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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-03-19
oELWElN AND CARNEGIE.

Waterloo Reporter; The question
of accepting Andrew Carnegies offer
of sl2,500 for a pubic library build
ing will be submitted to the voters of
Oelwein at the municipal election to
be held March 80. The city officials
accepted the offer some time ago, but
this action was not in accordance with
the desires of some of the citizens
particularly of the membership OF
some OF the labor organizations. who
appear to consider that the money Of
fered has been tainted with dishonor
in some process by which it was
brought into the possession of the
donor.
While this phase of the problem
does not appear in the questions TIC
be submitted at the election, it is not
unlikely that its influence will be felt
in the opposition that may be brough,
out when the votes are cast. The op
position now expressed seems to beal
more particularly upon the expense OF
maintenance OF the institution. Under
the usual terms OF Mr. Carnegie's of
fer, Oelwein would have TO put up a
least $3.50 annually to run this
library, ana those opposed TO the pro
position think it will require more
than that sum TO pay the expense o
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PARTY NOT A CHURCH.

Pittsburg Gazette: The battle now
raging between Bryan and the reor-
ganizers for the control of the demo-
cratic party organization raises an i'm
portant issue as to the nature and Of
fee of party organization. Bryan ar
CUES, with force and eloquence which
command respect. that party success
is not the highest aim, and that it is
too dearly purchased when obtained
at the sacrifice of principle. The plat
forms of 1896 and 1900 set forth the
principles of the democratic party and
adherence to those principles is the
chief party obligation. Thus, even if
that the party will stand a better
chance by dropping the old issues and
taking up new issues, that ought not
to make any difference in democratic
policy. AS Bryan cleverly puts the
case-if the democratic party should
win by abandoning democratic princi-
pies its success is not democratic
triumph and is not worth striving for.
Genuine success can be obtained only
by standing up for democratic princi-
pies until the majority accept them
and put them into effect by electing
an administration committed to the
enforcement Of those principles.
1t must be admitted that there is
moral dignity in the principle which
puts principle above success. but the
reasoning is fallacious. Party is not
church: its function is not to act as
a doctrnal propaganda. 1t is public
agency. by means of which public opin-
ion expresses itself upon political is.
sues If public opinion definitely con
dennis and rejects a party policy it
is not simply foolish, but absolutely
wrong to persist in forcing it when
public attention is directed to new in.
j terests and concerned about new is.
sues. The business of the party is to
keep in touch with administration. so
that as important questions of policy
arise both sides of the case may be
presented to the public and the deci
sion of public opinion expressed
| through party agency. Bryans policy
would preclude the democratic party
from performing such public service:
and is, in fact. destructive of its exist
ence as a party-an organization for
common action among those in general
agreement upon leading points of pol
icy. There Is nothing to prevent Mr.
Bryan. or as many more men as are
so minded. from continuing the free
silver agitation. but when he insists
| that the democratic party shall moi
drop spent issue to take up new is
sues in which the people are interest
ed, he is condemning and resisting the
1 fundamental idea of democratic gov
ernment-the right of the people tc
rule.
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HEPBURN WITH CANNON.

washington Post: Col. ''Pete'' Hep
Buth, the veteran Iowa representative
IN congress, chatted in the lobby OF
the Arlington last evening about the
seuste's castigation of Uncle Joe"
Cannon for a speech on the senate
fh1As and on the action of Senator Till
men in compelling the insertion into
the general deficiency bill of an item in
behalf N South Carolina. The colonels
sythpathies are entirely with Mr.. Can.
non in the matter.
If had been in Mr.. Cannon's place
said he, II would have been sorely
tempted to let the extra session of the
house come, whatever Mr.. Tillman
might have said or DONE The senate
may debate the question as it pleases
but the naked facts of the question are
on our side
A number of years back probably
in the Forty eighth congress, the state
of Georgia came forward with a revo
lutionary war claim for $4,000 on &C
count of commissary stores furnished
the patriot army. 1t was shown that
Georgia didn't have $4,000 worth oil
stores all during the war, but neverthe
less the claim was paid. We have beer
voting money for southern claims evel
since Senator Hoar made beautiful
speech eulogizing his alma mater, sc
that school and institutions all over
the south have endowment funds from
the federal government because of in
juries done them by our troops during
the civil war;"
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A GREAT PLAN TO WARM THE
WORLD. :

