Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-07

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and four coats. For the most part they
came in their shirt sleeves and over
alls. There isn't the slightest doubt
the commitment of inebriates will
prove to be one OF the most thriving in
dustries. don't imagine DR.. Apple
gate Will have any difficulty in keeping
the Institution well filled. One of the
sheriffs that came there had made two
trips to bring inebriates. He was from
one of the counties in the northern
part of the state He was asked if he
was likely to bring any more. ooh,
yes" he said, there's about thirty-fiye
Or forty up in our county that ought to
be sent down." Another sheriff told of
an old character about his town that
hadn't drawn a sober breath for years
AS soon as he learned there had been
a commitment under the new law he
began to brace up. So it is possible
the new law may have a good moral
effect.
Shelby M. Cullum, senior senator
from 1llinois:-The people of Illinois
are thinking a great deal about tariff
revision. / see the republican state
convention of Iowa has spoken out
plainly on this subject, and | believe
that expression just about voices the
sentiment of the republican masses
throughout the west. l know it is the
way the republicans of my state feel,
and am convinced that the sooner we
take this matter up and dispose of it
the better it will be for the country
and party. There is no demand
among our people for anything revo-
lutionary in tariff matters, and l know
they are not willing to trust the dem
ocrats to do the work which they feel
should be done. The democrats are
free traders and tariff smashers, re-
CARELESS of the struggling interests
that should be protected, and of others
that are not sufficiently well establish
ed to get along without some atten-
ton from the government. But we re-
pubiicans are not welded to any sched-
ule. No rates of protection provided
when there was an actual necessity
for them are sacred to us. What we
want to do now is to inquire carefully
into the whole subject of Dingley
schedules and determine just what
rates shall be cut and to what extent
don't know how soon we shall have
to take up this tremendous task in
congress, but l know that we shall
have to do it before a great while.
Speaker Henderson on the opposi-
ton of the Millers' association on the
ground that he had prevented the
passage of the London dock bill:
Il knew nothing of it until Satur-
day, when l saw it in the Chicago pa
pers. | was greatly surprised at the
action of the millers. whose friend
have been all the time and tried to
get their bill through. ! gave them the
floor once and let it come up a second
time, but the member in charge of the
measure wanted it passed over, as
they hoped for compromise between
the friends and enemies of the bill.
This was twice that the friends had
their opportunity.
Later | proposed again to have the
bill called up by calling the commit
tees. but Mr.. Tawney, the author OF
the bill, was absent that day, and the
other friends of the measure were I'M
willing to nave it come up in mis- alb.
sence, SO that three times this bill
practically had it's day in court. and
for the reason named failed to be dis
posed of, but in no instance was it
any fault of mine The bill is a lust
one and ought to pass, and | have no
doubt it will pass at the short session
of Congress. | fear that there has
been some very thoughtless misrepre.
sentation about the matter, for it is
not usual for men to attack their loyal
friends"