Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-02-04

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err time it is hoped some additional
points may be brought forth for public
entertainment.
At the conclusion of his remarks
Major Lacey was given an ovation by
the fifty distinguished guests, Presi-
| dent Roosevelt taking occasion to
voice his pleasure and it was voted
! that henceforth the Iowa congressman
who has thought for Gods dumb
creatures, shall have the place of hon.
OR at the board of the Boone and
Crockett club.
Such sentiment as: ga birdless
world would be dreary place, to live
in, and birdless air would be unfit to
breathe" ought to have lasting place
in American literature.
One Iowa congressman is personally
opposed to the building of a canal. al.
though in Difference to the desires of
his constituency and the pledge of the
party to favor such measure, he vot-
ed for the Hepburn bill The con-
gresham in question takes the view.
and it is not without it's attractive fea-
lures, that the canal will in the end be
of no commercial advantage to the
United States. He comedies that there
will be a great saving of time and ex-
pense in getting freight from the At
lantic to the Pacific ocean via a canal
across the isthmus, but AYERS that 9TH
er nations will derive even greater
benefit from the short cut than we
will.
For instance, he points out that our
big trade of the future will be upon
the Pacific, with the South American
countries and with the islands of the
Pacific, Hawaii, Samoa, Australasia,
the Philippines, Japan, China and 9th
Ell Oriental countries AS the matter
now stands by developing a great mer-
chant marine on the Pacific coast we
can practically enjoy monopoly of
that trade, shipping our goods from
ports on the Pacific coast. The field
is tremendous and practically unde-
veloped SO far as the United States is
concerned. Europe cannot reach these
points except by sailing two-thirds to
three-quarters around the world Cut
a canal through the narrow neck of
land connecting South and North
America and foreign shipping will
pour through the waterway and make
lis divide our business with the coun-
tries mentioned.
4 The congressman believes the canal
Twill be built but he further believes
; that In the long run and in after years
this government will regret the act
that cut the barrier which compelled
foreign shipping to beat it's way
around the horn
The intimation in the Des Moines
Register that certain interests of po-
litical nature in the tenth district were
opposing the reappointment of Harvey
1ngham as a regent of the State Uni
versity, is somewhat mystifying to the
members of the tenth district colony
in Washington. 1t might be inferred
from the tenor of the editorial in ques-
ton that the opposition to Mr. Ingham
was inspired if not directed in Wash
ington and that tenth district officials
: here proposed to square themselves
with Mr.. Ingham for some political
misdemeanor and punish him by pre-
, venting his reappointment. This may
not be the construction the Register
: desires placed upon it's editorial. but
in view of the fact that some, at least.
of the leading politicians in the tenth
district are in Washington consider
able portion of the time, naturally
these gentlemen might infer that they
were included in the list generally
mentioned. However, SO far as the
insinuation may relate to the tenth
district contingent in Washington it is
hardly necessary to suggest that there
is not the slightest foundation for the
claim that there is opposition to Mr..
/ Ingham. 1t is intimated that if oppo,
sition does exist it emanates from an
entirely different quarter.
The Senate bill providing for the es-
tablishment of department of COM
merce having passed that body, it is
now up to the House to determine the
question. Your correspondent person.
ally heard one of the most prominent
: leaders in the House of Representa-.
tives remark to an Iowa Senator that
the House would now proceed to kill
the Senate commerce bill. OF course
one prominent Congressman does not
hold the votes of the House in his
hand, but his remark is considered sig.
nificant. to say the least.
In this connection it may be said
that deep in their hearts Washington
officials are against the proposed new
department. 1t is pointed out that an
OthSi uSpdi lluSlll, ClSdlluS, u new CAD
: met officer, would simply divide the
power and influence now welded by
the sitting cabinet officials, at the
: same time taljng from the secretary
4 of the treasury, secretary of the int
:, rior and secretary of state vast
, amount of power represented in the
!. dozen or more bureaus that would be
l filched from them and transplanted
: into the new department under new
! head Public men are jealous of their
power; that is the particularly choice
: and juicy morsel they delight to roll
beneath their tongues. and they will
fight before they will permit any por
5 ton of what they have to be taken
: from them. Therefore it is freely
/ predicted that the Nelson bill will
have very hard shedding in the House
!. and that it will intimately find Itself
accommodating congressional dust in g
. secluded pigeon hole.
= 1t is said that Congressman Rumple
9 receives one of the heaviest mails
= coming to any member of Congress
= perhaps larger than any other lowe
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