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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14
A MINISTERIAL OIL COMPANY.

Kansas City Journal-A company
composed entirely of Methodists min
listers IS gazing to bore for oil in KAN
sas These ecclesiastical prospectors
nave not yet decided how big their cor
poration will be, or how deep they will
go down, or whether they will tap the
Chanute, the Coffeyville or some other
field, or whether they will sell their
output to the Omaha refinery to
Rockefeller or to foreign buyers. All
they have determined upon so far is to
bore.
The outcome of the venture of these
clerical brethren will be watched with
interest. What means they will en-
ploy to locate their bearings is, of
course not known for sure. but it is
suspected that they will depend more
upon the power of faith than upon ex-
pert advice or careful preliminary ex-
ploration of geological formations. AL
though there may be no provision
therefor In the bylaws of the COM
pany. these prospecting ministers will
undoubtedly resort to loftier methods
Tor finding the wealth which the earth
conceals. So 1t seems a foregone con-
clusion that they will pass all the dust
ers by, pray fervently and strike it
rich. The establishment Of their sue
cess will naturally tempt pastors of
| other religious denominations to take
on occasional flyer. If all are success
full, then the secular concerns may be
run out of business or be compelled to
put few ministers on the list of stock
| holders. The objection urged that drill
! ing for oil is gambling does not hold
good In Kansas. because the oil fields
there are sure things
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14
POLITICS IN THE PHILIPPINES,

st. Louis Globe-Democrat.-It: lis Of
interest to the country to note that the
republicans and the democrats in the
philippines are arranging to send dele
gates to the national conventions in
chicago and st. Louis, respectively.
This Is something that the party lead
ers IN this country did not look for. No
provision has been made by either par
W for delegates from the Philippines,
but 1t is likely that this matter will be
arranged to the satisfaction of the
visitors. 1t is safe, at all events. to
says that the republicans will take
care of their party brethren from the
archipelago when they appear on the
scene.
The intention Of the delegates to both
conventions seems to be to get some-
thing IN the national platforms in favor
OF legislation looking to the develop
ment Of the islands resources. This
ought to be an easy task in the repub-
lean assemblage. The platform of
1900, which was the earliest time that
the Philippines could be mentioned in a
presidential year, recited that ''the
largest measure Of government
consistent with their welfare and our
duties shall be secured to them by
law" This pledge has been faithfully
Kept in view by the party. Several
acts relating to the Philippines have
been passed, and in all of them the well
fare of the islanders, as well as our
own interest in the archipelago have
been attended to.
A hospitable reception is in store for
the republican delegates from the Phil
ippines when they knock at the doors
Of the Chicago convention. The repre-
sentatiyes Of the party which is in con-
troll of the national government will
welcome the sons Of the country's most
distant possession, and will do any
thing for them which they can do con-
sistently with their duty to the party
in the United States and the people ii
general thereof. 1t is pleasure fol
the party to note that the people OF
the Philippines are taking an active in
terest In the political and Industrial
welfare Of their locality. The republi-
can party of the nation has the we'll
being Of the inhabitants of the islands
at heart, as is shown by the legislation
which has been from time to time
adopted. Let the Philippine delegates
come to the republican convention and
tell the needs of their locality. They
will be sure of respectful hearing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14
I. a. HAMMOND, Chairman
in THE COMMERCIAL FlEip.

The best news from the commercial
field as Judged by Dun's trade review
is that announcing the settlement Of
many labor controversies, or at least
resumption Of work pending the ar
bitration Of the points Of difference.
Returns from the manufacturing in
dustries are still confusing The mark
ed improvement in the iron and steel
industry has been equalized by the
less favorable conditions existing in
the textile and footwear factories. Ag-
ricultural work has progressed quite
satisfactorily.
In the opinion of Dun's it is a good
sign that the month opened with the
prices Of commodities less inflated.
With the exception of 1903 when they
were only z per cent greater the rail-
way earnings for March exceeded
those OF any previous years.
The Improvement in the iron and
steel industry is no longer a matter Of
conjecture or sanguine hopes, but a
certainty. In many respects the past
week has been eventful. Former prices
of billets and bars were reaffirmed by
the association; the first liberal order
for structural material was placed;
implement makers all wanted materi-
ais at the same time having finally de-
cided to cease procrastinating sever-
al independent concerns that were
selling at concessions restored full list
prices, and the most encouraging was
issued by the leading producer.
Equally optimistic as to commercial
conditions is the review of Bradstreet
for the week ending April 9.
Events of the week have, for the
most part, been favorable. The wealth
er conditions generally have been
spring-like except in some portions of
the northwest. This has increased re-
tail distribution in cities while in the
country districts favorable weather
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14
ALWAYS GETS 4 COOP sEAT.

