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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30

years there have been but two popes,
one who lost temporal power and one
who desired to regain it, In that time
the affairs in the peninsula have
shown great change. From the num-
erous little states there has arisen one
united government. Had the church
changed as much the situation would
probably be viewed in different light
at the vatican.
Social conditions in the peninsula
are deplorable and just as long as the
present attitude continues between
church and state, just so long will
there be dissatisfaction between the
two. Italy will continue to send to the
United States people dissatisfied with
the government and incapable of as
Stunning the duties of republican citi-
zenship.
Throughout the career as pope
Italy was inimical to Leo The late
pontiff made friends with other nations
that proved beneficial to both parties,
but never an overture was made to the
Italian government that was not con-
sistent with the dignity of the vatican.
1t IS not strange, therefore, that the
position OF the candidates for the
papacy, should be questioned. Will
the new pope carry out the hatred OF
the past? At the present time, how
ever, there is no member of the sacred
college who shows a tendency to such
tolerance. 1t is probable that should
any of them dare exhibit it their
chances for gaining the papal chair
would be at an end.
The salvation of Italy lies in the
hope that some pope may arise, who
will have the inclination and the power
to make his belief accepted, that would
change the relations existing between
the vatican and the quirinal. 1t ap-
pears that the religious conscience of
Italy is at stake in this matter. Loyal
Catholics are taught that it is mex
pedient to take part in the elections of
the Italian government Those who
obey gradually loose interest in the
affairs of the government and those
who attend develop an Indifference to
the church. 1t seems reasonable that
should pope be elected at the com.
ing congregation of cardinals, who
could harmonic the two interests, that
1t would mean strength to the state
and no loss to the church.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
uNFRockED THE HERETIcs.

Waterloo Courier: Congressman
Cousins is deserving of the highest
eulogism for his magnificent defense of
protection, pure and undefled, before
the republican state convention and
his scathing arrangement Of the apps.
tates stalking along between the lines
of republican protection and democrat
lie free trade. He unfrocked the her.
etics before all Israel and the sun.
His charming oratorical ability never
served better purpose, He cham
pioned the republican party at a mo.
ment when the defenders OF the ans
icient faith were needed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
THE OLD LIBERTY BELL.

ne Old liberty bell is to make no
nofe Junketing trips about the United
states iof Inc purpose of gratifying the
curiosity OF the people, if the two Ger
MahtoWn women, and Brooklyn wom-
an nave any thing to say about the
matter. II is probable that these won.
en- Will make themselves heard and
that they will make their talk good in
asmuch as they are ready to prove that
: this OLD relic is their property, having
neen inherited by them from the
Wlltbank family. In taking this step
Inc women do not intend to take the
bell from the custody of the city. How,
ever they are fearful that if the au-
thorlties continue to send out the bell
on exhibition excursions such as it has
made to different parts of the country
that it may get injured. The work of
4ascertaining and proving the claim has
already been put in the hands of attor-
neys and they will take up the work
whenever occasion should arise.
me claimants to the ownership of
the bell are Mrs. James McCluskey and
Mrs. sydney Wright of Germantown,
grandnieces of Wiltbank and another
sranInieee who resides in Brooklyn.
stories of how the bell became
ked and later passed into posses
S2f the WiltbaIk family are inter.
fG II is an erroneous idea that the
GS$came cracked In tolling the
I'M Chief Justice Marshall in 1886.
~ iage was done several years
Wsi IN the bell was sounding forth
sEN ton OF the visit OF General
9sSSM The general heard Of the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
ALL EQUAL BEFORE THE LAW.

