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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

an argument. The American voter is
a fair-minded man. He knows that
figures don't lie," but he also knows
that they can be made to say almost
anything. 1t is easy for Judge Parker
to hurl one-sided political speeches at
an audience of men who are on his side
at the start and are listening only with
view to collecting some material for
editorials as one-sided as his speech.
But when those editorials get to the
public and have the light of sane judg-
ment and common sense turned upon
them they will have altogether differ
ent effect from that which is intended
by their authors and the man who yes
terday inspired them
AS a matter of fact statistics show
that during republican administrations
from the time the war of the rebellion
ended until the present, with the ex-
ception of the years when the United
States was engaged in the Spanish
war, Uncle Sans balance sheet has
shown a surplus of receipts over eS-
penditures. During the administration
of Cleveland. from 1893 to 1896, with
a free trade policy the balance was
the other way. In 1896 the excess of
expenditures over revenue was $25,-
20S,246. The following year, with Nc
knley as president. this amount was
reduced to $1S,052,454 In 1889 the
Spanish war brought it to $S9,111, $50,
but the following year republican man.
agement brought the excess of expend-
lures to nothing and created an excess
of revenue over expenditures of &c.,
$4,000.
This year. to be sure, the govern
ment has expended $41,053,441 more
than the revenue has amounted to, but
$50,000,000 went to pay for the Pan
ANA canal property, closing one of the
greatest international deals the world
has ever known and rejecting credit
upon President Roosevelt as diploma
fist and public official Leaving out
this amount there is still a surplus of
revenue over expenditures.
Judge Parker. when he attempts
to make political speech, should
treat all sides of question. If his
position before the people is tenable,
if he deserves the votes for which he
asks, he must, first of all, be fair,
straightforward and true. The Ameri-
can people will not name man as
president who is not willing to face all
sides of an argument Mr.. Parker's
one sided speech will not gain a vote
for him but will have a tendency to
help in the defeat which surely awaits
him in November.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13
CUBAN STOCKS IN NEW JERSEY

Chicago Record Herald.-Not sin
gle Cuban company was organized last
month in New Jersey
Behind this statement is a story that
Illustrates in striking way the activ-
ity of the American promoter and the
eagerness of Americans to form stock
companies for working a good thing
to the limit
The echoes of the battle Of Santiago
had hardly died away before the
American promoters began to get
busy Hundreds were waiting at the
threshold to jump into Cuba the min
ute the door was opened. There were
railroad, telegraph, telephone sugar
refining. express, construction. to-
bacco, plantation. steamship, timber,
banking, realty, quarry, fruit. plant
ers', electrical, commercial industrial.
mining and exploration companies,
each having an abundance of "litera
ture' that pictured in glowing langu-
age the untold wealth CT the islands
undeveloped natural resources, show
ing the investor how dollar could be
made to yield several hundred per cent
In a short time.
The secretary of state of New Jer-
sey had to increase his force of clerks
when the grand rush began, and the
fees from largely capitalized com
panies swelled the revenues of the
state from this source. Many of these
companies, of course, had nothing
more valuable behind them than the
stock they had to SELL
Some idea of the work done by the
enterprising promoter may be had
from the fact that forty-five corpora
lions authorized stock to the amount
of s43,243,000, while their paid cash
capital amounted to s1,599,1O0. The
fact that no Cuban company was in
corporated in New Jersey last month
is taken to indicate that the Develop
ment of Cuba's natural resources" has
been worked to the limit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13
TO AID THE UNIVERSITY.

