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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-31
WE ARE MUTUALLY DEPENDENT

Decatur County Journal.-"Here in
this country we are dependent upon
each other, no matter what our occu-
patton may be. All of us want good
times, good prices and good mar
kets."
The above words spoken by the Tate
President Mckinley are as much TO
the point now as ever The free traders
are forever and eternally trying to stir
up class feeling. They tell the lr,bor-
ing man that a protective tariff robs
him for the benefit of the eastern man
ufacturer. They tell the farmers that
the protective tariff Injuries them and
helps the industrial classes. They tell
everybody that the protective tariff
hurts them and helps everybody else;
that it hurts the consumers and Helps
the producers. 1t is quite incons.Iltent
with the utter disregard of the free
traders for everything but theorie.; for
them TO see that everyone in this
country is a consumer and everyone a
producer: that the entire industrial
system is a great cooperative enter
Prise The farmer produces fool for
the manufacturer to consume anil the
manufacturer produces goods fob the
farmer to consume. The manufacturer
of boots and shoes consumes tho pro-
duct of the manufacturer of clothing,
and vice versa. The workman gets
work when the manufacturer hos a
market for his products and gets good
wages when the manufacturer gets
good prices. President Mckinley was
right when he said. I'VE are depend
ent upon each other
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-31
A SEDUCTIVE CRY.

Bloomfield News Republican.
iff reform is seductive cry. BY that
statement we mean, that it may mis-
lead, and with some carry the idea
that the present protective tariff is
oppressive and against the interests
of the farmer and the laboring man
1t would be conceded that system
that closes American machine shops
would be against the American labor
ers. for that would mean lack of en-
ployment, and lessen the opportunity
TO earn good wages, with which to
buy the beef and pork and mutton that
is produced on our western farm. On
the other hand a system that looks to
the building of factories employment
of labor at good wages placing in the
pockets of the common laborer money
with which to buy food and clothes
for his family, making him an indie
pendent citizen. viii make nation
great, and the home of happy, con-
tented people. In the United States
today, labor is employed, factories are
busy, farmers are in good Ilumor, and
the song of tariff reform has lost its
seductive power
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-31
WANTED-A CHANGE.

Marion Register.-The democrats of
Iowa under the leadership of the Hon.
Jeremiah Sullivan want change.
They want the republicans to vacate
and want to see their places filled with
democrats. But why? What is wrong :?
Why a change? There is no reason
why there should beat least none
has been given.
No fault is found with the way the
republicans have managed affairs -
none can be. There are no scandals,
no deficits. no debts, but there is Il
million dollar surplus. Speaking of
debts, reference to the debts of a num-
Der of the republican states would be
opportune.
Iowa, 100000.
Illinois, 100000.
Ohio, 100000.
Nebraska, 100000.
The debts of Kansas, South Dakota
Michigan, Wyoming are only nom
inal.
The debt of democratic Missouri is
known to be way up in the millions
TO complete the third quartet add all
most any other group of three states
which have been continuously demo-
cratic for any considerable number of
years. In fact if there is rock root
ed democratic state out of debt we
will be glad to have it pointed out and
If there is one or more we will publish
the fact with pleasure.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-31

tendent can exercise only general sup
ervision over the educational affairs
of the state, In every county is found
a county superintendent, who acting
with the state officer, has direct
charge of the public schools in that
county. 1t is important, therefore,
that the voters of the county should
be exceedingly careful as to their Sc
lection of a person for the Office of
county superintendent, in order that
the educational affairs of the county
may be directed to the best interest of
the community.
In Miss Emma Nye, republican can
didate for county superintendent, the
voters of the county have a person,
by reason of her experience and exec
utive ability. eminently qualified to
handle the educational affairs of the
county. AS a teacher in the Ottumwa
schools for nearly twenty years, Miss
Nye has become acquainted with all
the details of public school work. She
has successfully demonstrated her
ability in educational work. Wapello
county voters cannot do a better serv-
ice for the schools of the county or
the public welfare in general as it is
Influenced by our educational system,
than to assist in electing Miss Emma
Nye county superintendent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-31
VOTERS SHOULD BE DELIBERATE.

