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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01
RECIPROCITY NO FACTOR in
TRADE.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Hon. Jas.
F. McCleary, congressman from Min
nesota delivered a speech in congress-
January 10, in which he ably discussed
the subject of tariff, reciprocity and
why first voters should be projections
lists. Touching the subject of reciproc-
ity he proved that such an agreement
did not at any time increase trade. He
cited commercial relations between
thirty nations embracing the principal
countries of the globe, and proved that
in not a single instance is there an
approach to a balance. 1t was found
that there are countries which, like
England, have adverse balances
against them, and there are others, like
the United States, with favorable bal
ances. In 1912, the United Kingdom
imported merchandise to the value of
$764,351,071 more than she exported;
in the same year the United States ex-
ported S2S3,152,624 more than she i'm
ported; Brazil had an excess of ex-
ports over imports amounting to $31,-
297,955, and Canada is credited with
S20,595,e54 more exports than imports.
Germany and the Netherlands are con-
spicuous, like the United Kingdom, as
excess importers, the former having an
adverse balance of $751;, 100000 and the
latter of $119,679,1S2.
Mr.. McCleary says that a moments
reflection will convince anyone that
these enormous disparities could be
avoided only by initiating the simple
process of barter. If this were not true
he says 1t would not be conceivable
for a moment that Great Britain would
buy hundreds of millions of dollars
worth more annually from the people
Of the United States than the latter
buys from Great Britain. Mr.. Nc
Cleary concludes that it would be alb
solutely impossible for us to trade with
the countries reciprocally, because they
do not produce the things we need to
buy. The imports Of the United States
are gaining rapidly. During the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1903, they exceed
ed billion dollars, but our takings
from Great Britain have relatively de-
clined. The explanation is simple. AL
though we are supposed to be on a
more friendly footing with the British
than formerly, we buy less from them,
because most of their productions par
allel ours. Like them, we buy only
the things we need, and like them we
seek them in the markets which offer
the most favorable terms.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01
HANNA AND PETTIeREw.

New York Times: The time when
Mr.. Hanna first entered the senatorial
arena as a speechmaker was on a dav
in 1900 when the perennial pugilist Of
debate, Richard Franklin Pettigrew
undertook to take fall" out of him,
The provocation afforded by Pettigrew
broke the seal on Hanna's speech and
ne round a voice. The feud engender-
ed on that day was one of the most
curious things in politics. nor did if
end until Hanna had adorned his belt
with Pettigrew's political SCALP.
1t was Pettigrew's joy to hurl darts
into the hide of his republican COL
leagues for the mere joy of seeing
them squlrm. He went joyously on his
way making all the trouble he could,
until that day when he made the fatal
mlstake OF waking up Mark Hanna.
But for that error of his he might be in
the senate now. He had been assailing
another senator, when suddenly, with
out warning, he glanced off that sub
ject and hit Hanna. He tore the Ohio
senator tooth and nail He raked up
the story of Hanna's first election to
the senate and made flat footed
charges of bribery against him.
AS soon as he had finished the hith-
erto silent senator from Ohio astonish-.
ed everybody in rising to make an ex-
temporaneous speech. 1t was speech
that resembled the roar of a lion. 1t
was far different from Pettigrew's de-
nunciations, attacks made for the sheer
love of it. Hannas speech was the
speech of a man who meant business,
and in 1t he seemed to be sealing Pet
tigrew's doom. He stood behind Petit
grew, and when he came to his climax
he bent over until he almost touched
the South Dakotan as he shouted out
his intention to compare his record ard
character with Pettigrew's before the
people in the coming campaign. He
warned Pettigrew that he would find
himself mistaken in his theory that
mudslinging could influence the Amer
lean people, and in his closing sentence
he placed a long and emphatic pause
after each word: Observation-Disclosures
-T-know-oh o,,t-bip,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01
STATE CONVENTION CALL.

10 the republican electors Of the
state of Iowa:
IN accordance with the usage and in
pursuance of call of the republican
national committee and by direction
OF the republican state central COM
m1ttee of Iowa, a delegate convention
Oh the republicans of Iowa will be held
IN the city of Des Moines, Iowa, on
wednesday, May. IS, 1904, at II o'clock
a. M, for the purpose of electing four
deiegates-at-large and four alternate
delegates at-large to representative in
the republican national convention to
be held in the city of Chicago, in the
state of Illinois, on Tuesday, June 81,
1904.
All republican and other voters in
this state, without regard to past po-
lltlcal Affiliations. who believe in re-
publican principles, and who endorse
the policy of the republican party, are
cordially invited to unite under this
call in the election of delegates and
alternate delegates to said national
convention.
The national committee directs
that the congressional district dele
gates and alternate delegates shall be
elected by conventions called by the
congressional committee of each dis
trict in the manner of nominating the
candidate for representative in con-
gress in said district. The congress
sional committee of each district is
empowered and directed to determine
the time and place of holding it's dis
trict convention, except that all such
conventions must be held at least thir-
ty days prior to June 81, 1904, and due
notice thereof shall be given to the
voters of the several districts.
The basis of representation in the
state convention will be as follows:
One delegate for each county and one
additional delegate for each 200 votes
or fraction of 100 or over cast for AL
bert B. Cummins for governor at the
general election held November 8, 1908,
and each county will be entitled to
delegates as follows:
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01
JOINED ITS IDOLS.

