Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-29

sion In this statei" says the Creston
Advertiser Gazette. "Just think of the
hot political discussion which would
be raging II there were to be an cleo
ton this fall!''
The Charles City Inteligencer Won
ders what frenzied foolishness will in
,flict this country after Lowsonism
shall have petered out.
HE will have a hard time of it try
ire to explain himself back into the af
fections of the. American people" says
the Cedar Rapids Republican, referring
to Senator Depew.
1T is now plain to be SEEM SAYS the
Keokuk. Gate City, that large num-
her of men have saved a great deal of
money in the past few years by not
Paving it to invest ;"
The Cedar Rapids Gazette asks the
Des Moines Register and Leader to
state its preference for governor The
Gazette observes that the Register and
Leader does not hesitate to name the
necessary qualifications for the next
nominee, but studiously refrains from
naming the man who possesses them.
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The Mason City Globe-Gazette con-
cludes that all the Des Moines Regis
ter and Leader wants is simply a de-
bate.
"If there We're no compromise says
the Creston Advertiser Gazette, there
would be no party-and there would be
no progress, since no two men think
exactly alike. and no laws could be
enacted If hold stub.
bornly for his own IDEAS"
A Boone paper says no one wants to
read long editorials nowadays, and the
keokuk Gate City suggests that a good
deal depends on who writes the edito-
rails.
why do so many eminent Iowans
sigh, work and pant to be governor 2
asks the Des Moines Capital. People
of contentment looking on from a
comfortable distance wonder without
ceasing that men who have won a
fright to ease should yet sigh to be
tossed for years on the uneasy blanket
of gubernatorial politics. Whence the
hunger for the thorny pillow and NAL
ease?"
Had Thomas c. Platt served his
God and his country" says the Spirit
Lake Beacon, with half the zeal he
played the game of politics and serv-
| ed monopolies he would be blessed
/ with more serenity Of spirit in his ole
age"
The Cedar Rapids Republican says
that the Des Moines politicians who
are insisting that the republican party
must have two factions next year may
be surprised to find that the mass o.
| the party may accept the challenge ant
/ wipe them off the state once more.
Judge Van Wagenen predicts thai
\ government ownership is to be the
paramount issue, and the Dubuque
Times rejoins: 1T is to be said i,
| favor of his prediction that the record
shows his party to be quite capable o
4 that folly"
If you want to hear a joyful sound,
says the Parkersburg Eclipse, Gust g
cut in the corn fields of Iowa and hea
4 the corn stalks crack their heels to
gether in their hurry up efforts tx
grow taller than their neighbors."
J According to the assessors returns
i the value of Iowa corn land has de
J, creased during the laststwo years.. TIL
Cedar Falls Record suggests, however
. that the best way to ascertain whethe
the value Of farm lands is any less nov
than two years ago Is for some one t
start out and try to buy an Iowa farm
Mine chances to one" 1t says, "he vii
. find the price asked for the Fertile low
, farm to be even higher than it was tw
years ago"