Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

craftsmanship, for one man like Hoar
is preferable in a body like the senate
to score of Clarks."
The Iowa Falls Citizen says that IL
there is much chance for Parker's
election it isn't observable to the
naked eye.
The Spirit Lake Beacon asserts that
during the past twenty-five years
Iowa has wasted In mining schemes
enough money to pay a large section Of
the national debt.
Great Caesar, Is George still on
earth!" exclaims the Charles CITY In
telligencer, commenting on the report
that George Van Houten will return to
Iowa from Alaska. Thought he had
gone west and stepped over the edge
into the Pacific ocean,
IF the publishers of Sunday school
papers expect to retain their hold on
the interest of their youthful readers
they will have to add the comic sup
plement." suggests the Forest City
Summit.
"
The Burlington Hawk-Eye con-
cludes that the democratic majority of
the Council Bluffs library board was
merely playing politics, and very poor
politics at that, in voting to exclude
Mr.. Riis' book on Roosevelt from the
Council Bluffs library.
ut is pity when a silly partisan
finds place on the public library
board, and Council Bluffs seems en-
titled to fourfold sympathy in this re-
spect," says the Marshalltown Times
The Mason City Globe Gazette says
that Fairbanks seen and heard has
dispelled completely the Ice wagon al
fusion.
The Creston Advertiser insists that
every voter ought to vote eitherA"Y es"
or mo" on the biennial election
amendment
The Waterloo Courier believes that
If Tom Watson We're less vitriolic he
would have more followers.
o
The Hampton Recorder observes
that Mr.. Rinehart imagines he Is run
ming for something-or from some
thing-and he wants chance to catch
his wind and speak.
%
THAT is nothing" says the Ida Grove
Pioneer, commenting on the reported
discovery of gold in Monroe county.
Almost any Iowa farmer can tell of
finding all kinds Of gold in his corn
field this year"
Complete returns show that the
Iowa corn crop is unanimously repub-
llcan," says the Keokuk Gate City.
The Nevada Representative opposes
the representative amendment for the
reason that, while it would give the
smallest county representative the
most populous county in the state would
have no more than two. The Hamp-
ton Chronicle suggests that, according
to that mode Of reasoning mo demo-
crat in the state should be allowed to
vote because there are so many more
republicans"
Des Moines people are kicking be-
cause Marshalltown instead Of Des
Moines got the main Fairbanks meet
ing In Iowa. but the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican does not see that there was
anything wrong in the arrangement
THE presumption Is" says the Repub-
lican, that he spoke to all the people
who could get within the hearing Of
his voice, and he could not have spoken
to any more in Des Moines. Aren't an
equal number of people in the west
end Of the fifth district as good as in
the seventh district?"
o.
The Marcus News predicts that Mr.
Hubbard's majority in the eleventh
district will reach 10000.
D.
The Cherokee Times believes the
representative amendment should be
adopted. 1.-TWO counties cannot be
united in one representative district
1t says, without creating heartburn
ing and jealousies, and resentment
over fancied sights by the weaker
county often results in the defeat OF
worthy candidates"
"The debt paying power of a dollar
was never greater than right at this
time," says the Manson Democrat.
The Orange City Herald says tina,
this years campaign looks somewha,
like a repetition of the second Gran
campaign, when the democratic vote
was scattering"