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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

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and never in time Of peace has the
republican party increased that debt,
but on the contrary has constantly re-
duced it; while the record of the demo-
cratic party shows that it has even
in time of peace Increased the debt
and thrown new burdens upon the
country to be met by future genera
tions.
This is the difference between re-
publicanism and democracy, and it is
for the voter to say whether we shall
continue a party which has brought
the country to leadership among the
nations of the world, to supremacy
in every line of human endeavor, to
"a minimum debt, with credit which
stands first among the nations of the
world, or whether we shall make an
other change to democratic control,
with its bond-selling and debt-increas-
ing habits,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20
AT LINcoLN's TOMB.

During his trip to the west in 1908
President Roosevelt visited Spring.
field, Illinois. On June 4, after short
parade the President and visitors were
taken to the Lincoln monument and
stood uncovered where the remains of
Lincoln lie. Acting as special guards
on this occasion was company of
Afro-American troops After inspect.
Ing the monument the President was
called on for few words and in re.
spouse he said
ut is a very great pleasure for me
to see you today, you the veterans in
double sense, you who represent the
navy, the union and the army, and all
else to which Americans without re-
gard to any minor differences, should
be one in allegiance"
Let me say one word more: 1t
seems eminently fitting that the
guard around the tomb of the man who
gave freedom to their race, should be
composed of Afro-Americans 1t was
my own good fortune to serve beside
Afro-American soldiers at Santiago. |
know Of their bravery and character
A man who is good enough to shed his
blood for his country is good enough
to be given a square deal afterwards. y
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20
REPUBLICAN HARvEsrs.

The harvests are now completed
and the crops Of 1904 are safe. Last
year the value of our cotton, wheat
corn, hay. oats, rye, barley, buckwheat
and potatoes was in excess of three
billions of dollars, more than enough
to pay our national debt three times
over. This years harvests in way
are even more important than those of
last year. While the aggregate yield
of wheat is somewhat less, and of
corn about the same, yet all the 9TH
ers show considerably larger out.
put. Where, however, any single crop
Is less in value than last year, the en-
HANGED price is greater because of the
increased demand. so that it is true
that the ten or eleven millions Of per-
sons engaged in agriculture and rep
resenting over half Of all the popula.
ton engaged in gainful occupations,
are certain of the most prosperous
yearswhich the agricultural interests
have enjoyed. This is due to the
facts that the other twenty millions of
people who are engaged in gainful oc-
,cupations are SO well employed. at
such remunerative wages, that their
consumption of not only the neces-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20
SAME OLD ISSUE.

Senator Hoar, addressing the repub.
lican convention in 1880, said:
"The democratic party confronts us
today, unchanged in purpose, in TEN.
per, and in character. United in moth.
ing else. proposing no other measure
of policy, 1T wages its warfare upon
the safeguards which the nation has
thrown around the purity of its cleo.
tons. It can see nothing else of evil
except that freeman should cast a
free vote under the protection of the
national authority. Can you
find in the history of the democratic
party for sixteen years anything that
1t has either done or tried to do, ex.
cept to break down the legal safe.
guards which make free elections pos.
sible?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

the restoration of the army canteen,
testimonials in the same direction are
multiplying. The Judge advocate gem
eral of the army appends to his an
nual report the reports of two or his
subordinates, the judge advocate of
the department of Colorado. and the
Judge advocate of the department of
Texas. Each of them emphasizes the
evil effects upon the army Of the abo-
lition of the canteen, as promoting
crime in the army, including the crime
of desertion. The abolition. according
to Col. Dunn, has resulted in multiply
ing saloons and brothels,' according
to Col. Roberts, in multiplying the
saloons and dives that the virtual abo-
lition of the canteen feature O. the.
post exchange has made universal
feature of every military post" And
Gen. Barry, the commander of the de-
partment of the gulf, in his annual re-
port remarks: ut would add much to
the discipline and contantment of the
enlisted men at these outlying stations
We're the post exchange fully estab-
lished, with the privilege of selling
beer and light vines
The testimony of the officers of the
army as to the evils of abolishing the
canteen is virtually unanimous 1t is
they who have the greatest interest In
the efficiency of the army, to which
temperance is of course essential. They
are the only expert witnesses. II one
asks why, then, does not congress au-
thorize what all the experts agree to
be so desirable, the only answer is that
congress goes in fear of number of
misguided persons who know nothing
about the matter, and who have no
right to an opinion upon it. If these
people would kindly mind their own
business and refrain from trying to
impose their ignorant views of the
subject upon the lawmaking abody, the
canteen would be restored without OPP
position. These people incur fearful
responsibility, and a responsibility
which they cannot morally avoid by
pleading the ignorance in spite Of
which they are so presumptuous.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20
TIME TO CALL. A HALT.

