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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-16
cUMMlNs' ADVANTAGE OVER SUI
LlVAN.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: However
much our democratic contemporaries
are disappointed because Governor
Cummin gave up the shelter plank
in his draft for the platform, they
ought to be fair enough not to mis-
represent his present attitude The
Davenport Democrat is guilty of the
following:
when called upon by the conven
ton to say whether or not he would
accept the nomination on platform
he was known to dislike, Governor
Cummins stated: There is room fo1
honest difference of opinion, and l, for
one, neither discourage nor condemn
fair, frank expression of those differ
ences of opinion. In other words, he
is not particular about convictions sc
the votes are counted for him..
What authority has the Davenport
Democrat to state that Governor Cum
minis accepted nomination con a
platform he was known to dislil1e?'
The platform as adopted is based upon
lines suggested by the governor and
he had the courage and the frankness
to accept and endorse every word of it
That is more than his demorcat oppo
nent can truthfully do with the demo
cratic platform which he did not con
struct and which contains political
doctrines which he has not of late
years supported or endorsed. Govern
or Cummins will have the advantage
this year of championing declaration
of principles which he helped to col
laborate and which he unreservedly
endorsed
Mr.. Sullivan will be put to the dis
advantage OF giving his adhesion to q
set of principles some of which he has
hitherto antagonized and others which
he, at least, has not advocated This
disadvantage will be made quite appar
ent when the canvass opens. Govern
or Cnmmins has the material and the
oratorical ability to make the situation
particularly embarrassing for his dem
ocratic competitor
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-16
CHANGES IN lNEsRIATE LAW
NEEDED.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Iowa's In.
ebriate law is all right in principle,
but its application is defective in vari-
Gus important particulars and it's plan
should be changed when the legisla-
ture next considers it. 70
'We are wasting entirely too much
money now in trying. to cure incura'
bles,' is the way one prominent mem
Der of the beard of control recently en-
pressed himself upon The operation OF
the present law No discrimination
whatever is used in sending victims OF
the drink habit to the state hospitals
for treatment More times the authori-
ties pick UP miserable vagabonds with
cut any hope of better things in them
than men whose cure and reform
would mean something to themselves
and society. That very thing has been
done in Council Bluffs, and in one case
alone the state has been put to the
heavy expense of arresting, transports
ing, re-clothing and otherwise caring
for one man four times in about as
many months, and yet if the impossible
were made possible and he were sent
back. cured, it is doubtful if society
would be any the gamer.
The dipsom aniac wards in the state
hospitals are filled with this sort OF
men; they are troublesome in the ex-
IRENE; they escape at every opportuni-
ty and pile up the cost of caring for
them beyond all justification. The
state should seek first to help those
who are worthy of helping; men whose
cure and reform are worth something
to society After that possibly, it may
undertake to cure incurables.
Our state board of control also
makes complaint that the stae under.
took to care for inebriates without
making preparation for this sort OF
work. It's members declare that the
hospitals for the insane are not equip
ped for treating them. The care OF in.
ebriates requires different methods
than the care of insane, and they
should be placed in hospitals especial.
ly provided for them.
The state legislature this winter will
undoubtedly make efforts to remedy
the known defects of the present in
ebriate law 1t will undoubtedly keep
it's place upon the statute books be
cause it belongs there, but it's plan OF
taking care of the victims of the drink
habit should be made to fit the work
of reform that is it's object.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-16
DEMOCRATIC pRoTEcTlonlsrs

Burlington Hawk-Eye: In some in
termittent discussions of the protec-
tive tariff the Burlington Gazette,
dem, has insisted that the democratic
party does not propose to do away with
all protection for American industries;
1t would give them such incidental
protection" as is consistent with suffi-
cient revenue to provide for the eco.
nomical administration of the nation
al government. That is about the pur-
port of several democratic national
platforms, beginning with 1876, when
Mr.. Samuel ]. Tilden was the nominee.
But the democratic party is not unit
upon that proposition. The Chicago
Chronicle, one OF the ablest of the dem
ocratic journals, is pronouncedly for
free trade. No skim milk for it, as
suggested by our local contemporary
The Chicago exponent of the free trade
democracy, says
THE different between little pro-
lection and no protection is on of de-
gree only. All protectiorlis mad for
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-16
SENATOR HOPKINS IDEA.

