Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-08
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is nothing incompatible between stand
ing pat and progressing
The Audubon Republican suggests
that mighty good way to force Roose-
to be nominated and elected president
sgain in 1908 would be for the railroads
to prevent the enactment of rate regu
la tion.
The Ames Times says that Secre-
tary Shaw has made good in every
public position he has held, and it
guesses that he would make good
president.
Honest Injun, is there any real
sentiment for the revision of the tar
iff?" asks the Iowa City Republican.
If anybody wants the tariff revised
who is he? He does not live in this
county. This tariff revision business
is like milk sickness-it's over in the
next county. Iowa republicans are
with Shaw on the tariff"
The Waterloo Reporter suggests that
if Iowa people We're as loyal to Iowa
industries as they ought to be they
would never find occasion to complain
of the industrial conditions Of the
state
The Cedar Falls Record says the
next thing we know Mayor Weaver,
of Philadelphia will have a presidential
bee in his bonnet.
The Nevada Representative observes
that President Roosevelt, in this mat
ter Of keeping up the navy, sis dis
Playing right along an interest some
what more vivid than that which is
manifested by congress, and upon this
matter. as well as some others, the
country seems to be with the president
rather than with congress.
The Mason City Times-Herald says
that Governor La Fellette's hostility-to
political machines made it easy for him
to veto bill providing for voting ma
chimes in general and city elections.
Away from home Omaha politics
looks uglier than ever" says the Coun-
Gil Bluffs Nonpareil.
How the people of this world hasten
to honor the man who is on top, ana
with what little consideration they
treat the under dog" observes the
Muscatine Journal.
l
Chicago termsters' strike is practical
school of anarchy.
The Davenport Times says that if
any one doubts the need of strong
ravy he has not been reading current
| war news.
The Mason City Times Herald says
that President Roosevelt's cabinet is
fairly bristling with presidential posi-
Utilities.
The Mason City Globe Gazette OBJ
serves that nearly every American re-
joices in the outcome of the naval bat
tie on Saturday, but it prophesies that
i'll less than twenty-five years most OF
the same people will wish it had been
a draw.
Admiral Togo evidently believes in
permitting his guns to speak for him. .
says the Des Moines News.
The Marion Register asserts that the
tariff uppers" and the political rail-
way rate makers use the word re-
. form without knowing the meaning
of it. Furthermore it declares, they
! don't know the difference between a
rainbow and a storm signal or the diff
ference in the meaning of salvation
and damnation."
i Secretary Shaw declares that he Is
not worried about the treasury deficit
and the Des Moines Capital suggests
that if the man in charge is not losing
sleep it is hardly worth while for an!
one else to do So
THE men who founder around II
) the presidential waters at this time
says the Cedar Rapids Republican
Z may drown before the three years in
| tervening are up. The wise states.
} man is the one who floats serenel.
round waiting for events to develop
D.
1T is unfortunately fact" says tn,
Jefferson Bee, that the sober truth
can never run fast enough to overtak,
, miserable lie.''
The Cedar Rapids Gazette says tina
by learning wisdom from the fate o
Russia other nations should be able I,
avoid the yellow peril.
: AN IOWA HERO.