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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-15


all in his power by way Of contributing
to this end We owe this to ourselves,
we owe it to our country, we owe it to
the common or producing classes. Of
which we are a considerable factor,
and. we sacredly owe this to our pos
terity.
Il accept the nomination which YOU
have conferred upon me, and shall do
all in my power to promote the inter
ests of good government and secure
the establishment of the tirne-honored
principles for which the national liber-
ty party stands. / am sincerely Crate.
full for the high honor conferred upon
me.
Very respectfully,
Geo. e. Taylor.
"ottumwa, Iowa. September Is, 1904"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-15
Remove the Mask.

"The enormity of this disfranchise-
ment-crime becomes more apparent
when it is remembered that all the
states that ever sent a negro to either
house of congress, or elevated one to
governors chair, are included in the
list quoted above. This forces the
conclusion that in the disfranchise-
ment already executed by these south
ern states and confirmed by the pres
ent administration, the supreme court
and the recent republican national con-
vention, is equivalent to the practical
disfranchisement of every negro in the
United States; for there Is now no
hope, no possibility of the election Of
negro to congress- or. in other words,
we are doomed to submit to any and
all measures of taxation without repre-
sentation. Can the race longer be con-
| jured to the belief that the republicans
are not now and have not for years
/ been parties to this, the most stu
pendous citizenship steal known to
| modern history? Is it not high time
that every negro who claims the stat
us Of a man should array himself
against this double-headed political
monster which has not only wrung
| from him his suffrage rights, but cast
in the pathway of his posterity chain
of insurmountable obstacles? Can it be
possible that the working classes o4
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-15
A Fifth Of Race Dlsfranch:sed.


"By recent amendments to their
state constitutions, Mississippi, Louis
lana, South Carolina, Alabama, vir-
ginia and Maryland have practically
disfranchised their entire negro popu-
lation, which comprises about one
fifth of the race. That the action Of
these states in this particular Is a
fragrant violation of the federal con-
stitution, all sane persons well know,
however much for the sake of an ex-
cuse, republicans attempt to argue the
point of states rights which is a mere
bugbaar revived for the occasion, while
the democratic anarchists who have
led the anti-negro hosts In their cru
SADIE against the constitution, boldly
and defiantly proclaim that they have
disfranchised the negro because they
knew that We have now or soon would
have majority vote in their respec-
tive states, and that negro supremacy
could not and would not be tolerated
by them and their white constituency.
The present president and the repub-
lican congress, together with the SUI
preme court, dodge behind the ghost
of Jefferson Davis and flaunt in the
face of negroes in the north that filthy
old bloody shirt yell, while to the po-
litically crucified negro of the south
they say peace, be still, run with pa
thence the race that is set before you.
''The only difference / am able to
discern between the Tillman and Ward
aman school of democrats, and the
present administration republicans, as
| IN tho subject of disfranchisemen is
that the former are scrupulously hon
est in expressing their determination
to defeat the evolution and progress
of the negro, law or no law
constitutional amendments to the con
trary Notwithstanding, while the lat
ter are most unscrupulously dishonest
trying to observation-disclosures, but
u-with-the-coon
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-15

regular army; no position worthy Of
notice in the United States navy; in
short, we have entrusted our destiny
to the good and kind offices Of our po-
lnical friends CD until we find the
race today practically legislated out of
business. What nexto
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-15
Need Political identity.

lists or socialists? If SO, what would
Won gain?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-15
A National Aspiration Board.

the least benefited by the protective
tariff policy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
Wagner and His Plots.

