Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-26
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The Des Moines Register and Lead
err warns republicans against being
cocksure about the election of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and suggests the wis
dom Of stopping all quarreling and
getting together for any possible emer-
gency = even in Iowa. The Register
and Leader is not apprehensive, but
it thinks there are elements of great
uncertainty in the campaign just
ahead.
Speaking of the weather, there are
no clouds in the Wapello county repub-
lean sky says the Keokuk Gate
City.
well, If he does, what has he got?'
asks the Fonda Times, commenting on
the prediction that Hearst will cap
ture the Iowa democracy.
Iowa democrats ought to be will
ing to stand by New York democrats"
says the Davenport Democrat.
The Creston American, dem. says
that the fight in the democratic ranks
has narrowed down to square fight
between the common people, with
Hearst as their champion and the mo-
nopoly trust owned wing of the party,
with Mr.. Cleveland as the ringmast-
err.
ut is far BETTER" concludes the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil, ''for a pres.
idential candidate to know something
and refuse to divulge it than it is for
him to know nothing and insist on dis
closing it."
Cedar Rapids Republican. mo such
man as Hearst ought to be allowed TO
control a delegation to a national con.
ventlon from state like Iowa. What
Hearst stands for is repugnant to men
OF all parties in a state like this" f
The Dubuque Times concludes that
Congressman Wade would have little
reason to<lament even if the Hearst
machine should defeat his renomina-
ton this year The second district, the
Times declares, is ready to send a re-
publican to congress again this year.
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1t cost the state 1866 for prayers at
the recent session of the general as
sembly, and the Marshalltown Times
Republican concludes that while on the
surface of things results are not plain
~ evident it was probably worth twice
the money.
The Guthrie Center Guthrian SAYS
that when the national republican
platform is adopted lot of fellows in
Iowa will discover that they have been
wasting a lot Of ammunition on a
scarecrow.
The Keokuk Gate City congratulates
the republicans Of the tenth district
upon their return to political sanity"
The Wall Lake Blade believes that a
man who resorts to advertising for a
wife ought not to have one; there is
something wrong with such men, it
suspects, or else they lack courag e.
What they need" the Blade suggests.
lis large sized bottle of nerve
tonic"
Mr.. Cleveland says that to nominate
Parker would indicate a return to san
ity on the part Of the democratic party.
but the Emmettsburg Reporter consid-
ers free trade just as sane as free sill
yer and contends, therefore, that when
the democracy has turned from free
silver to free trade it's insanity still
continues"
The Arlington News thinks 1t will be
worth while to keep an eye on Mr.
Cleveland. "If he was not candidate
he would be off fishing, instead of talk
ing politics." 1t says.
The editor Of the Fayette Postal
Card declares his everlasting disre-
o., fal1 rry1p1 hos ~
climb on to the band wagon" because
it is band wagon.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil sug-
gests that unless the board of control
begins the construction of some new