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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-28

centage he is making on his capital.
On the other hand, his employee wants.
and deserves, the highest price
possible for his, labor. No
matter what other issues may
be made in strike the ultimate
aim is to secure the highest possible
wage and the best possible conditions,
for the working men. This Is indeed
laudable, but the laboring man must
realize that this Is not the whole ques-
ton to be settled.
For these reasons it Is best that a
board of arbitrators be chosen and the
whole question of the strike referred
to these men. They must be men
who are well known and impartial.
Such men can be found and the soon,
or they are found and. the questions
referred to them for settlement, the
sooner will the plants be busy again.
The packers will be benefited; so will
the employees and so will the public
The labor movement will have gained
the sympathy Of the people and rep
utation for fairness and will have lost
nothing that could have been gained
by long hard strike. For, though pos
sibly, the strikers might win victory
after tie-up of months, the industry
would then be SO crippled that 1t
would be many more months before
the workers would be able to figure
an Improvement over the conditions
they have objected to by striking. In
the meantime, If arbitration is en-
ployed to settle the trouble, work can
be resumed and hungry mouths can
be fed. Hardships will be prevented,
rioting will be prevented, and meat
famine will be prevented
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-28
MR.. PARkER,s CABINET.

Milwaukee Free Press.-If Candi-
date Parker should be elected presi-
dent his cabinet would be selected in
accordance with time-honored Gus
tom, from among the leaders of the
convention by which he was nomi-
mated. David B. HILL of New York,
Judge Parker's principal lieutenant, in
the preliminary campaign, would be
chosen for secretary of state, probab-
ly, and Mr.. Bryan. for secretary of the
interior, unless he might be chosen
for senator by the Nebraska legisla-
'ture. Possibly Mayor Rose might be
hidden from public view in the de-
partment of agriculture or in some
other secluded spot. The interesting
feature Of such a cabinet would sbest1e
proximity of It's members to the presi-
Dental succession in case of the death
of their chief. Candidate Davis will
be 81 years old, next November, and
his chances of surviving inauguration
de-, are not great. If he should die
after the meeting OF the presidential
electors. supposing his ticket to be
successful, the succession. to the pres
idency would belong to the secretary
of state in the first instance. and af-
forwards to other members of the Off
cial household. That may have, been
one of the reasons for selecting vice
presidential candidate who is less like
" than not to survive the beginning of
the term of office for Which he Is a
candidate Of record. u y
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THE REPUBLICANS OF MAINE.

osceola Sentinels-Thea republicans
of Maine who are right on the border
and know just what is involved In the
proposition to enter upon free trade
with Canada in natural products only.
adopted the following resolution at
their state convention in Bangor q few
days ago:
THE republican party stands for
the reciprocity of Blaine and Arthur
and Harrison and Mckinley and Ding
ley, which covers the interchange with
foreign countries of articles which we
do not produce, and our own products
needed in such countries. 1t opposes
such reciprocity with Canada as will
flood our market with Canadian lum-
Der, fish, hay, potatoes and other farm
products. as 1t would seriously en-
barrass many of Names important In
dustries1 and especially that of agri-
culture. Under present arrangements
our trade with Canada Is constantly
increasing, with the balance largely In
our favor. We believe in letting we'll
enough alone"
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WHO SHALL sE TTa"

