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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

guns. Ii they disobeyed him they
were liable to court martial. but some
few risked even that disgrace and
withstood the lynchers. Had the cap
tain held the slightest regard for his
oath he would at least have let his
men load their guns. But he was in
sympathy with the lynchers, not with
the law. And now he must pay the
penalty for his dishonorable and dis
graceful conduct. He will be tried by
court martial and his sentence can
be of any length-even death. Rule
No. y of the army regulations pfo-
vides that any officer not obeying the
commands of superior may be pun
ished with death or any other SEN
tence the court martial may see fit
to pronounce
Cato and Reed were guilty of muir
der Their crime was a cruel and in
human one. They deserved to die,
but they were in the hands of the law
and the protection of that law was
one OF their rights-their last right on
earth in fact. No matter to what limits
Captain Hitch's hatred toward the
black race might go he should have
ASNAASA-oSiSu VII lhelI udy ludl uC lCplS-
sented the law, that his own personal
feelings were as nothing compared
with the will of the state of Georgia
and the mandate of the laws of the
nation. He allowed body of unarmed
men to break down the barrier of the
law and to lynch two men who should
have had the protection the law &C.
corded them. He is as much to blame
for their murder as they for The muir
der of the unfortunate people who
were their victims. He must be pun
ished. The law must be upheld. In
no other way can the question of the
disparity between the two races be
solved. If the negroes see that the
law is not regarded as sacred by the
whites they will themselves cease to
respect it. Instead Of operating for
cessation of the race trouble such
disregard of law can only increase it.
Unless Captain Hitch is punished and
the law is again restored to it's proper
place and the respect of the people of
Georgia the race problem will remain
problem for all time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

that he could have tempered their raw
irgS to some extent. Decent people
in the north and west, democrats as
We'll as republicans, are getting pretty
tired of the childish vaporings of the
Howells, Wattersons Vardamans, Jeff
Davises, Tillmans, John Sharp Will
ltamses and the rest of the southern
leaders. These persons are reviving,
In a petty and cowardly way, the pro-
scription of the old slavery days, when
they ruled and wrecked the democratic
party. AT the military maneuvers the
other day at Manassas some of the
Georgia militia insulted negro officer
who was taking part in the demon
stration, and the offense was indorsed
by many southerners, according to re-
ports in the papers at that time. The
democratic New Haven Register, in
referring to this caddishness, said that
this southern conduct would present
for settlement problem almost as
large as that which forced the war of
the rebellion. 1t is little bit more of
demand, as we conceive 1t, than the
north can give assent to-"
All these Bailey, Watterson and
Howell personal attacks on the Presi-
dent and these offensive displays of
antinegro, sentiment are admirably
calculated to make a solid north and
west, as in 1861. These ranters are
making republican votes in the part
of the country which Taggart and his
associates pretend they want to carry.
and which they will have to carry If
they are come within sight of VIC
tory. They are doing more by their
follies to make Roosevelt's majority
larger than McKinley's was in 1900
than all the republican stump speak
ers put together. A few of the south
ern fire-eaters came to the st. Louis
convention with the intention of ac-
cepting the republican challenge at
Chicago to make an issue of the negro
question, but the Hills, the Sheehans
and few more of the northern ele-
ment Of the party turned the scale
against them, and diluted their white
mans government" plank until 1t was
as pointless as Candidate Parker's talk
at the Esopus notification two weeks
ago. But Hill, Taggart and the rest
of the northern leaders of Parker's
party are letting the reactionaries
talk on the stump as they wanted to
do in the platform, and thus the evas-
ions and excisions of the platform are
exposed The anathemas which We're
thrown at Poor Arkansas Jones at the
end of the canvass of 1900 were mild
compared with the maledictions which
the masses of the democrats will hurl
at their blatherskite chiefs Of the
south and their fool leaders at the
north after the smash-up on Novem-
Der s.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17
THE REPUBLICAN HARVEST.