Figures showing the awful results Of
automobile accidents in single large
-Chicago-this year are appall-
ing. The list of accidents, which was
increased by two last Sunday, now
stands at eighty three, with additions
being made to swell the number every
week. Three people have been killed
outright or have died from injuries sus-
tanned, several have been permanently
injured and scores have been more or
less seriously hurt as the result of the
unreasonable craze for speed which
seems to have seized upon the minds
of automobile drivers. 1t is
high time for the authorities in Chi
cago to call halt The unusually
large number of victims of autom obile
accidents makes it dangerous for Pc
destrians to venture upon some of the
busy streets even when they take ordi-
nary precautions. The Chicago Auto
mobile club has taken up the fight
against undue speed and Is helping the
city officials. This is worthy move
and 1t is to be hoped that the COM
bined effort will be productive of re-
suits that will count The only rea-
son for the accidents is that the driv-
ers are controlled by craze for speed
and allow this reasonless feeling to
blunt their sense of regard for the
safety either Of themselves or the pub
lie. Accidents in which people are
killed on railroads and other COM
mon carriers are, in measure, excus-
able because of the fact that train
is public utility and cannot well be
dispensed with. The same Is true of
the elevator, street car, steamer, ETC.,
but When man, driving his private
autom obile, runs down and mains or
Injuries pedestrian, simply because
he Is yielding to mere desire to
go fast, he has no excuse, moral or
legal. He not only endangers his own
life and those who may be riding with
him but he places hundreds of other
people in jeopardy. The automobile,
like the train, represents step in the
progress of the world but Its mere
ability to produce speed must not be
abused to such an extent that 1t be-
comes menace.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Bx-President Cleveland is certainly
a most fitting authority to compare
Buchanan and Parker. He and his adj
ministration form connecting link be-
tween the preceding democratic pres
ident and the democratic candidate
whom he would like to see president.
The administrations of Buchanan
and Cleveland were SO similar in many
respects, not only to each other, but to
what another democratic administers
ton would be, that it would be well
for every voter to compare single
feature in order that he may decide if
he would like repetition. The follow
ing extracts from two messages should
be placed side by side and read care.
fully by every thinking voter:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20
A GOOD POLICY TO CONTINUE

Those democrats and free traders
who would give up our present policy
of protecting our own industries and
building up our home market, should
have their attention called as fire.
quenty as possible to the great adj
vance which this country has made I'M
der this policy inaugurated and main
tanned by the republican party, with
the exception of only two years, DUR
ing the past generation and more. The
United States today, with only seven
per cent of the area, and only five per
cent Of the population of the world,
owns twenty-five per cent of the
wealth; has twenty-three per cent of
its gold, thirty-nine per cent of it's
railroad mileage and forty-two per
cent of it's steel production. On the
other hand, we have only three and
one-half per cent of the worlds debt.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

crat, has publicly announced his in
tention of voting the republican ticket
this year because he fears the demo-
cratic position on the trust question.
Mr.. Gouge prefers to trust President
Roosevelt, who has shown his attitude
as to the trusts. rather than to help
turn over the affairs of the nation to
the unreliable hands of Judge Parker.
Dave Hill, August Belmont, Pat Nc
Carren, whose record puts them as
much in favor of trusts as President
Roosevelt is against them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

Secretary Taft points to the fact
that war department records show our
expense in the Philippines to have
been $3.50, 100000 instead of S65O,0OO,-
900, as Judge Parker would have us
believe, and he wants to know where
the judge got his figures. Secretary
Taft weighs over three hundred
pounds, and when he alights on a
man with both feet the man is likely
to know it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20
HOW TO STOP THE KILLING.

