Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-14
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EQlLOT courier WY dllSHlioi was
called in your last Saturdays issue to
an article Interviews at Long Range,
by John Werner which | endorse. The
writer is among the oiGest men in the
barn of the Iowa miners and this
question that is now going the rounds
of the press on the Iowa commission
er is the one he has never lost any
sleep over. Neither would he If the
operators were to hire dozen, for II
all parties are disposed to tote fair
his services will not be needed often,
it being a personal matter relating to
the operator alone. | see no reason
why the miners should or could OBJ
iect. 1t is not an experiment for 1t
has been tried and proven success
results in Iowa? The time is fast APP
preaching when the Iowa miners will
be called upon to assemble themselves
in their halls for the selection of dele
gates to represent them at our next
annual convention. This is one of the
most important meetings of the year
and should be considered SO by all, for
at this ee..ng we select men to rep
resent and legislate for us. In order to
40 this it behooves us to select our
hest men-men of moral standing
with intelligence to back up their con-
victions. This can be done by throw
ing away all personalities and preju-
dices. Men of the standard require
ments will not only reflect to their
credit but ours as we'll The time has
come when the Iowa miner should
learn to put premium on intelli-
gence by ignoring ignorance. While
we have been supremely happy the
past year because of our present
agreement, we have no desire to see
a repetition of our last years
convention in holding a session for
one month in order to get what we
now have and hope we will profit by
the mistakes we have made in the
past and do better in the future. Also
let our employers as well as the public
know we have educated ourselves up
to a standard worthy of recognition at
their hands. We are not slow to re-
member the past year as being among
the best years, the Iowa miner has
had for many years. There have been
less strikes and less talks of all kinds
The agreement has been lived up tc
all over the state as far as | know
, and this should establish confidence in
itself. In view of these facts | don't
; look for any harsh or extreme meas
" ures to be asked at our state conven
ton and should be happy to maintain
that which We now have. If it can be
:, shown that our present agreement i:
defective in small details, rectify it;
if not let it remain as it is now. The
Z writer often speaks right on
in open meetings. But / be
live in being cautious a
$ times as discretion is the bette
T part. of valor, hence l would yer,
o much regret to see anything come VI
that would mar the present harmoni
l. Gus feeling between the operators AM
y miners of this state. We should no
a. be slow to remember the more trad
IS the more work and the greater are tn
emoluments for us. This can b
e. maintained by using discretion at on
re next convention and should be tn
first thought in each delegates min
N as what is best for the greater nun
TT Der of people is best for him.
That which We now have has bee
la gained by many hard fought contest
between the operators and miners {
lg Iowa. For number of years me
have been blacklisted and driven frol
m the state. Children have gone hui
he cry and let US show by our action
we appreciated the efforts of thes
Or men in our behalf. AS to our stat
officers | feel proud of them; the
"a, have not only reflected credit to then
selves but to the order and men the
represent in the handling of our a
fairs, and will so continue with tt
d, recognized ability which has bee
OF demonstrated many times during tt
a ic fo n
for our annual election and while Il
writer has a personal choice for pre-
hit ident in the person of John Reem
rs yet should Mr.. Reese be elected Fl
another term he will have no warm
er- supporter in Iowa than myself for
nd never hide when beaten.
Hoping ,le thoughts herein contai
Ter ed will merit a worthy considerable
m in the minds of the miners, | W
close by wishing our organization
,ss bright and we'll merited future.
TX R. Williams, Keb.
WIS In one Of my papers l find this stat
Dr.. ment, said to come from Clara b
Use Brown Ibid you ever hear of her?
'oX "Show me one man of genuine abili
and power whose wife is woman 81
lay fragist and l will abandon my oppo
ton and admit l am wrong" Tt
ttimid woman has been stumping t
country for years telling the peol
mp that woman's place is at home. o
ere time she tells us, 1T seems to I
ed there is higher duty for women tn
mingling in politics." and in the ne
o., breath she is telling us how eminen
us successful she was in stamping
state of Colorado last fall in the int
oa- ests of the republican party under
EEK direction of the national commit
If this isn't mingling in politics, ma
las ask what is?
lslt But let us return to her challeI
as to wives of men of genuine abili
u. etc. Let us go back to the pionee
ION What of the wives of such man
Greeley, Garrison, Phillips, Pillsbu
uh- Curtis, Emerson, Alcott, and others
'hn might name. Weren't these men
ability? And to come down to la
non times we will begin with Presid
all Roosevelt and then Genes such n
as John D. Long, secretary of the ma
United States Senators Burrows, B
n. eridge, Clark of Wyoming, Fairba