Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-01-03

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the printing Of thespicture Of Mr.. 81
the list will have been completed. lit
is expected that afterwards the por-
traits of senators and other distin-
guished persons will be seen.
The Dubuque Telegraph Herald
points out the real complaint againsY
the election Of United States senators
by legislatures when it says that
members Of the legislatures are chosen
with regard to their probable vote In
this direction. The senatorial candi-
dates should not obtrude themselves
into the campaign Of others. Mem
because of their knowledge In
connection with state affairs. The
popular election OF senators would
seem to be the only method of gaining
deliverance from the abuses. BY re-
fusing to respect laws for what they
were intended to be the politicians are
constantly compelling the people to
has been engrafted on wise pro-
visions.
Tow Watson, the populist leader, has
gone William j. Bryan several better.
He has Incorporated literary maya
zine. to be called Tom watson's maga-
zine, and capitalized at $125,000. Tom
Watson seems to be able to put fair
" good estimate on himself-C Cedar
Rapids Republican.
We believe the real trouble does not
arise so much from the position OF ex-
cessive freight as from the unfair adj
vantage Of secret rebates and special
privileges" declares the Monticello Ex-
press.
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the interstate commerce commission
had the power to enforce what now It.
can only recommend. the steel trust
would be powerless to enforce It's de-
mands from the railways and all ship
pers would be placed on IN equal basis.
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1T would be shame" says the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil, ITO rob the
senate chamber OF the Depew smile
The somber settings there have little
enough relief at best, and Chauncey's
smile is considerable part Of 1t.
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The Dubuque Times thinks that Mr..
Lawson will be due some months hence
for the Confessions Of Magazine
Promoter
The whole object OF morbid people
engaged in the newspaper business
seems to be to reverse the order OF ma
ture. They specialize continually the
abnormal and the unnatural. They
fairly gloat over crime and revel In
disaster. shedding their hypocritical
tears upon the street corners and Of
fering their lamentations in public
places. A conflasration Is to them q
thing to rejoice over, and q riot is to
them godsend. And forsooth, because
things Of this kind do not happen Ere
Quently enough to satisfy their inor
dinate and unnatural instincts, they
would feign have the people reach back
Into the past, In order that we may live
over again some dreadful catastrophe
too many sensible people to render it
possible for these people to do this
sort Of thing. AS much as we can, we
put aside those things that are disa-
greeable and hold fast to those things
which give uH courage and give us
hope-Cedar Rapids Republican.
To q washington correspondent
Major Lacey said that he thought t.lat
measures relative to forest reserves
to the effect that hereafter wood and
wood pulp may be exported from,
Alaska will go far to break up the pa
per combine In this country. Years
ago measure was gotten through
prohibiting the export of wood and
wood pulp from Alaska. The islands
along the shore and the southern part
TEEN with spruce ard hemlock and un-
der g measure permitting their ex-
port It will be possible to ship large
quantities of wood for paper making
to this country. Oskaloosa Herald.
When this matter Of trust control
is disposed Of, then there Will
but that is for congress to take up.
The tariff on wood pulp and on paper
Is such that importations are practi-
cally prohibited. II that tariff tends to
produce a monopoly then the rate
should be reduced. 1t is question Of
fact. not to be decided off hand, but as
The Times has previously said, ought
to be given careful consideration after
q thorough investigation into the eff
article has been ampleted.-Daven-
port Times.
The price Of print paper has
been raised and raised until I'll
now stands at mark which
those acquainted with the business
believe to be at least 25 cents per 100
pounds higher than is necessary to
afford a profitable return on the In
SCStHiCith VI Liz Iu1ii oWIiSTS. IL IS Sill
cerely hoped that the suit now pend
ing will be pushed to an issue and will
result in bringing the white paper
market to the condition that should
exist, a condition which affords fairl
return to the investor and allows the
purchaser Of paper to obtain the quail
ity Of paper he wants from the mills
he wants to supply him, at a priceJ
that is right This means the break
ing up OF the paper trust and the re-
storation of the market to q compete
tive basis. Muscatine Journal.
cLARks RETURNING HOME.
Senator and Wife is Reside Ia WI sEs-I