Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-02-02
AFTER THE MEAT TRUST.
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the purpose or intention of selling the
same, or the products thereof at such

the purpose or intention of selling the
same, or the products thereof at such
prices as to drive competitors in
any community. out of business or
with the purpose of selling goods to
one dealer at the exclusion of the 9TH
ers in order to destroy competition.
The bill further provides that any per-
son convicted of violating this law, in
addition to a fine of not less than ST.
600 or more than $4,000, shall be de.
prived Of the use of the mails.
All of the members of the Iowa dele
cation in congress have been asked by
the Iowa organization to lend their aid
TO secure the passage of a federal law
prohibiting reduction Of prices in GER
tain territories to squelch smaller COM
Ietitors. The object of the law is to
prevent the trust from driving out the
independent plants which the organi-
cation hopes to start. Frederic LARA
bee, who offered this resolution says
that Attorney General Knox told him
that such a law would be constitu-
tionala that congress had power tosreg-
ulate prices in preservation of compe-
tition by prohibiting cut rates to de-
stroy competition.
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During last weeks tempestuous de-
bate about Panama, Senator Spooner,
in one of his vigorous colloquies with
Senator Tillman, added to the list of
astonishing RECOMMENDATIONS Of common
words that forms one of the ludicrous
features of the solemn proceedings of
the senate Senator Spooner, in refer
ring to the well known explosive as
founded his hearers by calling it "din-
nymite". Senator Teller, who buckled
on his armor in the same debate to
answer the great speech made by Sen
ator Dolliver, of Iowa, discoursed flu
entity about "Korey-ee" and Colon
bee" Senator Teller is the same who
has SO often stood up for "Cubey".
They say that years ago when the
Samoan question was a lively theme
in the senate, the late John Sherman,
then Senator from Ohio, invariably re-
ferred to the far-off island as Sam
my-ow".
1t is said that Colonel John P. Irish
the famous Iowan who is now naval
officer of the port of San Francisco, is
about TO give up that place TO take
the leadership of movement whose
avowed purpose is TO fight the domin-
alton of the labor party in the Califor-
mia city. For years the republicans of
California have sought the political
scalp of Colonel Irish. The colonel is
democrat but he is a man of most
pronounced opinions and convictions.
AS party issues varied he has stumped
on both platforms and he is declared
to be one of the most effective orators
in the United States. Mckinley re-
fused to dismiss Colonel Irish and
President Roosevelt has done the
same up to this time. 1t now looks as
though the colonel would step out
gracefully into a more remunerative
position.
There is being formed in San Fran
cisco citizens alliance whose avowed
object is to fight the labor party in
that city. 1t is declared that the al
lance will have 10000 members to
start with. The proposition is to put
Colonel Irish at the head of the organ
ization and pay him big salary. II
this is done, he will, it is said, resign
from his position as naval officer of
the port. He is said to be much OPP
posed to the prominence of the labor
party in San Francisco and believes
that much harm is being done by some
of its methods.