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
The question of who shall be 1T" in
the management of the Parker cam
paign of disastrous defeat, Is staring
the faithful in the face and the pill
grimages to Esopus are, many and fire.
sponsibility. The latest was concluded
on Monday. The ingredients of the
witches cauldron of consultation were
supplied by the, democracy of David
B. HIN the modesty of Arthur Pue Cor
man, Who insisted that a younger man
than he should be chosen; the suavity
Of Sheehan, who claimed that he
wasn't feeling very well anyway; the
silence of Guffey, who believed some
ought to- take it; the acerbity of Kern.
who thought Taggart ought to get It,,
and the insistence Of Mack, who stalk
ed his all on the fitness of Belmont.
Naturally the conference dissolved in
to thin air without the doing of any
thing or the adoption of any resolu
ton save that the best thing to do
would be to adjourn to talk it over at
some other. time
financial physique of the Parkerian
IT.. is of decided importance to all
whom it. may concern. Mr.. Hill might
break or might shatter 'steen to one
as he Will, but with western at" the
favor of Bryan would cling round 1T
STILL, and the sinews of war would be
gathered not on. Wall street. If an
eastern 1T" be chosen in the person of
Belmont, the contributions would flow
in from the, financial centers, but the
wild and ;i!wooly western democrat
would refresh himself with the state
ment' of Mr.. Bryan that the money
power. has the democratic party by the
throat-and would bolt the ticket.
The.dc;nocratic party is between the
devil. and the selection of an TT" If
it should 90 to the east for its ut" the
west would sulk. If it should go to
the west the, east would kick and
nuether pilgrimages nor adjourned
conferences would save it. But the
postmaster and the tavern keepers Of
Esopus are profiting by the pilgrims
ages and the correspondence, from
whence it may be learned that it is a
mighty i'll wind that blows nobody
good, even while engaged in the old
task of blowing the democratic party
wh ora n list eth n yEs-Gs Isl
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A CLEAN CAMPAIGN ii

Thus far the progress of the cam
pa1gn gives assurance that it will not
be one Of mud singing but that the
fight is to be made purely on bust
ness or rather clean political basis
The republican party stands for one
form of government. the. democratic
party for another, The people are ask
ed to decide which is the better and
for the purpose Of convincing those
whose minds are not already made up
campaign speakers will go out through
the country to tell the voters why the
republican party or the democratic
party as the case may be, is promis.
Ing the nation the better government.
These speakers will of course differ as
to their. views of political questions,
but as to the candidates at the head
Of the ticket there will be only respect
for both. Theodore Roosevelt has de.
monstrated his ability as chief execu-
tive Of the United States. Judge Par
ker Is, no doubt an able man. These
two men are representatives Of their
respective parties and they stand on
their respective party platforms.
Y The time when a mud-slinging cam.
paign was carried on in the United
States, previous to the election of a
president has passed, happily, and the
time has come and come to stay when
campaigns are made strictly on the
merits of the parties and their princi.
pies and not on any personal charac.
teristics of the men who represent
those parties as candidates. This is
as it should be and the men who will
make the campaign will take care that
the situation remains.
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A MILLION DoLLARs7

washington Post.-The Chicago In
ter Ocean states that the report is
current among the democratic workers
ins that city that Henry G. Davis, the
democratic candidate for the vice
presidency, will contribute $1,000, 900
to the democratic campaign fund.
Mr.. Davis is wealthy as the result Of
his own. honorable efforts. Among his
millions there is not dollar that was
gained by doubtful methods. Besides
being rich, he is LIBERAL, But it seems
to us absurd to talk of 81, 100000
campaign contribution from. any one
man. That is no. the way in which
campaign chests are ,flleds We sus-
pect that the record wasebroken when
a New York friend of Mr.. Cleveland
handed his check for $50, 900 to the
democratic campaign committee. While
1T is not improbable that Mr.. Davis
will excel in liberaiity the late Will
liam II. English, of Indiana, Mr.
Clevelands running mate in 1883, or
the late Arthur Sewall,, Of Maine, WHO
ran with Mr.. Bryan in 1886, we think
no sane man expects him to get into
seven figures.
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UNCLE. SANS FINANCIAL SOLID.
ITY,

ID
ST. Louis Globe Democrat-A re-
port from Washington says the treas
ury's cash balance is at a lower point
now than at any previous time In sew
eral years. 1t amounts to about $751;
100000 at present, which is many mil
lions below the mark of year ago at
this time. OF course, this is due to
two things chiefly. These are the $4-
100000 loan to the st: Louis worlds
account of the Panama canal. But the
worlds fair is paying back the loan,
and will restore all of it to the treas
ury by the latter part of the present
calendar year. The fair closes on De-
cember 1, but the chances are that the
last installment of the loan will be
paid back before that time.
Nobody will grumble at the expen-
diture for the Panama canal. This is
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Weak
Hearts