Keokuk Gate City.-The Winnebago
county republican convention on Sat
urday endorsed Governor Cummins'
Canadian reciprocity views ard went
further in the direction of free trade
with that country than any previous
utterance on the subject. The resolu-
ton is said to have been dictated by
State Treasurer Gilbertson, who is
from that county, and is believed to
have had the sanction of the govern
or. Aside from this the fact is with
out special significance. Winnebago
always was in the Cummins column.
Its latest action, simply shows that like
Ephriam of old it is joined to it's idols,
and in it's case, as in his, the best thing
to do with it is to let it alone.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01
SOMETHING WRONG.

Topeka Capital: Mark Hanna was q
fine, courageous man. Nothing that re-
Elected in the least on his business OF
private life was ever proven. And YET
he was abused like man who had
killed his mother. The opposition pa
pers bounded him as no criminal had
ever been bounded. To the day of his
death more than half the people were
suspicious of him because the newspa-
pers had lied about him. Possibly
Hanna did not care He had fine poise
and had much common sense But
there must have been times when the
injustice of it all ranked like a fes-
tering sore. There is something wrong
with the public sentiment that stands
by and encourages wilful and malic-
ious Vituperation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01
AGITATION OF THE CAR.

Philadelphia North American-The
car appeals to all his loyal subjects
to stand with us in the defense of the
fatherland." Evidently these interna-
tional yellow journalists have pro-
crossed further than the dispatches
from the orient seem to Indicate They
are invading. the "fatherland." Under
such circumstances, how earnestly
must civilization sympathize with the
cry of the car to the palpitating patri-
otism of his subjects. Down with the
cold blooded individual who insists
that "fatherland," broad term though it
be, is not broad enough to cover ter
ritory just acquired by disregard Of the
eighth commandment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01
TEARS OF A HYPocRIrE.

Cedar Rapids Republican,: Whoever
has read Irving's beautiful observa-
tons on The Sorrow for the Dead"
will remember how he tells us 20, the
grave, the grave, it buries every error,
covers every defect extinguishes every
resentment and the best thing about
this is, that it is largely true. But
throughout his life, down to the very
portals of the grave, the authors of
such malignity are not to be welcomed
as chief mourners at his funeral. When
Mckinley was stricken, by an assas-
sin hand who had no doubt got his in
SEPARATION from certai1 newspapers
that had pursued that lyentle, kindly
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01
THE WINNEBAeo RESERVATION

Des Moines Capitalize Gilbert
SON Cummins republicans of Winnie
bago county have declared themselves
by resolution-being the first county to
speak on public questions in the year
1904. They endorse President Roose-
welt and his administration, and spe-
officially endorse Governor Cummins
and his attitude on the tariff question.
The convention made itself plain on
the Canadian trade question, declaring
for a nearer approach to the same
trade conditions which have brought
prosperity to the several States" This
can be construed in no way except as
a demand for free trade between our
country and Canada, for such have
been the Conditions which have
brought prosperity to the several
states" The declaration is a bold one
and is evidently a challenge to the re-
publicans of the state.
1t is we'll that the challenge has
come from the tariff rippers. Possibly
we can now find out what republican,
ism in Iowa really stands for on the
tariff question.
The test was not fairly made in
Winnebago county because of local and
fractional differences. In that county
there has been a quarrel among re-
publicans for a long time. Last year
the Gilbertson faction was defeated.
This year the case is reversed But
Gilbertson having triumphed he put a
set of resolutions through to suit Gov
ernor Cummins. Possibly the rank and
file paid little attention to the resolu-
tions We do not believe the farmers
of Winnebago county are in favor of
free trade with Canada as indicated by
the Gilbertson-Cummins resolutions.
Treasurer Gilbertson, it is believed,
is a large land owner in Canada, and
like others similarly situated, his views
have been modified by such owner
ship. :
The action of the Winnebago con-
vention will hasten solution Of the
tariff situation in the republican party
in Iowa, and in that respect will do a
good service.
If the republican party of Iowa en-
dorse Governor Cummins' attitude on
the tariff the fact ought to be emphat-
ically made known.
If the republican party of Iowa is to
be made use of to help out the Iowa
purchasers of Canadian lands, that
fact ought to be made known. We
certainly think the republican party
ought not to sacrifice principles to help
sell lands in Canada which are not
selling now as rapidly as formerly.
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or the Tri-Weekly Courier for one year.
and 100 extra votes will be given for
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In the name of some other member
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The contest will close as follows:
On March /, 1904, the two younc Ia.
dies, one from the city and one from
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number. of votes will be selected "a
the first two prize winners. They viii
then drop out of the contest which
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er contestants until April 4, 1904, AZ
which time the two, one from in the
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ing the largest number of votes Will
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the contest which will continue as be.
fore andon May 1, two more wilIsbo
seIecfed In the ca,,,a v,,v :. = -. ~.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01

