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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19

or about per cent, but in 1900 it part
ny made 1t up, rising to S6,239.
But this writer finds that there is
one sad drawback to this showing, and
that is that with it the native Yankee
element is declining. Swedes, Ital-
lans, Germans, Irishmen, and latterly
large assortment of Scandinavians
and Hebrews are beginning to reclaim
the old farms, and they are doing we'll
on them by enduring the same sort of
deprivations and practicing the same
economies which were incidents of
the Yankee farming of the old days,
but an overpluS of Yankees is no long
or found.
But the Yankee is not lost. He has
to large extent peopled the great
western states and the new territories.
Despite the race suicide scare we
find, for instance, that in the great
territory Of Oklahoma there is hardly
a single foreigner to be found among
its great swarm of farmers.
But changes i'll the composition OF
the population are inevitable in a
section like New England. WHAT mat
ters it, IL sufflCes to know that even
or farms are being ;epeop.eti by thrift.
ty races and that evidences of pros.
perity ebound everywhere. Those
who come TO lis in the old-time season
may see for themselves.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19
CHILDREN in THE WAY.

In Wichita, Kans., there is a wom-
ans club which is all right as an Or
ganlzation. But women let men get
hold of some queer ideas. 1t appears
that one of the women who announced
her candidacy for president was op-
posed because she happened to have
family of small children and would
not have time to attend to the duties
OF the Office But that particular moth
er has a mind of her own and came
back at her opponents with the argu-
ment to oppose a woman for the
office Of president because she is a
mother would be to put premium on
ch1ldlessneSs and race suicide She
went farther and added that it would
tend to make children even more un-
fashionable than they are now, for if
the women of Kansas felt that they
could not be president of the fedora
ton if they had babies childlessness
would become more Marked
This is pretty sound reasoning. A
baby beats any presidency on earth.
The rearing OF family gives great
er and happier returns than the mere
glitter of holding an office for short
tlme. 1t Is pretty poor specimen of
womanhood who will follow the ex.
ample Of the mother of Moses and put
away her baby in the bullrusnes rather
than be turned down for president of
little society. The Wichita women
who assert that babies are in the way
are not the correct type of American
womanhood. The mothers who think
babies are in the way should have re-
NAMED single.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19
A DEMOCRATIC CONFESSION.

Kansas City Journal: The Lexington
News has placed this card at the head
of its editorial columns: For governor,
Hon Joseph w. Folk of st. Louis.
Platform The interest of the people
and even handed Justice"
In an editorial it urges "the great
democratic party of Missouri" to wipe
the board clean and make fresh start
next year when it comes to choosing
committeeman and making nomina-
tions for Office I'VE are not among
those who charge that the leaders are
all unfit" the News continues, "but
the state and many of the counties
have for the most part had their Off
GERS nominated by the influences of the
outgoing ones for long time, until it
has come to be almost a dynasty af-
fair This Is another of those things
that the republicans have been assert
ing and the democrats denying for
years. At the present rate, the demo-
Gratis soon will have pleaded guilty to
all the allegations the republicans ever
have made against them. But it will
not do, after they have admitted their
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19
FAITH IN ALLISON.

Red Sharon Star-Yes. Allison will
write a platform for Iowa republicans
because he was asked to. and was
asked because every republican has
confidence in his wisdom, but after all
the convention will listen to the read
ing of what he formulates and then
proceed to be, it's own judge as to
whether it is suited to it or not. No
man is bigger than his party when it
comes to formulating a declaration of
its principles. This year it was the
universal desire that Allison should
form declaration of principles, and he
accepted the task as command, not
in any spirit of superiority or faction
alism, but upon the broad platform of
duty imposed upon him by the repub-
lican hosts who have supreme conf
dence in him. The people, his masters
having called him to this task will be
the final arbiters regarding what he
presents to the convention. The plat
form he writes will be in keeping with
the declarations of the national plat
form of 1900, and that is all that is
asked for and needed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19
ENEMIES OF EXPANSION.

