Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-13

who has resigned the position of as
sistant secretary of the treasury to
become an officer of a large insurance
company in New York. began his ca
reer as newspaper reporter. In an
article concerning him 1t was stated
recently that his success is largely due
to the fact that he never watched the
clock to see when to quit work, but
worked so long as there was anything
to do, and the Times thinks the lesson
is obvious.
Johnson Brigham would like to have
the university. the state college at
Ames and the normal at Cedar Falls
CO. ordinated, and the Cedar Rapids
Gazette believes he has the right idea
IF the colleges had all been built at
Iowa City" says the Gazette, land if
they had all been made a part of the
university from the first, conditions
would have been much better"
The Iowa City Republican says that
whenever a. republican finds himself
praised by w. ]. Bryan it is time for
him to take an inventory of his poll
teal assets and see if they are not
largely based upon assumptions OF
doubtful nature.
O.
"Quadrennial sessions Of the legisla-
ture would afford another good move
ment for REFORM suggests the Cedar
Rapids Gazette.
The Cedar Falls Record says that
the biennial elections decision Ought
to put temporary quietus to lot of
embryonic candidates
The Cedar Rapids Republican says
that biennial elections will probably be
cheaper and certainly less trouble
some.
"The history of the biennial cleo
tions amendment" says the Des Moines
Capital. teachers the lesson that what
a majority of the people want they can
obtain If they keep trying hard enough
and long enough
The Des Moines Stats Anzeiger
agrees with Mr.. Bryan that 1t is the
duty of democrats to get together, but
it asks. how are they to do 1t? The
Anzeiger suggests that the only way
to secure perfect union SIS for each
Of us to speak freely our own indi-
vidual opinions as to the policy of the
party and then yield more or less to
the opinions and views Of other mem
bers of the party"
There are 100000 Iowa farm homes
with telephone connections, and the
Fairfield Ledger observes that most
of them are busy good deal of the
time.
'It Is pity that every hard worked
man might not have the same desire
to get out in the woods or on the
mountains and the same schoolboy
feeling to which the President con-
fesses,' says the Marshalltown Times
Republican. Men grow stale and
need freshening.. They grow narrow
between four walls and in city streets
and need to get outside and get square
with the world and themselves Roose-
welt has set the American man many
excellent examples in the scheme of
living and one Of the best of these Is
his insistence on a vacation and his
boyish anticipation Of It's enjoyment"
"w. j. Bryan is still confident of
success for the democrats in 1905"
must look discouraging to him to see
Texas become 'omnipotent to charm
at the mention of the name Roosevelt
and to give him send-off at every
water tank along the line"
Noting that Iowa Is TO be SleHenlzeC
the Burlington Hawk-Eye says: But
what can Steffens hope to find in Iowa
that will give him material for his
brand of magazine article? Iowa is
truly good"
cat least 1t will not be said Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt that he has been shoot
ing over the heads of his auditors
on his present western tour" remarks
the Dubuque Times. His speeches
have the merit Of simplicity and di-
rectness."
eff Loncoln Steffens comes to Iowa
he should not forget to bring a high
power microscope with him." says the
Sioux City Journal.
Now that the insurance business is
under suspicion the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican concludes that sooner or later
the national government must exer-
else supervision over the insurance
business similar to the supervision
now exercised over the national banks,
"The people of Washington have lit
tie use for "Ex' congressman and
other Eek" officials but their love for
an x greenback increases with the
years" says the Marion Register. "If
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