Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-08

the electors of the land, from the af.
1alrs OF government and lessons their
knowledge concerning them Such a
i,condltlon cannot help but cause them
to lose interest in their governm ent,
This is not as 1t should be and is not
for the best interest of popular insti
tuition such as the American nation,
The biennial election amendment to
the constitution of the state of Iowa,
upon which the people will vote at the
election to be held next Tuesday, will
bring about just this effect.
rms is one of the many reasons
why the amendment should not be
adopted. The opposition to it is gen
eral. 1t is not confined to either party
nor to any class of men. 1t permeates
all classes. Among the many oppo.
nents are many prominent union labor
leaders. In several of the larger cities
OF the state unions and city fedora
tons have taken action expressing
themselves as opposed to the adoption
OF the amendment In Sioux City the
trades and labor assembly adopted res
olutions along this line. They set
forth the labor unionist's views on the
proposed amendment and are as fol.
lows:
Whereas, There is now before the
electors OF Iowa measure known
as the biennial election bill, which pro-
poses to abolish the elections on off
years, be it, therefore
Resolved, by the Sioux City Trades
and Labor assembly, that this body is
opposed to the proposed change in the
election laws for the following rea-
sons:
l. 1t will bring the important state
elections and the important congress
sional and national elections at the
same time, thus confusing the minds of
the voters, and under the Australian
ballot system make it more difficult
for them to express their wishes on
candidates and measures.
80. 1t will make it more difficult
to defeat unworthy candidates for
county and state offices, as the atten-
ton of the voters will each year be
taken up with national politics, either
in congressional or national cam
paign.
3. 1t is important that the candi-
dates for public Office be made to an
swer to the people for their acts. A
number of labor measures (child labor
bill, etc., were defeated by the enc
mics of labor in the last legislature
and should the bill be carried it means
the extension of the terms of office
OF those senators and representatives,
covering an additional session of the
legislature and making it impossible
to introduce and pass any laws in the
interest Of labor for at least three
years.
a. We believe that state and ma
tional politics should be kept separate
SO that the voter can express him
candidate seeking his suffrage"
If you believe Theodore Roosevelt
has made good president, If you
agree with him on the important is
sues, if you believe he has served the
American people as he should, you
will vote for him. And when you
vote for him it is only natural that
you will want to do everything in your
power. to help him to another four
years of national success and advance
ment. The way to do this is to vote
for John r. Lacey for congress- The
President can do nothing without the
aid of congress. With democratic
congress his hands would be tied You
want to see the country prosper as it
has prospered in the past under re-
publican administrations. Then vote
for Roosevelt and vote for Lacey. Put
the cross in the circle opposite the
party name-REPUBLICA