Chicago Inter-Ocean.-lSeveral labor
leaders hereabouts are criticising
President Roosevelt for refusing, in
the Miller case, to discriminate formal
ly and officially between the union and
the non-union citizen of the United
States.
by endorsing the odious policy OF
mo discrimination :" says one, 'tthe
President has put himself on record as
an enemy to the wage Garner"
Without discrimination" says an
other, 1--WE are just where we started.
What we have been fighting for is I'm.
ion labor to the exclusion of all other"
The exclusive employment of union
is an advantage which a trades union
may seek in bargaining with a private
employer AS to the abstract expedi.
ency of that policy there are diverse
opinions. Nevertheless, no man can
deny that, as policy, it is perfectly
legitimate.
But the government, representing
the whole people, cannot favor any
part of the people above another. 1t
has no right to give one citizen employ
ment because he belongs to a certain
association and to refuse it to another
be to annul the spirit of American law
and to repudiate the constitution.
When labor leaders ignore these fun
damental principles and threaten to
stop the business Of public Office be-
cause a nonunion. man is permitted to
work there they raise, therefore, a fun
damental question.
Do these labor leaders consider the
American Federation of Labor greater
than the Am erican Union of States?
Do they believe the rules Of their
trade associations to be superior in au-
thority to the constitution and laws of
the United States?
Do they regard their allegiance as
men and citizens to be due primarily to
their trades union and only secondar-
lily to their country?
Are they first OF all trades uniomists,
or first of all American citizens?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
THE WHY OF 1T.

| According to the statements that are
1 being made by some of the democrat.
1 ic papers of Iowa it appears that they
are quite well satisfied with the con.
ditions that prevail under the admin
| istration OF republican policies. Or per.
chance they have forgotten the implied
meaning of their declarations. Wheth-
er or not they have come to realiz-
alton that the adoption of republican
policies in the national and state adj
ministrations has always brought pros
perlty to the working people of the
country need not be considered at this
time. In regard to the labor situation
and general prosperity in Iowa the fol
lowing appeared III the Davenport
Democrat recently:
The bulletin of the State Federation
OF Labor for this week makes this re-
port THE only conflict between la
Dor and capital as far as organized Ia
Dor is concerned is at Davenport where
the button workers are still out
The Democrat is not discussing the
merits of this local trouble. either on
one side or the other The fact is that
probably less than 100 persons are in
yolyed in the strike to which reference
is made and not all Of these directly
Most of those concerned are young
women. The button industry is i'm
portant in a way but it is small in
comparison with any one of half a
hundred other industries. From one
side of the city to the other the fac
tories have been running for months
without interruption on account of la
Dor troubles. For the few button
workers the situation is unfortunate.
But the hum of machinery goes on ev-
eryWhere else and there is accord of
views on the part OF those VINO are en-
ployed and those who employ.
What is true in Davenport is true
all over the state. More work in all
lines, manufacturing and agricultural,
is being done at this time than in any
former month of July. The Democrat
copgratulates everybody on the report
made. In the great state of Iowa there
is no conflict between labor and cap
ital. 1t has not been possible to make
such statement always. When labor
is busy at satisfactory wages as is now
the case there must be prosperity not
in spots but all around. May the exist
ing relations continue throughout the
year ana every year.
Our democratic friends should not
forget that it was the return of conf
dence which resulted from the adop-
ton of the protective system at the
time OF William McKinley's election to
the presidency in 1896 that opened the
American factories for the employment
of American workingmen at American
wages and that since that time there
has been a steady increase in the
wages paid. Now every man who
wants to work can secure employment
at good wages. Whether or not the
admission made by the Davenport
Democrat in the above article was
made unwittingly it is fact that can
not be gainsaid. II our democratic
friends will but be honest with them
selves they must agree with the Daven-
port paper There is little probable
ity that there will be demand on the
part of the working people for the sus-
pension of this prosperity by return
to democratic policies
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
Thinks 1t Nonsense.

The Odebolt Chronicle asserts that
talk OF macadamized country roads
in northwestern Iowa is sheer non.
sense and that the whole good roads
agitation in Iowa is mostly wind and
profitless. in this section of the
state" says the Chronicle, I'VE shall al
ways have dirt roads and nothing else.
The cost of covering roads with gravel
puts that method out of the question,
for the farmers will never impose the
necessary taxes on themselves. Grad.
ing and drainage are the only improve
ments possible"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
HARVEST TIME IN KANSAS.

