Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-30


that large element in the republic
can party will support him in a certain
emergency, continues to find circula-
ton in Washington.
The story given in these columns
some weeks ago of similar import,
came from a republican in Washington
who, member of the faction which
according to report would support
Congressman Wade for governor, con-
demned such a proposition in emphatic
terms. Now the story comes to me
from different source altogether; not |
from an Iowa man, but from an east |
ern congressman; an influential man
in the republican side of the house.
This congressman intimated that the
necessity for the action contemplated |
had apparently passed; that now it ap-
peared no such drastic measures would
be found necessary, but the congress
man did not mince words when it |
came to outlining what would certain
ly have been done had matters not
shaped themselves in a manner more
to the thinking of the element in the
party of which he was, leading rep
resentative and exponent.
1t is not necessary to go into this
matter fully, as did the congressman,
at this time, as, happily, the situation
in Iowa from republican standpoint
seems very much improved, in fact,
harmony is now the watchword and the
administrations policy will be largely
followed by the party at the conven
ton, and nothing would be gained by
stirring up animosities or feeling of
10. SC in
general way simply 10 indicate that
the story of couple of weeks ago
along the same line had substantiated
groundwork, in fact. The congressman
in question expressed the greatest
pleasure that the Iowa situation was
now so satisfactory and harmonious.
Max Zeitler, an expert heraldic en-
graver of Philadelphia, is shortly to
be Swallowed by some of the most eff
ficient members of the secret service.
Mr.. Zeitler had not committed any
crime. He is about to recut the great
seal OF the United States, and during
that process he will be the object OF
the eyes of more men than are employ
ed to superintend the construction OF
a $5,000,000 battleship So careful is
Uncle Sam that this seal be protected
that he required the contractors to
7 give the name of the man who they
would employ on the task. The years
of constant use to which the old seal
has been subjected has rendered the
design rather indistinct, and the new
one was ordered
Authority for this action was con-
tanned in the general deficiency act
I, of 1902, when an appropriation of ST..
| $50 was made for the purpose.
| The great seal has an interesting
history On July A, 1776, after the
Declaration OF independence had been
read in the continental congress, DR.
Franklin, Mr. Adams and Mr. Jeffer-
son We're appointed committee to
prepare device for seal of the Unit
| ed States of North America In the
following August that committee sub
mitted design for the seal. one side
4 having the arms of the United States
with an escutcheon for each of the
thirteen independent states on the
shield, supported by the goddess O.
liberty on one side and the goddess Of
4 Justice on the other with the motto
i &c Pluribus Unum." The reverse con
1 tanned device of Pharaoh sitting in
an open chariot passing through the
divided waters of the Red sea in pur
suit of the Israelites. 1t also contain
ed a representation of a pillar of fire
in the clouds, expressive of the Di
4 vine presence and command, beamins
on Moses, who stands on the shore
and, extending his hand over the sea
causes it to overWhelm Pharaoh ant
the motto: Rebellion to tyrants is
4 obedience to God" Two features O
this design We're preserved in the sea
as finally adopted-the eye of Provi
dence in the triangle which now APP
! pears on the reverse and the motto
"E Pluribus Unum"
The device OF the Franklin commit
tee did not meet with a favorable re
: ception. The report was laid on tn,
! table and nothing further was don,
: until March %, 1873 when the matte
!, was referred to new committee O
which James LEVEL of Massachusetts
was chairman. This committee report
ed in May 1850. Their device had tn
coat of arms on the face and seatet
figure OF Liberty, with the motto
"Semper on the reverse. In this de
vice for the first time the constellatio
of the thirteen stars and the thirteen
! alternate red and white stripes. bu
the later We're here diagonal, wherea
they finally appeared as perpendicular
! TIL idea followed naturally the d.
; sign OF the national flag which col
I gress had adopted June IA, HIT. AT
: er debate the report was recommitte
,, to new committee of which Mr.. Mic
dleton of South Carolina was chail
man. Two years later the record
: show activity in the effort to evolve
suitable device and several design
We're considered, but it was not unit
: June 20, 1852 that the seal was FINAL
, decided upon and the model differ
only in details OF execution from tn
! seal now in use.
! The nrst seal was cut in bras
. and it is found on commission da
= ed September l6, 1852, granting fu
. power and authority to General Wasl
9 ington to arrange with the British fc
q exchange of prisoners of war. TIL
\ seal continued in use for flfty-nin
years. The reverse of this seal ha
u