Democrats and free-traders are fond
of haunting protectionists and repub-
licans with the assertion that 1t is
claimed that the republican party is
responsible for good harvests. The
fact is that no republican speaker or
writer ever made such claim, but 1t
is also true that republicans and pro-
tectionists do claim that the value OF
the farmers crops is due in large
measure to republican legislation and
to the operation of our splendid pro-
tective tariff The American Agrlcul-
turalist, one of the highest authorities
in the country announces that the
value of our agricultural products will
probably this year exceed that OF any
previous year in our history. Yet our
crops in amount will not be extraor-
binary, nor have they been during the
past few years. In 1896 the corn crop
in particular measured nearly bill
lion bushels more than some years
since, and yet in value the farmer only
received about one-half which he has
been receiving for the past few years.
This is where the republicans claim
that the tariff is a benefit to the farm
er is fully substantiated. The full
measure of employment which has
been enjoyed by our working classes
during the past few years. their high
wages and the consequent high stand
ard of living have given us a home
market and purchasing power which
has brought to the farmer this large
prosperity and great reward in return
for his labors.
g., of Init tot n
cording to a census basis will this year
receive nearly six billions of dollars in
return for their labor, and if we should
include in this estimate the value of
what the farmer himself and his family
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17
HITEMAN.

Hiteman, Sept. 15.--Miss Catharine
Andrews, Of Lafayette, Ind, arrived
here yesterday for weeks visit with
her cousins, Mrs. P. H. Waterman and
H. A. Dinsmore, and also with Miss
Henrietta Dinsmore.
Miss Grace Cramer, Of Beacon, who
has been visiting at the home of w. H.
Thomas for the past week, returned
to her home Tuesday.
Jno. Bowen. V. S. Of Charlton, was
in Hiteman Tuesday on a business
trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lewis returned
home Tuesday after weeks tour ov-
er Missouri.
Walter Finks, Of Buxton, is here
visiting with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jos. Finks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17
FIXING The BLAME,

Little by little the blame for the
disgraceful lynching at Statesboro, Ca,
is settling down upon the people who
composed the mob and upon the men
who commanded the militia sent there
to prevent lynching There has been
no doubt as to the moral guilt of the
members Of the mob at any time since
the horrible affair, but not until court
of inquiry had considered the case of
the militia officers did the public learn
to what extent they are guilty for the
disregard of law and the breaking of
their oath.
The investigation shows that Cap
tain Hitch, who had been sent to
Statesboro by order of the governor
and the adjutant general of the state
of Georgia, disregarded his orders and
sided with the mob in every possible
way. He had full power to protect the
lives of the prisoners, Paul Reed and
Will Cato. even if it was necessary to
shoot their would-be lynchers. He had
a drilled body of men behind him to
carry out his commands. He was, or
would have been, backed by the law
of state and nation. But he was in
sympathy with the mob. His hatred
OF the colored race overcame his re-
gard for duty and even his self re-
spect for it lead him to forget the
oath he took when he became a guards
man and an officer, an oath to uphold
the laws Of the state and the nation
and to obey without question the or
ders of his comm anding officers.
The blood of those two negroes, Cato
and Reed, is on Captain Hitch's head
and he is morally just as much re-
sponsible as any member of the law
less mob that sent the negroes into
eternity. That he could have averted
bloodshed and preserved the fair name
of Georgia and the majesty of the
law IS shown by the fact that two or
three privates, during the melee be-
tween the guards and the mob, really
tried to do their duty and held back
half dozen men apiece simply by
threatening to shoot Had the men
under Hitch been allowed to load their
guns there is little probability that the
mob would have attempted to take the
prisoners away for it was leaderless
and therefore easily cowed. But Hitch
instrscted his men not to load their
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17
SECRETARY sHAW,s VISIT.

San Francisco Call-The visit of the
secretary of the treasury to the coast
has had a wholesome effect upon poll
tics. This is not because ANYTHING
was needed to insure the west for
President Roosevelt, for that is settled
already. But the secretary of the
treasury, being the fiscal officer of the
government, and the one best able to
speak for its revenue policy, can speak
for the administration of which he is a
part. to the people who want to hear.
The typical American career of Sec
rotary Shaw has put him in touch with
all his fellow citizens. He knows how
public policies affect the farmer, the
mechanic, the laborer, the manufac-
turer, the merchant and the banker.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17
BRYAN's VIEW OF PLATFORM.

7 Shall not misrepresent the situa.
ton, or appeal for votes for the tick
ct upon false grounds. A democratic
victory will mean very little, if any,
progress on economic questions so
long as the party is under the control
of the Wall street element. The la
Dor plank as prepared by Judge Park
er's friends on the subcommittee was
straddling, meaningless plank. =
The nomination of Judge Park
er virtually nulIifies the antitrust
plank. William Jennings Bryan in
"The Commoner." July ID. 1904.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

against the foreign policy of the Unit
ed States they must admit that that
policy is an effective one. Only a
short time ago Turkey had to be
Showed" and after a warship had
been sent to Constantinople the sick
man developed a great love for Ameri-
ca. Now he has notified the American
legation that the Ottoman bank holds
$4,000 to be paid to the United States
in settlement of a claim made some
time ago by an American citizen. The
Roosevelt-Hay foreign policy is wise
one.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

