recent article it calls
attention to the fact that Iowa is the
greatest hay producing state, but no
mowers are manufactured within it's
borders. 1t also says that in the past
two years Iowa manufactures have
supplied at least so per cent of all the
wagons sold in the state. Why not all?
1t is pertinent inquiry! The Regis
ter goes on to say:
This is not altogether doleful
story, for there are some splendid fac
tories in Iowa We have the great and
successful Morrison Plow company at
Fort Madison; the Janney Manufacture
ing company and the Dain Manufacture
ing company, at Ottumwa, manufac.
turing full lines of farm implements;
there is thresher factory at Iowa
City; a corn planter factory at Daven-
port; a hay tool factory at Fairfield !,
there are good wagon factories at Du-
buque, Burlington, Fairfield and Day.
export; and there are good windmill
factories at various points in the state.
including Des Moines, which manufac.
ture as good windmills as are made
anywhere"
The thanks of Ot.umwa are extend
ed to the Register for it's kindly refer
ence of two of it's great factories, and
if the Register will but suggest thai
we have room here for mower
and a harvester factory; also
for a big wagon factory, ottumwa will
be grateful for such favor. The Reg
lister is loyal to it's own town but the
town of Des Moines and the Register
are each big and generous enough tt
extend the helping hand to friendly
neighbor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18

Geo. T. Rineheart, of Newton, has
written a savage open letter to Gener.
al Funston, accusing him of duplicity
treachery, deceit and other crimes in
the calendar for the manner in which
he captured Aguinaldo. Mr.. Rine-
hearts ethics in warfare would lead
a commander to send warning to the
enemy that his right flank would be
attacked. but to pay no attention to it
as the real attack would be made on
the left flank.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18
SHOULD BE GRANTED.

The request of the Ottumwa Elec.
trio Railway company for an extern
sion of their franchises for twenty
five years, covering the business of the
electric railway, electric lighting ana
the public steam service, is one that
we believe will be given favorable con
sideration by the people of this city,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18
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SENSATIONAL CHICAGO.

Chicago clergymen are responsible
for fair share of the sensations that
originate in that city and from that
center of activities, spread over the
country. 1t entered into the mind of
one Rev. r. Harcourt, to advise
medical students to exclude clergymen
from sick rooms, denouncing death
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18

Mrs. Nation says she believes that
God did not look with favor on her re-
cent lecturing tour and gives this as a
reason why the receipts were so small.
Many, many lecturers may now ex-
tract grain of comfort from this in
formation
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18
AN UNEASY MONARCH.

Uneasy lies the head that wears
a crown" is illustrated in the case of
Nicholas II, Car of Russia, who per-
haps, has not had pleasant and unin-
terrupted day of rest since his acces-
sion to the throne. The Rus
sian empire has made wonderful
strides since Napoleon marched to
Moscow, but it has not altogether been
progress of civilization. but rather
an increase of power in the hands OF
the monarchy, at the expense of the
people. The emancipation of the serfs
did not bring liberty to the peasants
in the sense that we esteem liberty;
the peasantry of Russia are now in a
state of servitude as abject as when
they were bondsmen of the mobiles;
they are not now under the direct yoke
of the nobility but their servitude has
been transferred to the emperor, who
has in effect the power of life and
death over them and with word has
been accustomed to send any or as
many of them as he chooses, off to ST
IBERIA, as prisoners of state.
The Russian monarchy has beer
able SO far, to maintain itself thru the
nobility and the loyalty of the officia
classes; the peasants are incapable O.
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CIRCULATION.

The Ottumwa Courier guarantees
more than double the circulation of all
other Ottumwa papers combined.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18

The total loss from fire in Mar
shalltown the past year was only
81, 103.44.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-18

This is not all of the Russian troub.
les; an important episode in the inter.
nal condition of the empire is the re-
bellion now in Finland. The Russian
administration has undertaken to Rus
sianize the Fins. Nicholas has broken
faith with them in violating his prom
Use that the constitution of Finland and
the local government of the Fins
should be preserved to them.
The Russian empire is in no immed
late danger, of dissolution but the
teachings of Tolstoi and the education
of the university have resulted in a
disturbing element that will not down
at the bidding of Romanoff. 1t is
in the nature of things that there
should be a radical change in the gov
eminent of Russia; it must either be.
come liberalized or anarchy and inter
nal wars will prevail until the country
is exhausted. The crisis may not
come this year. but it is inevitable. The
present government of Russia is re.
garded by the. enlightened world as a
stain upon civilization; and Russia
can be saved only by recognizing its
peasantry as human beings with the
right to live and enjoy the fruits OF
honorable labor.
The students have gained victory
in breaking down the will of the cza1
and when news of the event has been
conveyed in a slow way, it may be tc
the uttermost ends of the empire, il
will awaken hope in the hearts of the
oppressed millions and teach the peas
ants that the great white czar is after
all nothing but man, whose DEGREES
may be violated with impunity, when
they conflict with common sense.