Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-12-07

"These accounts OF graft and con-
version of funds being brought out by
the insurance Investigation are really
getting dull and monotonous, de-
1.-THE demand for something new will
soon become Imperative"
Poor roads do something to indi-
rectly help the stock interest" says
the Iowa State Register. THE more
difficult it is for a farmer to market
his grain, the more willing he is to
feed it out on the farm. This is the
only argument in favor Of poor roads
we know Of"
The Des Moines Capital observes
that even the democratic party has
bountiful prosperity which has come
to the nation in the year now drawing
to a close. ~
! "Of all the blessings for which the
American people have reason to be
thankful today, the greatest is the
coming submission Of the railroad cor
porations to the popular will" says
the Odebolt Chronicle. Public sem
timent has forced corporate greed to
surrender. But that sentiment was
wisely controlled and directed by our
great President, without whom sue
years. All honor to Theodore Roose-
velt'
at was more difficult for the con-
victs to break out of the Missouri pen
itentiary than for the boodlers and
franchise traders to break ill.," re-
marks the Sioux City Tribune.
The Sioux City Journal says: Let
no one laugh at President Roosevelt's
campaign for saner and safer football
1t may be difficult to bring about this
reform but 1t has all along looked
ton program soon to be meekly
adopted by congress.
While the President has undoubted-
~ won, the Des Moines Register and
Leader says that victory is not yet
recorded, and that until 1t is, there
will be no warrant for anybody to al
low his attention to be diverted.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette thinks
that there is something wrong with
the management OF the Iowa farmer
who has any corn left in the field
now.
The Davenport Times holds that 1t
Is not out of place to call the attention
of those who say the United States is
trying to regulate the whole world to
the fact that there are no American
ships In the international fleet making
a Thanksgiving week demonstration
against Turkey.
The first man converted by Sunday
at Burlington was not resident of
that CITY, and to the Keokuk Gate City
this seems to indicate that outside sin
ners are less hardened than those in
Burlington
There seems to be a sort of resting
spell in the campaign for the republic
can nomination for governor, and in
the meantime people all over the state
are coming to the conclusion that Hon.
George D. Perkins Of Sioux City, is
the safest as well as the sanest man
for the place." says the Clarinda Her
aid.
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The Columbus safeguard says there
is no reason to think that Judge Wade
would come nearer election next time
than he did a year ago. But he
came uncomfortably Dear election that
time says the Iowa City Republic
can, "and he would have been elected
if the voters had marked their ballots
CORRECTLY" The Republican fears that
they may learn how TO mark the bal
lot by next year..
Remarking that senator Mooney, OF
Mississippi, says Roosevelt is the
worst President the country has ever
had, the Clinton Ferald asks, How
about Mooney as s'nator?"
William Allen White characterizes
Governor Folk as aDkunseasoned sap
ling, and the Keoku9sGate City takes
1t that the implicati9s given in a deli
cate way is that TIL Missouri execu-
tive is green.