New York Press.-There is an elder
ly woman in this town who invariably
gets $1.50 seat in the first balcony Of
Broadway theater for so cents, just
because she once made a tactful repiy
to the box Office man. She had been
in the habit Of buying a seat for her
self in the top gallery for some time
without anything unusual happening
until one day she thanked the box office
man for giving her particularly good
seat
Il like to do it for you," he said, "be-
cause you look just like my mother"
you thing, suppose" she replied
that your mother is the dearest
sweetest woman in the world?"
Il do" the box Office man declared
CALAMITY.
well. then. that is the prettiest COM
pliment have ever received" she said
smilingly, "and thank you for it very
much.
The next time she went to buy 80
cent seat the man passed her out one
for the first row in the balcony. "Bu,
don't want to pay that MUCH" she
protested.
Take it with my compliments" he
said. 1t is my pleasure"
And he has kept the custom up now
for more than two seasons.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14

ludicrous; but it has serious aspect
in it's disregard of the conditions which
would make specific reaff1rnation- Of
fensive to a large majority of the
party.
And the utter recklessness of 1t. Ev-
cry vital point can be honorably and
amicably covered by plain, compre-
hensive reaff1rmation of national and
Iowa State republican platforms. A
general declaration of that character
ought to carry the party in this state
over the brief space from May IS to
June 81. After the latter date the re-
publicans of Iowa and all the states
will be standing upon common plat
form, shouting for Roosevelt and vic
tory.
Come now; be reasonable, and don't
stick in the bark"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY coNvEN.
TON.

A delegate convention Of the republicans
Of Wapello county, Iowa, will be held at
the court house In Ottumwa, iowa, on
Saturday, April 16, 1904, at 1880 p. m.
for the purpose of selecting twenty -one del
egates to attend the sixth district conven-
tion to be held in Des Moines. Iowa, May
ID, 1904, to select two delegates and
two alternates to attend the national re-
publican convention, to-be held in the city
OF Chicago. state Of Illinois, on Tuesday,
June 81, 1904, said twenty-one delegates
Will also attend the state convention to be
held at Des Moines, Iowa on May 18,
1904. to select four delegates and four al
ternates to attend said Chicago convention.
Said county convention also to select
twenty-one delegates to attend the sixth
district congressional convention to be held
at Ottumwa, Iowa, on June 10, 1904, to
nominate candidate for representative In
congress for said district. The basis Of
representation in said county convention
for each precinct will be one delegate at
large and one additional delegate for every
twenty-five votes or fraction over twelve
cast for Albert B. Cummins for governor
at the general election held November 8,
1908. Upon the above basis the various
precincts will select the following number
Of delegates:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14

has helped farmers in their planting
preparations and improved the condi-
tion of winter wheat The breaking
up of the country roads. however.
tends to retard the sale and distribu-
ton of merchandise, lumber and other
products. Wholesale and jobbing dis
tribution has been helped in tone rath-
er than volume by the Improvement in
weather and in the retail trade.
In iron and steel and lumber the re-
sumption of outdoor spring activities
as helping the distribution. The soft
coal industry has also improved now
that fear of general strike is re-
moved, but thousands of Iowa miners
are idle, owing to disputes.
Collections as yet do not reflect
much if any improvement and in COM
mon with the trade itself are especial
ly backward in sections of the middle
west, where recent floods have done
damage.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14
DON'T "sTlck IN/THE BARK"