iowa should be proud OF her state
university. 1t is an educational insti-
tuition of merit and its graduates are
to be found in the highest walks of life.
1t has much improvement ahead, of
course, just as every other university
IN the country has, but Iowa can well
feel proud of her state university even
with it's short comings.
During the past year there has been
more or less trouble at the university
and two members of the faculty have
resigned. The alumni took promin-
ent part in some of the discussions be-
fore and after these designations and
some of the events were not to the
credit of the alumni or of the univer-
sity. Now, it appears, all this i'll feel
ing that existed has blown over and
in its place has arisen respect for the
alma mater that should have kept
down these petty quarrels but which
is no less welcome even though late.
The board Of directors of the bureau
OF information established by the state
university alumni at their meeting in
June, has organized and has devised
plan more compactly to unite the
alumni and former students of the in
stitution in its support. A circular let
ter embodying this plan has been sub
mitted to the friends of the university.
1t is proposed to push the organiza-
ton of associations of alumni and to
publish magazine of interest to alum
nj and former students and also a
register of alumni.
Funds are required, first of all. H.
G. Plum has been made temporary sec
rotary of the board, under the author
ity conferred by the meeting of March.
1t is proposed to publish a magazine
with the secretary as editor. This
magazine will be the revival of pub
lication begun year or two ago.
. circular letter has been issued by
the board of directors to the former
students and alumni of the institution,
soliciting cooperation and support. 1t
is stated that the board of directors
proposes:
(D To employ paid secretary
who shall devote his entire time to the
management Of the bureau of informa-
ton and the other work of the board
(2) To cooperate with the univer-
sity authorities in the organization of
the local alumni in the various COM
munities Of the state and elsewhere.
90 To undertake the publication of
the Alumnus, of which the general
secretary shall be editor, if it shall
receive a sufficiently encouraging re-
spouse to this circular letter.
(D To cooperate with the univer-
sity authorities in the publication of a
register of the alumni of the univer-
sity.
OF course, to achieve these things,
money is requisite. This money must
arise from the friends and alumni of
the institution. Therefore, subscrip-
tions will be taken by the directors for
the purpose of furnishing an opportun-
ity to all who wish to cooperate in
this movement for the welfare of the
university.
Let the good work go on. The alum
nj of the state university are now on
the right track. If they continue the
school will grow in influence, worth
and in the estimation of the people.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13
KILLING BOYS.

Des Moines News.-Tally one fol
the press.
The newspapers have battled with
little support from state and municipal
authorities to prevent casualties and
death through the use of toy pistols,
cannon crackers, etc, on the Fourth OF
July. And they have succeeded in re-
ducing the number of the victims ia
one-fourth the average number.
The Journal of the American Medi-
cal association has gathered the sta.
tistics for 1908 and 1904.
Last year there were Alb cases Of
tetanus, or lockjaw caused by Fourth
of July artiller- in the hands of chill
dren. This year there were only 105
such cases.
Last year of the Ais cases there
were 4OS deaths. This year of the 1o5
cases there were 81 deaths. Parents
should note the fact that IA of these
fatalities were caused by blank cart.
ridges.
The fatalities from tetanus were
fewer In proportion this year because
more about the treatment of such
cases.
Surely the newspapers may congrat-
ulate themselves over the campaign
for the protection of the youth and
continue the agitation.
While the sale of toy pistols and
other death dealing noise producers is
prohibited in many states and cities
the enforcement of the statues and or
dinances is extremely lax
Perhaps we shall cease to murder
the boys of the land to make an
American holiday when the congress
of the United States shall take UP this
important matter and shall prohibit
the manufacture Of the dangerous ex-
plosives.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

The democratic congressional com
mittee expects to center all its ener-
gies in Iowa upon the second district
in the hope of holding it in the demo
cratic column and holding Judge Wade
in congress. But the handwriting has
been seen on the wall over in the sec
ond. Judge Wade's successor has
been named and the people of this dis
trict are only waiting until next No
vember to tell the eloquent orator
from the university town that he has
more.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

dynamiting of the depot at Victor,
which resulted in almost score of
deaths, injury to many others and the
destruction of valuable property. He
should be taken back to Colorado,
tried, convicted and an example made
of him. America is no place for dyna-
miters and anarchy and the sooner any
evidences of such crimes are stamped
out the sooner all classes of people
will be safe. But by all means, let
Colorado protect this man from lynch
ing until he can have fair trial. The
state owes this to itself and to the
nation as whole.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

