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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
THE POPULAR VERDICT.

washington Post-"This gathering
looks as though the old democratic
PANTY had come to life again." quoth
Hon. John Allen. erstwhile congress-
man from Tupelo. as he surveyed the
crowd of the "unterrified" which
thronged Landlord Devine's spacious
lobby,
Cont you think John" asked a.
friend, chat Roosevelt has hurt him
self with the country by his course in
this Panama business?"
II am not so sure of that" respond
ed Col. Alien. Il did not hear any
fierce vituperation of the executive
while down in Mississippi lately. You
see. there is sort of predatory In
stirct III our race, and whatever APP
reals to 1t is more apt to be applaud
ed than condemned. The popular YER
diet Is on the side of canal seizure, and
my belief is that If it could be shown
that Washington not only aided, but
instigated, the revolution on the 18TH
mus, the nation would be all the bet
ter pleased"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
cARNATloN DAY.

Through the efforts of the Carnation
League of America the birthday of Nc
kinley seems destined to become day
for national observation. Not that it
is to be made holiday for we have
an abundance of such days), but by the
individual wearing of carnations, Jan
uary 20 is the anniversary. It's first
observance was in 1908. At that time
much interest was aroused. This en-
thusiasm was manifested in the wear
ing of carnations. President McKin-
ley's favorite flower While attention
to this occasion was widely extended
last year, it is probable that the OBJ
servation this year will become quite
general.
Such a suggestion as that made by
the carnalion league IS most common
dable. In these busy days people of
the United States have short memo
ries. Events and personages pursue
each other across the stage of human
affairs with such rapidity that but lit
tie time is given them. Their memo
ries become first blurred and then eff
faced. The memory of Mckinley may
escape this fate. AS President he fig
ured in an epoch that is not likely to
be soon forgotten. His presidency
marked the breaking away of the Unit
ed States from the seclusion that had
heretofore restricted it's interests to
the western hemisphere. BY the pol
icies inaugurated at that time this ma
ton took it's place in that family of
other nations, which has world scope
to their activities and influence.
With this era the name of Mckinley
will be forever linked. The name of
Mckinley will forever call to mind the
broadening of the field of Am erican ac-
tivity and prestige. 1t is probable,
therefore, that his birthday will com
mand more general recognition as the
years pass Already there can be a
tendency seen to remember Mckinley,
not as a republican chief executive, but
as the President of the Spanish Ameri-
can war period. 1t is coming to be the
same with him as with President Lin
coin, of whom the people only think
as President of the great civil war pc
riod. His memory is the heritage of
all parties and of all sections of the
be true of President Mckinley All
Americans iuOuIIleu dI MS uedCH. M6n
of all parties joined in the observation
of his birthday in 1903. 1t is certain
that January 20, 1904, will be day that
will appeal to the patriotic sentiment
of the SO,O0O00O of American people.
observe carnation day.
The present struggle in Japan ap-
pears to be between the hotheads OF
the nation and Marquis Ito, the veteran
statesman about whom one of the
younger political leaders writes: "He
is the present and future Of our coun,
try, personified in one individual; and
in spite of all the attacks Of party pol
itics, he is still the man to whom all
and everyone turn their eyes whenev-
er the country is in trouble, whether
he be in or out of Office
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
ances, the Cedar Rapids Republican