Kansas City Star.-No railroad cor
poration has ever abandoned a plan
of operation which leads to homicide
upon a mere request to be good. Fatal
wrecks will not cease upon a plea like
this: Please, Mr.. Corporation, won't
you let my wife and me ride on your
railroad without MASKING us UP to a
pulp?" But they will stop for dec
laration like this: Mr.. Corporation
you will put your railroad In such
condition that my wife and l can ride
on 1t without being killed or by the
eternal we will take 1t away from
you."
And this course ought to be adopted
II railroad companies do not bring tc
speedy end the present horrible
slaughter of men, women and children
If railway company will not pro.
vide strong and adequate rolling
stock, If it will not employ a sufficient
force of capable employees and ADOPT
every possible precaution against ac-
cidents its franchise ought to be for
feited and 1t should be forbidden to dc
business in the state. There is neither
public sense nor public morality ir
dilly-dallying with railroads when hu.
man life is jeopardized.
It Is idle to say that the demand TO,
swift transportation is at fault. Rapi6
travel can be made as safe as SLOW
travel. The trouble does not lie with
the desire of the public to "get there
quick" but with the greed of railroad
directors to get rich quick"
No relief will come until the people
by law make that greed subordinate tc
the right of security and the preserva-
ton of life.
Lincoln Journal.-one way to deal
with railroad wrecks is to make it SC
nv civ fT,t i :
kill it's patrons that 1t cannot afford
not to provide for their safety AS
long as human lives are cheaper thar
soundly constructed passenger coaches
there will be wrecks, and the smoking
cars and second class coaches will al
ways be the first to be ground into
kindling wood.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

Republican manufacturers use straw
chiefly to make straw mating; the
democrats are using 1t to make straw
issues. 1t is feared that there will not
be enough left for the juleps If this
continues.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

No less an authority than Grover
Cleveland has declared that the demo-
cratic party sought to treat it's plat
form pledges with "perfidy and dis
honor" Mr. Cleveland at least did his
country a service in standing between
his party and reputation of the ma
tional credit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

The workingman who is in doubt
as to how he shall cast his ballot
might find some convincing argument
by looking over the newspaper files
and reading the soup house stories
that We're prominent features during
the last Cleveland administration.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

1t will be remembered that Bismarck
"fabbergasted" some of the typical Eu-
ropean diplomats by merely telling the
truth. President Roosevelt's frankness
seems to have much the same effect
upon Hill, Gormon & Co.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

The civilized world recognizes in
Theodore Roosevelt the man of strong
arm and vigorous nature making for
peace. Only the democratic donkey
brays its dissent and kicks up it's heels
In disgust. What spectacle for DDS
and men it makes of itself.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

Judge Parker will discover on No
vember 8 that the American people do
not cotton" to man who always
seeks to move along the line of least
resistance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

Briefly, Secretary Taft says Judge
Parker's Misrepresentation of the
Philippine budget amounts to $4S1,-
100000. Rather an expensive blunder
in statistics for candidate to make.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

President Roosevelt has no inten.
ton of throwing the country into a
war. Even so far as the democrats
are concerned, the hostilities will be
over on the night of November 8.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

OF our foreign trade with Europe,
comprising seventy per cent OF our en-
tire trade with all the world, and
valued in 1902 at $1.472,927159, but
3A per cent was carried in American
vessels.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

The real democratic Issue, so far as
the voters should be concerned, is the
party's record for mischief and dis
tress for the last fifty years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

The merchant whose customers set
tie their accounts every pay day,
should stop a minute to think of the
conditions that existed in 1893 and
1894.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

1t is fortunate in the present crisis
in the history of the Afro-American
people that a man with the courage
and humanity of Roosevelt is Presi-
dent
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

General Miles is too shrewd to try to
organize any "Old Soldiers clubs" for
the candidate who proposes to destroy
the veterans pensions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

MY objection to Parker is that he
is to much like Roosevelt" said Mr..
Bryan in a Nebraska speech Mr..
Bryan never loses his sense of humor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

One advantage of being a democra
is that a man never expects muct
when he gets old.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

Grandpa Davis says that some OF the
trusts are bad, but he cannot specify
which are the bad ones until he looks
over his list of stocks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

The radical democrat is forced tx
admit that there is no appeal from
Tom Watson's logic.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

The Orange City Herald says thai
this years campaign looks somewha,
like a repetition of the second Gram
campaign, when the democratic vote
was Scattering"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20
THE cANTEEN.

New York Times.-Since Gen. Cor
bins report showed that that very
experienced and capable observer
thought the time ripe for advocating
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20
MARRIED I'M ST. LOUIS.