solid by the vote of even majority
of the white voters in that section.
But it is not. The disfranchisemen
of the negroes has in effect disfran-
chised the white voters as well as
those who are not identified with the
democratic party, for The race hatred
stirred up for campaign purposes will
compel the white voters of the south to
give silent consent to the election of
those who set them selves up as the
representatives of the white mans
party"
The ratio for apportionment under
the last census was 194,1S2 population
for each representative, and each
congressional district is supposed to
have that many people The congress.
sional vote in the north averages from
10000 to $4,000 voters to the district.
In the south the average is about s.
600 The state of Arkansas has seven
democratic representatives with a to-
tai vote of $4,000; the state of Mis-
sissippi has eight representatives with
total vote of 17,05S, or little more
than 1000 voters to each district The
state of Louisiana has seven repre-
sentatives with total vote of 26.265
and the state of South Carolina seven
representatives with total vote of
$4,000
John Sharp Williams, the democrat
ic leader in the house of representa-
tives, was elected to his present term
with total vote of 1,433 recorded in
his district. Mr.. Williams aspires to the
speakership and with democratic ma
jority in congress he would be elect
ed. What an example of popular gov
eminent that would be, having the leg
islation for S0,000,00O of people dictat.
ed by 1,433 voters down in the Yazoo
district of Mississippi.
There were more votes put into the
ballot box in Speaker Cannon's district
two years ago than in all the fifteen
districts in South Carolina, and Missis.
sippi. Mr.. Cannon represents at least
39,351 voters for there were that many
votes recorded in his district for and
against him. There were nearly as
many democrats voting against him as
there were voters in Mississippi. There
are five republicans in congress from
Indiana, Hemenway. Overstreet, Wat
son. Lands and Hollidy, who represent
more voters than were recorded as vot-
ing for the thirty-eight democratic
representatives from the five southern
states of Alabama, Arkansas, South
Carolina, Louisiana and Mississippi
and any one of these Indiana republi-
cans had more votes recorded in his
district than in any two of these south
ern states, excepting Alabama.
Such is the situation. The demo-
Gratis start with more than one hun
dred representatives who receive
their certificates without more than
the pretense of an election. The re-
publican control of the house depends
upon the election of two-thirds of the
representatives from the north and
west. A solid south does not justify
a solid north by the same methods
employed to make the south solid, but
the men who believe in republican pol
icies should look to their interests If
they do not want legislation dictated
by people who do not tolerate free and
fair elections.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

"Tama jim Wilson has returned to
Washington. flushed with victory after
his campaign in Vermont Secretary
Shaw is spreading the gospel of repub-
licanism through the west. Bob Cou-
Sis will speak before the most prom
inent republican club of the east in a
short time, and Lacey, Dawson Smith
Hepburn and other Iowa republicans
will be heard in congress next session.
Iowa is not very big state but it's
fame and its orators travel far.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

Commander Peary is discussing geo.
graphical puzzles with the other noted
explorers and geographers in the in
ternational congress at st. Louis this
week. 1t is hoped that Japanese sym
pathy will not deter the congress from
electing General Kuropatkin an honor
airy member. He will no doubt be able
to tell them something very interest
ing about the north pole If he keeps
up his present retreat much longer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13
Feet Swollen to Immense size.

] had Kidney trouble so bad" writes
j. J. Cox of Valley View, KY, chat I
could not work, my feet were swollen
to immense size and was confined to
my bed and physicians were unable
to give me any relief. My doctor f.
nally prescribed Foley's Kidney Cure
which made a well man of me-"
Avoid serious results of kidneJ or
bladder disorder by taking Foley's
Kidney Cure. Sold BY w. D. Elliott.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13
COMMENT ON THE WAR.