ances, the Cedar Rapids Republican
well says:
Reciprocity in competitive articles
is simply another name for what
amounts to free trade, but without go
ing into the merits of this new form of
reciprocity, why should Iowa on. the
eve of presidential election, raise
such an issue? What party end can it
serve? The immediate duty of all re.
publicans is to do those things which
shall make it possible for the party
to win in the coming election, having
full faith that such victory will be
for the interest of the country, its in
dustries and all it's people,"
The facts are that the republicans
of Iowa, practically to man are in
favor OF the denomination of President
Roosevelt and they are in favor OF
nominating him on a platform, which
SO lar as the tariff and reciprocity are
concerned, shall follow the bold and
uncompromising declarations made by
the President himself in his great
speech at Minneapolis on the fourth
of April last year. In this speech,
President Roosevelt declared that a
tariff policy must be stable; that we
need to treat the tariff as a business
proposition from the standpoint of the
interests of the country as whole,
and that it is almost as necessary
that our policy should be stable as
that it should be wise. In this ad-
dress President Roosevelt emphasized
that nation like ours could not long
stand the ruinous policy of adjusting
it's business to radical changes in the
tariff at short intervals, and that
changes should only be made when
such changes are demanded by the in
terests of the nation as whole. Pres
ident Roosevelt's conclusion in this
address was:
IF a tariff law has on the whole
worked we'll and if business has pros
ipered under it, and is prospecting, it
may be better to endure some incon-
veniences and inequalities for time
than by making changes to risk caus-
ing disturbances and perhaps paralysis
in the industries and business of the
country"
The republicans of Iowa are for
Roosevelt and they are for platform
that is in accordance with the express
ed declaration of the President upon
the tariff. and because of this fact
any effort to raise fractional differences
and inculcate fractional fight in the
selection of delegates to the republic
can national convention will meet
with general disapproval. The rank
and file of the republican party will
not stand for any such movement and
they will make their feelings very
manifest upon this subject at the state
convention.
The Courier is for a straight-out re-
publican convention. that will select
delegates to the national convention
that shall be pledged to the nomina-
ton of Theodore Roosevelt and a tar
iff plank directly in line with the
Presidents utterance upon this ques-
ton in his Minneapolis speech.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
The sEMsELEssNEss OF Ii.

Nothing could be more senseless or
inane at this time. than g, factional
fight within the ranks of the republi-
can party in the state of Iowa. And
yet it looks as if Governor Culmmins
and some of his over-enthusiastic
friends might bring about just such
fight in the republican state conven-
ton that will select the delegates to
the national convention this year. 1t
is said that Governor Cummins, in his
inaugural address, threw down the
gauntlet, and the governor has so far
not denied that such was the case.
The governor, in this adj
dress, which it would seem,
could have been devoted entirely to
state matters, raised an issue on the
subject of reciprocity The governors
reciprocity plan contem plates the ex-
ecution of reciprocal commercial treat
les with any and all nations and vir-
tual free trade with the Dominion of
Canada.i The result of the governors
speech is. that mugWump and demo
cratic papers, especially in the east,
are declaring that majority of Iowa
republicans are in favor of a general
revision of the tariff and that there is
an almost hopeless division in the par
ty in this state All this is done by
these papers with the purpose OF embar-
RAISING the candidacy of President
Roosevelt for the presidential nominal
ton. The effect is far more serious
because of this fact than anything
contained in the actual utterances of
Governor Cummins in the inaugural
address would warrant.
However, referring to these utter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
A coNTEMPTlBLE MlsREPRE-
SENTATION.

No more contemplate misrepresen-
tation in Iowa politics has recently
been attempted than the effort now be-
ing made by certain correspondents
located at Des Moines to industrious1y
circulate and reiteratesa statement
that Hon. ]. w. Blythe Of Burlington Is
opposed to the nomination of President
Roosevelt. The Burlington Hawk-Eye
which is published at Mr.. Blythe's
home, referring to this matter says:
ut is astonishing what a lot of hot
air is cycloned out of Des Moines by
correspondents with exotic magma
tons, and how some of the state pa
pers absorb it as Sunday school COS
pei. Mr.. Blythe is for Roosevelt and
long ago freely expressed his views
that the President should be renomin-
ated and that in the event of a close
contest at the polls the President
would be surer of an election than any
other nominee the republicans could
put up. If President Roosevelt cannot
be elected. no republican can Mr..
Blythe points to the fact that for two
years in succession Iowa republican
state conventions have endorsed Pres
ident Roosevelt; that the state is lnan-
imous for him and that if Iowa repub-
licans would be in line with the ma
tional party they should stand by the
President and the platform upon which
he was elected and the policies of the
administration. Mr.. Blythe took oc-
casion last year to discourage the crit
icisms of the President which some re-
publicans in different sections of the
union, from various motives, were ut
tering,and he regards it as of the high
est Importance that the party shall be
solid for the denomination of the Pres
ident and the maintenance of accept
ed republican principles
This statement should effectively
set at rest any statement as to Mr..
Blythe's attitude with reference to
President Roosevelt and his renomina-
ton. Any further exotic emanation
from certain Des Moines correspon-
dents must hereafter be regarded in
the light of wilful Misrepresentation
and deliberate falsehoods. j. w.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
Judge Parker the committeeman said.