In the Metropolitan Magazine Gustave
Kobbe writes entertainingly of the opera
season in New York and ventures to offer
some suggestions as to how a Wagnerian
music-drama might be improved if certain
parts were omitted. He says:
They tell story at the Metropolitan
Opera House of q woman who bought tick
cts for four consecutive performances Of
"Parsifal under the impression that, as it
was a Wagner work IL was like 1.-The
Ring of the Nibelung," and that il was
necessary to hear ii four nights before you
had heard ii all.
There are some strange decisions regard
ing Wagner, and none stranger than those
about his plots. L have had people who
q dozen times ask me questions about the
story, which showed that they know as
little about ii they do about the plot of
III TrovatOre and no one has ever been
able to understand that.
Wagner wrote all of his dramas in the
seventh dimension. His dread of the pub
lies ignorance led him to go into the
greatest detail. This accounts for the op-
pressive length of his works.
II | were an impresario and were plan
ming a production OF the ''Nibelung'' cycle,
l would proceed ruthlessly against Wotan.
Wagners desire to make everything clear
has led him in the second act of die
Walkure" to cause Wotan TO relate to
Brunnhilde the whole story of "Rheingold.' -
Il would suggest that the Narrative" be
omitted and the following notice be printed
on the programme: Between the first and
second acts there will be an intermission
ner, Wotan will tell his story behind the
cpaOec
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
The Danrosch "ParsifaI" Tour.

What is no doubt the most extensive tour
ever undertaken in the United States by
symphony orchestra was begun On last
Monday at Rochester. y. Y. by the New
York Symphony Orchestra, with eight So
loists. under the direction of Walter Dam
rosch. On Tuesday the orchestra was at
Toronto, on Wednesday at Buffalo, on
Thursday. at Cincinnati. and on Friday
and yesterday al Peoria. The last-named
city is small. but il has a great body of
music lovers, and the orchestra gave three
concerts there. the extra one being a mats
inee yesterday. The orchestra's further
course viii take II 10 Chicago and other
northern cities. through Kansas City 10
oklahoma City, Houston and New Orleans;
thence TO Louisville and the capitals of
the middle West. The orchestra Will be
in Indianapolis on April IS. The tour Will
end at Washington on May S. and the or
cheStra VIII then have gwen concerts in
many cities there have been days
since April 1. Before beginning this tour
concerts were given at New York. Philadel-
phia and Brooklyn and throughout the
New England States. At every point the
audiences nave been great IN size and for
the complete series success Is guaranteed.
The reason fo~ the extra ordinary popu-
Iarlty or this elaborate enterprise IS not
primarily Ia the publtcs liking for sym
phony concerts-hOw many great Orchesras
have disastrously journeyed from the
homes Of their subscribers but in the
general ana wonderfully lively interest in
Richard Wagner's last music-drama. Par
sifal which the New York orchestra is
presenting in concert form. Mr. Damrosch,
who i one OF the most enthusiastic and
thoroughly Informed OF Wagners disciples
ana eNpOsiJCTs, tells the story OF 'ParSi-
fal' connecting the excerpts that the or
chestra plays and the singers sing. Nine.
Bertha HarmOn-Force. soprano takes the
part OF kUudry; Daniel Beddoe. tenor, that
OF Parslfal; Francis Archaubault. bass.
that or Amfortas. Five young women Join
with Mime. Harmon-Force in singing the
Flower Maidens' chorus. David Names.
the violnist, plays with the orchestra the
Good Friday SPELL arranged by VIII
hel'ni
When 'Parsifal' is thus given at Tom
linson Hall on April y there will be added
the chorus of the Knights of the Grail
from Act l. which viii be sung by the
male chorus OF the Musikverein Mr.
Ernestnoif, the conductor OF the Musikver-
ein- IS rehearaing the male chorus in this
work The indianapolis concert will be
given under the management of ona b. Tai
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
The Ithaca Quartet Concert.

At the Central-avenue Methodist Episco-
pal Church next Wednesday evening a
quartet of entertainers from the Conserva-
tory of Music at Ithaca, n. Y, will give
concert under the auspices of the church.
This little company is now making its fifth
tour of the country and has been received
everywhere with great favor. 1t is COM
posed of Sara Watkins, gifted soprano;
Grace N. HER, mezzo-soprano of en-
viable reputation; Lola B. Berry. young
vioinist whose work has attracted much
attention, and Erma Streeter, a reader of
prominence.
The programme to be rendered Wednes-
day evening will be the following:
Trio-"Last Night" Kjerulf
Mopoiogne~,".Her First Visit to the hsr
Miss Streeter
Wiolin--Romance, from Second Con-
certo a,,.. D.. "ieiiia"sKi
Song-'The Swallows" ................ Cowen
Miss Watkins.
Reading-"Love's Sacrifice" ....:..........
.........................L Louisa de La Rome
Song-"The Rosary" .Nevin
Mrs Hier.
Duet-"Venetian Boat Song ....... Tolsti
Mrs. Her and Miss Watkins.
Nlolln-(a) 'Eleg1 ....................E Ernst
(b) "Humoresque'' .Tschaikowsky
Miss Berry.
Song-"Sing Me to Sleep ............ Greene
Mrs Her.
Reading-"Biff Perkins's Toboggan
Slide" .....::.................. Phelps
Miss Streeter.
Songs-(a) Vanity Fair .......... Clutsam
(b) When Jaek and 1 Were
Children .................L ohr
Miss Watkins.
Quartet-"Mighty LAX a Rose. .Nevin
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
Epicurenn.