Minneapolis .Journal.--The battle Of
Lao Yang, with it's loss of many
thousands on both sides, has been a
disaster to Russian arms, and has re-
moved still further into the future that
ultimate victory in which Russia has
placed her. hopes from the first De-
spite the fact that the Russian war
office says Kuropatkin is in stronger
position on the north bank of the
Taitse than he was on the south, he
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

The Eldon fair has come to an end
and the weather man will now proceed
to visit whatever i'll temper he may
have upon the less fortunate associa-
tons which have chosen dates other
than those of the Big Four week.
someway, the Eldon people seem to
have perennial arrangement for
splendid weather during their annual
fairs
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

Isn't it about time for Perdicaris to
take another vacation trip into the
mountains? Some North African cor
respondent should get active, now that
the meat strike is settled and the war
is settling down to a cross country
race.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

Candidate Bennett should be given
Carnegie medal for heroism. 1t is
to be hoped that someone can be found
in most of the Iowa districts who will
go on the democratic congressional
ticket. but the Lucas man who is a
candidate against Colonel Peter Hep
burn in the eighth is the limit"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

Appanoose county has magnificent
ed with appropriate ceremonies next
Monday. Judge Robert Sloan will OPP
en- court and addresses will be made
by Chief Justice Deemer of the Iowa
supreme court. Judge G. w. Vermilion
of Centerville. former Judge T. NJ. Fee
also of Centerville, and others.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

No matter what the democratic or
ators say now about the party's po-
sition on the tariff question, as soon
as the election is over the free trade
doctrines of Bourke Cochran and
Champ Clark, who want all custom
houses destroyed. will be the cardinal
tenets of the democratic creed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13
WABASH.
Depart.

Arrive Depart.
No. Is Kansas City & ST.
Louis ......a 700 p. m. a9:20 %. m.
No. IA Kansas City & ST.
Louis 5000. .a6:15 a. m. asses a. m.
Freight trains carrying passengers
between Ottumwa and Moulton:
Local freight. bS:00 p. m. b3: 90 a. m.
Fast freight .a11:10 a. m. a2:30 p m.
daily. b except Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

Gear Nicholas, now that Kuropatkin
has been defeated at Lao Yang, is
about to reorganize his army all over
again. He is angry. He has been an
cry once before in this war but the jap
anese have gone right on winning bat
ties just the same
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

The democratic platform demands
that we treat the Philippines as we
did Cuba. The Cuban policy, under
which the new republic has grown and
was a purely republican
measure and bitterly opposed by the
democratic leaders in congress.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13
How is Uncle eassaway, anyway?
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The Iowa City Republican says that
John A. Green, of Stone City, the DEM
ocratic congressional nominee in the
fifth district. made an excellent sena-
tor when in the state senate and rode
on passes like most men when they
get a chance" He was a good fellow,
too, and, despite the silver in his hair
added by passing years, still carries
his smile with him and his cheerful
good nature makes him popular every
where. But the Republican points out
that no democrat, however popular,
stands any show of election running
against Bob" Cousins.
Col. Eiboecle, of the Staats-Anzeig-
er, would make the state fair free to
all visitors and provide for its support
from race receipts, licenses and con-
cessions and exhibitors fees. He fig
ures that the bar concessions for the
sale Of beer and wine alone would
bring 100000 into the treasury and
he believes there would hardly be any
more drinking done than under the
present arrangement. The Keokul<
Gate City says that Col. Eibeock's plan
is not likely to meet the approval of
either the fair managers or the people
of the state. Practically ALL" asserts
the Gate City, who have the agricul-
tional and other interests Of the state
at heart will object to the proposition
that the fair be made a sideshow to a
saloon"
The Clinton Herald says that Con-
gresham Wade's Record, what little
there is to It, shows him to be as rock
ribbed democrat as there is in the
lower house of congress.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette suggests
campaign is good deal like employ
ing popular clerk to build up bust
ness for a Grabbed merchant.
out here in Iowa" remarks the
Dubuque Telegraph, commenting on
the course Of campaign-"out here in
Iowa, where the corn is in the balance
and where democrats march to defeat
year after year with smiling face and
buoyant mein, we haven't scented the
odor of burning money. A good deal
of 1T is being put under the kettle and
ignited to bring the pot to boil; but
that is In the east where the votes and
not the corn Is In the balance"
The Cedar Rapids Republican as
serts that there. Is room for the in
definite enlargement of Iowa's meat
packing plants. There is no reason"
1t contends, why the Iowa grown hogs
should not be shipped out Of the state
in finished pork instead of raw hogs.
The labor that is expended in finish ng
the product should be Iowa labor and
the profits concerned should go to the
building UP of Iowa instead of Chi
cago. The Iowa people ought to stand
by each other in these matters.
John E. Craig, the democratic CON
gressional nominee in the first district,
was, in the opinion of the Keokuk
Gate City, much broader and more
conservative in his acceptance. speech
this year than in his speeches two
years ago. THE difference is quite
noticeable says the Gate City, "and
it may be accepted as measure of
growth in dealing with public ques-
tions and of wider and justtr view
of the character and purposes Of the
great political organization now in
control of the government"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