Judge Parker. the committeeman saids
he is too much Of an unknown quan-
tity in national politics..
While Mr.. Walsh is not recognized
as any sort of a political prophet. and
has the reputation of standing at the
class as a bad guesser, yet what he
said in his interview shows that Gor-
man has influences at work In Iowa to
capture the delegation. Naturally Mr..
Walsh has oeen consulted and In
structed what to do. During Bryan's
two campaigns the Ottumwan was a
bowling free silverite. and 1t is only
reasonable that he should oppose
the nomination of Grover Cleve-
land.
BY reason of recent mistakes, Sens
ator German is discredited in his own
party, and it is doubtful whether he
will be made the standard bearer. Tt
would be a joke on Iowa democrats to
tie themselves, through iron-clad In
structions to German. But what Iowa
democrats do in a national campaign
is really unimportant. When they
leave the convention hall their work
is finished for the campaign as far
as they are able to accomplish re-
suits.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21

From GO to rs cents dozen for eggs
according to the kind of neighbor-
hood one lives in--is what New York
ers are being asked these days of food
scarcity. Eggs have been high all win
ter, prices ranging from 80 to 60 cents
but prevailing prices are startling.
New York commission dealers never
lose an opportunity to make a corner"
and the present little delay in rail
road traffic has given them chance
to get in a squeeze on eggs. 1t is be-
lieved there is plentiful supply in
storage, as this is the time of year
when storage houses have large sup
ply on hand and delay in shipping has
not lasted long enough to materially
affect the supply.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
ACT QUICKLY.
Delay Has Been Dangerous. in otumwa

Do the right thing at the right time.
Act quickly in times Of danger.
Doan's Kidney Pills act quickly.
Plenty of evidence to prove this.
]. F. Kaiser of LOT South Market
street says: when l say that Doan's
Kidney Pills are the best remedy for
the kidneys I ever tried that they act
on those organs quickly, that they op-
crate most effectively, l mean what /
say and base my opinion on the fol.
lowing experience: had slight head
ache and other symptoms of either
weakened or overtaxed kidneys.
Thinking that Doan's Kidney Pills
might relieve me procured a box at
Will L. Sargent's drug store on East
Main street. They did exactly as I
wanted. Let me add this popularity
about Doan's Kidney Pills. They do
not affect the bowels, are pleasant to
take, leave no bad effects and cause
no reaction. This of itself when COM
pared with other preparations is of
considerable Importance to the aver
age man."
For sale by all dealers. Price SOC.
Fostershlilburn CO., Buffalo, N. Y. Sole
agents for the U. S.
Remember the name, Doan's, and
take no substitute.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21

vent1ons created to save labor in the
hard times increased the capacity of
the factories. and the new forces of
modern industry produced in quanti-
ties unknown in the past. At the same
time the confidence of the people ran
neck and neck with the times. The
home market sprang into such enor-
nous proportions that raw materials
and manufactures were brought in
from abroad in vast quantities. This
was especially so of iron and steel, the
supplies of which, then ordered, are
still being delivered.
Then all at once twas found that
the home market was satisfied The
more conservative business men, i'll
Guiding small merchants all over the
country, saw there must be a. turning
OF the tide, conference wavered, and
the result is the condition of today
In regard to the future Senator Han
ma expresses himself as perfectly con-
fldent Good times is a normal condi-
ton in the United States. The de-
preston will soon pass away. He re-
marks that during presidential years
we always move more slowly" He
points out that we have muscle and
brains that have succeeded in the past,
and will have great influence in the flu
ture
To a question if he thought great
combinations of organized capital are
good for this country, he replied in the
affirmative. He declared that the
great industries of the world can be
carried on in no other way. This is an
age of organization. Such .combina-
tions, he rightly held, are among the
evolutions of our industrial develop
ment, and they are to the interest of
both laboring man and capitalist. That
they have increased both trade and
wages Mr.. Hanna proceeded to- show
by citation of numerous instances AS
the great national peacemaker between
capital and labor, Mr. Hanna's utter
ances are invested with especial in
terest and significance. IS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21