Kansas City Journal.-The Hon. Al.
bert j. Hopkins. junior senator from
Illinois says that it is shame and a
disgrace to the states that there are no
negroes in the United States congress-.
Senator Hopkins bold assertion Is in
teresting, but it is to be regretted that
line of argument which led him to his
conclusion.
The federal constitution provides
certain qualifications as to age, sex
and citizenship of senators and repre-
sentatives, and requires them also to
take the oath of loyalty to the govern
ment, but careful inquiry fails to dis
cover where it requires that an Indian
shall be represented by an Indian,
Chinaman by Chinaman and negro
by negro. In fact the very spirit
of our laws Is against class legislation
or any procedure which seeks to mark
and aggravate the distinction and diff
ference between the various races and
classes Of people in our land. But, ac-
cording to the Hopkins idea, if carried
to its natural conclusion, we should
have a congress equitably composed
of blacks and whites, hoboes and mill
lionaires, shoemakers. coal beavers,
farmers, clerks and capitalists in the
just proportion which these numerous
professions and conditions of lie bear
to the entire population. AS an illus
tration. inasmuch as there are $780,
7S9 negroes in the country there should
be forty-five black politicians in con-
gress. There should also be one Chin
ese and one Japanese congressman.
This scheme of racial and class rep
resentation has never been tried, nor
has 1t probably, ever been seriously
suggested before. We much doubt its
adyisabjlitp
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-16
A SLAM AT JUDGE BABB.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: mo eandi-
date for governor by the democratic
party since Boies' time has command
ed the respect and admiration of all
parties like that of Mr.. Sullivan, who
was nominated by the recent demo
cratic state convention of Iowa. He
will make a grand run and will cut
into the republican majority largely"
Burlington Gazette (dem.).
Isn't this a little tough upon Hon
Washington l. Babb, of Mt. Pleasant
who was the democratic candidate for
governor in 1895, and whom the Ga.
zette highly extolled at that time !?
Judge Babb is man of more than
ordinary ABILITY, and of such high
personal character that the democrats
We're able to elect him to the district
bench in republican district. AS a
lawyer and citizen his standing com.
mands the respect of men of all par.
ties and it comes with i'll grace from
the Gazette, which eight years ago
gave him enthusiastic support, to
make the unfavorable comparison with
new and untried man, one who has
not served the people of Iowa in high
capacity and who has yet to demon.
strate his merit The invidious para
graph is the more unfortunate because
Judge Babb was one of the influential
democrats of Iowa who stood by the
Gazette in the revolt from Organism
while Mr.. Sullivan is free silver man
and did not train with the Gazette and
the gold democrats. In the new deal
does our neighbor propose to punish
its old friends and reward it's enc
mics?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-16
VAN wAeENEN, PHILOSOPHER.

Des Moines: Capital: Judge Van
Wagenen of Woodbury., is about the
most blooming optimist that ever I'M
folded his petals to the sun. He is a
philosopher from the sole of his pedal
extremities to the top of his bald and
shimmering dome of thought.
Coming to Des Moines full fedged
candidate for the democratic nomina,
ton for governor he returned home
without receiving solitary vote, and
he feels like one from whose shoul-
ders an expected burden has been re-
moved"
Coming to the convention as the
custodian-in- of that beautiful
government ownership idea he sees it
buried beneath an avalanche of votes
and then goes home to tell the inquir-
ing newspaper man that, While gov
eminent ownership was beaten in the
convention, still | think it made a
fairly good showing. ] was surprised
to find so little red-hot opposition to
it from any quarter. What opposition
there was to it was of mild character
and seemed to be based largely
on the conditions rather than be.
cause of inherent hostility to the mea.
sure"
When a man meets snake in the
road and proceeds to terminate its
career with a club it hardly affects the
final status of the snake whether the
one who administered its death blow
does it from motives of native hes
tility to his snakeship or whether
the eXigencieS of the moment seem.
ed to demand that the thing must
die.
Nevertheless, man who can accept
defeat in such philosophic frame OF
mind Is to be congratulated.
Had a certain distinguished gentle.
man of Lincoln, Neb, been built upon
similar plan it would have been
much better for him
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-16

