Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-08-07
Minnesota. Wisconsin, Indiana, ILL
nois, Nebraska and Kansas are all
ripe for it,
Voters Must be Watchful.

4 ipS lOl H.
Voters Must be Watchful.
There is little element of danger
in the matter to the republican party
Skillful manipulation of the question
on the part of the democrats might
delude the public to some extent into
thinking the only hope of securing re-
vision was through the democratic
party. This, however is not greatly
to be feared as the republicans are
ready and watching for any such
move. The thing that no voter should
lose sight of for moment is the fact
that revision in democratic style
would mean absolute destruction and
give none whatever of the benefits
that the republicans hope to secure.
Senator Cullom Talks.
Senator Cullom of Illinois is in
Washington for few days. He says
that the two foremost questions in
the minds of western voters are Cuban
reciprocity and tariff revision. 'The
people of Illinois are thinking great
deal about tariff revision" he said; Il
see the republicans of Iowa have spok-
en- out plainly on this subject and |
believe that their expression just
about voices the sentiment of the re-
publican masses throughout the west
know that it is the way the people in
my state feel and am confident that
the sooner we take up the matter and
dispose of it, the better. There is no
demand among our people for any
thing revolutionary in tariff matters
and l know that they are not willing
IN, IT, 10 do t1,n Unp1y
they feel is necessary"
Coming Issues.
| There is much discussion in Wash
ington of what the real issues will be
in the fall campaign. The republican
campaign text book published by the
republican congressional committee
will be out early this week.
Some democrats declare that Bryan
is still an issue. Others declare he
is not, while republicans are unani.
nous in admitting that he is a splen-
did republican issue. The politicians
| in Washington say that they could
have asked for nothing better than
Bryan's recent eastern tour in which
he blew discordant blast after discord
ant blast to the tune of free silver al
| IS to L. 1t is conceded by many dem
ocrats that the section of the party
in middle west is going to stubbornly
| stick by Bryan The efforts of the SO
called conservative faction are withou
doubt going to cause the same sor
of a split in the party that was repre-
scented by the Palmer-Buckner candi
dacy in 1896. Other hopeful demo
Gratis promise, however, that the part.
will get together at least before 1904
1t is fondly stated that while there ar,
today many extremists in the part.
they will all eventually yield enough
CT their views to work hand in hant
with the great mass Of democrats whit
want to win in the next presidential
election. However, Bryan's recent visi
to the east is regarded as bad break
The democ1ctic committee is saying
nothing about lis trip and some of hi
eastern friends are even denying tina
he said anything ihout free silver.
Confident OF Results.
Chairman Babcock Of the republica
congressional committee believes tina
the party will have fully as large ms
,, jority in the next house as in the pre-.
ent congress. This means that the n
, publicans expect to elect at least fort
more members than the opposition c
+ all other parties combined The +,
! publicans will have the advantage
!, the new districts provided for by tn
new apportionment. There are twent.
nine new districts, only ten of whic
! are in democratic states. Unless in tn
case of democratic landslide the yer
widest democratic dreams cannot Civ
, them any more gains than the follow
ing: One congressman in Connection
). Delaware. Massachusetts. Minnesota
New Jersey and Pennsylvania; tw
congressman in Kansas, Marylan
Michigan and Wisconsin; and tire
: congressman in New York Even gi
t ing them this, which is very gene
s GUS allotment, the republicans woul
! still elect 204 members, or raiorit
e of %. Harold j. Mahin.