Are due TO indigestion. Ninety-nlne Of svsyy
one hundred people who have heart trouble
can remember when II was simple indiges-
ton. II is a scientific fact that all cases Of
heart disease, not organic, are not only
traceable to, but are the direct result Of indi-
gestion. All food taken into the stomach
which falls of perfect digestion fermen.s and
swells the stomach. putting II up against the
heart. This interferes with the action 81
the heart, and in the course Of time that
delicate but vital organ becomes diseased.
n Mr.. D. kauble Of Nevada o.. says: had stomach
trouble and in bad state had heart trouble
whit. took Kodo Dyspepsia Cure for about fow
months and II cured me.
Kodol Digests What You Eat
and relieves the stomach Of all nervous
strain and the heart Of all pressure.
Bottles only. sIoo Size holding az times the trisa
size. which sells for soc.
Prepared by E. @. Dewitt q co.. CHICAGO,
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS
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WHAT I'D LIKE.


Like to go a royin'
Where I used to rove;.
Like to go sneakin'
To the old home grove;
Like the days that used to be
When I'd been a fishin'-Gee!
An dad was a. calm me,
And each foot was Just a draggin' like
1t hated for to move.
Like to be climin'
In the barn for eggs.
Perchin like a chicken
On the harness pegs,
An go diggin' in the hay
Huntin' eggs, or just in play.
Like l used each rainy day,
Till / run across briar and got
scratches on my legs.
Like to be a sittin'
Sunday evenin's nigh
Where 'thout no one seein.s
l could bat my eye.
Where a blue-eyed. red-cheeked
girl
y Sat an listened, with a curl
OF gold hair set ME a-whirl;
Or be perched up after meetin' justsa
watchin' her go by.
i j. NJ Lewis In Houston Post.
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THE sTockYARDs STRIKE.

The general strike at the Chicago
stockyards, which has brought that
city's greatest industry to "a stand
still and threatens to have. the; same
effect in the other larger packing cen:
tiers of the middle west, WILL. if 1T lasts
long, prove one of the worst labor
troubles in the industrial history of
the country Laying aside the ques-
ton as to who is in the right. the fact
remains that arbitration should be
seized upon and at once, to. settle the
difncultiessq Arbitration meanss in, near.
ly every case a compromise for both
sides where more than one question is
at issue. Arbitration in the packing
house strike will. no doubt, bring
about compromise on the part of
both packers and employees.
This much granted, as 1t will be by
all fair men, the merits of the case
remain to be considered. A board of
arbitrator can be selected that will
act with intelligence and fairness and
can be depended upon to do so by
both packers and strikers. In the
meantime work could be resumed sub.
ject to the conditions fixed by the ar
bitrators, and where now idleness and
often riot reign the wheels Of indus.
try may again be turning
The day of the labor Agitator has
passed, and 1t is hoped 1t is gone for
all time Labor unions now have at
their heads, in most cases, men who
are able in every way to cope with
their employers in debate and argu-
ment. There are still, Of course, men
In the ranks of the unions who do not
understand the mission Of their organ.
izations and who have not outgrown
the period when might alone made
right. Reason will tell and is telling
the more intelligent laboring men that
recognition of the rights of others is
the only way to secure recognition of
ones own rights.
There is hope then for an early set.
Element of the packing house strikes
more hope now than there would
have been some ten years ago. The
greatest hope lies in arbitration. 1t
stands to reason that men who are
themselves representatives of one side
or another in a dispute of any kind
cannot see with as clear eyes the
points made by the opposing side.
And yet. both sides have arguments.
The capitalist has his interests to pro-
tect his investment must be looked
after. Market conditions govern his
ability to make money and he knows
better than any other how great per-
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as a result have emnloved : laree
amount of money N the n,,rcb.sa Of
good securities Fvarytbjrs ,Snint s ~
an inward movement n SoIWa nss =,
nr,ces far wbeat oo++en - aiues -
paintainad 'vo,, NIL, s' III, eolh, e.c.'ale
nhann annnoo Sou VIZ Wi.ness raCner
s s,A app ~, soia..on ~ Values peiore the
oio 81 " 'ns oullehl year.
Nevel oeiofe nave lhei large inter
ests peen so wen supplied with mon
ey. IL is this surplus money
seeking investment that is RESPONSE
Bile for the upward movement in
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vention: Martin Luther facing the
Diet at Worms, and Jesus of Nazareth
before Pontius PLATE.
Bryan went out of the convention
as he entered it, the greatest man on
earth today, barring none.
There was not an incident in the.
convention which did not vindicate,
every contention made by him In his
magnificent fight before jury that
had already reached It's verdict. . 81
In his defeat in the convention he
won the most notable victory, and II
the world does not venerate his name
1t will be because it Is incapable Of ap-
preciating moral grandeur"
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Mr.. BRYAN's POSITION.
]. let's TRUST