ship of the national republican COM
mittee to succeed the late Senator
Hanna will meet with the hearty an.
proval OF every sound republican of
the state. Mr.. Blythe is recognized
as one OF the ablest political generals
OF the state and is known to be famil-
lar with the affairs of the national or
ganization. His selection for this i'm
portant Office would be deserved re-
cognltion OF his services to the party
and would insure the republicans of
the nation that the coming presidential
ed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01
The JAPs, ENDURANCE.

The ability of the little Japs to en-
dure extremes of heat and cold is IA
vorite topic Of conversation among
Washington officers who have seen
them working under adverse eondi-
tons. The reported freezing to death
of q large number of Russian soldiers
brings to mind the performance of the
Japanese troops during their war with
China. A large detachment of the mi
kado's soldiers We're sent hurriedly to
the front, leaving before they could be
equipped with winter clothing. They
were rushed to China and penetrated
deep into the interior of the frozen
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01
MARK HANNA.

In the high quarrel for power,
In the fierce public jest,
How many saw the man
Who now must rest?
In life a word. force,
A picture and a, name
He was man alone
When old death came.
Let him be judged Of men,
There on his bier,
AS one who, praise or blame,
Can nothing hear.
Not with party's rage
Or wilder eulogy,
But with the wiser pen
OF History.
Hide not the wrong he did,
Put not the good away =
Give us the Man, and let
The record stay.
In the high quarrel for power,
In the fierce public jest,
How many saw the man
Who now must rest?
wallace Irwin in the New Yor
Globe.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil is glad
to know that ]. Pierpont Morgan has
bought $1,000 dog; it believes it is
wholesome to have riches distributed,
and considers buying high priced dogs
as good a method of distribution as
making gifts to universities.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette says it
should be the business of some one at
Des Molnes to kill several bills every
day.
There is only one kind of republic
canism," says the Osceola Sentinel,
and that is the true blue without any
mixture of democracy, populism or any
other ISM
The Iowa Falls Citizen believes it is
better for man to work for low wages
than to remain idle.
The bill killing mechanism at Des
MONIES is not working quite rapidly
enough to please the Cedar Rapids Ga
zette.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil consid-
ers it quite probable that the Chicago
convention will indorse reciprocity but
not the variety advocated by the Iowa
governor.
The Oskaloosa Herald knows of no
Mahaska county farmer who favors
reciprocity in competitive articles"
with Canada.
The Keoluk Gate City says that
wherever the uniform school text book
scheme has been tried it has resulted
in a deterioration in the quality of
books.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01

country. They Travelled ahead so fast
that their supplies of winter clothing
Wer unaple 10 catch up with the main
brown men We're fighting in their sum
mer outfits. They must have suffered
intensely. but there is no record that
they complained.
The Japs have shown an ability to
do hard manual labor under heat CON
ditions that break down the toughest
natives of the tropics. Their endurance
in this regard is as noteworthy as their
performances in extremes of cold
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01

man, painting, him one day as tyrant
and the next as a puppet. those sheets
sought to Guido all others in adulation
AND now that Hanna is dead, they are
attempting to do the same thing with
him. though for seven years they have
slandered and villified him without
limit. In such an hour the real friends
of the dead statesman alone, have the
right to speak. The tears of hypo-
critic are worse than the prayers Of a
pharisee.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01
TRAINS LEAVING JEFFERSON
STREET UNION DEPOT.
A. J. Packard, Agent,
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul..
Nj Gains ~