Kansas City Journal. - The wheat
crop in Kansas is now practically all
cut and stacked. The busiest mart of
the harvest is over. The uproar and
excitement are ended. The thre,shing
OF the grain, gathering it into barns
and sending it to the market is a labor
OF less confusion and more leisure
wheat natures very rapidly. an d fhe
reap1ng process, When 1t begins adj
vances northward at speed estimated
at twenty-five miles day. Hence the
haste and turmoil which occur every
summer in Kansas Delay is danger.
Gus. The crop must be cut at q Ger.
tain stage of maturity. If allowed to
stand too long, the heads become dry
the grains loosened, and great boss re-
suits from the winds, rains and even
from the harvesting.
In order thoroughly to und erstand
the phrase, ''get a hustle onto, YOUR
seif,' one must see a Kansas farmer
at the moment he thinks it is time to
cut his wheat. Idleness then becomes
a crime which is not tolerated. Man.
woman and beast are busy from the
first gray streak of dawn until long
after the stars are shining IN the
skies. 1t is the grim determ nation
"hiSH AuSu SuoW sWueu lighting against
threatening flood or prairie fire. There
is no cessation, no laughter, no. merri-
ment until the job is done. A. few of
the younger hands during the frst day
of the harvest may be in a jocular
mood early in the morning but this
all disappears by noon, when there is
not spirit enough left in the gayest
gallant to wink at the pretty girl who
serves him his dinner.
There is good reason for all this
rush and hurry and toll. The farmers
are obliged to assist one another. InN
each neighborhood a system of COOP
GRAFTON is established which 1T is so
cial ostracism to violate. Every man
is required to go first to that field
which appears to be most in need of
immediate help. 1t may not be his
own His may be the last to be reach
ed by the cooperative band of har.
vesters. But each farmer who has a
standing crop is under pressing anxiety
to get at it. and consequently spurs
himself and the rest to the utmost
of their capacity. OF course. in dis
tricts near the larger cities where Ia
borers can be hired, the cooperative
plan of harvesting the wheat crop is
not always used.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
The Nomination Question.

The Nevada Representative con.
cludes that neither Mr.. Cleveland nor
Mr.. Bryan nor anyone closely identi-
fed with either one of them can be
nominated next year. "The most prob:
able result" it says, sis the nomina.
ton of some candidate who through
the various party vicissitudes has been
comparatively obscure, but always a
democrat. And the platform will in all
probability be devoted chiefly to tariff
and trusts, and will contribute what it
can to general forgetfulness that
there has ever been a silver issue. In
its final analysis this conclusion will be
Cleveland triumph on the platform
and a Bryan triumph on the candi-
date"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
Wants Hands of.

The Iowa Republican says that Gov.
Cummins is backing Craig L. Wright
for the federal judgeship. The Repub-
lican thinks the governor might have
supported Mr.. Remley, the Iowa City
candidate. in return for past political
favors. but it states that Mr.. Remley's
friends do not ask the governors
support. but do think that as a non
resident he should keep his hands off.
The Republican likewise believes that
the governors "meddling with the ap-
pointment seems to be out of place"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
VALUING RAILWAYS.

Portland, Me-, Press: The problem
OF assessing railroads and ascer-
tanning a "fair valuation of railroad
property is one of the great inherent
difficulties and is approached with con-
fidence only by those who have given
the subject little consideration. The
constitutional requirements in some
states Is that the property of all cor
porations for peculiarly profit shall be
subject to taxation the same as that of
individuals" Hence it states where no
income tax exists the general pro-
perty tax is the only method of taxa
ton to which railroad property can be
subjected. A uniform system Of valua-
ton is necessarily the only basis on
which taxation can be made uniform.
The value of railroad property for
purposes of taxation must be ascer-
tanned by consideration of many ele-
ments, and the relative weight given
the problems must, in great measure,
be left to the discretion of the assess
ing body.
Railroad property, like houses and
lands, domestic animals, and most
other personal property is tangible pro.
perty, and should, like all other tan
gible property, be assessed according
to it's physical condition. 1t is doubt.
less true that because of its magni.
tude, railroad property is not bought
and sold upon the market like other
tangible property, and hence cannot
be said, in the ordinary sense of the
term, to have market value" While
this is true, it is also true that every
thing which enters into the construc-
ton and equipment of railroad has an
ascertainable market value. The right
of way, depot grounds and buildings,
the equipment, such as locomotives
and rolling stock, all have market
value. The grading, cuts and fills,
bridges. culyerts. ties, rails, shops, wa.
ter tanks, end all buildings have value
that can be ascertained as readily as
improvements on farm lands.
Your committee is of the opinion
that gross earnings per mile and all
other matte RS nescessary to enable the
assessing tA'dy to arrive at fair value
should be ia ken into account in order
that an equitable assessment may be
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
A JUST RERukE.