The sunbeams pierce the gray translucent pane
And. filtered thrO the amber gossamer
Fall gently my lids as.if they fain
Would not dispense the dreams that hover
there
Through opened gates they Ill my waking mind
AS IL with scent Of roses thrice refined.
Then arise and seek my garden bowers
Where shade and sun are inter-e.nuIous:
Where happy birds find nests among the flowers
That. all adown their length half tremulous
Al my mere step-around me shyly fling
For my delight their perfume Offering.
And il it chance bird sings harshly.
VIII have him thence TO harshly singing mates;
leaf that rustles inharmoniousiy
shall be removed beyond my garden gates
Inc gianeing rii shall still be pure and sweet:
The rsrest beauty shall my vision greet
But VIII have music strains that MI
The soul until it trembles with delight
NO foods nor foaming wines that slave the will
shrouded in earthly. from celestial light
No rapturous sights sense ravisaing for me
NO pleasure but in sweet tranquility
IN own no bonds OF family or state.
Nor TO friend viii surrender aught
OF independently except he wait
Upon me with like freedom 10 be bought
III meet him. aid him. give him % my love
II all returning may more gracious prove
There comes pleasant honey-laden breeze
Scarce mingng with it's ike sweet garden air
huch less with winds beyond. my brow 20 please
And 50 my life shall be devoid Of care.
And fun OF peace shall greet no souls but bring
More peace 70 pleasure whom II greets as king.
Elmer Adams
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
Musical Matters OF Interest
Tomorrow Nights Concert the The Coming
"Parsifal" n

bot CNo. Ga East Eleventh street,. and
she is receiving subscriptions for seats.
Subscribers will have the first choice OF
places when the sale of seats begins at the
Starr piano store on Monday, April %.
The final performance of "Parsifal" at
the Metropolitan Opera House will be on
April %, beginning at 1870 o'clock in the
morning. The first performance was on
Dec. "A and eleven have been given there.
The immensely of the production, the fu-
tile effort of Frau Wagner TO induce the
United States Court to restrain Mr. Con-
ried from presenting the work and the
mystico-religious character of the music
drama-all are causes of the great attend
ance on the performance at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House and on the New York
Symphony Orchestra's much more numer-
Gus "Parsifal' concerts.
on the Metropolitan stage the music
drama is sung in German and continues five
hours. At the orchestra's concerts Mr..
Damrosch tells the story in English and
the vocal selections are sung in English.
Mr.. Damrosch is a believer in translating
opera librettos into the language of the
country in which they are sung. LibrettoS
of "Parsfal' are obtainable at the Starr
piano store.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
The German Players AT Engiish's.

apolis will give its last performance of
the present season next Thursday evening
at English's Opera House, when the anus
ing three~act comedy, I'm Weissen
Roessl' C'The White Horse Tavern'O, by
Blumenthal and Heidelberg, will be pre-
sented by the German players from Gin
cinnati
The White Horse Tavern has been
produced in English several times in this
city, and is we'll remembered as one of
the most delightful plays ever translated
from the German In the original text 1t
is said TO be even more entertaining than
mans company, and the stock company of
Teutonic players from Cincinnati consider
il the best comedy in their entire roper
toire. The play was written by the same
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
Musical Notes.

