Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-03
WOULD RETARD WORK
Both MIR. Hepburn and Chairman Bab-
cock of the Republican consression-
al Committee Consider RooseveIts
Election Sure.
(BY H. ]. MAHIN.)
Washington Bureau of Courier.
Washinqton, D. c., Sept. g.

colonel Hepburn, congressman from
the eighth district of Iowa, declares
that the election of democratic ma
jority in the house of representatives
would bring calamity to business in
terests of the country
Colonel Hepburn believes that the
democrats, with the little power that
this would give them, would keep the
country so stirred up with investiga.
tions and other movements that any.
thing like settled business conditions
would be impossible 1t would give
them just enough power to worry the
President and that they would do that
with will Colonel Hepburn has no
doubt.
Representative Babcock, chairman
Of the republican congressional com.
mittee, who spent several days in
Washington this week, says that he is
waging his campaign along exactly
those lines.
Unnecessary Disturbances.
Colonel Hepburn tells me-" said
Mr.. Babcock, "that when the demo-
Gratis had control of the house before
they had thirty-two separate investi-
cations going on into various govern
ment departments and business con-
ditions over the country Nearly ev-
cry one Of them was launched on
trumped up charges and had not the
slightest chance in the world of yield.
ing any good results. They were
purely and simply for the purpose OF
annoying and worrying the republican
president"
Under such copditior~ contingsd
Mr.. Babcock at is impossible to
have business in a settled state and
do not think that the prosperous bust
ness men of this country want to risk
It,"
The fact remains that a democratic
house would be absolutely unable tc
| accomplish anything in the way of leg
islation and would serve only as q
| disturber and block to legislation that
should be enacted.
Senate Safely Republican.
There is no possibility Of the sen
ate being changed so as to overthrow
the republican majority in less thar
four years and very little chance II
that time. Consequently a democrat
| ic house would be utterly helpless tt
enact any democratic legislation anc
all they could do would be to retart
and hamper the republicans in any
thing they attempted.
Certain of Roosevelt's Election.
Mr.. Babcock and Colonel Hepburn
are both convinced of the certaint,
of the election of Mr.. Roosevelt
1ney seem to have no doubt on tha
point but even If Judge Parker woult
be elected it would still leave tn,
democrats in the power of republi
can senate. In the light of this fac
the foolishness Of Judge Parker
statement that If elected he woul,
not accept another term is more thai
ever evident. With no possibility O
getting. a majority of democrats in tn
senate in less than four years Judg
Parker says that he would only accep
four years knowing that during tha
time he would be utterly helpless t
enact any real democratic Legislation
because of the republican senate.
There is no doubt that Represents
tive Babcock is somewhat worried on
er the congressional situation. II
feels pretty confident about the ives
but is worried over some districts 1
the east. He urges all republicans t
remember that the matter is by n
means walk away and is himsel
trying his best to dispel apathy whel
ever he finds it.