Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-22

Burlington Hawk-E Eye to say: Some
thing must have gone wrong with ar
rangements of the democratic COM
mittee on campaign thunder"
IF vigorous opposition party is
essential to good government, the
democrats should get move on them
or make way for some party that will
put up an interesting fight" declares
the Dunlap Reporter.
The Mason City Globe-Gazette says
that II there We're any Iowans in the
Fairbanks party to whom the vice
presidential nominee did not hand
sweet scented bouquet before his
constituents that fact has not yet been
discovered by the enemy's sleuth.
The Hull Index says it will be dis
appointed II Mr.. Hubbard does not
have a larger majority in Sioux coun-
ty this year than any congressional
candidate has yet polled in that
county.
The Des Moines Capital observes
that the divorce microbe is not sus-
ceptible to the vagaries Of climate.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes
that Gen. Apathy has been driven
shrieking from Minnesota
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The Waterloo Reporter does not be-
lieve that Congressman Wade's nom
partisan pretensions are going to carry
much weight in the second district
this year. THE republicans who We're
chumps enough to vote for him two
years ago." it points out, have discov-
cred that he can be good fellow
sometimes and a democrat all the
time"
Sure enough they are going to send
Bourke Cochran to the second Iowa
district" notes the Council Bluffs Nom
pareil, regardless Of the possible in
furious effects to his free trade diges-
ton when he tackles diet of pro-
tected pearl buttons
The advocacy Of universal peace Is
a fine thing, but does 1t not remain
true" suggests the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican, that few wars have been
fought that have not conferred bene-
fits on the human race? There are
some things that are worse than war.
fad and 1t will probably run it course
1t has some benefits to confer on man
kind, but it should not be inferred that
wars are necessarily evil or unneces-
sary."
The Marion Register declares that
the democratic cry of Imperialism"
Is direct insult to the 10000 men Of
the American army, "everyone Of
OF II q -
assist In overthrowing the republic"
The Iowa City Citizen thinks that
It would be timely to separate Mr..
Steere, the correspondent who report
ed Prof.. Wilcox as saying that half
the people of Kansas are crazy, from
the university. The citizen points out
that this is not the first instance of
yellow reporting on Mr.. Steeres part.
1T appears that some of the stu
dents have gone newspaper crazy"
says the Iowa City Republican, refer
ring to the Steere Wilcox incident.
Talk of Mary Lease, Carrie Nation,
PETER and Jerry Simpson, and you are
talking of sane people compared with
some of the alleged newspaper cores
pondents of Iowa City"
What do we care about the Ames
stock-judging class?' says the Fort
question is what kind of football
team has it."
Every interest in connection with
good government" asserts the Des
Moines Capital, would be served by
continuing the annual elections in
Iowa. We want state elections sep
arate and apart from national con-
tests" In this connection the Capital
cites the case of Wisconsin and de-
clares that this years election will not
settle any state issues in that state
for the reason that "the national cam
paign is swallowing up all state mat
ters.'
Unless the campaign warns up"
says the Cedar Rapids Gazette, "the
frost is likely to catch good deal of
politics in soft condition. The acre
age in Iowa this year is nothing of
which the state will be able to boast"
The Des Moines Register and Lead
er says that Mr.. Olney in his speech
reveals in two sentences the entire
animus of the eastern attack upon
President Roosevelt. Our needless
scrimmage with Spain over Cuba" and
that DEVELOPMENT of jingoism and
militarism which brought on the scrap
with Spain" There is the beginning
and the endine, the sum and sub
stance of the anti-Roosevelt sentiment
of the eastern mugwumps." declares
the Register and Leader.
'The kind of Irritation that goes
on at church is just taking notice
and Is harmless" says the Des Moines
News. IF the ministers could con-
fine all the flirting to the church it
would be a good thing for the young
people to attend. M st of us who are
married found our sweethearts and
wives at church. Uhticr what better
surroundings could future wife or
husband be found?"
Judge Wade simply dived into the
first hole he saw when threatened
with danger on the tariff on buttons