alton that 1--WE oppose all attacks on
this policy, whatever the pretext, as
tending to bring back the disastrous
days OF democratic tariff revision and
free trade" is strong and straightfor-
ward, and the further declaration that
protection as principle and as a
policy must be administered by the
friends of American prosperity and
must not be sacrificed" is as sound
as it is creditable.
Those who really want to dislodge
the tariff as principle in American
policy belong to the other party, and
should join it. In the coming months
the republican party must decide
whether it will stand for the Iowa
Idea' or the Ohio Idea There is no
standing room for the next candidate
for President anywhere between these
two points.
II the American people believe that
protection is sound policy for this
country then fair notice should be Civ
en- to the would-be candidates for
president that the national administra,
ton for the next four years will be
entrusted to no doubtful hands on that
subject. Protection to the condition
of our existing prosperity may be well
the issue of the next presidential cleo.
ton. Between the positions of Mr.
Cleveland, Mr.. Bryan and the Iowa
Idea' there is not difference enough
to be worth considering.
On this subject Ohio has erected the
true standard for the republican party.
If it compromises this, either in its
candidates or it's platform, it will be
inviting defeat, and would deserve it
-Gunton's Magazine for July.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-16
A FOOLS LIFE.

Joe. Trigg in the Rockford Register:
We see him every few days, an old
man fairly well preserved and able
to do enough chores and light work
to support himself after very mis-
cradle fashion. We know something
of this mans history. and as his case
is one of thousands and carries, or
should carry, lesson of boys, we
give it. AS a young man he cared
little or nothing for education and
only cared to have what his kind call
"a devil of a good time" spending
every cent he earned for such tom
foolery as poker, liquor, races, cigars
pool and other kinds of folly He
never had any business standing OF
business credit, for he had no sense
of honor in business matters. He
married nice girl, though in marry
ing him she showed she had no sense,
and for forty years he lived from
hand to mouth, his children discredit
to his country. The mother-you
know what woman thus mated has
to suffer-years ago gave up the I'M
equal struggle and went, we trust. to
a better country and into better soci-
ETY.. During his later years this man
has had much to say about the world
being out of joint, the corruption OF
politics and the slim chance which a
poor man has in the life struggle
when the bare, bald truth about his
case is that he finds himself at "
without money and with but few
friends solely because of his own
stupidity and folly. Had he been
half a man, done even half a mans
work, been half way decent in his way
Of living and treatment of his family
he might have had money, friends
and the loving care and ministration
of his children. The worst of it all
is that there are hundreds OF boys
following this POOR old fellows ex
ample, and they like him, will fine
themselves at ~ minus money and
friends, with nothing in sight but q
pauper's shroud and burial. Fools
fools!
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-16
LYNcHlNe AND ITS CAUSE.

Washington Post: We fully agree
with all those who denounce lynching.
There can be no more hateful and APP
palling crime against society than that
which is committed by the mob. 1t is
crime not only frightful in itself, but
degrading and demoralizing in its eff.
fects. Like the malignant germ of a
contagious disease it multiplies until
it breeds an epidemic. And law and or
der. peace, tranquility and safety can
not flourish in the same air with anar-
chy. BY every consideration that APP
peals to civilized peoples in the name
OF humanity and patriotism we are
bound to eradicate this infamy at any
cost.
Ii will be wise, however, to begin
at the beginning and to apply the rem
edy to the first cause rather than tc
the logically developed effect Lynch,
ings are not rarities in orr history
Mob law is by no means modern in,
stance We can go back half century
and more and find organized violence
with it's train of irresponsible execu
ton in far more formidable manifesto.
ton than it is today. The Regulators
of California and OF the Mississippi
river for example, operated on scale
which would astound this generation
They worked by wholesale. The name
of their victims and sacrifices was lie,
gion They do not stop at individuals.
they eXterminated whole classes But
their provocation and purpose were
found to be deep down in human ma
ture and human nature has not chang
ed since then. They saw infamous
crimes committed every day, and they
perceived in the administration of JUS
| tice and imbecility and lassitude which
maddened them. They lost respect fol-
the law and confidence in the courts
They realized or thought they did
that the machinery of government was
| ineffectual, a jest. a bitter irony There
were delays that partook of delibera
ton; miscarriages strangely suggestive
OF conniyance. The bloodiest Grimm
ais went free. Adequate punishments
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-16

