Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1904-10-29

erythlng about It indicates an air OF
enterprise. happiness and content.
ment, nothing to remind us of the
trials and tribulations Of the past
! Just across the way from the Iowa
building Is the Mississippi state build
ing. a reproduction of the last resi-
Gence of Jefferson Davis. On the walls
were pictures Of Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
and of old plantation scenes; in the
rooms was the old furniture, beN-
steads, tables and chairs that had
been used in the old home. There was
the bed upon which Jefferson Davis
had died, the suit of clothes he wore
when he was arrested in May 1861
the union soldiers. There was every
/; where about the building an atmos-
phere of sackcloth and ashes and last
hopes; one was made to feel that he
was cropping in the melancholy days Of
the distant past.
Then thought if Parker is elected
president this fall Mississippi will
take the place of Iowa largely in ma
/ tional affairs.
Iowa VS.. Mississippi.
"In comparing Iowa to Mississippi, l
found that our state was admitted to
the union in 1886, while Mississippi be-
came a state in 1917. The census of
1900 gives Mississippi only 100000
people, while Iowa has 100000; Mis-.
sissippi $200,O00,O00 of taxable prop.
erty, Iowa $4,000, 100000; Mississippi
/ 5000 miles Of railway, Iowa 5000; Mis-
sissippi has sS,0OO,00O in state debt,
Iowa NONE. II Parker is elected to
/ fill the executive chair, John Sharpe
| Williams, who boasts that he never
saw republican until he was twenty
one years old, and who Is the demo-
cratic leader of the house of repre-
sentatives will in all probability be the
speaker The speaker appoints all
committees, and the committees con-
troll all the legislation. Now then, If
| Parker is elected, the legislation and
policies of this country will be dictated
by Mississippi. There is no republican
party in Mississippi. The republicans
have no representative on the election
| boards of that state. Iowa, unlike Mis-
sissippi, recognized the minority party,
and at the election on November 8
every precinct in the state of Iowa
will have not less than two democrats
on the election boards. Iowa appoints
democrats on all of it's state boards.
Now the question to be decided on
November is, shall the narrow, parti-
san policies and practices Of Missis-
sippi be inaugurated at Washington or
are the broad and liberal views and
policies Of Iowa to prevail?
Are Allison, Shaw and Wilson to
be thrown overheard, and Williams,
n "A Nf
the ship OF state?"
Now to say few words regard
ing the candidates. Judge Parker Is
a good man, an intelligent statesman
and lawyer of excellent ability He is
a man Of good standing, supreme
| judge and a politician. He has not,
however, kept track of the affairs Of
this government. He has not read
the papers and popular periodicals Of
the day. He has had no experience as
you will notice in his recent speeches.
Now the question arises, would he be
a fit man to control this great govern
ment? He is fine man, we'll liked,
but his ignorance Of the affairs Of this
country will incapacitate him from ac-
tion alone and he will be like Frank
lin Pierce, dough in the hands of the
baker.
Roosevelt Is Known.
| Nov as to President Roosevelt, we
know him and have experienced what
| he has done. He is not common
man, but very extraordinary man.
He has been commissioner of police,
civil service commissioner, q soldier,
a secretary of state, a vice-president
and is now president. The democrats
say that Roosevelt is too strenuous.
He is strenuous but he is right. He
speaks softly, but his speech carries
with it an effect. Roosevelt is going
to do what is the very best for this
county. He is surrounded by an ex.
cellent cabinet. John Hay, his secre-
tary of state, is in particular strong
man. A diplomat Of unusual ability.
have now taken up q great deal Of
time, and as there are some candi-.
dates here, thank you for your kind
attention and will retire in favor Of
| them"
w. w. Epps, candidate for county
attorney, F. M. Epperson, candidate
for representative, A ]. Gardner, can
didate for reelection to the office of
supervisor John Criley, candidate for
county auditor and Edwin DUNCAN, can.
didate for county clerk, were then in.
troduced and made short addresses.
Major Lacey's Dates.
October 20, Fremont, p. M