President Roosevelt in his San
Francisco Deech scared the enemies
OF expansion in a manner they will
not soon forget. In beginning his adj
dress he said: Before | saw the Paci-
tic slope Twas an expansionist, and aft
7er having seen it / fail to understand
how any man confident of mis- coun
trys greatness and glad that his coun
try should challenge with proud conf
dence our mighty future, can be any
thing but an expansionist."
The President referred to the cen
tury that is just opening. that it will
prove OF incalcuable moment in the his.
tory OF the world. He said: 'our
mighty republic has stretched across
the Pacific and now in California Ore
gon and Washington in ALASKA and
Hawaii and the Philippines, holds an
extent of coast line which makes it of
a necessity a power OF the first class
on the Pacific"
Discussing what we are as a country
ana wat must be if we take advan-
tage OF what we possess, the President
said
The extension in the area of our do.
main has been immense, the extension
IN the area OF our influence even great.
ef. Americas geographical position
on the Pacific is such as to insure our
peaceful domination of its waters in
the future if we only grasp with suf.
nclent resolution the advantages of
this position. The inevitable march of
events gave us control OF the Phillip
pines at time SO opportune that il
may without irreverence be held nrov.
ldenual. Unless we show ourselves
weak, unless we show ourselves de.
generate sons OF the sires from whose
IONS we sprang, we must go on with
the work that we have begun. I earn.
estly hope that this work will ALWAYS
be peaceful in character"
The President said that it "benooyes
all men OF lofty soul who are proud to
belong to mighty nation to SEQ tc
IL That we fit ourselves to take and
keep a great position in the world for
ollf proper place is with the expanding
natlons and the nations that dare to he
great, that accept with confidence :
pace OF leadership in the world,
1t VIII be easy for the enemies of
expansion and national greatness ia
read between the lines what President
roosevelt thinks and what the policy
OF inns country should be in the future
mere is no room here for obstruction.
ISIS and others who do not believe in
natlonal progress. Such people are not
IN line with the spirit of this great ma
ton. Ia
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19
AN OLD ENGLISH BANK.

One of the earliest of the English
banks, Smith, Payne & Smiths bank,
has recently been merged into the
Union bank. The bank has been in
the Smith family over 200 years.
Thomas Smith of Nottingham in 1858
five years before the foundation of the
bank of Observation-Disclosures in addi-
ton to his business of mercer, that of
banker, such was the high esteem in
which he was held by the merchants of
his own and neighboring towns. The
esttem is heightened in effect when it
is recalled that it was only in the pre-.
vious reign of Charles / that London
merchants, accustomed to depositing
bullion and cash in the tower for safe
ty had 1t seized by the king to the
amount of s30,u00 The year 175S
marks the partnership of Mr.. Payne
and the extension TO London. Noting
ham and elsewhere. and just before the
nineteenth century dawned Robert
Smith was raised to the peerage as
Lord Darlington.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19
Do NOT AID THE ENEMY.

IL is easily seen what question the
uenlocfauc party is getting around to
paramount i'll 1904,proyiding the Cleve-
land wing secures sufficient strength
3 TO control the convention. Up to this
time Mr.. Bryan hangs tenaciously to
what he paramoiinted in the two cam
paigns, but he may yet be compelled
to yield point for the time being and
fall in with the other wing. But there
is no Disgusting the fact that the re.
cent boom of Grover Cleveland means
a revival of the old fight OF the demo-
cratic party against our present tariff
law Cleveland won twice on that issue
and the party shows disposition to
take MIN up and try it again.
Republican leaders were quick to see
the trend of affairs and line lip to meet
the onslaught of the free traders pri
or to the late move, there was dis
position on the part Of some republi-
cans to advocate tariff revision. but
1t seems that this idea has been aban-
doned and that all republicans will
unite to protect the law which is such
4 an aid in Our national and individual
prosperity In Iowa, where this revi-
: SION idea was incubated, there is every
reason to believe the coming state CON
vention will build a platform along the
old republican lines. AS the democrat
&c issue becomes more certain the re-
publican attitude toward it becomes
less enigmatical President Roosevelt
in his Minneapolis speech on April 4.
left no doubt as to his views and that
oil the republican party as an organi-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19
sHAw's GOOD WORK.

