Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-30

that Russia's violation Of China's neu-
trality should entitle the latter coun
try to large slice of the pie when
the banquet Is finally served.
Wanted-A candidate for congress
on the democratic ticket In the sixth
district of Iowa. Weaver, Reinhart
Mcconnell, Foster, Reese and Geneva
are fine fellows who are each insisting
that the other fellows deserve the
honor. Each has been industriously
helping the other. Brace up. boys; we
must have some opposition.--Bloom-
field News-Republican.
General Stoessel has unfeelingly
killed off so many Japs in his reports
that the mikado will have to rush in
another $4,000 to make it worth while
to call the roll says the Council
Bluffs Nonparei.
Champ Clark now explains that his
murderous threat was merely joke.
Simply cutting remark, as 1t were,"
says the keokuk Gate City.
The Carroll Herald concludes that
NsN'A
state If the corn fields continue to do
business.
The best working principle is to do
the best you can" declares the Du-
buque Telegraph. Where the ideal
cannot be attained, it is well to APP
proach 1t as nearly as possible. Bishop
Potter, clear Of vision, sees the hope
lessness of attaining the ideal. A half
n loaf ic hot
THE labor situation in the south
would not be so bad as imagined if
the blacks would all leave" says the
Cedar Rapids Gazette. THE seven
million white politicians in that part
of the country, now making speeches
to prove that the whites must rule,
and the most respectable citizens of
the community now wasting their
time at negro barbecues could go to
work at something else"
1T Is doubtful IL any other state
will have as many active, vigorous,
eloquent speakers on the stump as will
Iowa." declares the Des Moines Reg
lister and Leader. 1T is impossible
to discuss the subject intelligently
without consulting who's Who in
Iowa. 1t would be possible to ex-
by a study of this volume alone"
One thing is sure" says the Sioux
City Journal. Whether 1t be the
fault of the candidate or not, except
that he Is the candidate, Mr.. Parker in
his speech of acceptance did not
square himself to a single plank of the
platform, and least of all to the plank
under the black head of imperialism
u.
Secretary Shaw won't let the worlds
fair open on Sundays, from which the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil gathers that
the secretary's elevation in politics has
not changed his mind about Sabbath
day doin's.
Several weeks ago Burton Sweet de-
clared that the Garden of Eden was
in Iowa and the Boone Republican OBJ
serves that no one has questioned the
statement or asked for proofs.
The Iowa City Citizen says that
those second district democrats who
are sneerng at A. F. Dawson, the re-
publican congressional nominee in
that district must think it a crime
to be a young man in the prime of life
and an objectionable sin to be pri-
vate secretary and confident of one of
the most distinguished senators Of the
United States" -
The Marion Register says the truth
of the matter is that Mr.. Dawson
knows more about affairs in Washing
ton. ten times more. than Judge Wade
has learned during his two years con-
gressional career.
THE newspapers are talking of the
possibility of resurrection Of the old
B., C. r. & NJ" says the Iowa City
Republican. "rhey say some of the
stockholders will go into court and an
know that the Rock Island bought the
property of the old company for one
dollar and presumably has paid the
purchase price,
The Des Moines News says, "Chica-
go is eating 100000 pounds of fish
daily She is all right as long as the
fellows out on the breakwaters don't
strike"
Candidate Davis in his acceptance
speech referred with pride to the days
Of Buchanan as days Of democratic
economy. Back about Buchanan's time
says the Centerville Iowegian, was
when Davis was in his prime and that
is the age to which he belongs rather
| than the present"
GEoRGlA's SHAME.
Burlington Hawk-Eye.---It develops
that the deputy sheriffs at Statesboro,
aided the lynchers in overpowing the
soldiers, who Were guarding the pris-
oners. One of them seized Captain
Hatch and hustled him down stairs
and out into the crowd, which quickly