Newspapers almost without an excep-
ton, that are now denouncing Mr..
Roosevelt as rash and unsafe ex-
ecutive, and crying up Grover
Cleveland as about the only man on
earth who can be trusted to pilot the
ship of state for the four years after
March 4, 1905, were using the same ep-
lthets few years ago to express their.
horror of Mr.. Cleveland's rashness and
recklessness when he sent in his
Venezuela message threatening to let
loose the dogs of war on Great Brit
ain if she didn't submit the disputed
boundary question with Venezuela to
arbitration. 1t is convenient to have
short memories in politics, and to for
get to look UP records, which might
be damaging.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.

A review OF the committee assign
ments for the thirtieth general assem-
bly, shows that Senator S. H. Harper
and Representative A. w. Buchanan
of Wapello county have been we'll TAX
en- care of and will take an important
part in the legislation of the present
session. Each one has been
given the Craftsmanship of an
important committee and in addition
have been assigned to memberships
on seven other committees.
Senator Harper as chairman OF the
senate committee on military will have
as assistants the following senators:
Crawford, Turner, Young of Washing
ton county, Hughes, Elerick, Eckles,
Stookey and Wilson of Clinton county.
A review of the other committees
will show that Senator Harper has the
places on the following committees:
appropriations, fourth; railroads,
fifth; cities and towns, third; con-
gressional and judicial districts, sec
ond; labor, fourth; building and loan,
third; commerce. second.
In the house, Representative Blu
chanan was given the Craftsmanship
of the municipal corporations commit
tee. This is one of the most import.
ant assignments in the house and is a
place eagerly sought by the older
members of the legislature. That Mr.
Buchanan carried off this plum is a
most emphatic testimonial to the in.
fluential place he holds among the
members of the legislature and to his
ability as legislator. This commit
tee comprises nearly one third Of the
members of the lower house as fol.
lows: Teachout of Polk, Bealer OF
Linn, Garden Of Henry, Leech of Ce-
dar, Nichols of Muscatine McClurkin
of Louisa. King Of Harrison, Skinner
of Union. Wright of Webster, Manning
of Lucas, McAllister of Linn, Martin
of Pottawattamie. lJepson of Wood.
bury, Saylor of Bremen, Dow of Frank.
lin, Buckingham of Buena Vista, Lis.
ter of Grundy, McDole of Jackson,
Koontz of Johnson, Langan of Clinton,
Frudden of Dubuque, Springer of Blu
chanan. Colclo of Carroll, Delano of
Cass, McCreary of Appanoose, Feet of
Jones. Ritter of Des Moines, Wyland
of Shelby, Laird of Fremont.
Following are the committees and
places on the same to which Mr.. Blu
chanan has been assigned: ways and
means, fifth; appropriations, sixth;
mines and mining, third; labor, second
suppression of intemperance, second;
claims, second, senatorial districts,
third. ~
By comparing these lists it is seen
that on three of the committees to
which Senator Harper has been ap.
pointed in the senate, Representative
Buchanan has been assigned to the
corresponding committees in the
house.. These are:t., appropriations
cities and towns and labor.
Wapello county will take an import.
ant part in the legislation of the pres
ent session Her representatives in
the assembly are recognized as able
and efficient men, conscientious in
their work and with one desire to
serve their constituents in such a
manner as to not only promote their
interests but the interests of the peo.
pie of the entire state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
COUNTRY is SOUND.