The democratic Burlington Gazette
forgets it's political prejudices long
enough to make the following compli-
mentary reference to the good work
of republican:
Secretary Shaw of the United States
treasury has demonstrated that he is
made of a metal that is sufficiently
tense to save money for the govern
ment, at least. His new refunding
bond scheme has proven a wonderful
success, and since the scheme was in
augurated he has exchanged $65. 000,-
coo worth of and per cent bonds
for new per cents, to run until 1880,
and the exchange has cost the country
less than S2,000,000. This exchange
saves the treasury about one million
dollars year in interest alone, if
there is not another bond offered.
In addition to this it places within
the reach of the great banks all the 2
per cent bonds they may desire to de-
post for an increase OF circulation ne
cessary to relieve any money stringen-
cy that may follow the moving of the
great cereal and cotton crops this year
Secretary Shaw has proven himself
to be an able secretary, and the wise
men OF New York's inner financial
circle, who predicted that all kinds of
disaster would follow the advent of an
Iowa banker to take charge of the
great treasury folio of the country, are
the first tic acknowledge his shrewd
financial ability and his successful adj
ministration Of the United States
treasury
All Of this is a matter of much pride
to Iowans, who have followed the ca
reer of Governor Shaw, and his meri-
torious advance, not only in his poiti-
cal ambitions, but in the confidence of
his party, will be welcome news to
good men of both political organiza-
tions.
/ Secretary Shaw is proving himself to
be one of the ablest men who ever oc-
.cupied that responsible position. He
seems to be master of the situation
and the people have confidence in him
and Iowans are proud of him regard
less Of political Affiliations. Secretary
Shaw is the Gaming great flnancier of
this country.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19
JoRN F. RIGGS CANDIDACY.

Boone News-John F. Riggs of ST.
Courtney, is a candidate for state super
intendent and his friends are urging
his claims with a persistency that is
likely to cause Supt. Barrett to look
well to his laurels at the coming state
convention. Concerning Supt. Riggs
candidacy the Marshalltown Times-Re-
publican has the following:
Mr.. Riggs is in the prime of life and
is well known throughout the state
as an educator of prominence. In
speaking of his candidacy the Ottum-
wa Courier insists that Mr.. Riggs rep
resents n part of the state that has
not, for many years, had its just share
of political patronage, and he repre-
sents district that has been strange.
ly neglected in the distribution of DO.
litical DEMONSTRATING been accorded
but one nomination by state repub-
lican convention in more than thirteen
years.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19
COMPARISON OF WEALTH

1t is estimated that the total wealth
OF the world is 100000, 100000 The
united States owns one-fourth. or
SlO0,OOO,oo0 1t is pointed out by
writer that this does not mean that
the United States is the best off finan-
clally OF all the people on the earth.
He says figures show that the English
are The wealthiest, with the Scotch a
close second These are followed by
Australia, France ard then the United
States. The following comparisons of
wealth are taken from Marshall's Die
uonary of Statistics by the Kansas
City Journal:
The per capita wealth of England is
Sl,5Sf; Scotland, $1257; Australia.
$ll23; France, $1.21O; United States,
Sil23. Six other countries whose per
capita wealth is worthy of mention are
the following: Denmark, with $1.lO4;
Canada, $40; Holland, $S7S; ,Switzer-
land S787; Germany, $74S; and Bel
GUM, $685. All these figures, of course,
have greatly increased since the year
they We're compiled, but no great
change in the relative standing Of the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19
A MARRIAGE COMMISSION.