One of the most unique and de.
served criticisms that have come to
light concerning the race riots that
have been witnessed throughout the
United States, is the bit of sarcasm in
dulged in by Senator Tillman during
arecent visit to the Illinois metropolis.
It is probable that Senator Tillman
was moved to make his comments by
the brutal display Of lawlessness at
Danyille, ILL.,, Saturday night He says:
admit that the south is in a fear
full condition. Why, | have known in
stances Where a negro has been
lynched for nothing more than des-
polling man of all that hope and
home and honor held. Here in this
home OF Lincoln you do things better.
AS understand it, gentlemanly com
pany on its way to Jail to spur the
law to Justices goal attacked a negro
He was shot, hanged and burned in a
very respectable manner and although
an innocent bystander was killed and
many injured, there was nothing else
to mar the pleasure of the occasion
What | would ask the people of the
north is, did this ever occur in our
states2 We have hanged, we have
burned, but / do not recall that we
have punished the innocent with the
guilty, nor put the hempen rope
around the neck of the third and
fourth generation. Yet, as / under
stand it, that is what you are doing
when you threaten to wipe out whole
colonies
To those who have read carefully
the reports of lynchings in different
parts of the United States it will be
recognized at once that the rebuke
contained in the above words Of the
southern senator is altogether Just
and deserved by the northern people.
Southern mobs are content with the
life of the brute that they believe
guilty of some outrage, but when
northern rioters have started on their
mad errands their minds have become
Tiled with frenzied desire for blood
and they have administered their
wrath on. each and every person of
Clark skin who has in the least crossed
their purpose, Their vengeance has
not been melted out to the guilty alone
but has been utinzed to show their
hatred of the race.
in closing his remarks Senator Till
man says: The north is responsible
today for the situation in the south
Fed with the meat of northern criti-
cism, the negro has grown so great
mat he would make his own laws.
Lett alone, he is tractable, faithful and
friendly; imbued with the ideas of the
people who know nothing of him. he
loses his sense of honor, of trust and
gratitude" Here is food for retiec.
ton and serious thought for every
American citizen.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
BUSY TIMES AT BURLINGTON.