Senator Hanna does not believe that
the country is going to the dogs. He
thinks that the present struggle be-
tween capital and labor is only tenn
sporary decrease in our rapid march
OF prosperity. Senator Hanna takes &C.
casion to give expression to these SEN
tlments regarding the signs of the
times in an interview with Frank G.
Carpenter of the Cincinnati CONNER.
cial Tribune. His view of the situation
is that we have limited periods occa-
sionally in which business must neces-
sarily run at slower pace; some fac
tory forces will probably be cut down
and in some the wages will necessari-
ly be reduced But in the face of
these things it must be remembered
that the country is in good condition
crops are good and the people are
we'll fixed.
Senator Hanna differs with those
people who think that the present fl
4nancial depression comes from organ
.ized capital. He believes that natural
reasons, over-supply and under-demand
are responsible Business conditions
were bad il 1898 There had been an
over-production, and the market had
become glutted Capital had become
tinlid, and the savings were stored
away in the savings banks. In the lat
ter part of that decade the people
awoke. They found themselves with ex.
cellent crops, vast material resources,
and a market nearly out of every
thing. Concerning the developments
of the next few succeeding years Mr..
Hanna says:
The financial sky frightened. The
demands came in like a deluge.
Money crept out of the banks, the fac
tories and mills went to work, and
prosperity, like a SNOWFALL, run
ming down hill, gathered at every turn,
until it seemed that the powers of adj
yersity would be crushed by it. The
great demand brought about combina-
tons of capital to supply 1t. New in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
SENATOR ALLISON'S TARIFF
RECORD.

Burlington Hawk ye..-The New
York Commercial affects to find an
Inconsistency in Senator Allison's pre-
sent attitude OH the tariff and q third
OF century ago. 1t would be suffi-
Gent to reply that economic conditions
have greatly changed since. Business
itself has changed, as have business.
methods. Manufactures farming,
railroading and all the productive en-
pigments have greatly changed. But
aside from that fact, 1T is interesting
to note some Of the details to which
the new York paper refers. 1t says
Mr.. Allison and other republicans Vot-
ed with the democrats in 1870 to re-
duce the duty on low grade sugar from
three to one and three quarters cents
per pound, and to make "a big cut
In the SCHEDULED" and that ION tea the
reduction was from % to is cents per
pound; on coffee from to cents
and on pig-iron from 50 to 81 ton;
other cuts We're of less Importance, but
about one hundred and thirty arti-5
cles were added to the free list, chief
ly raw materials"
There is nothing either remarkable
or inconsistent in Mr.. Allisons vote at
that time That gentleman in later
years united with Mr.. Mckinley and
republican congress in putting low
grade sugar on the free list, and also
ddulilS potn Tea ana cOfEee on the Tree
list. Mr.. Allison also voted with re-
publican colleagues in congress in
placing great many other things on
the free list. All these things have
been done In conservance with repub-
lican policy as enunciated and en-
dorsed by national republican plat
forms.
The attempt to arraign Senator ALI
son because in 1870 he voted to reduce
the tariff duties on tea and coffee when
in later years he voted to knock off
all duties on those nom competitive
imports, is a bit of political absurdity
which will elicit the laugh Of the
country.
Senator Allison's tariff record is as
consistent as that of any other states
man whose public life covers the space
of a third of a century, and far more
consistent than the democratic REQ
ord as exhibited in it's laundering ma
tional platforms and the party's wob-
bly, course on the tariff in legislation.
The senator has adapted his tariff
the country, voting time after time
for reductions and revisions of tariff
schedules and for a large increase Of
the free list. And that is good re-
publicansm and common sense
craftsmanship. !.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21
THE INEBRIATE LAW.

Cedar Rapids Republican.-But ID
the law is amended it ought to be
in the direction Of making separate
institution for them. 1t ought to be
an institution with a big work yard
attached and the drunkards instead
of being made loafers, ought to be
made to work and that at hard labor
for their keeping. A loafing place is
not wanted. The dipsomaniac taken
to state institutions ought to be told
that he will be fed according as his
work is. This is the idea advanced by
of control and the idea is good
one. -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-21

All this talk of the democrats carry
ing Indiana is nonsense. Indiana is re-
publican and will give her electoral
vote to the man nominated by the re-
publican national convention in Chica-
so. We accept it as a matter of course
that the man will be Theodore Roose-
welt. AS we understand it out in In
diana. no other man is proposed for
the nomination. Senator Hanna says
he is not and will not become can
didate, and we believe he means what
he says.-Gov. Durbin of Indiana,