The ministers of Des Moines have
met and passed resolutions to favor a
marriage commission composed of
three men and three women
physicians and will ask the next legis-
latlre to pass law embodying their
idea. The commission is to have pow
er to regulate all marriages in their
state and say who shall and who shall
not be married. The chief object, rs
expressed by the ministers, is to head
off the wholesale divorce business be-
ing transacted by the Iowa courts. es-
pecially in Des Moines, where the good
men seem to have gotten their inspir-
alton.
law of the kind would no doubt
nave a tendency to discourage matri-
mony and injure early marriages, which
should be encouraged among young
people capable of entering into CON
tract of the kind. When young peo-
pie are compelled to ask permission OF
OF the state marriage board and go
through all kinds of examinations they
would either postpone the marriage or
go out OF the state to have the cere-
mcny performed. 1t would also be
very difficult to make correct dag
nosls OF the tempers and dispositions
OF the contracting parties, which fig
ure so largely in divorce proceedings.
Time alone can tell whether a man
and woman are suited for each other
and no commission can look far
enough into the future to be of very
much benefit to people who desire to
wed. A commission of the kind would
probably do more harm than good.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19
THE WOMAN WITH a BABY.

Mid the herd of human porkers crowd
ed on the trolley car
All is selfishness and jostle, making
age and sex no bar;
Men collapse in seats and stay there,
letting shrinking ladies stand
With a look of indignation and strap
in either hand.
Yet there's one thing that, you've no.
ticed, never fails to make stir
When a woman with baby comes they
all make room for her
have sat in stuffy coaches in crowd
ed railway train
List'ning to case-hardened travellers
who declared with might and
main
That they'd see the railroad company
in hades' fiercest heat
Long before they'd ever think of Civ.
ing anyone seat.
Then, ere scarce they'd ceased their
boasting they would rise without
a demur-
For a woman with a baby, they must
all make room for her.
There is something sweet, Madonna
s like in pictures such as that,
And it makes the lowest ruffian feel
like taking off his hat;
For it bears him back to babyhood
when loving mother arms
Closely chung to him and kept off cen
the least Of earth's alarms,
So no matter what his station, he will
evermore defer,
To woman with a baby, he has reyer
ence for her,
Once ! dreamed stood in heaven, just
inside the pearly gate,
While to every new arrival good ST,
Peter said: you're late;
For the places are all taken and the
harps are all in use.
Golden streets are just so crowded that
| had to call truce"
Then little, tired-out woman, lugged
a baby into view,
And st. Peter said: We're full UP,
but We'll find a place for YOU
Strickland w. Gillian in Leslie's
Weekly.
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FAITH IN ROOSEVELT.

Harper's Weekly-Tho VIII,
imagine that the frauds imputed to
the postofiice department will escape
rigorous investigation are reckoning
without Theodore Roosevelt. There
never has been man in the White
House, who, confronted with corrup
ton on the part of his subordinates,
would be more certain to smite and
spare not. The Presidents character
is well known to the members of his
cabinet, and for that reason, if for nc
other, We are indisposed to credit the
insinuation that Postmaster General
Payne is inclined to minimize the NAL
feasance with which officials under
his control are charged.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19
GRANT AND CLEVELAND,

N 1t VIII be remembered that U. S.
Grant tried to secure a third term re-
nomination and failed and thus did
himself great political injury. He
was beloved by the people as few men
have been, but they would not stand
for third term. The opponents 10
Grover Cleveland cited the Grant cpl
sode as a precedent and argue from it
that the party would commit suicide
by making him again presidential
nominee. Grover Cleveland is looked
upon as a relic of former power He
is worshipcd by some eastern demo
Gratis and tolerated by few western
democrats as club to pound Bryan
to the rear with.
At the time General Grant made an
effort to secure the nomination for
a third time he had lately returned to
his native land from triumphal tour
OF the world and was recognized as
the most popular man in the United
States. Tumultuous applause greeted
him everywhere, and certain leaders
in his party conceived the idea of
stampeding the convention and making
him the nominee for the third time.
But they failed and his defeat was so
complete that less popular men should
take warning. II there was man then
living who could have beaten down
prejudice against third term, that
man was General Grant.
Grover Cleveland does not possess a
shadow OF the popularity that belong
ed to General Grant. He is not popu-
lar with even half OF his party, and his
two administrations were failures in
many respects. The injury he did to
American industries has done much to
him with the people, and
taking this in connection with the deep
seated prejudice against giving men
third terms as presidents seemingly
makes Grover Cleveland an impossi-
bility
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19
NEW ENGLAND FARMING.