Our average fellow.citizen is sane
and healthy man, who believes in de-
cency and has wholesome mind. He
therefore feels an equal scorn alike
for the man of wealth guilty Of the
mean and base spirit of arrogance
toward those who are less well off,
and for the man of small means who
in his turn either feels or seeks to ex-
cite in others the feeling of mean and
base envy for those who are better
off. President Roosevelt at SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, September 7, 1908.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

consume the amount would approx
innate the stupendous sum of ten bill
lions of dollars. These figures are in
deed marvellous, but none the less true.
Yet they would be cut in half were we
living under the operation of low tariff
or what would be the same thing, free
trade.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

Edward Atkinson says the republi-
can administration costs more than a
democratic administration. Yes. and
the men who are employed under re-
publican administration and who were
idle under democratic rule, will tell
you that the republican administration
is worth more
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

Judge Parker assures the country
that. with republican senate a DEM
ocratic house could do no harm. The
country knows. however, that the dem
ocratic house would try to do harm,
just as it always has done.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

If the campaign is to be conducted
on President Roosevelt's personality,
the republicans have nothing to fear
from a comparison of his busy and
fruitful life with the uneventful and
restful record of Judge Parker.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

Democratic congressman who are
criticising President Roosevelt's poll
cy in dealing with the trusts should be
asked to explain their part in the adj
ministration's policy of splendid idle
ness when the same problem con-
froLted President Cleveland.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

BY the time the Alton Parker ba-
bies get old enough to talk it will be
difficult for their parents to remember
for whom they were named.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

The republicans ask support on their
record. The democrats want to be TAX
en- on faith.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

The democrats seem to be unable tc
forgive President Roosevelt for not be
ing weakling.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

Democratic leaders should read his.
tory to find how few men have climb.
ed to success by using abuse as a lad.
der.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

The stubborn fact remains that ey.
cry time the democrats have been in
power they have had to go out
through the bankruptcy courts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

In resorting to a campaign of abuse
the democrats admit their poverty OF
real issues
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

Democrats are discouraged. The
country refuses to be scared.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

The Creston Advertiser Gazette
thinks that Russia might with
advantage sell a few hundred
of her sacred icons on which
she has relied to such a large
extent to win battles and with the pro-
ceeds buy some modern guns and war
ships.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

1t would have been unanimous in
Vermont if the democrats had sent a
few more of their spellbinders up
there
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

III Donnelly had stood by the agree
ment made after the first walk -out,"
says the Cedar Rapids Republican
and had submitted all questions of al
legged discrimination to the arbitrators,
as provided for in the protocol, he
might today be looked upon as VIC
tor, instead of failure and disor-
ganizer."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

Grandpa Davis must be laboring
under the mistaken impression that
he was nominated on the strength of
his record as self-made man." says
the Sioux City Journal. "As a matter
of fact Mr.. Davis owed his nomination
to the fact that he was self-made
multi millionaire"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

st. Paul Pioneer Press.-In the
event of Russia's defeat, Tolstoi will
be the one person who really will be
entitled to say II told you So"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

The Des Moines Mail and Times
says that the great success of the
state fair under conditions of decency
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

The Iowa Idea-catch the train rob-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

The Keokuk Gate City suspects that
it is mighty discouraging business at
tempting to conduct a democratic
campaign in the face of dollar wheat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

Minneapolis Journal-The campaign
so far has failed to WOO Grover away
from his trout hole.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

Lincoln Journal.-We should think
Tom Taggart would try to hire Tom
Watson to stop telling disagreeable
truths about the democratic party
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

Chicago Chronicle.-The weathe
bureau has "scooped" the entire coun
try by the announcement that we hav
had a pleasant summer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

New York Press.-Vermont and
Maine may be lost, but Mr.. Parker still
holds the chorus girl vote.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

Kansas City Star.--Henry Gassaway
Davis knows the game well enough to
realize that $4,000 is enough to bet
on short pair when Mr.. Goodplayer
Is standing pat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17
WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHERS.