the reasons stated. 1t is bad in proper
ton as it takes from the earnings of
it's victims and diminishes the earn
ings of all.
THE Chronicle is therefore in favor
of tearing down the whole protection
joss house. 1t is in lavor of annihilat-
ing utterly the protection fetch and
all it's attendant superstitions and de-
lusions.
Save the work of America for the
workingmen of America? Certainly the
only way to find out what is the work
of America is to leave competition
wholly free to settle the question, and
the only way to secure the highest re-
ward for the work of America is to
leave the workman absolutely free to
exchange the surplus product of that
work whatever in all the earth he can
get the most of what he wants in ex-
change for it."
The Hawk-Eye believes the Burling-
ton democratic paper comes nearer
than it's Chicago political co-partner
in rejecting the sentiment of the rank
and file of the party. A poll of Iowa
would not reveal very many free trade
democrats. The protection sentiment
is strong among them, although par.
tally covered by sense of loyalty to
party creed and traditions. But
among practical business men, and
many farmers, who vote the demo.
cratic ticket, very few will be found
who would favor the Chicago
Chronicles radical proposition to cut.
terly annihilate protection" Their
good practical business sense affords
them better guidance than that.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-16
MUST BE RETAINED
AS A FOUNDATION PRINCIPLE
OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

The Ohio republicans have sounded
the keynote Of the republican position
on the tariff question. Senator Hanna
who will probably be the chairman of
the national campaign committee in
1904, was. the real leader in the Ohio
convention. The party was more than
harmonious; 1t was positively enthusi-
astic. The platform gave no quarter
to any straddling sentiments about tar
III revision or green raw material. 1t
1t declared that:
''The protective tariff policy of the
republican party has made the United
States the greatest industrial nation,
astonished the world with the tremen-
dous development of our boIndless re-
sources; has added vastly to our for
eign commerce; has greatly increased
the prosperity of the farmer and has
advanced American labor to the best
scale of living ever attained. We OPP
pose all attacks upon this policy, what
ever the pretext, as tending to bring
back the disastrous days of democratic
tariff revision and free trade. Changing
conditions and the possible benefits, of
reciprocity may call for timely read.
justment of schedules but protection
as principle and as policy must be
administered by the friends of Ameri-
can prosperity and must not be sacri-
feed"
This declaration leaves no room for
the Iowa Idea" II the President and
the administration straddle this ques-
tion during the coming session of con
gress,or any way coquet with the''Iowa
Idea" harmony can hardly be expected
in the republican party. The declar,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-16
PLATFORM WRITER'S.

Des Moines Capital: The first con
gressional district has furnished many
platform writer's. Twenty years ago
Hon. Jas. F. Wilson, of Fairfield, was
almost invariably the first district
member of the committee on platform.
He divided the honors with lion. Sam
M. Clark, editor of the Keoliuk Gate
City, whose nervous and impressive
style is still remembered by republi-
cans who were voting the ticket in
those days. The late Senator Gear
was many times the member from
the first district, in old days before the
spirit OF faction swallowed up so large
a part of the party. AT the recent
state convention the first district was
again honored with the craftsmanship
of the committee on resolutions, in
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-16
THE UNHAPPY DEMOCRATS.

