Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-02

is not perfect, but some of the fellows
who are SO red-hot for readjustment
wouldn't be so gay if they could get
their way"
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
"A member of legislature who can
be bought or bribed with pass can
be bought or bribed with cash." says
the Marion Register. about 80 cents
would be enough to allure him into
camp. But there are no 30-cent men
in the Iowa legislature"
The Coon Rapids Enterprise admits
tfat Gov. LaFollette has effected some
reforms, for which he is commended
but 1T fears that he is degenerating
into a common scold. He" it contin-
ues, assumes holier than thou spir-
it. breaches the gospel Of distrust, and
if one follows him long enough he will
come to imagine tl.at about every
thing is wrong, except himself"
The Keokuk Gate City says that the
reciprocity conference couldn't agree
on what it wanted and compromised
by taking what it didn't want.
1.-The chi,f difficulty" says the
Rockwell City Advocate Sin getting
down to definite business in a reci-
procity movement, either in a conyen-
ton or in congress, is that every sec
ton of the country is willing to trade
off the tariff on the products of every
other section, but not on their own"
There is no necessity for man in
Iowa losing a great deal Of sleep over
tie presidential question three years
hence" says the Cedar Rapids Repub-
lican. THE chances are st: ongly
against the candidate for the presi-
dency coming from this state. There
is hardly one chance in hundred"
"Those whose consciences might
possibly trouble them for fear a wor-
thy person has been turned away, can
rest secure in the assurance that 1t is
not probable that arr of the tramps
who apply for food or money these
days are worthy of assistance" says
the well-fed Burlington Hawkeye.
How it is done is something to
wonder at for the Centerville Ioweg-
ion, but where few weeks ago were
yellow corn fields, promising little,
now there are great stretches of deep
rich colored corn maturing into one of
Iowa land has gone up 40 per cent
in value during the last eight years,
since the passage of the Dinglcy law
Ind the farmer and everyone who has
energy enough to do business or to
work, and who has kept out of spec
ulation, has prospered as he never did
before" sa the Iowa City Republi-
can. Our br IS are full of money
! interest has gone down 2 per cent in a
few years past. and farmers are get
ting good prices, so what Is the sense
of bowling for changer"
The Vinton Eagle supported the BIZ
ennial elections amendment, but t
will be very adverse to Eir Titus
present scheme. 1t says: zone of the
principal rearons that the state OF
| Iowa is not in the graft column to-
day is because of the short tenure OF
official life and the frequent change in
it's officials. This is a little matter
and we think Mr.. Titus can afford to
let it drop"
"The ieneral assembly is sure to be
confronted with the proposition for
frightening Of terms generally but
| it should be met with a firm mega l.
tive" says the Sac Sun.
| The Keokuk Gate City says that
Maj. Conger is now in position to bend
| all his energies to the task of keeping
out of the Iowa political campaign.
The Iowa City Republican comedies
! that Iowa was quite conspicuous in tbs
/ Chicago reciprocity conference, but 4
contends that the bone and sinew OF
the republican party had little voice
| in It,
The Creston Advertiser Gazette says
| it is foolish notion to assume thai
| the newspapers have been or will be
influenced on the antipass question
by talk Of taking away their mileage.
The Webster City Freeman Tribune
is opposed to a four-year term. 'If ar
officer is capable and deserving the
people will give him a second term,
| it says.
Questions of convenience ought no
| to be potent considerations in the mat.
ter Of length Of terms" says the Du.
buaue Telegraph 1.-THE first aim is t.
lie servants. Would four-year tern
better insure these than two-yea1
term? We cannot conceive that II
| would
The Leon Journal says the Des
Moines political machine displays g
mighty poor brand Of politics in bring
ing out candidates in opposition t.
Col. Hepburn in the eighth district
1.-THE case would be different" con.
| tinues the Journal IF there was de.
mand, for Col. Hepburns retirement
The discomfort is less than ever before
and springs almost entirely from De.
| Moines politicians and the failure o.
certain parties in the district to lant
| positions at the pie counter"
The Marion Register suspects tina
the governors primary election Law
will come along" about the same time
that the low tariff the reciprocity ane