No. Going East. Depart.
la Chicago limited ....12.24a-n m,
Sa Chicago express ........ 1900 pm.
lob Cedar Rapids and Marion 1:4Oa,m
.10Sb Cedar Rapids and Marion 7:15p.m.
.4b Muscatine, Davenport
and Chicago .12:30 n. m.
Going West.
5a Kansas City limited. 1925 am.
3a Kansas city express ....10: liam.
lib Chicago, Davenport and
Muscatine to Ottumwa, ar
rive .;:.;o;........... 7:oop.m.
rive .....:.. ........9:55 am
81 Marion to Ottumwa. ar
rive ............... 1875 am.
Freight trains
No 92b Davenport freight. g: 10 am.
No. 1872 b Marion ......r..I.. 6: 40 am.
No. 81 Marion. .......... 1000 am.
No. 81 b ChiIlicothe ...,.. 700, am
No. 81 a Chillicothe. ........ 1:00p.m.
Freight trains arrive at and depart
from Ottumwa Junction. a-daily; b
except Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01
BETTING ON A SURE THING.

Philadelphia Record.-After a week
of excitement over the Baltimore fire
and the war news from the far east,
Colonel Bryans newspaper comes out
with an offer to bet 500 that no one
democrat in the country can draw up a
platform that all other democrats will
stand on. That is betting on a sure
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01

The citizens of Panama were not
the only ones who rejoiced at the an
nouncement that the United States
senate had ratified the Panama canal
treaty. There were a few of like mind
in this country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01

The Burlington Hawk-Eye remarks
that the name Blythe would be quite
as easy as Hanna to pronounce, once
the people got used to it. No one can
well question the Hawk-Eye's state
ment
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01

"A tariff ripping republican, will be
as lonesome in the Chicago conven-
ton as a protective tariff republican
would be in the democratic national
convention at st. Louis. - Marion
Register.
The Marion Register has sized up
this matter in the only logical way.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01

The American people will support
President Roosevelt in his determine
ton to begin digging at the earliest
possible moment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01
Railroad Time Tables
TRAINS LEAVING UNION DEPOT.
w. S. Parker. Ticket Agent.

BURLINGTON ROUTE, c., B. & @,
No. Going East. Depart
12a-Chicago, Dubuque, & Quincy 2:10 a. m.
92b-Local freight ......s...... Gas q. n.
lGb-Burlington & st. Louis. -. 1885 a. m.
I0b-Peoria, Dubuque s Quincy. III 80 a. m.
6a-Chicago Limited ........ 1925 D. m.
4a-Cnlcago, st. Louis 6 Quincy 7:1o p. m.
Z sa-Fast mall ................ 1857 p. m.
2a-Chicago, Peoria & Rockford. :45 p m.
F't. Madison accommodation, daily except
Sunday, depart 7.1o n. m.; arrive 500 .. ~.
Going West.
6a-Omaha, Council Bluffs
Nebraska ..... t...-....... lbs a. m.
15a-Fast mail ................ 2:4D a. m.
Dlb-Locai freight -. ........ 5:30 q. m.
8a-omaha. Kansas City. Denver
Hot Springs, Deadwood, Og-
den. Portland 6 California. 7:45 n. m.
7a-Fast mall $3.50. ......,. a:52 n. N.
9b-Peoria to Creston ........ 1850 p. NJ
13a--Limited 500. ...... 1928 o, In.
l1b-Chicago to ottumwa, arrive. 1880 p. m.
1a-Denver & Omaha IL :S5 D, m.
!. a, daily; b, except Sunday. Nos. z, s and
IS do not carry passengers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01

Anyway the Japs are making it
mighty uncomfortable for the Russians
who are SO unfortunate as to find
themselves in Port Arthur.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01

Now the voters Of Iowa will have tc
settle that biennial election PROPOSE
ton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01

Uncle Sam is beginning to get ready
to remove his coat to take up the
work of digging on that Panama
canal /
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01

Ohio republicans have given evi
dence that they have enough harmony
to go around.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC

CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC
No. Gong East. Depart.
California and southwest. .1o:45 2. m.
2o2, Keokuk :............... 1892 pm.
Chicago $500. .......... .10:23 IN,
Going West
203, Des Moines, Ruthven.
west and northwest. 7:45 am.
201, Des Moines and Omaha. -: 10 pm.
EOS, Des Moines and Omaha. 7:05 pm.
Unless otherwise specified all t. aims
are daily except Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01

The mention of the name of Hon
Joseph w. Blythe for the chairman.
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WABASH.

WABASH.
Arrive. Depart
kansas City q st.
Louis 49,. i...... ac:15 q. m. a9:2O o, m.
Kansas City & st.
Louis $1,000. -. a7:0o p. m. as:25 a. m.
Freight, trains carrying passengers be.
tween 'Ottumwa and Moulton:
Local freight $500 p. m $500 4. m.
Fast freight .......ai- 40 p. m. 1880 .. n.
q. daily; b. except Sunday.