When Champ Clark of Chautauqua
and Cut throat" fame, gets into the
second district of Iowa to talk politics
the chances are about even that he
will lose votes instead of gaining them
for his colleague. Judge Wade.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

Who says prosperity is an unknown
quantity now? Who talks of hard
times? The Eldon Big Four Fair asso-
citation just closed the most successful
season since its organization, with
record breaking attendance and good
patronage for all the attractions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

Economy of administration is a
good thing" says the Iowa City Re-
publican, and while there is an in
creased expenditure Of money to
maintain the government there is
some increase in the size Of the gov
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13
ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC
Depart.

Nc. Going East. Depart.
206, Keokuk. Kansas City,
California and southwest 81 As a. M
2o2, Keokuk ~. ....3:S2 p. m.
2o4. Eldon, Davenport &
Chicago -. ........ 1923 p. m.
Going West.
2o3. Des Moines, Ruthven,
west Nebraska ....... .12:45 a. m.
201, Des Moines & Omaha. 1910 p. m.
205, Des Moines & Omaha. 1905 o. m.
Unless otherwise specified all trains
are daily except Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

1T Is possible, of course, that the
loafers from 15 to 90 years of age.
about the city have definitely made up
their minds as to Just what branch of
doing nothing they will follow for a
livelihood" remarks the Cedar Rapids
Gazette. Most of them may hope to
marry into families, the heads of
which worked and accumulated money
before it was understood that work
was impolite."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

Next Monday Maine holds state
election. Vermont has set good ex-
ample and there is little doubt but
Maine will follow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

A prisoner at Topeka, Kans., a de-
ported miner from Colorado, has con-
fessed that he helped carry out the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

has just that much more ground to re-
take in order to attain ultimate vic
tory" and he has been placed in a
position where it seems he must fight
a foe which has beyond all question
shown itself his superior in every way.
The anxiety reported from ST. Peters,
burg, in the light of all this, would
seem in truth to be anxiety lest, after
all, that ultimate victory" be turned
into ultimate and ignominious defeat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

General Kuropatkin is command
err of whom neither Russia nor tn
friends of Russia in the present strug
gle need to be ashamed" declares tn
Cedar Rapids Republican "He ha
the right mettle in him and he will b
still further heard from in due tim
which may be long time but it i
due some time"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

eminent. Its trade has increased, its
farm production has increased and
everything is getting bigger"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-13

The advance guard of the demo-
cratic host has reached the republican
gold standard camp" says the Bur-
lington Hawk Eye. They may be ey-
peeted to catch up on the tariff march
of progress in about eight mere
years."