Lincoln Journal-The democratic
organs illustrate how the old saw:
Blessings brighten as they take their
flight" Never did the Iowa idea look
so good to them as it has since the late
Iowa republican convention forgot to
set it down in their platform. 1t was
little thing, but 1t doesn't take very
big thing to make democrat happy
these days, and now they seem to suf-
fer bereavement of huge proportions
when they contemplate the hole
through which it disappeared.T They had
set great store by Cummins and his
ponderous ideas"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-16
CANNON AND IMITATION.

Cedar Rapids Republican,: Con-.
gresham Cannon who is slated to sue
coed Speaker Henderson, is reported to
have said that he is opposed to any
legislation looking to further increases
in the circulation media. In other
words he thinks there is enough money
in the country to transact all the legit-
innate business of the people and that
further demands for money come from
those who are mere SPECTATORS He
mistrusts the call for money to move
the crops to market. He thinks that it
is more nearly call to help Wall
street and other spectators to carry
their burdens.
In the main Mr.. Cannon is entirely
right. There is plenty of money in the
country To go multiplying the cur
rency would simply mean the cheaper
ing of the dollar. The farm rs of the
west and the laboring men of the coun-
try are not interested in the cheapen-
ing of the money for it would mean
to them the loss of the benefits of
higher prices for products and labor,
which are now prevalent.
We should not forget that free sill
yer is only one of the means by which
the money of the country can be
cheapened. Indefinite expansion of the
currency would have the same effect
ultimately. The government certain
ly cannot attempt to keep up the mon
ey supply with the daring investors
who would buy up the earth. Further
increases in the money of the country
might mean simply more business ex-
mansion evanston NOT along conSery-
ative lines, but along the lines of boom
ers, who are apt to turn up as Dust
ers." One cannot but be glad that
Congressman Cannon has such safe
and conservative ideas.
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ments than it considers advisable at
this time. The statements of it's cor
respondent are naturally guarded. This
is more consistent with Mr.. Cleveland's
dignity, and also with his interests.
But the Eagle does not wish them to
be misunderstood as not being suffi-
GENTLY definite for all the purposes of
the campaign.
''The newspapers Of the United States
ciate and to proportion their utterance
concerning the matter to which we
direct attention, with adequate regard
to its absolute correctness" 1t says
its correspondents statements will
not be questioned, because they can
not be. They will not be misunder-
stood, and for the same reason. They
will not be misunderstood, and for the
same reason. They will not be under
estimated by any intelligent politi-
clan, by any enlightened statesman, or
by any thoughtful citizen. Nor can
they easily be over-estimated, for their
significance is unmistakable and UNI
escapable. We do not need at this
time or in this place to say more than
this, and there is full reason to believe
that we will not be called on to say
lesson this subject
In connection with this announce
ment is also a statement of Mr.. Cleve-
lands demand upon his party.
The Eagles correspondent outlines
this, also in guarded terms, and says:
HE regards tariff reform as the
most important issue and believes that
| the best assurance of success in the
| coming campaign is an insistence up
| on its old-time doctrine of fair and
| beneficent tariff adjustment. He be-
lieves thousands who have not de-
clared irrevocably their party affilia.
| tons await an opportunity to espouse
| cause in which tariff reform is made
| the chief issue. Hardly second to this
is administrative reform, and in the re-
| cent disclosures at Washington this
question has gained an Importance it
| had not a few months ago in the public
mind Sound money should be an af.
tirmative declaration and the present
financial system perfected by the nee
essarv legislation
Those who have watched Mr.. Cleve.
lands course during the past months
have been satisfied that he has at least
been considering the possibility OF
again being called to the democratic
leadership. The lime has come when
party sentiment must begin to focus
upon some prospective candidate. Mr.
| Cleveland has refused at all times to
say that he would not take the nom
nation. But this is not enough. The
Eagles announcement may be accept
| ed as the affirmative of this hitherto
negative attitude. Mr. Cleveland will
/ accept the nomination, if it is rendered
to him. Mr. Cleveland is from now on
definitely a candidate for the nomina
ton.