Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-01-07

at the head of the treasury department
is not technical knowledge, but plain
common sense. Gov. Shaw has lots of
that.
Webster City Freeman-Tribune:
With corn at SIS cents bushel, and
Iowa farmers producing from 80 to SO
bushels to the acre, what's the matter
with Iowa farmers wearing diamonds
this year?
Sioux Rapids Republican,: Shaw
stands head and shoulders above any
of the so-called anti-Shaw men in this
state, a giant among the pigmies. He
needs no vindication, but if he did, he
has it in the honor conferred upon
him by the President.
Mason City Globe-Gazette: Some
people say he (Shaw) has been lucky.
and he has. All men who succeed are
lucky, but in Gov. Shaw's case it is
more than luck The men who are
called to high places are so called be-
cause Of their preparedness. That is
the secret of Leslie M. Shaw's luck.
Des Moines Register: Hon. James
E. Blythe is early in the COMPRESSION
al field of next year, and will prove to
be a strong and possibly winning can
didate for the republican nomination.
He Is one of the ablest of the young
leaders of the party and is very popu-
lar in his district in the state.
Guthrie Center Guthrian: The petit
ton is the thorn in the side of the sa-
loonkeepers' flesh. If they can get
rid of it their way to establish saloons
in many localities where none now ex-
list will be easy. Hundreds of good
citizens will not sign a petition for a
saloon, on account of the publicity, but
will vote for it, if it can be done Sc
cretly. The republican party is re-
sponsible for the mulct law and is
pledged to 1t as 1t is. Let us keep the
/ pledge.
i Cedar Rapids Republic: There will
be no more factional fights in Iowa re-
publicanism. That republicanism is
the dominant republicanism of the
country and it is not going to weaken
itself over internal and petty difficult
ties. All that is necessary is demo
cratic papers and democratic politi-
clans who tried to exc out a little
glory in the discussion of party to
which they do not belong, and after
that all republicans will be together
in this state.
Keokuk Gate City: There are 1882.
81 242 cows in Iowa. but no one, would
suspect it from the price of butter.
: Dubuque Times: The Dubuque Tel
, egraph- Herald will assent to demo
| cratic support of Senator Allison if he
will formally pledge himself to act as
| a patriot and not as partisan. The
! constraints of modesty would not per
: nit our contemporary to put it's state
, ment in the form of demand that
: the senator join the Bryan wing Of
: the democracy.
' Burlington Hawk-Eye: AS SCHUYLER
! Colfax declared his unwillingness tt
! "buy into a lawsuit SO the people O
: Iowa will be unwilling to legislate into
women's quarrel. The equal suf
, fragists made a bad start this time
i by losing their temper.
/ Cedar Rapids Republican: 1t is t,
y be hoped that the governor of low;
viii let the Buena Vista county mur
s derers come to their rightful dues OF
). the gallows. A few hangings in low;
e for bank robbers with guns will no
l. be a bad example.
n Clinton Herald: After having vol
n led for Fred White, free silver; Ger
d Weaver, populist; Senator Porter, pre-
S hibitionist, and whole lot of othe
u misfit political connections, the demo
II Gratis of Iowa would not lower tn
= standard of consistency by giving Ser
ator Allison their votes.
" Muscatine Journal: The vindicatio
- business in politics seems likely to b
overdone. When man has not bee
:. properly treated by his associates
20 the army or the navy it is scarcely su
~ ficient reason that he should be mad
y President of the United States in o
y der to "vindicate" him. There shoul
II be some personal fitness of the ma
y for the exalted and responsible offit
:. TIE talk of running Schley for tt
- presidency as balm for his woun
0u pIlu6 Is TIE SlleGitSl VI uOuSSlS
y. The American people will take I
Nv stock in him as candidate for tn;
~ reason. They must see in him cap
Sc bility for the place. They are not
- the indicating business.
~ Des Moines Capital: Iowa may n
be called upon to furnish either Pre-
y idents or vice presidents, but she do
m seem to be called upon to furnish lea
IL ers.
Of
Red Oak Express: There will
% the usual effort of the saloon crowd
nm secure legislation which tone dow
r. the mulct law, but such efforts W
ny prove of no avail.
he -
Marshalltown Times-Republican:
at readjustment of all the COMPRESSION
nd districts would seem to be necessa
ng to equalize the voting population. T
subject is one that ought to be cal
M fully considered by the legislature.
Wy - cat
mt. Manchester Press: 1t is to
cal hoped that there may be no agitati
WS 0f the 1inup, u,1apfiOn in tho ctata IL