Heinrich Conried has decided some i'm
portant particulars for next years season
at New York Metropolitan Opera House.
The season will continue for seventeen
weeks instead of fifteen as this year 1t
will open on Nov. p. a five weeks tour on
the road will follow. Most of this will be
spent in Chicago, where "Parsifar' will be
given.
The manager has had no negotiations
this year with NJ. Jean de Reszke Nine.
Melba or Nine. Nordica. Ii is probable
that Mime. Media will sing twelve times
with the company. four times in Philadel-
phia and eight In New York.
This matter was submitted to Mr.. Conried
last summer by Nina. Melba's manager.
IL was late in the autumn before the man
ager decided 10 accept II. Nine. Melba had
then arranged for a concert tour in this
country and Mr.. Conried said that the same
arrangement could stand for this season.
So she will return here under that contract
if il is ratified. She will sing in concert
during october, November, March and
April.
Mr.. Conried has had no negotiations of
any kind with Jean de Reszke since last
july. His last talk with Nine. Nordica oc-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
What Womens
Clubs are Doing

Mrs. George B. Carpenter has been chosen
TO succeed Mrs. Henrotin as president of
the Chicago Woman's Club, one of the
leading women's organizations in the coun-
try. Mrs. Henrotin declined TO accept q
second term of office, believing that as
many women as possible should be presi-
dent of the club. 1t was on condition that
she be allowed to retire this spring that
she accepted the office in the first instance.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Denison has unofficially
announced that she will not accept a sec
ond term as president of the General Fed
Grafton. The announcement is made in the
columns of the keystone. edited by Miss
Louise Poppenheim, of Charleston, S. c.,
corresponding secretary of the General
Federation.
At last weeks meeting of the Woman's
Club of New Castle each member repeated
a humorous saying in answer to roll call.
An interesting paper on Stanley and the
Dark Continent" was read by Mrs. Carson.
well-prepared paper on "England's Lau-
reates' was read by Mrs. George Rogers.
The subject furnished a good opportunity
for the club to refresh itself on English
literature The annual letter from Mrs. w.
III. Elliott wife of the commissioner of
Porto Rico, was read by the president.
=
Italy was the subject of the day at
the last meeting of the Womans Club of
Winchester. Ind, The ladies responded TO
roll call with quotations on Italian sun
sets. well-prepared paper by Catherine
Meyer gave vivid pen picture of the
scenery of Italy. The appropriate poem,
Italy" by William Cullen Bryant, was
recited by Katherine Smith in an impress
sive manner. Following was a paper indi-
eating much research and thought by the
president of the club, Eleanor Barnes, on
Italian Life in Town and Country" giving
a clear idea of the aristocratic society and
the inhospitality of the people.
A paper on and extracts from Haw-
thornes italian Notebook" was read by
Mary Brumfie!d. An interesting discussion
followed the reading of each paper.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
Mrs. CIeveland's Joke.
February Lippincott.

February Lippincott.
This is true story.
When Mrs Grover Clevland was Miss
frankie Folsom. the prettiest girl in Wells
College. she had as teacher in English
composition Miss Myra Reynolds, now
professor at the University of Chicago
Miss Folsom handed in an essay one day
in which occurred the reprehensible word
pants"
Miss Reynolds promtly crossed out the
offending term and wrote in the margin:
Gents wear pants gentlemen wear pan
falcons.
The correction was obviously absorbed by
the fair pupil. A few years later. when
Miss Folsom, as Mrs. Cleveland. had be-
come the first lady in the land, her former
teacher received one day an imposing look
ing letter from the executive mansion
Washington. On opening IL a sheet of
beautiful notepaper. bearing the monogram
and crest of the Presidents wife appeared
together with Mrs. Clevland's card. On the
center Of the sheet was pinned simply a
newspaper clipping which read:
Mamma" said little Emerson Highlife
of Boston. ARE the Gordon Brownies and
the De Whitneys and the Burne-Smithsons
all gone away for the summer
Yes, dear. And why?"
Then please. may ] say pants till they
get homer"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
Medicine and Money.