Milwaukee Free Press:-An es-
tsamed. exchange, having learned that
theee Is an agreement among scientists
MSt the supply of coal in the United
StaNss Will be exhausted in 100 years.
and that England and Wales have but
enough coal to last them 50 years, is
but un4attrally, anxious about sup
ply of fuel after the coal is gone Aft
er the coal is gene. it concludes, the
problem Of fuel then confronting the
world will require immediate SOLUTION. .
1t sertainly will unless 1t is solved be-
forehand. The esteemed exchange has
thought deeply and to good purpose on
this subject. 1t has learned that it is
physical law that suddenly arrested
motion that produces heat, and con-
cludes that il 1t were possible to sup
ply an unlimited amount of motion,
and then get some means of arresting
it suddenly, and, device for saving
up and distributing the result, we
would have the troublesome question
where the deacon had the pullet.
The esteemed and studious exchange
is casting its prophetic eye Stewards
for means of producing an unlimited
supply of motion. 1t recognizes the alb
solutely limitless force Of the waves
and imagines a tidal engine which
would be made to go round and round
as the waves came rolling in, or go
rolling out, or roll crossways Such
an appliance is doubtless possibility,
1t Is a great thought anyhow. Limit.
less power, harnessed and applied to
thapPoduction of motion. All we need
after that. to warm shivering world
would be means for suddenly arrest
ing all OF this limitless motion and dis
tEibuting the product.
There are many ways in which this
might be done; but one thing at time
y enough. And there is 100 years tc
10 IL in.
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Pleads for Harmony.

The Clinton Age. dem, likewise
thinks harmony will develop at the
Jefferson banquet. The Waterloo
banquet, it asserts, was neither Bry--
an nor antiBryan, but simply demo
cratic gathering where democrats
made democratic speeches and no
democrat made any attack on any 9th
err democrat" And it believes the
Jeffersonian meeting will be as harm
less, now that it's original scope has
been somewhat widened. Mr.. Bryan
may be there and he may make the
principal address, but Mr.. Bryan is a
democrat probably a Jeffersonian
democrat-and the Age has faith that
he will not take occasion to air his pri-
vats grievances nor say anything to
widen the breach (which we must all
admit exists in the democratic party
In, taGt, the Age thinks the Jefferson
ian banquet will result in great good
to the democratic party"
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HIGHER WAGES AND LESS BUILD
ING.


Chicago Tribune: The carpenters
and the contractors have concluded a
working agreement which is to hold
good for two years. One of its provi-
sions is an increase of 40 cents day
In wages. 1t is said that this will give
the carpenters who are parties to this
agreement over 100000 a year more
than they are getting now.
The estimate is based upon the as
sumption that there will be as many
working days for carpenters this year
and next as there were last year. Quite
possibly there would be if 1.-THE increas-
ed wages of the carpenters were the
only addition to the cost of building
There are other additions. The men
belonging to other trades have asked
for and have been given higher wages.
They have argued that living expenses
are greater and that they must have
more money to maintain the customary
standard of life. Building materials
are high priced and sometimes hard to
get.
1t costs SO much more to build than
1t did few years ago that many who
would like to improve their property
have decided to wait They are not
confident of their ability to get rentals
which will make gaod to them the
q.
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AN uNLuckY YEAR.
Chicago Inter-Ocean:

Chicago lnter-Ocean:
"If something terrible doesn't hap
pen to the human race before the end
of this year, I'm no true prophet" said
the superstitious man. Fate has writ
ten it down just as plain as day, and
there's no way of lodging it.
I'm the first place the year 1903
contains a mighty bad combination
of figures. If you take them separate
ly and add them you will find that the
result will be thirteen, no matter
which way you work it out
All right. you may laugh at me
as far as have gone, but wait until
/ produce some more facts. In the
year 1903 there are three days on which
the thirteenth of the month falls on
riday The First was February Is, the
next will be March Is and the last will
be November Is.
Take a look at the calendar and
find out how many previous years had
this many Fridays which came on the
thirteenth of the month"; On the 18th
of February forgot myself and walk
ed under ladder on Madison street
Before | had gone half a block be-
yond the ladder fell down and
sprained my ankle.
IF figures count for anything this is
the unluckiest year that old Father
Time has presented to us in a mighty
long while It's a combination that
can't be beat, and Pm just sailing
around looking for trouble all the
time"
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light, heat, ianitor, librarian, new
books, etc. They are probably cor.
rect in their estimate, but that is not
an argument against the acceptance
of the offer that would apply with
equal force and effect against the pub
lie library proposition in any form in
which it might be presented. Any in,
situation of this character that might
be established will have to be support.
ed by public taxation, and there is no
doubt the Carnegie building can be
maintained as cheaply and as reason.
ably as any other
Oelwein has been somewhat unfortu.
nate in having the. opposition to the
project that is being manifested. A
progressive, pushing place like that
should be constructive, creative
rather than obstructive, or at least a
negative quantity. The folly of Water
loo ought to be a sufficient warning to
do better than she is showing she can
do
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FIRST RAoDLs SCHOLARSHIPS.

New York Sun: Information comes
from Earl Gray, administrator of
Rhodesia, South Africa, and one of the
executors of Cecil Rhodes will, an
nouncing that the first and second of
Rhodes scholarships at Oxford have
been awarded to graduates from the
Jesuit college of Buluwayo, Rhodesia.
Both the young men made their pre-
paratory and classical studies at the
Buluwayo college. Francis Conway,
the only one whose name is given, is
young Irishman. whose father is a
prominent civil engineer in South AT.
RIGA 1t is said the other student is a
German boy. whose father is in the
English army.
In his letter, which has just been
forwarded TO the provincial Of the Jes
iiit order Earl Gray said
wish TO heartily congratulate your
boys and you OH the proud distinction
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DON'T CROWD MORGAN.

Chicago Record-Herald: The desire
of the democratic senators that Sen
ator Morgan, whose course regarding
the Panama canal treaty is now re.
ported as uncertain" shall not be
crowded" is commendable and should
be respected.
Mr.. Morgan is man of few words
1t is not possible to know how he
stands upon measure until he has
been given ample opportunity to care.
fully weigh it in all it's aspects, and
to cautiously calculate it in all it's pos
sible consequences. There are a good
many reasons therefore why Mr.. Nor
gan should not be crowded. Moreover
Mr.. Morgan is United States sen
ator That fact alone should deter
anyone from trying to accelerate the
movements or mental processes of Mr.
Morgan.
History records the fact that Senator
Morgan began talking against the Pan
anna canal route about the year 1871
at least Mr.. Morgan entered the sen
ate about that time, and the oldest in
habitant does not connect his name
conspicuously with the advocacy O
anything but the Nicaragua route.
During the session just closed Mr.
Morgan talked three whole day.
against the Panama route and agains
the ratification of the Panama cana
treaty. Not satisfied with the mer,
opposition to this route the senator
loaded the canal treaty with amend
ments, all of which required a Ger
tain amount OF calculation.
Not having finished mis- talk whel
congress adjourned the President yer,
accomodatingly called the senate il
special session to give the senator still
further opportunity for calculating hi
objections to the Panama canal route
There is no occasion to precipitat,
haste. The disposition in some quar-
tiers to hurry the venerable senator il
to be deprecated. Remem Der at al
times that he is United States sen
ator.
Don't crowd the senator from Ala
bama.
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THE MEN OF ISL AND 'ss.

