Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-15

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The Iowa City Republican isn't ask
ing much of congress. The republican
proposes that congress shall 'legislate
Tor the Philippines, pass a few bills,
cut out all public building and river
and harbor appropriations, economize
wherever possible, and then adjourn
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Noting that Chicago university has
substituted a college song for the Dox-
ology in chapel exercises the Des
Moines Capital predicts that the next
Innovation will be the substitution Of
the university yell for the Lords
prayer
The Cedar Rapids Republican is not
In favor OF congressional redis-
tricting at this time. The Re-
publican prefers to wait until
after the next national census. 1t re-
calls that under the last federal appor-
tionment Iowa came within an ace Of
having twelve congressman. There Is
no doubt at all" says the. Cedar Rap
Ids newspaper. but what under the
next census there will be an additional
congressman from this state, and
maybe two II the south should be de-
prived Of any of its representation on
account of the Acknowledgement which
is practiced in that section Of the
state.''
Adjourn for the. holidays is the
Boone Republicans soft answer to the
query, What will congress dor
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AS. to that new Chicago paper for
women, the Dubuque Times says the
general opinion Is that the demands of
women readers generally ara fairly
met at present by the daily newspa-
pers ard the magazines.
"1f Thomas Lawson really, wants to
show that he is an authority on
finance, frenzied and otherwise. he will
solve the Chadwick problem" suggests
the Fort Dodge Chronicle.
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After considering all the points made
against the validity of the biennial
election amendment the Odebolt Chron-
icle expresses the conviction that
the courts will sustain lift, indeed,
the courts ever have to pass upon it,
tom Way? Tom Way? Who Is
this man Way and where does he live
now?" queries the Arlington News.
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The Carroll Herald believes in let
ting we'll enough alone with regard to
Iowa congressional districts. The Her
aid argues: This state has good set
Of representatives in congress and 1t
makes no material difference Just what
counties constitute the districts they
represent. 1t lis usual to make over
the districts after the federal census
has been taken, but no action was taken
after the census Of 1900, and we do not
see that the political material interests
Of the state have suffered"
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"A third feet Of nfty-two warshipa
Will be dispatched to the far east at
once. Gracious!" Exclaims the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil, THE yellow
sea channels will be clogged up at this
rate"
THE objective Of the JapH has been
attained saws the Marshalltown
Times Republican, "and they can af-
ford to wait for the citadel to .all as
1t soon must in the progress Of an or
binary SIEGE"
The Dubuque Times calls attention
to the fact that President Roosevelt,
who is about to tour the south, wants
the Hefin incident ignored and pre-
diets that Helms district which had
nominated him before he made his
famous speech, will repudiate him in
the next convention.
The Nevada Representative says
that there has been Just occasion for a
redistricting Of Iowa, from both equit-
able and political considerations, ever
since the last federal census was
taken.
"This government got all 1t was con-
tending for In the Panama zone" says
the Sioux City Journal, land Panama
is given a guarantee that Its sover-
eighty is not to be infringed upon be-
yond the point actually necessary to
facilitate the construction and main
tenance Of the canal" The journal
thinks the arrangement ought to be
satisfa Glory on both sides.
Pension Commissioner Ware states
that he has never accepted money for
his poetry, and the Burlington Hawk
Eye says that this is nothing remark
able: There are thousands of poets
in America who never accept money
for their poems-they do not get a
chance to-"
The Des Moines Register and Lead
Ter refers to the Presidents urgent
Recommendation for the Immediate en-
actment Of legislation in the interest
of the Philippines. and saws: THE