Wapello county voters are facing a
momentous duty. On next Tues
day they will be called upon to go to
the polls and declare by their ballots
how the affairs of the state and county
shall be governed during the next two
years. Prior to casting his ballot the
important question is how the voter
formulates his opinion by which he is
to be guided in the use of his franchise.
There are important considerations
that should be kept in mind by every
voter in his effort to reach the con-
clusion that shall guide him in caet-
ing his ballot. Chief among these is
the TACT that the republican party
stands for protection and the demo-
cratic party for free trade. This means
that under republican administration
the American producer and the Ameri-
can laborer will be protected from com
petition with cheap products and cheap
labor of foreign lands. The democratic
party has always stood as the champ
ion of free trade, though every time
that doctrine has been applied to our
national administration it has brought
disaster and ruin to activity through
out the country.
The democratic candidate for COVER
nor, standing on tariff platform that
endorses the views set forth in the
national democratic platform of 1892,
has repeatedly declared in favor of
the return of the national administra-
ton TO those policies His position
carried into effect, means that the
American producer and the American
laborer shall be placed in the condi-
ton they found themselves between
the years 1898 and 1897. Ii means
that like conditions will be set up as
those fixed by the Wilson-Gorman
tariff law and that only like results
can follow as did in those years when
business was ruined and honest Ameri-
can laboring men roamed the country
in search of employment, that was not
to be found
Today under the benign influences
of republican policies, Wapello county
manufacturers are busy employing
thousands of laborers at good wages
These workmen have the money with
which to buy the products of the
Wapello county farmers. Take away
our protective tariff and the people of
Wapelo county would be placed in
the condition they found themselves
during Cleyeland's last administration.
Local democratic candidates are in
favor of a return to these policies. The
state platform declares openly for free
trade anu the Wapello county demo-
Gratis endorse it,
1t, therefore, behooves the voters of
Wapello county TO be deliberate in
forming their opinion on the present
POLITICAL questions and to have a care
as to how they vote at the coming
election.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-31
BENEFIT TO WAPELLo COUNTY
TAXPAYERS,

Previous to the passage of a law
by the twenty-eighth general assem-
bly, regarding the reports to be made
by the express companies of the state
to the executive council for assess
ment purposes, the amount of the tax
paid by these companies within Iowa
was practically nothing. In the fall
of 1893 Wapello county elected as its
representative in the house, Hon. "A.
w. Buchanan, republican candidate
for reelection. Mr.. Buchanan was
made member of the committee on
express companies. In investigating
the condition of affairs with his col
leagues, Mr.. Buchanan found that the
express companies in Iowa were not
paying their just share of taxes in the
various counties OF the state. After
gathering all the necessary data the
committee framed bill dealing with
the question Of taxation Of express
companies, which was presented to
and passed by the state legislature.
8 This bill provides that each express
company in Iowa shall make yearly
reports to the executive council that
shall contain the following points:
it@ (1.) The name OF the company, and
whether a corporation, partnership or
person, and under the laws OF what
btate or country organized.
l2.) The principal place of business
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-31
R. E. SAUNDERS DEAD.
Father Of Mrs. George H. Harris o.
Abba Passes Away.