Burlington Hawk Refusal to
mention the platform of 1903, after all
the debate that has been had, will be
construed as reputation of that plat
form" That says the Des Moines
Register and Leader, "is Mr.. Perkins
conclusion in the Sioux City Journal,
and it is one that no fair-minded re-
publican can escape" II the PROPOSE
ton is correctly stated. then there has
been successive Reputation" in Iowa
platforms. The platform Of 1903 did
not mention that of 1902 and the lat
ter ignored the platform Of 1901. The
latter sighted 1900 and the last year
Of the old century forgot 1899. 1t Is
not belittling the dignity and purport
of a state platform to hold that unless
1t reaffirms, or reiterates. or at least
mentions" It's predecessor, the omis-
sion is to be construed as reputation
The demand for specific reaffrmation
Of 1908 under penalty Of having 1t lab
eled as Reputation" borders on the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14
1T IS THE OLD SONG, GENTLEMEN

From Congressman Hepburn's Creston
Speech: eve say now as in days past, we
propose to adhere to this doctrine of pro-
lection. OF course we have met the opp0si-
ton of our opponents. We have been told
that if we closed our markets for the pur-
poses OF protection, the markets of the world
would be closed against us. 1t is the old
song, gentlemen. remember it in the old
days, when as youth and young man,
was a reader of the New York Tribnne over
which Horace Greeley presided, as the great
i1lnminator of this great question. We were
told then, we have been told ever since, that
If we pursued this policy of repression, of
exclusion, of isolation, of selfishness. that
the markets of the other nations would
cease to be buyers from us; and yet we have
gone on under our system, selling more and
more abroad, and bringing more and more
of the wealth of other nations as the pur-
chase price of that which we have so1d.,,'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14
REPUBLICANS ATTEND PRIMARIES
EMIL FEcHT REPLIES T. D. FOSTER AND SHOWS EFFL
cAcY PROTECTION IN uPBulLDING OUR FOREIGN TRADE

Edltor OF the Courier.-The republic
can primaries, which take place Tues
day night are of such paramount i'm
portancee in view of their possible in
tiuenee upon our party platform, that
IT behooves every loyal protective re-
publican to be on hand, and see to it,
that only men Of unquestioned adher-
ence to this cardinal principle of our
party get on the delegations.
1t is indeed strange, that notwith-
standing the overwhelming evidences
during the past eight years, Of the eff
cacy OF protection as an inducer of
widespread prosperity, any further
PROOF be necessary, but the packing
house meeting and the evident deter
minatien of Mr.. Foster to promulgate
at this time his well-known British
free trade convictions, should cause
every friend of the protective principle
to be on the alert.
Not enough for Mr.. Foster that
Americas present prosperity, under a
high protective tariff negates every
position and prediction of John Stuart
Mill, of Golden and Peele-not enough
for that gentleman that the present
depressed condition of his own free
trade mother country cries to heaven
for relief from the Golden folly and
has given birth to a formidable protec-
tlon movement under Chamberlain-he
would try the Cleveland experiment of
1893 again. in the vain hope that a re-
peal of our duties would induce a
greater foreign demand for our pork
beef and grain, a hope which has
animated every free trade article
speech and book since the beginning of
man, and a hope, by the way, which
has never been realized in single in
stance in the worlds history. We i'm
port annually from Brazil $5S,000,000,
mostly coffee, and we send them SILL
100000 We import annually from
British South Africa 81 900, 900, while
we send them s16,oo0,oO0. In the light
of these facts Mr.. Foster ought to see
that what We may buy of a nation has
little to do with what we sell them.
The following table will show how
the plan worked in 1898:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14
ON THE JOYS OF BEING GOOD.

Whenever I've been playin' hook, or
wadin' in tn slough
Or havin' fights or anything Teller
likes to do,
My ma she lioks me good an hard; am
then she'll cry an say
She wishes was like tn boy that lives
across tn way,
He always minds his mother an he's
good as he can be,
An every time ma swings the CAD she
/. fqs holds him up. to, me,
don't like gettin' licked SO much: IL
don't seem hardly right
That should get a whalin' every
mornin' noon and night
Because another Teller is SO awful sissy
I couldn't git no credit If 1 did the best
l could.
But there's one satisfaction go out
most every day
An pound the stuffin, out of that young
kid across tn way.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14

