Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-03

policy of silence would have been
golden, indeed. Then he might have
aad the credit OF at least that wisdom
hat looks wise and keeps still"
The way to kill time and annihilate
distance" observes the Washington
Press. 'is to work at something, or
fall in with bright man or woman
and talk it out. Time and space are
Alright"
The Council Bluffs Nonparetl says: |
There is much regret over the fact
that Viceroy Alexieff was allowed to
back out Of the Russian army instead
Of going out head foremost, propelled
from behind"
The Hawk Eye foresees that Mr..
Craig will have to take water on some
of his waterpower charges, after the
election.
An independent coal operator COM
plains because the trust squeezed him
to the tune of $S00,000 "A man with
such small notions" comments the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil, has no bus
mess in the coal trade"
o.
There is talk of James S. Clarkson
formerly editor of the Iowa State Reg
lister, for postmaster of New York, and
the Keokuk Gate City says the APP
pointment would be meritorious one
The Marshalltown es-Republi-
can has figured it out that only eight
days remain between Mr. Parker and
the day set for his execution.
mfr. Bryan Is swallowing the demo-
cratic platform because there is no
gold plank In it," says the Clinton
Herald. Bryan and his supporters
know that platform declarations are
superior to dead-head kilograms from
candidates"
Possibly Admiral Rojestvensky
stopped at Vigo to give the cZar time
to cable congratulations on the splen-
did victory in the North sea-" says the
Sioux City Journal.
Gen. j. Ellen Foster has been SPELL
binding in Colorado, and the Cedar
Rapids Gazette says: ~. Ellen always
is found where there is to most pros
pect of curtain-call. She would sim
ply stagnate in Iowa"
o.
sAAoN'S
who are going to support Roosevelt
Judge Wade practically admits that
Roosevelt admirers are in the majority
in the district" says the Davenport
Times.
Eyes, Iowa is in the doubtful column
all right. The politicians are unable
to say whether the republican plu-
rality will be 10000 or whether 1T will
=. 4 RI ~ fees Of ho
Des Moines Capital.
"The American manufacturer and
| the American workingman must de-
eide whether they want continuance
| Of Mckinley prosperity or return TIC
Cleveland's tariff for revenue only,
says the Muscatine Journal.
Eternal vigilence is the price of get
! ting some voters to register. And even
then there is a failure sometimes to
deliver the goods, says the Des Moines
| Capital
The state capitol at Des Moines is
to be decorated with mosaics by DEL
| man, who decorated. the Boston il.
! brary. Does this mean that De:
| Moines is becoming more Boston
esque?" asks the Sioux City Tribune
with shudder.
Swallow and Watson are disap'
4 pointed because Roosevelt and Par
ker have not made reply to their at
/ tacks, but" says the Cedar Rapids
Gazette, they should understand tina
there are recognized classes in politics
as we'll as in prize fighting"
/ Judge Parker is making the failur'
that he forsaw," declares the De-
Moines Register and Leader. but tina
his advisers have apparently concluded
cannot make the situation more des
perate than it is. He was beaten b.
j silence, in the jangling and contention
/! of debate, even though he come OF
without credit something may turn Vi
that will be of advantage. He mus
talk in any event, and make assertions
withor without merit. The role is
difficult one, and one without honor.
o.
"Why not take the censorship a
Iowa City out on the gridiron and lie
the university's sturdy eleven kick
over the field awhile?' is the sugges
ton of the Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
Discussing the rules Of the simpl
life the Cedar Rapids Republican says
"Ali these resolutions can be carrie
out, provided the person who has con
WINGED himself of the wisdom Of sue
a course possesses that moral courag