Abba, Oct. ESPECIALLY -RoberS
E. Saunders, who had been very i'll foa
some time, died Monday at 1870 at
the home of his daughter. Mrs. Geo.
b. Harris. The funeral services will
be held this afternoon at o'clock
at the residence conducted by Rev.
j. B. Jackson. Mr.. Saunders waa
d noble citizen and leaves many
friends, who mourn his death. His
daughters, Mrs. Gorton and Mrs. Bry-
an and their families of Creston were
at his bedside at the time of his
death.
Funeral of Mrs. Snodsrass.
The funeral services of Mrs. Susie
Snodgrass Fulton, who died near Fort
Scott Kan. Saturday evening, wa9
held yesterday afternoon at the United
Presbyterian church after which her
remains We're inferred in Oak View
cemetery. She formerly resided here
and was a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Snodgrass, who live near Maxon.
She leaves a husband and three chil-
dren and many friends to mourn her
untimely death.
In District Court.
District court, which convened In
| the new court house Monday afternoon
spent the day yesterday granting di-
vorces and empanelling the grand jury.
There are two cases set for today.
and Sarver VS.. John Doner, sheriff a
lreplevin suit. The docket is quite
large this term, it being five weeks
term.
Other Abba News.
The clerk of the district court issued
a marriage license Oct 26 to Bert r.
Stuff, aged 20, of Perlee, and Miss
| Mary Anne Burlock, aged II, of Hook.
| ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Cook of Russell
are visiting with their daughter, Mrs,
| w. S. Mitchem, and friends.
| Art Oppenheimer of Oskaloosa was
an Abba visitor yesterday.
| Mrs. j. M. Byers of Oskaloosa is
| visiting her daughter and family, Mrs.
John Moore.
| Frank Taylor left over the Wabash
via Kansas City, for Santa Anna, Call
| in charge of his fathers household ef-
| fects and those of !. H. Green and y.
| M. Watkins, all of whom will spend
the winter in California. Mr.. and Mrs,
j. M. Taylor will probably make their
/ permanent, home in the west.
! There are three interesting occasions
directly ahead of Abba people the
Southeastern Iowa Editors convention
November II. the Fruit Growers con-
yention Nov. is, 19 and 20. and the
Eisteddfod on Thanksgiving day.
| Mrs. Florence Payne is home from
a visit with relatives and friends in
| the western part of the county.
Mrs. George Hobson, worthy matron
of the Abba Eeastern Star lodge, left
yesterday for Iowa City to attend the
grand chapter of the Eastern Star as
a delegate from the Abba chapter.
4 The Junior Missionary society of
the United Presbyterian church will
| give social at the residence of c. C.
Atchison Thursday evening, Otober
I29
George NJ. Stubblefield and Fred
/ Taylor of Kirksville, We're Abba yis-
| itors yesterday.
Rev. John w. Hachley of Newton,
| who was formerly pastor of the Metha
odist church, is visiting friends in
town today.
DR.. r. l.. Barnes of Oskaloosa. was
an Abba visitor yesterday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-31
Real Estate Transfers.

Real estate transfers furnished bf
Lowenberg & Co.. real estate agents.
107 South Court street
\. Is. Grove and wife to +. w. DarneE
southeast quarter southeast quarter se6
ton II. 70. IL, $1,000
l.. w. Darner and Wife to n. b. Grove
east half west half lot so, HalBerg's sud
ottumwa. $1,000.
Wm. Gift and wife to Mary Grooms. LOT
%, Williams third addition ottumwa, $S5e
and exchange.
Ina Merten, ct al, by sherifo to c. NJ.
Merten, part lots "a and rs, Pickwick ad.
dition. Ottumwa, $492.10.
c. NJ McSparen and husband. g. W.. to
Lucy Il. Johnson 20. c. d. LOT So, Robin.
sons third addition Ottumwa, $525 and OK.
change
l.. L. johnson and husband L. o.. to j,
F. Ioage, same as above, $3.50 and cr.
change
Ella ]. Elhin and husband, A. b.. to
Robert Brook, lot II, Browns addition, OF.
tumwa S425.
w II. III. Asbury. recr.. to J. F. Hull,
LOT /, block 3, Blake's addition Ottumwa,
$500.
Geo Earhart and @ire to ]. A. Owen, LODI
II. Hearn's addition Eldon $21o.
5enas. Hawcock aud wife TO Emil Free
man, lot 80, and part tot 80, Scrris sub
Ottnmwa. $1,000.
!; d. johnson and wife to Il. NJ. spry.
lot u, Stiles park addition Ottumwa,
81 COO.
Henry Chamberlain and wife to Sarah o.
Day. southeast quarter section q, 81 1e,
$26s.
Ida g. lanes and husband, II. IL, to l.,
r. suction lots ], 2 and 2, block IS: also
lots 1e, IL. 1s, block 20. EIdon (subject to
taxeel 5000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-31
AS TO THE COUNTY suPERIN.
TENDENT.