Friends and countrymen. let's trust
him an =. q
Though he's not a man to trust
Let's endeavor to elect him, :
Though his cause is far I Il Just;
I have put away all rancor ,f,-
AS I promised that would, .
1 am for the splendid ticket,
Though it isn't any good.
Let us grid ourselves for battle
But l hope we cannot win
Let us pray to be successful.
Though success would be SIM;
Let us give the peoples banner
Unto him to nobly bear,
But it's dangerous to do 1t,
For he isn't on the square,
Let us wave our hats for Parker. Z.
The poor tool of foxy Dave: y
Let us rest our hopes upon him.
Though he's Mammon's crying elave,
Let us raise him up to power,
Help to send him whooping through,
But remember-here warn you
You'll be sorry If you do.
Washington Post
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a great work of national utility, which
will scontribute materially toward the
big majority which will be rolled up
for President Roosevelt. who was the
chief instrument In getting the canal,
The work which he and the republi-
can party performed in securing the
canal treaty will be one of the assets
of the party during the campaign.
This is one of the most profitable out
lays ofifmoney which the, government
|, ever made. It will be ,,returned4 to- the
country many times oyer In the first
quarter of century of the life OF the
canal in the extension Of American
commerce, especially with Asia, and in
the advancement of American pres
tige. 'ss'
But notwithstanding the large out
lay ofathe goNernment..in. manShdiree-
tions, and also Notwithstanding the
heavy gold expectation, 1.-The Inflow of
gold continues to be heavy On the
Panama canal and other accounts
ISL 100000 Of gold was exported from
the United States during the year
is a very large sum, but the importa-
ton of gold in the same time was
| 500 100000, an excess of $1S,000,000 on
the right side. This Is the best eX-
| hibit which the country has made, in
the gold movement in several years.
| OF, course, neither the gold outflow nor
| the gold inflow attarcts much attention
these days. So much of the yellow
metal is in the treasury and in the
banks that tens of millions of it could
be sent out Of the country without be-
ing missed. The opposite was the
case in Cleveland's second term. Then
the government had to sell 262,000,000
of interest bearing bonds to get gold
enough to save the country from drop
ping to the silver basis. In these days
of republican prosperity the govern
ments finances are solid and business
| Is active and f1ourishing. r.
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THE WRECK OF THE MAINE

Chicago Tribune.-Every now and
then some speculative Individual ar
CUES to himself that money can be
made by raising the hulk of the bat
tleship Maine which is Embedded in
the mud in the harbor of Havana,
floating 1t and taking it to the ,prin-
cipal coast cities as a show. Itsissnet
likely that the venture would be "a
profitable one, and the navy depart
ment has saved several would-be ex-
hibitors from loss by refusing to give
its consent to their schemes and by re
ferring them. to congress, which alone
has authority to dispose of the wreck.
The hulk Is the property of the
United States If it chooses to claim
it. Certainly the wrecked vessel ought
to be removed from the harbor of Ha-
vana, because 1t isrin the way there.
If the relations between Cuba and the
are the American government, would
have been asked long ago to remove
it's property and make what DISPOSE
ton 1t saw fit of the junk.
1t :. Is said that President Palma and
Minister Squiers talked the matter
over a year. ago and come to the con-
clusion that the best thing to do would
be to raise the Maine sufficiently to
allow of its being towed out into deep
water and sunk there. Why should
not this government approve of that
honorable disposition of the remains
of the wrecked battleship? There is
a new Maine. The old one is dead,
should be allowed to rest in peace,
and certainly should not be put on ex-
hibition.
Since the matter is one over which
congress alone has Jurisdiction 1t
should waive all property rights Of the
United States in the Maine in favor of
Cuba on condition that she will give
the shattered hulk decent burial out
of the reach of American resurrection
lists and shoWmen,
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AN INDEPENDENT HEsITATEs.

