Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-08

should see TO 1t that this city has |
club. and winning club, in the organ.
ization next year and the time to staff
IS now.
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
Speaking of Roosevelt the Green
field Transcript declares that "he pos
sesses all the manly qualities of Jack
son, while in learning and in accom-
plishments. he is far his superior. He
Is eminently safe man to meet emer-I
gencies with wisdom, courage and
promptness."
$50 far as there is public senti-
ment in the Philippines says the
Iowa City Republican, at is intensely
loyal to the United States and is con-
tent to rest the future to the power
that has done more for them in six
years than Spain accomplished in three
centuries"
IF the butchers Of Chicago, or any
place else, are wise they will try and
get work where they can and as quick
as they can" says the Burlington Ga
zette. THE cold wintry weather that
is fast approaching Is not calculated to
work, pass either swiftly or sweetly."
THE conclusion of all intelligent OBJ
servers, regardless of party" declares
the Odebolt Chronicle must be that
Judge Parker is demogogue willing
to say or do anything that he thinks
will bring him votes"
"Of the one hundred and forty mil
lions 1t is probable that not more than
half are or would be Russians from
choice" says the Cedar Rapids Ga
zette Since they are not Russians by
blood and descent. Millions of them
are Russians through repression, in
itself a condition of weakness rather
than of strength. for the hostile force
without is aided by hostile force from
Within"
Secretary Root is coming to Iowa
to speak. This looks like carrying
Goals to New Castle" says the Council
Bluffs Nonpareil, but Iowa feels hon
ored just the same Mr.. Root is one
of the biggest men in the United
norship of New York"
eff the inventor makes good with
that typewriting machine which takes
dictation direct from the human voice."
says the Sioux City Journal, "a great
contribution toward domestic felicity
will have been made"
Fire in the grand stand at Des
Moines was put out with a bucket of
lemonade. "The question:" says the
Mason City Times Herald us what
We're they doing with lemonade in Des
Moines."
"a visit to Des Moines during the
state fair revealed to visitors the re-
markable resources of this great
state says the Creston Advertiser.
1T makes a citizen of this common
wealth forget his desires to seek new
country. The wonderful advance
ment Of this great state receives some
publicity from state fairs and this
years event helped toaincrease the ag-
ricultural popularity of the common
wealth"
The Creston Advertiser Gazette calls
Governor Vardaman, of Mississippi,
the High Chief Boor of the Order of
Vulgarians."
In the opinion Of the Waterloo Re
porter, Hill may retire voluntarily, as
he says he will, but there is a more
effective way of bringing 1t about. and
the people have the means in hand to
do it.
A press dispatch states that the Rus
slams are to take the initiative. The
Des Moines Register and Leader sug-
gests that it would help them more
II they would take some of those Man
churian towns they have already lost.
AS the Cedar Rapids Gazette puts
1T, the car Is 50 well pleased with the
Almighty for sending him a son, that
he has concluded to do something to
show his appreciation and has abolish
ed certain forms of punishment that
had been inflicted when the victims
We're not guilty THE car is making
some progress" says the Gazette.
1.-THE removal of Hill from. the poll
teal field either before or after the
campaign, will make little difference
in the result of the election" declares
the Burlington Hawk Eye. 80 sus-
picious are the people of trickery in
anything Hill does that they will let
his announcement pass for what, In
their mind, it is worth, and cast their
ballots as they have already made up
their minds to do, SO far as he is con-
cerned."
"If Miss Roosevelt did match dimes
at Newport or any place else" ex-
claims the editor of the Cedar Falls
Gazette, "she should be severely rep
rimanded by Teddy and the entire
country, and if she did not the demo
crat who started the story should be
kicked by mule, and we would like
the job of kicking him." Question:
Who's the mule?" asks the Marshall
town Times Republican, mischievous-
ly.
The Des Moines Register and Leader
says that while Mr.. Wade Is a hale
fellow well met in the second distric,
he is a democrat of democrats in con-
gress. IF the second district were
choosing a congressman to serve al
home" it suggests, the judge nigh,
reasonably rely upon his personal
claims to good will. But inasmuch as
it is choosing a congressman to serve
at Washington. it is not of the slight
est consequence what his persona
claims are"
The Nevada Representative saws
that if Mr.. Hills candidate for presi-
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