Leslie's Monthly.
In every other profession except medi-
cine general publicity is looked upon as
legitimate.
Hundreds of physicians and surgeons are
constantly doing things that are really
great The public has never heard of them
and probably never will. The profession
knows them and respects them. If the
strict attitude were relaxed the sag to
rampant commercialism would be quick and
fatal.
Rich men who become doctors have no
advantage over men of small means except
that they may be able to prepare them
selves more fully for their work. One of
the most famous surgeons in the East was
years ago machinist in the Long Island
Railroad shops. He learned telegraphy
during his hours off duty. When he had
mastered the code, he left his position OBJ
tained another as night telegraph operator
and went TO medical college in the day.
tlne. Two young doctors in the middle
west, VINO started with nothing have built
up an immense practice in a town of about
LOU inhabitants. People como to them
from canada and from neighborina States.
Ihey alternate each year in perfecting their
equipment IN Europe where among doctors
10 whom scientific knowledge is the single
aim. they have attained international repu-
tatfOn- -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
American singers Abroad.

Miss Lillian Blauvelt, the American
opera. oratorio and concert singer, who re-
Gently returned from extended concert
tour in England and the continent. gave
expression in New York the other day to
some very interesting comments on the ex-
periences of American singers abroad.
There is no other American singer better
qualified 10 speak on this subject than
Nine Blauvelt, fcr SIZE gained the greater
part of her musical education abroad and
has had wide experience in Europe. She
was decorated by queen Victoria of Eng
land and Margherita of Italy and wears
the medal of the Society of ST. Cecilia,
of Rome. the oldest singing organization
in the world.
Indifference petty racial jealousies, in
trigues. disappointment, and even fail
ure,'' she says, ARE but a few of the
nardships against which American girls
must contend when they go abroad. No
other singers have SUCH a hard time. for
the American is obliged to learn manY
different languages in order TO sing in the
different countries. For example, in Ger
many a singer will be allowed for one
year TO sing in Italian an opera composed
by an Italian. but by the end of that time
she must have learned the German Ian
guage or she will no longer be recognized
France sometimes permits German or
Italian opera to be sung, but to attain any
degree OF success, TO gain their stamp OF
approval, the American girl must not only
sing in French. but without foreign ac-
cent. So prejudiced are the French in
favor of their own language that they
would rather hear the wretched accent of
one of their peasants than the accent Of
the foreigner, even though she be crowned
with artistic merit and superior ability.
Then, again, Italy is most conserva-
tive All music and Interpretation are con-
fined TO the Italian artists, and they re-
fuse to attend performance of a French
opera in French or a German opera in
German, and as for an English opera. no
matter what the merits of the artists might
be, it would simply not be tolerated. The
Italians care very little for the accent;
what they ask for is the language, No
matter what the opera be written in, IL
must be sung in Italian or it will be We
toed and excluded"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10

he musical event of this week will
he the last concert OF the Musk
verein's regular season, TO be
given at the German House to-
morrow niChf The nrogramme
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10

authors who have since scored such
tremendous success with their AIT Hell
delberg" All of the leading members OF
the Cincinnati company will have parts in
which they will be seen TO great ad-
vantage, and a fine performance may be
expected by the Germans OF the city as
we'll as by those regular theatergoers who
understand the German language
The first season of the newly organized
German Theatrical Society has been in
every way a great success, and plans are
already on foot for a more ambitious season
wear.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
Matinee Musicale Organ Recital.

The annual organ recital by the Matinee
Musicale will be given next Wednesday
afternoon at the Central Christian Church.
The public will be admitted, a nominal fee
being charged. The programme. which has
been prepared by Mrs. S. l.. Morrison and
Mrs. Frank Edenharter, will be the follow
ing:
Prayer from "Lohengrin' ............ Wagner
Mrs. McGibeny.
Calm as the Night .....................Bo BONN
Miss Jungclaus.
bSnculCluS .....s.".s. .-...s...-....-s. INdll
Miss Carman, organ: Miss Jay. violin; Mrs.
Edenharter piano.
Comfort Ye." Every Valley Shall Be
Exalted ......... ..,.............. Handel
Mr.. Lynn.
ca "Fughette Lema1gre
OBJ "Andantino' ......................Le maire
Mrs. LOughmiller
I'm Thee do | Put my Trust ....... Spicker
Miss Hyde and String Quartet
Fantasia in c.. ......................To Tours
Miss Hosmer
"In Est Homo" 'Stabet Mater" Rossini
Miss Sweenie and Miss Swain.
"CanZonette' ........ $500. Tschaikowsky
Miss Brown.
''Motette' ......... .............. MendelSSohn
Double Quartet.