Kansas City Times.--It must be adj
mitted, however, that Henry Gassaway
Davis has given every cent the demo-
cratic vice presidential nomination is
worth.
Washington Post. Kuropatkin is
said to be q dead shot, but he hasn't
been hitting anything lately but the
pike.
ST. Paul Pioneer Press.-In the
event of Russia's defeat, Tolstoi will
be the one person who really will be
entitled to say II told you so.'
Chicago Tribune. - AS Arkansas
went, so will go Texas.
Minneapolis Journal--The campaign
so far has failed to WOO Grover away
from his trout hole.
Chicago Chronicle.-The weather
bureau has "scooped" the entire coun-
try by the announcement that we have
had pleasant summer.
Chicago Record -Herald.-Tt is not
the fault Of Kuropatkin that he is un-
able to stand pat"
l1iiISoiit SHOulu llllllh
Tom Taggart would try to hire Tom
Watson to stop telling disagreeable
truths about the democratic party.
New York Press.-vermont and
Maine may be lost, but Mr.. Parker still
holds the chorus girl vote.
Kansas City Star.--Henry Gassaway
Davis knows the game well enough to
realize that $4,000 is enough to bet
on short pair when Mr.. Goodplayer
is standing pat.
+ Topeka Capital.-What the Russian
army seems to need worse than any
thing else is about eight weeks Of win
ter.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Kuropatkin and Judge Parker will
shortly be entitled to rank among the
ALSO ran" class.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

AS to Capt. Hull's two -fors," tn.
Odebolt Chronicle says the joke is or
the voters.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

The schools have started up for the
year and the Oskaloosa Times Journal
complains that the only news given
out for publication from the big and
little seats of learning is the football
gossip.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

Chicago Tribune. - AS Arkansas
went, so will go Texas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

Kansas City Times.-It must be adj
mitted however, that Henry Gassaway
Davis has given every cent the demo-
cratic vice presidential nomination is
worth.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

Chicago Record Herald.-r is moi
the fault of Kuropatkin that he is un.
able to stand pat
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

Washington Post. Kuropatkin
said to be q dead shot, but he hash
been hitting anything lately but tn
pike.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

The Manson Democrat says that
philanthropy like that Of Abraham
Simmer, of Waverly who gave his
home for public hospital, is true
philanthropy without any ifs or isms
to balk or hinder.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

Though democrats may cry GU
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

THE democrats have taken our fire
and batter" says the Britt Tribune
land If they can manage to raise
grease enough to grease the griddle
they think they will have pancake of
their own"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

Mr.. Parker is held up as an ideal
man, but the Glidden Graphic thinks
that the man who comes within hail
ing distance Of the ideal could never
associate so intimately with David B.
Hill and his colaborers as Parker has
dooa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

The DEBORAH Republican recalls that
gambling on the Chicago board Of
trade is what ruined Soule, the fEldora
embezzler. While he was successful
he was an operator" but now he
realizes 1t was clear cut gambling all
the time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

The Carroll Herald says that there
is nothing about the current political
contest to impress voters unfavorably
or to disgust them with practical poli-
tics, and it reasons therefore that the
people are not apt to vote for the
biennial elections amendment as they
would be were the campaign more
heated and firing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

The Ida Grove Pioneer believes that
If all the Iowa farmers who became
dissatisfied and We're induced to emil
crate to the Dakotas. the Indian coun-
try or Canada could be rounded up and
polled nine out of ten of them would
say that, after all, good old Iowa is
the best.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

: Topeka Capital.-What the Russian
army seems to need worse than any
thing else is about eight weeks Of win
ter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil OBJ
serves that the republican majority In
Vermont seems to be "irrevocably es-
tablished."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

.''It seems to us that labor has not
had wise leadership of late years"
says the Algona Courier. There are
too many strikes. and we fear some of
them without Just cause
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

The Des Moines Capital recalls the
interesting fact that Bourke Cochran
stumped Vermont.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

The Rockford Register. discussing
Col. Eiboeck's proposal for a state fair
supported by sales of liquor, says the
colonel only poorly understands the
people of his adopted state. Ills plan
would start an Instruction" declares
the Register.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

The Vinton Eagle says that Secre-
tary Shaw is regular schoolmaster
in politics.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

THE fellow who thinks God has
much to do with American politics."
remarks the Iowa Falls Citizen, "evi-
IDENTIFY isn't much acquainted with the
ruler of the universe"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Kuropatkin and Judge Parker will
shortly be entitled to rank among the
ALSO ran" class.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

The Sac City Sun says that although
there has been financial stringency
in Iowa for two years, owing to crop
failures, there has been little occasion
for idleness and labor has been in
demand at good wages. "In fact" it
confidence of the people is unimpair-
ed"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-17

is the best argument against Col.
Eiboecks suggestion for wide open
city and fair. THE policy advocated
by Col Eiboeck," the Mail and Times
asserts, would ruin the fair and would
city"