Sioux City Journal: The Burlington
Gazette is democratic newspaper,
Listen to it:
THE Burlington merchant who is
not reaping a harvest in these good
times should commence making ar
rangements to go out of business.
Never has there been a time when SO
many men, women, boys and girls had
steady employment at wages that JUS
tify them in patronizing all classes of
merchants as now. Never before have
there been so many people in Burling-
ton, either as residents, guests or shop
pers, as there are these days, and the
merchant who is doing business now
and not having all he can attend to
must consider that when the dull per-
iod that inevitably follows such good
times comes he will find himself put
out of business when the bad days
come"
The thing to do, then, from every
point of view, is to postpone the evil
days.
But listen to the Gazette further in
its jolly mood:
II there is such a thing as boom
in trading circles, Burlington is GER
tainly enjoying it. Employment is
clamoring for labor. Conservative men
who are familiar with conditions say
that 200 families have moved to Bur
lington in the past four months, and
they are mostly men skilled in the arts
and mechanics. Hundreds of new
houses have been built in this city the
last two years.
Now, that's really exhilarating. 1t is
uplifting to Burlington, and it is calcu-
lated to draw trade and new blood.
Let the merry dance proceed. Wit
ness this:
Our progressive merchants are
making hay while the sun shines.
They are offering inducements to shop
pers that are rapidly abating the dis
loyal practice that was formerly in
dulged in of going to metropolitan
cities to buy garments, furniture,
Chinaware and other household neces.
Stiles"
The suggestion to Chicago and st.
Louis may not be impolitic. The pre-
sumption is that with such a good
start Burlington doesn't care who
knows.
But the Gazette does not forget it.
self Note this:
THE busy merchant is gathering his
harvest, and when the dull times come
he is prepared for them. The sleepy
ones are simply preparing themselves,
by sleepy system of maps, for a flu
ture slumber that will make the coun-
try forget they were ever in exis.
tence"
So there are sleepy ones-men who
are bad advertisers. Even in Burling-
ton, with the din of traffic and the
buoyant atmosphere. 1t is a sorry
thing to be put to the confession,
though the duty of the newspaper is
plain.
The Gazette's report is wholesome.
There is no apparent reason why Bur-
lington should not insist on four years
more of Roosevelt. Surely, taking the
Gazette's word for it, Burlington has
reason to stand pat
Now, then, Jerry Sullivan, what
have you to say?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
THE CHURCH AND THE ITALIAN
STATE.

One of the chief questions that is
now occupying the consideration of
the Catholic cardinals and the atten-
ton of the people of the world in con-
nection with the election of new
pope, is whether that official will bring
about harmony between Italy and the
papacy? Though only Indirectly af-
fected it is a question in which the
United States is interested. It is one
of vital Importance to the Italian gov
eminent. During the past fifty-sesen
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
Did Well.

after all the speculations are over
it will be found" says the Cedar Rap
ids Republican, that the man Who
struck the Iowa farm did just about as
well as his neighbor who went 1000
miles or more away from home to
make his investments"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
Elasticity of Law.

The elasticity of the statute con.
corning cruel and inhuman treatment
is such that the Des Moines Capital
would not be surprised to find any day
that some man or woman had been
granted divorce on account of the ex.
IRENE LONELINESS of his or her matri-
monial partner.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
AS Good as Any.

Before the wise democrat adopts
the turn the rascals out platform for
next year," suggests the Ackley World,
DEM, me will wait to see how many
rascals Roosevelt leaves in The in
dications are that Roosevelts search
light is about as good as any other"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
The Most Charming.

There is no charm like that of an on
posite voice, in song, or in speech, OF
in conversation" says Burrell in the
Washington Press. eff only for a cal
culated effect, public speakers, such as
statesmen, lawyers, preachers, teach.
ers, and the like. should cultivate their
voices, SO that in tone and meditation
they would become organs capable Of
carrying unalloyed pleasure. 1t is a
tremendous power, and bewitching."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30

true that it is fighting like guerrilla,
as charged by Marshalltown con-
temporary. This paper is always in
the OPEN" the Register asserts. 1T
never lights in ambush. 1t never pre-
tends to be for or against anything. 1t
is or it is not" 1t comedies that it is
not satisfied with the republican state
platform, but says it is not talking
about that now.
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Why the soIemnity?

The newspapers are very solemnly
announcing" notes the Vinton Eagle.
that the Rev. A. B. Storms will &C.
cept the presidency of the Ames agri-
cultural college. We should rather
smile he would" The Eagle assumes
that DR.. Storms salary of $4,000 per
year, SIS probably 100 per cent more
than he ever got before"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
Fears for Safety of corr,-

Speaking of frosts, the KeokulS Gate
City expresses the hope that Mr.. Bryan
will not undertake to preach free sill
yer in Iowa this fall until the corn crop
is safe.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-30
A Mere outIet.

The Burlington Hawk-Eye says that
last Saturdays democratic picnic at
Chicago" seemed only to serve as an
outlet for slowly dying wall of an
already half forgotten political cpl
sode."