miles of railway as all of the balance
of the earth combined. 1t publishes
and reads as many newspapers as all
the balance of the world
This consuming power rests directly
upon our protective tariff. 1t did NOT
exist until we had it, and it suffers ev.
cry time the protective principle ia at
tackled in the exact measure in which
1t is molested.
England with her wonderful re-
sources and her Industrial DEVELOPMENT
under Cromwell's effective tariff and
navigation laws, after being for 2o0
years mistress Of, the wave and one aeO
of the worlds commerce, was perha ms
in view of her inadequate acreage bet
ter than any other country in the world
adapted for the free trade experiment
but even there we see depression and
poverty as abject as anywhere and her
boosted worlds commerce is SHINING
away from her at an alarnninu
rate to protected America, France and
Germany.
In the light of history and experience
there can be no intelligent reason ad-
vanced why this country should at this
time abandon protection, but there
would seem to be on the contrary 10 :
600 reasons why Mr.. Fosters mother
country should speedily adopt it and
vigorously, too.
If every country in the world would
adopt free trade there might be grand
| opportunities for country so rich and
SO fully developed as England. but sd
long as they don't happen to be foolish
enough to do so, England had better
protect along competitive lines and Mr.
roster can do his mother country nc
greater service than to encourage Mr.
m nor 10 IN, i,, lit
again from the slough Of Cobdenism
upon the level of protection and pro
gresS.
England Is at present, economically
speaking. Ill and needs treatment. were
1T not better If she took our medicine
and got well, than that we partake Of
the nostrum that manifestly made her
i'll?
Whenever Mr.. Foster or Cummins car
snow us a free trade country in this
world that Is as prosperous as ours one
that every immigrants nose points in
advertantly to, come he from where he
may-one where there is so great an6
SO general c, distribution Of wealth anc
happiness and .plepty-a country where
the people are as well fed, clothed
housed and informed as In ours. q
country where labor Is as independent
and as well paid, and country where
beggaryi s'as absent-then might they
have further hearing, but until they
can do something like that, it would be
indeed the height Of folly for the PEG.
pie OF this republic to jeopardize the
wonderful and unparalleled prosperity
of which they now can boast.
Every believer in this cardinal prin.
ciple of our party, owes it to himself
to his party and to his country to be al
his respective primary on Tuesda,
night and to use every endeavor to an.
point only man of sterling republican
ism as delegates.
Emil Fecht.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14

the policy of Iowa republicans in the
past to adopt platform suited to the
needs of the campaign with only due
reference to the basic principles OF
republican doctrine and with no spe.
cif1c endorsement Of any previous
plank or platform. Iowa republicans
can well afford to allow the national
convention to prepare the platform on
which the national campaign shall be
waged. There is no question but that
it will be sound on all points of par.
ty doctrine and such that every repub.
lican can stand thereon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14
ABsENTmlNpEp JUNGLE JoE.p

Washington Post.-Passengers on
the car that reaches the senate wing
Of the capital were somewhat surpris-
ed during the hard storm the other af-
ternoon to see the well-known figure OF
Speaker Cannon running race with
the rain. When he reached the shelter
Of the car congressman asked him
why he didn't carry an umbrella.
oh" said the speaker, II never carry
umbrellas. If I had one would lose
1t between here and the depot"
Mr.. Cannon was wet almost to the
skin, but he seemed entirely unconsci-
GUS of the fact. He crossed his legs
and introduced himself to a passenger
sitting beside him, at once beginning
a conversation after the manner of men
of an elder and gentler day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14
WON'T PARKER DO?

Chicago Chronicle, dem.-The Parker
movement is highly useful in killing off
the grotesque candidates. which have
followed in the train of Bryan, but it
can hardly be looked upon as one that
will commend itself to the wisdom Of
the party liz national convention. If
democrats control that body they are
likely to perceive early In the proceed
ings that they have nothing to gain by
nominating a lukewarm democrat and
that they have everything to lose by not
nominating democrat Of known char
acter and opinions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14
BlsMARcK's REGRETS.

London News.-Shortly after 1870
Bismarck was complaining that life
had brought him no happiness or love.
But" said friend, you have made
a great nation happy" YES" replied
the prince. but many people unhappy.
But for me three great wars would not
have been waged, 10000 men would not
have persisted and parents, brothers,
sisters, widows would It now be
mourning. That / have to settle with
God. But have had little, or no pleas
ure from what I have done; on the
contrary. much vexation, anxiety and
toll"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14
ALL RUN DOWN

In the Spring is when you notice it
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After reviewing his troops in New
Chwang General Kuropatkin declares
they are all right. Perhaps he is now
considering whether it would be prop
er for him to extend an invitation to
the Japs to come over and fight.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-14
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