Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-03

also seasoned soldiers, and are ac-
quainted with the conditions under
which they will be required to serve.
Undoubtedly those who may be in
duced to remain would be of more SER
vice than similar number of raw
recruits. a--Sioux City Journal.
u 49,
Gov. Shaw and the Thirds TERM
The governor of Iowa has recently
been made the recipient of the sug-
gestion that he be rendered a third
nomination, in event of the death of
the Titus amendment. 1t is argued
that if the Titus amendment had been
valid that the governor would have
had one more year of official life. An
other term of Governor Shaw would
not be bad thing for the state.
Whatever the governor may have fail
ed in, he has succeeded in impressing
himself upon the nation at large as
one Of the ablest of the forty odd gov.
ernors of states He is marked
man. Governor Boies attained some
what the same reputation in the ma.
ton. Both are able lawyers and as
tuto public speakers. Governor Boies
was overtaken by the free silver mael-
|strom thru which he was not able to
steer his craft without wreckiag it,
There may be maelstrom ahead of
Governor Shaw and he may not be
able to steer his craft thru the inter
vening waters. But in any event, Iowa
lis proud to have another governor
who is thus marked in the nation.
AS to the third term idea, one is not
wholly enamored of it at first thought.
Iowa has had the habit of giving only
two terms to it's governors. Kirkwood
alone had three terms, but they were
separated in poi.t of time. The dem
|ocrats gave Horace Boies third NOM
ination for governor, thus setting aside
precedent. One thing is certain and
that is tha5 he himself cannot be
candidate for another term. He can
not seek it and his friends can not
push him into it. If it comes because
it is the wish of the party and the
state, the easiest and the best thing,
then well enough. But it cannot come
in any other way. Governor Shaw has
"a well earned and we'll established
reputation as an official. Leslie M.
Shaw is political mariner. Scylla
was a sea-monster and Charybdis was
a whirlpool. The third termism may
be either Scylla or Charybdis.-Cedar
Rapids Republican.
Startling Possibility.-It is possible
that the new year will see the pro-
hibitory amendment become part Of
the constitution of Iowa. We say pos
sible, but do not think it is probable,
because we have sufficient faith that
the highest court of the state will not
stultify its own record and make the
| constitution and laws of the state a
| farce by declaring that the biennial
election amendment in valid. The
prohibitionists are making arrange
ments to ask for rehearing on the
| prohibitory amendment in case the BIZ
ennial election amendment is declared
valid Attorney General Remley says
| that there is no constitutional or stat
ute provision that gives the supreme
| court the right to refuse hearing Of
| that case, and certain 1T is that the BIZ
ennial elections amendment can be
sustained, in spite of the constitution
al inhibitions, the prohibitory amend
| ment can be revived and made part
| of the constitution. There can be no
| doubt but that the supreme judges are
| considering the biennial elections and
prohibitory amendment together for,
If defeated, they are defeated by SIM
liar errors, and ii is the general opin-
| ion of those who have given the
amendment thoro consideration that
they must fall or stand together. 1t
/ is unfortunate that Iowa should be
compelled to begin the new year and
the new century with its state and
county governments in such confu-
1 sion. but we believe that the supreme
court will have such respect for the
constitution and laws of the state that
it will unanimously declare that the