/, Burlington Hawk Eye--It is a good
Sign when there is perfect harmony
and concord in an organization Vet
Grams of the United States, in both
arms of the service, should stand to-
getner in peace, as they do in war.
And the sample of this friendly feel
ing is shown in the G. A. R., and the
Spanish-American war veterans of this
city,
Both the societies are ones which
should be of special intrests to a COM
munity. They are landmarks in the
nations history. One standing for the
gloomy hour when the nation was
threatened with dismemberment, and
the other for a more recent date, when
much of Europe was arrayed against
us and backing Spain with its inf1u-
ence.
Some one has said that the soldiers
OF 80 We're not any younger than the
men of 81 when they responded to
bancoln's call to arms. People were
! not used to seeing the army in this
republic, was ALL The service of the
men of '9S was much shorter, and the
fierceness of the conflicts is said to
have been much less than the gigantic
struggles of the earlier days, like
Gettysburg and Vicksburg. But the
victory was gained and the nation was
united firmer than ever by the shorter
campaign against Spain. The repub
lie OF the new world found herself
| in fighting against the old world king
dom. Just as she set her foot more
solidly than ever, when the battle
smoke of the sixties cleared away from
| the southland.
These two organizations which met
in friendly evening, should pursue
their friendly policy as closely as pos
sible. The colors of the latter have
more stars. but the blue is as true
the red as brilliant and the white as
pure on both. The offer of the G. A
r., post of this city to rent their hal
to the Spanish-American was veterans
was accepted on the part of the latter
organization. In return the sent al
invitation to the G. A. r. to attend
their installation of officers which was
accepted with the thanks of the Ma
thies post.
In some cities it is said that the re
lations between these kindred societies
is not of cordial nature This is tc
be regretted most sincerely. But the
start made by the veterans of the G. A
| R.. and the Spanish war veterans O
this city is one which is most worthy
/ This is no more than should be ex
pected. They both salute the sam,
| flag.
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TAXES THAT PINCH.

Washington Times: Senator Black
burn, of Kentucky, made an error of
Judgment in a recent debate when he
remarked that there is an element in
the United States which does not
want the national debt paid.
He provoked from Senator Aldrich
the perfectly fair retort that during
the last generation the United States
had paid s2,000,000, 900 in debts. in ac.
cordance with the republican policies.
whereas during the same period the
leading European governments had
enormously increased their debts.
Nor was Senator Blackburn any
more happy when, essaying to reply to
this, he said that the pursuit of re-.
publican policies had resulted in wiring
ing from the people hundreds of mil.
lions of unnecessary revenues The
fact is that there is no civilized nation
upon which the burden of sustaining
the national government rests so light
ly as it does upon the people of the
United States. Indeed, it has often
been complained by tariff reformers
that the American system of indirect
taxation is so little felt that it is hard
to arouse public indignation against
it.
But if Senator Blackburn wants an
example of system where the bur-
dens Of taxation are fully felt, he can
find it in England in the case of the
income tax, which the democrats
would fain copy in the United States
Today in England man who has a
weekly income of $17.50 pays the gov
eminent $3.50 annually as an income
tax; the man who earns $50 week
pays $40 year; the man who has an
income of $50 a week pays SIPS a
year on it, and so on.
There is tax that pinches, if that
is what Senator Blackburn really
wants.
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crosses the ocean next month on a
big liner he will have half a dozen
marconigraphs a day by wireless. He
is confident of the success of keeping
himself in the public eye, no matter
what the COST Last Sunday he re-
ceived message in church, and, qule
ly rising to his fullest stature to give
the congregation opportunity to view
him, he stalked out, satisfied that he
had made an indelible impression The
message consisted of five words
Read Reflections of Barrister."
This order seems most sweeping"
said John Mitchell, president of the
United Mine Workers of America, re-
ferring to the recent injunction re-
straining the officers of labor union
from issuing a strike order on the Wa
bash railroad. ut goes much further
than any other action of the federal
officials bearing on the acts of labor
unions 1t is the first time in history
that an order has been issued against
the officers of any organization re-.
straining them from calling union men
out on strike. 1t emphasizes the dan
ger involved in officers of the govern
ment assuming unlimited power in
such matters. | think it will have a
direct effect on congress and insure
the passage of an anti-injunction bill
at the next session"
The plan to put statue of Gen.
Lee in the capitol here is utterly wrong
from every point of view said Rep
resentative Lacey, sand should not be
permitted. Why, no sooner would it
be placed in statuary hall than Kansas
would come along and, under the claim
of equal rights to all the states. de-
mand the right to put in the statue of
John Brown. Immediately some one
else would want statue there of John
Browns captors-men, they would
claim, who had done patriotic service.
If the decision were left to the unre-
stricted choice of each state the CAPT
toll would have pretty mixture of pa.
triots.'
.Virginians are not taking the right
stand on this question. If they are
fair and honest in their wish to have
worthy mans effigy, there as com
panion to Washington, why don't they
send statue of Monroe? If they want
veteran of the Mexican war why
don't they place there the form and
| features of Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott
There are men of Virginia who al
/ ways fought for the united country
who have far greater claim to place
/ in the gallery of patriots in statuary
| hall than R. e. Lee. The determine
ton to force into the capitol the statue
of the man who fought against the
union should not be encouraged by
men from other states"
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AT LONG RANGE.