Washington dispatch to- the New
York Post-"For Judge Parker have
great admiration" Gen. Daniel Il.
Sickies, who is now in washington, Is
quoted as saying: "but the idea Of
leaving out such an essential part of
a platform as the money plank was
and is likely to make many
persons who would like to vote the
democratic ticket this year hesitate
ocrats elected Mckinley in 1896 and
1900 and they may, be the balance Of
power this time. l think this selection
of an octegenarian for second place on
the democratic ticket was further.
mistake"
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THE LESSON OF EXPERIENCE.

The disasters which have left their
marks upon the history of the country
during the past few months have
taught lessons which should not and
will not be forgotten. The
Iroquois theatre fire brought about the
adoption of a city ordinance in Chica-
go compelling owners of theatres to
make better provisions for the comfort
and safety of their patrons. Similar
ordinances were passed in New York
and in countless smaller cities and
towns, and it is probable that never
have places of amusement been more
safe than now. Thus, the disaster of
the Iroquois, though it brought sorrow
to thousands may be the means of
preventing similar catastrophes in the
future
The burning of the General Slocum
in New York harbor was another
event which cast shadow of gloom
over the whole couy. y. Investiga-
tons were Immediately set on foot
and are even now in progress, their OBJ
ject being to determine the responsible
parties and to prevent, if possible, a
recurrence of such accidents. In Chi
cago rigid inspection of steamers
has been ordered and impartial writer's
say that never before in that city S
history has the shining been so, well
guarded against accidents as now The
reason given is the general order is.
sued by the department of commerce
by the man who was then it's secre-
tary, Geo. B. Cortelyou. The lessons of
experience are dearly bought but when
they are used to a profit it is some
small consolation: at least; 4 to know
that they are not if vain. E''HA'T s'ss
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A DIFFICULT POSITION TO FILL

Louisville Courier Journal.-Touch
ing the craftsmanship of the national
democratic committee 1t may be said
In general way that no one who
wants it should have 1t. Emphatically
1t is a place not to be sought or COW
eted. Thanlsless at best, both hard
worked and i'll requited, upon the ma
tional chairman devolves all the re-
sponsibility and very little of the
glory. He must be.a man deeply learn
ed in the arts of practicali politics, yet
a man above suspicion; equally inde-
fatigables and tactful; at one and the
same time a statesman and party
manager, -l
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LAUDs w. w. EPPs.

Keokuk County ,News.--Hon. w. w.
Epps, of ottumwa, committeeman of
the. Sixth district, was nominated for
county attorney in Ottumwa Saturday
by the republican convention. Mr..
Epps is a good republican, a hard
worker for his party and man wor-
thy of the confidence of the voters of
that county. The News wants 20 see
EppS win.
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Mr.. Parker need have no fears now
as to the difficulties that might be pre-
scented as the result of himself and
Mr.. Bryan occupying the same stage
at Chicago next month. Mr.. Bryan
has looked over his calendar and finds
that he has a Chautauqua date for the
day fixed for the Chicago meeting.
Parker can have it all his own way
and will no doubt visit the Windy
City,
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Candidate Swallow, not throwing
bouquets or anything of that kind says
that if all the temperate republicans
and temperate democrats would vote
for him he would be elected. He GER
tainly has splendid opinion of the
men who make up the old parties.
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RINEHART ON BRYAN,

Des Moines Capital-Brother Geo.
F. Rinehart has delivered many a
panegyric on Hon. William j. Bryan
but it is in his write up of the St.
Louis convention that he reaches his
most lofty height in paying tribute to
his idol. The conclusion Of his rhap-
sody is as follows:
There We're but two events in his
tory to parallel his course in that con-
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SLOW AND NOT SURE.

z Philadelphia Press.-The great Ja-
panese defeat, in which 10000 men
were lost has now dwindled down to
a "repulse" with an alleged loss OF
$500, and may, in the end, turn outNa
Japanese victory. War news comes
slowly, and even then Is not Sure