Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-03
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
There Is hope for the Russian peo-
pie in the concessions which are in
themselves confessions of tyrrany. but
there is no certainty" declares the Mar
shalltown Times Republican. Per
haps they will tide the government
over the present critical point. and
perhaps that is their object"
The latest bit of political gossip"
says the Keokuk Gate City, as that Mr..
Hearst is being talked about for gov
ernor Of New York by the friends of
Judge Parker. The purpose of course
would be to 'sweeten that gentleman
and insure the support by his papers
of the democratic ticket"
Bishop Potter has been obliged to
make his first concession to his de-
tractors" says the Des Moines Regis
ter and Leader. THE practice Of serv-
ing beer at the soda fountain adjunct
to the model saloon. has been discon-
tinued, the attacks on 1t being too
numerous and severe. But women,
their Intoxicating liquors served them.
We fail to see any Improvement. A
girl that will drink beer or whisky
will not have much trouble In finding a
man to drink with her"
No money has been lost by the ma
nipulation Of amalgamated copper"
says the Dubuque Times. ut has
merely changed hands. The moral of
Lawson's story is that amateurs
should keep out of the stock market
If they have any money to venture let
them invest in home industries"
"a constitutional government is not
always feasible among such people,
but Russia is approaching that form
Of government" declares the Cedar
Rapids Republican. 1T will take the
place of the present bureaucracy, to
which many of the shortcomings in
the present war. can be directly trac-
ed"
ut takes three things" says the Des
Moines Capital. "to make state fair.
First the weather, second the exhibits,
| third, the newspapers"
Noting that Marshall Field pays
taxes on greater amount Of property
than any other man in the United
States. his assessments on real and
personal property In Chicago aggre-
eating s4O,0Oo,oo0, the Sioux City Jour-
foolish as to think that because he is
the largest individual taxpayer Mr..
Field possesses the largest individual
fortune"
Champ Clark charges that Con-
gresham Grosvenor at one time made
free silver speeches. offering to prove
1t by the Congressional Record, and
. the two have posted a wager on the
matter. If Clark reads all the
speeches Grosvenor has made since
1873 he will earn the 5000 If he wins
It," the Des Moines Register and
Leader comments.
1t is the Cedar Falls Records view
| that 1t cuts no figure whatever where
people are married. so far as their fu-
ture destiny is concerned-whether In
public at street carnival attraction
or in church with appropriate sur
roundings Those who have beer
married In the most sacred way. with
all possible solemnity," it contends
have furnished some Of the most SEN
sational divorce cases In the country
while others who are married at a
country crossroad, while standing in a
lumber wagon, have exemplified the
sacredneas of the vow taken By loving
harmony and hopeful, faithful, conse-
Grated living"
THE kind of wheat that has beer
selling at such high prices" explains
the Cedar Rapids Gazette. "is not the
kind that people eat 1t is all paper
| The Ames Times says that it isn't
necessary for President Roosevelt "to
do any windjamming' this year, his
election being a foregone conclusion
| The Melvin Argus says the indica
| tions are that Pete" Van Oosterhout
will not be able to escape the demo
cratic congressional nomination in the
eleventh district.
| The Des Moines Mail and Times
says the fact that the democrats o.
the second district have gone back tc
the old fashioned way of dealing ir
| billingsgate and coarse and cheap cpl
thets is really all that is needed to in.
sure Mr.. Dawson's election.
The Clinton Herald observes tina,
no man In the second district has I
higher regard for Judge Wade thar
| the judge himself
The Dubuque Telegraph asserts tina
the United States cannot succeed II
the Philippines because we are gov.
erning by force and In violation of thu
Injunction to do unto others as VIZ
would have others do unto u.s."
General Apathy will have shor
shrift in Iowa when once the republi.
can campaign managers get theil
forces moving" says the Burlington
Hawk Eye.
The Davenport Democrat believe.