One of the most important offices in
the gift Of the voters of the county is
that of county superintendent of
schools. 1t is upon the efficiency of
the public school system and the
training given the youth of the coun-
try that the high standard of citizen
ship and the success of our govern
ment depends. Iowa holds a proud
place among the states of the union
in educational affairs. With its 562,-
662 pupils, according to the report OF
1900, or 24.S2 per cent OF the entire
population, enrolled, it is easily seen
that the proper management of school
affairs is OF vital Importance to the
people OF Iowa. 1t is therefore i'm
portant that the people of the state
county and community shall call to
the management of it's educational az
fairs persons, whose experience and
ability in these matters shall eminent
ly qualify them for the duties of of
fee.
According to Iowa's public school
system the management of the schools
oil the state is given to the state sup,
erintendent of public instruction. For
this office the republicans OF the state
have nominated man, Hon. J.. r.
Riggs OF Sigourney, who for years has
been actively. engaged in educational
work and whose executive ability has
been demonstrated by actual expert
enceS However, the state superin
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-31

Practical farmers Know now adVan-
tageous are many of the improvements
made within the past quarter of a
century in farm machinery and i'm
elements. For instance the old style
planter used to cost $40, and the
check rover $40, and required an extra
man to operate the rover as an att
tachment. Now the planter and check
rover are combined and one man does
the work. Surely, this is neither a
tax" nor burden" upon the farm
er. These improvements have been
brought about under the stimulus of
the protective policy. When wagon
shops and farm machinery factories
are built in the western states, and
the farmers sons enter them to learn
skilled trades, they are inspired to do
some thinking and inyenting on their
own account. They devise improve
ments and have them patented. This
would not occur IN purely agricul-
turaI country without factories It is
the shop beside the farm that achiev-
es the marvellous progress Of Ameri-
can inventive genius. Who shall say
that il is not good system? Who
will be so obtuse to the facts as 10
deprecate it as a tax" upon the farm
er?
The good common sense of the
American people has already passed
upon the question. BY an overwheim-
ing majority the farmers, the work
y
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-31
WOULD PLACE DAVIS cuNTY IN
FRONT RANK.

Bloomfield Republican.-Davis coun-
ty will have an opportunity at the
coming election to elect a representa-
tive who can be of great benefit to all
our interests. The work of making
laws for the people of Iowa requires
learning, study and thought on the
part OF our representatives We mean
that at the present time that the coun-
ties OF the state that send to Des
Moines strong representatives viii e&-
ercise influence in the forming of laws
and controlling Legislation II Davis
county voters desire our county to be
at the forefront in legislation next
winter, we submit that Hon. ID. A.
Wickizer, is the best qualified man for
the place He will not only be a voter
but will IlaNe influence in the caucus,
on the committees, and every eitizen4
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-31
SEEKING INTEREST OF coNsTI.
TUENTS.

Telephone and telegraph companies
doing business in Wapello county
have paid into the county treasury,
$5923l tax for 1902 on their property,
in the county as the result Of law en-
acted by the twenty-eighth general as
sembly in the framing and passage OF
which Hon. A. W. Buchanan, Wapel-
10 county's representative shared In
1899 Mr. Buchanan was made mem
Der of the committee on telephone
and telegraph companies. Though
there was found law on the statute
books of the state regarding the as
sessment of taxes on the property of
these companies in Iowa, it was found
to be deficient in many ways. This
committee at once began an investi-
CATION of this subject and the result
was that bill was framed, introduced
in the house and passed by the state
legislature that insures the collection
of taxes on the property of these COM
panies upon the same basis as that
upon which other property in the
state is assessed
The law provides for yearly reports
to be made to the executive council
by the officers Of these companies, re-
garding all the property owned or
used by them, the capital stock of
such companies and all the holdings
of such companies. 1t also proyid-
ed in the measure that this report
shall show the location and value of
all property in the various counties
and tax districts of Iowa These
facts are reviewed by the executive
council and a report containing the
tax levy on the property in each coun.
ty is to be sent to the board of sup.
eryisors of each county, AT the
meeting of the county board next fol
lowing such report, it is to enter the
same on it's minutes showing the tax.
able value of the property of said com.
panies. Upon this value taxes are to
be paid into the Office of the county
treasurer and disposed of by him as
the tax collected on any other real es
tate in the county.
An important change was made in
this law providing for the payment OF
such taxes To the county treasurer OF
each county, where before that time il
had been paid into the state treasur
er. This gives the county officers
authority to enforce the payment OF
said taxes as in the case of the taxes
on any other property in the county
The effect OF this law in Wapello coiin
ty is no small matter and ii is easily
apparent to every voter in the county
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-31
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.
SECRETARY sHAws SPEECH.

