Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-30

The Baskerville Vindicator and Re-
publican says that Senator Dolliver
never was view with alarm states
man.
The Cedar Rapids Republican says
that the insurance companies have
had absolutely nothing from the re-
publican party save as republican pol
icies have made the country prosper
GUS and values stable.
'The best man for 1908" says the
Spirit Lake Beacon, us one who will
be regarded as both platform and
candidate-whose very name will in
spire confidence in the hearts Of his
countrymen."
The Boone Republican has made in
quiry among the farmers and finds
them almost unanimously opposed to a
four-year term.
The Parkersburg Eclipse says that
Notwithstanding the Industry of the
correspondents outside of the district
no dissatisfaction with Congressman
Birdsall exists anywhere in the third
district and he will be given another
term in congress If he wants it.
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What pity that the republican ma
tional committee wasted all the life
insurance money for votes that We're
not needed" says the Mason City
Times Herald
The Hampton Chronicle says. that
Senator Dolliver. when he says he can
see no reason why it is to the interest
OF Iowa republicans to continue fac
tlonalism, voices the sentiment of d
whole lot Of Iowa republicans.
Life is not as sacred in the capital
city as good many people of this
state would like says the Cedar Falls
Record.
The Vinton Eagle says that Senator
Dolliver can be said to be the Senator
Harlan of today.
The Creston Advertiser fears that
his espousal of the four-year term will
settle Senator Titus as candidate for
Council Bluffs Nonpareil, ut does not
occur to the Advertiser that if he be-
lieves the four-year term to be in the
interest of the Intelligent and careful
administration Of the public business
Senator Titus would not hesitate ta
advocate it, even though he knew such
advocacy would make him unpopular
with certain newspapers"
"Corn is rapidly moving toward
maturity" says the Cedar Falls Rec
ord. Much Of it is out of the way OF
the frost and the bright sunshine and
gentle zephyrs are drying it out in fine
shape. Already many farmers have
gathered their seed corn for next year
and others are going after 1t within
the next few weeks. In the fall is the
time to save the seed"
| 1T doesn't matter a great deal so fal
as public opinion is concerned whether
Attorney Hughes succeeds in showing
that the $235,000 was used in bribint
| legislators" says the Dubuque Tele-
graph-Herald. THE public believes
that men who washed stocks, forged
entries, swore to false statements, EN-.
| bezzled, robbed under color Of office
end plundered the funds of the policy.
holders would bride legislator
| OF Dolliver the Carroll Herald SAYS
'The senator's candor, courage and in.
telligent discussion of current issue;
have won expressions Of approval from
both factions of the party. And W.
believe the republican hosts of Iowa
and sane wise and statesmanlike ant
true in every sense to their highest In
| terests.''
The Clarinda Herald notes that 1t /.
reported that the pearl button industr,
In Iowa amounts to 100000 pc
year. 1t says, however, that there ar,
plenty of people who think that tn,
fellow who started the report is some