Boston Globe: We have long heard
that New England farming is doomed
Though the grass has never yet grown
well in New England streets, we have
been constantly reminded that New
England farming has gone west, never
to return.
But the tide has turned, if we NAV
believe writer in the Independent.
He finds that in 80 essentially farm
ing towns in Connecticut the popula-
ton diminished from 21,124 in 1880
to 115,054 in 1890, or about per cent,
but in 1900 more than half of that loss
was recovered by the increase of the
population to 1l7,744. In the three
recognized farming counties of west
ern Massachusetts, excluding large
towns and cities, the population fell
from $3.50 in 1880 to 81, 1862 in 1890.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19
ONE OF THE GREAT AMERICANS.


Philadelphia Ledger: The American
Philosophical society's plan to cele-
brate in 1906 the two hundredth ami
versary of the birth of Franklin, the
great founder of the society. is particu-
larry appropriate and happy. A signer
of the declaration of independence
stout patriot on every occasion, man
of vast resource, whose labors in the
constitutional convention it is impossi
Bile to overestimate; wise and skill
full diplomatist, who was instrumental
in bringing about the French alliance,
without which the history of the world
might have. been different; a sage,
counselor wit and man of the world,
he shows in his life and career how it
is possible to start with nothing and
from nothing, and to render great SER
vices to his country to win the
world and gain immortal fame.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19
A BRIGHT NOTTINGHAM.

E. E. Clark, the former railroad con-
ductor who served on the anthracite
strike commission and is now slated
for assistant secretary of commerce,
first attracted the Presidents favor
able notice by delivering pithy ad-
dress, at a convention of locomotive
firemen last year. 1t abounded with
common sense and resulted in his be-
ing named as one of the coal strike
arbitrators. His work on that body
brought about his selection for the new
office. Mr.. Clark began life as loco
motive fireman and eventually became
head of the order of conductors.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19
GERMANY AND BRAZIL.

For many years German immigrants
have been settling in Brazil by the
thousands, and it is currently rumored
that Germany has designs on the col
onization of that country. The Ger
mans there favor a move of the kind,
and will do all they can to further the
project. When Germany sent a fleet
to Venezuela to collect small debt it
was done more no doubt to sound the
views of the United States on the Mon
roe doctrine than the real object of
getting the money. But Germany
learned lesson in this deal. 1t APP
pears, however, that Germany has a
small account due from the govern
ment of Brazil Word comes from Ber-
lin that German bondholders have eff
fected settlement with Brazilian
railroad company in which they lose
S3,000000.
There was a time when it seemed
quite probable that Brazil and Germany
would come to a clash over these
bonds. The German government went
so far as to make representations to
the Brazilian government in the mat
ter but the bondholders have decided
the balance in bonds of the Brazilian
federal government
Had it not been for the bitter eXper-
fences of the German government and
the loss of prestige in the Venezuelan
affair, there is little doubt but that
Brazil might have been made to suffer
a blockade. The strong arm OF Uncle
Sam must be respected.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19

A few days ago a correspondent
started the rumor that Congressman
Robert G. Cousins would not be can
didate again in the fifth district be-
cause of illness. 1t is true ne was
critically i'll for several months, but
he has so fully recovered his health
that he will be in physical condition
to represent his district for many years
to come. Iowa cannot afford to permit
Mr.. Cousins to leave congress. and
now that he us in physical condition
to continue to serve his state he will
remain the brilliant representative
from the fifth district.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-19
A Sons Ambition,

Some of the papers of northeastern
Iowa have been suggesting that Will
liam Larrabee. .Ir., of Clermont might
be congressional candidate next year
hit the Clear Lake Mirror says it has
reason to believe that Mr. Larrabee's
ambition runs in the direction of
state politics. 1.-TWO terms. eight
years, in the state senate might lead to
the governorship." the Mirror sug-
gests. "The family pride which would
follow from having father and son gov
ernors of a great state like Iowa must
be reckoned with