The case of republican VS.. demo-
cratic policies was tried in this city
Monday night before jury OF Ottum-
wa citizens. Secretary Leslie M. Shaw
appeared as the attorney for the plain
tiff and so clearly did he present his
case, so logical were his arguments.
and SO fair his conclusions, as to pre-
clude any difference being presented
by the supporters OF the defense and
to elicit the most hearty endorsement
of those believing in the cause OF the
plaintiff. Never has Secretary Shaw
appeared here to better advantage
than in his address last evening and
never has an Ottumwa audience listen
ed to more cogent or comprehensive
discussion of political questions.
In his characteristic manner, Secre-
tary Shaw dealt only with facts and
figures and the effects of the various
political policies of the republican
and democratic party as applied in the
administration OF the affairs of the ma
tional government. He preceded his
discussion with the advice to the
American people that if they desire
to continue as the leader among the
nations of the globe. il they hope to
meet and successfully solve the mo-
mentous questions of the nation to
the best interests of all concerned,
they must become students of state
craft.
Secretary Shaw aptly pointed out
that three classes of people were
found in the United States. Those
whose political Affiliations were de-
I,,-
were republicans or democrats from
temperament and those who studied
political questions and policies and
whose party affiliations were determin-
ed as the result OF the conclusions
reached from their study.
Coming to the statement OF the case
which he proposed to try before the
jury of the Ottumwa citizens, he said:
study the history of the United
States and you will find that not
once has the democratic party pre-
scented an issue that has had as its
object the betterment OF the condi-
tions of the American people, but it's
one aim throughout its entire career
has been to find an issue upon which
to win campaign.
BY facts, figures and history he then
showed that it was one time free
trade under the guise of too high
prices for living, again it was free
silver, again trusts, again imperialism
and this year the democratic party
has returned to the support of its free
trade doctrine In each Of these prop
ositions he showed how the people OF
the United States had declared them
selves and how the republican party,
as the party of responsibility had
handled these questions to the best in
terest of the whole people and to the
honor of the great American republic.
How the republican policies had
brought peace and prosperity to the
commonwealth and placed the Ameri-
can republic in the front rank of the
nations of the world
His address was clear and simple
and worthy the careful attention of
American voters. No word of explain
alton is needed to the understanding
of the truths set forth by Secretary
Shaw and the Courier in another col
umn presents to its readers at length
the address of this noted Iowan, that
they may read it for themselves and
study the questions as therein set
forth
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-31
TOO MUCH PROSPERITY.

Charlton Herald.-Colonel Hepburn
was to have spoken at Murray last
week. but was prevented from doing
to because a farmer near there had
one thousand bushels of timothy seed
stored in the public hall. and had no
other room for it. Jim Harrison heard
about the funny incident, and told the
colonel that when he went back to
Washington he could tell them there
that out in his district the farmers
are so prosperous that they have the
public halls filled with grain and seed
SO that he was prevented from making
some of his speeches this year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-31
HE OTTUMwA COURIER

that it has been eminently beneficial
to Wapello county, in equalizing the
distribution of taxes among the prop
erty interests Of the county.
Every voter of Wapello county can
well endorse the work of Mr.. Buchan-
an in connection with this measure.
His work in this was characterized by
the same conscientious effort to con
serve the interest of his constituents
in Wapello county that can be seen to
have guided him throughout his entire
career as a member OF the state legis-
lature.