Montezuma Girl Gets a Husband AZ
the Worlds Fair.
st. Louis. Mo-. Oct 18. A mar
riage license has been issued here to
Marcus " Little of Boston, Mass, and
Miss Caroline 3. Johnson Of Monte.
yuma.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

"Democracys greatest need" says
Mr.. Cleveland, "is harmonious action"
Dem ocracy's greatest need is votes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

"The debt paying power of dolla
was never greater than right at thi
time," says the Manson Democrat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

Happy homes speak for good govern
ment. Don't disturb them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

And still they come. Attorney Jesse
Gouge, of Waterloo, a life long demo.
GRAFT and the son Of a prominent demo.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

Parker continues to remain in the
shadow of a HILL
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

Judge Parker will not take the
stump. He has been stumped too often
already in this campaign.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20
Fro m President
Buchanan's An
nual Message tc
Congress, 1857.

"W i t h .unsur-
passed plenty in
all the productions
and all the ele-
ments of natural
wealth our manu-
facturers have sus-
pended; our pub
lie works are re-
tarded; Our pri-
waite enterprises of
different kinds are
abandoned; and
thousands Of use
full laborers. are
thrown out Of en-
ployment and re-
duced to want.
We have possess
ed all the elements
Of material wealth
in rich abundance,
and yet, notwith-
standing all these
advantages, our
country in its
monetary interest,
is in a deplorable
condition."
zone can well i
two extracts what
would have to say
people should he |
him a democratic !
tives to disturb tt
dustrial interests 9
need carry the cor
to show that it is
we hope it is unat'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

The Cherokee Times believes the
representative amendment should be
adopted. 1.-TWO counties cannot be
united in one representative district"
1t says, without creating heartburn
ing and jealousies, and resentment
over fancied sights by the weaker
county often results in the defeat Of
worthy candidates"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

The Gormon system of warfare
comes pretty near blackmail at times
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

| Nll T Oil UdIlho Is pleSiuSllIldl size.
The Marshalltown Times-Republi-
can says that 1t kept standing in type
several years the story about Rockhill
succeeding Conger at Pekin The only
story that had longer run than this
! one, it declares, was that regarding the
probability of Secretary Shaws re-
signing.
The Glidden Graphic thinks that
Gov. LaFollette ought to succeed
Roosevelt as president four years
| hence.
| The Britt Tribune considers Cover
nor LaFollette menace to good gov
eminent. Speaking Of him it says:
Bright, brainy, eloquent. Robes
pierre, a Cromwell in vindictiveness, a
Napoleon in action and ambition, he
would sweep the fairest and best from
his path as he would crush leaf If
that were in his way"
The DEBORAH Republican, speaking
of Senator Hoar's dying a poor man.
says: I'VE would not decry financial
ability. but 1t is meager quality in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The Cedar Falls Record says tina
Mr.. Fairbanks Is presidential size.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

The Marcus News predicts that Mr.
Hubbards majority in the eleventh
district will reach 10000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20
REPUBLICAN oTATE TICKET.

For Secretary Of State.
WILLIAM B. MARTIN,
Of Adair County.
For Auditor of State.
B. F. CARROLL,
of Davis County.
For Treasurer Of State.
G. s. GILBERTsON,
of Winnebago County.
For Attorney General.
CHARLES W. MULLAN,
of Blackhawk County.
For Railway Commissioner.
N. S. KETCHAM,
of Marshall County.
REPUBLICAN, CONGRESSIONAL
TICKET.
For Congressman, Sixth District.
JOHN F. LACEY,
of Mahaska County.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20
F 70 m President
cIeveIand's spe-
ciaI Message to
Congress-, 1898.

with plenteous
crops. with abund-
ant promise of re-
munerative pr O.
duction and man
ufacture, with I'M
usual invitation tc
safe investment,
and with satisfac-
tory assurance tc
business enterprise
suddenly financial
fear and distrust
have sprung up on
every side. Num-
erous moneyed in
situations h a v e
suspended. = >
Surviving corpor-
ations and individ-
uals are content
to keep in hand
the money they
are usually anxi-
Gus to loan. ' =
And loss and fail
ure have involved
every branch OF
business"
/.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20

The Spirit Lake Beacon asserts that
during the past twenty-five years
Iowa has wasted In mining schemes
enough money to pay a large section OF
the national debt.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-20
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REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.

For Representative.
F. M. EPPERSON,
Of Columbia Township.
For County Auditor.
]. R. CRILEY,
of Center Township.
For Clerk of the District Court.
= EDWIN DUNCAN,
of Center Township.
! For County Recorder. tu
L. L. SWENSON,
of Polk Township.
For County Attorney.
w. W. EPPS,
of Center Township.
For County Supervisor.
A. ]. GARDNER.
Of Columbia Township.