MANY men have the telegraph hab-
it, as others have the telephoning
habit" says Victor Smith in the New
York Press. They send "a wire with
and without proyocation. Even when
time saving is not an object, and let
ter would do much more good, they
call for blank and scratch off twenty
or forty words There is young law
yer here whose career has been great
ly accelerated by a indicions employ
ment Of the telegraph In some way
he always manages to receive two Oh
three messages wherever he happens
to be--in a hotel, theatre. museum,
church, opera house OF jail. When he
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heavier investment they will have to
make If they build now If the total
amount of money spent for building
purposes this year does not exceed the
amount expended last year the wage
workers. as whole, will get no more
money, although, they will be in receipt
of better wages. The man who can
get steady employment will be a gain
er, but many men will earn less money,
because there will be less work to be
done. There will not be jobs enough
to- go around.
The carpenters will be better able
TO tell at the end of the year than they
are now whether the higher wage scale
they have secured Will add materially
TO their yearly earnings. 1t depends
upon the amount of capital which is
to be put into new buildings
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where. Forty-fve years have passed
since, as young man, of % and a
working miner, he was first elected
by the gold diggers of Ballarat. With
the exception of three years spent in
London as agent general, he has been
continuously in the Victorian parlia-
ment ever since, but he has hardly
ever represented the same constituent
Icy twice. That is because he has
rooted aversion to raids on the treas
Jury and doing drudgery for constitu-
ents, besides Il constitutional love of
ease. He has lost CONT of his con
lstituencies. Al a recent lord mayors
dinner In Melbourne he said To his
neighbor: Let me see have ever
represented yonr district2' No. was
the reply; Il believe it is the only one
you have not represented
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your school has gained in securing the
distinguished honor of supplying from
the ranks of your boys the two first
Rhodes scholarships that have been
elected. | am glad that this honor
should belong to the Jesuit fathers,
whose devotions and unceasing labors
from the earliest moment of our occu-
patton to the present time, in the in.
terest of both the white settlers and
the native population of Rhodesia. have
won the ungrudgiAg admiration and
gratitude of us all,
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al Fellow with Marc

The State Line Democrat says sar-.
castically that g. F. Rinehart has a
lot of nerve to which the Washing.
ton Democrat assents George has
more nerve than government mule
with his tail afire," asserts the Demo.
crat. Nerve is no name for it,
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Late is Wise.

The Odebold Chronicle says LATE
Young always knows when he has
had enough, and hence in due season
will admit his error and stand shouk
der to shoulder with his old party
friends.
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FOUND IN THE TALL GRASS.

Duncan Gillles. the father of the par
lament OF Victoria and it's new speak
er, has Legislative record that is
unique in the British Empire Oh else,
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paign of last year, says he sis sweet
scented rose geranium to be putting
up that kind of talk"