Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-18
THE OTTUMwA COURIER

DAY! me state OF georgia works its !,
criminals on the public roads. Why
doesn't Iowa?"
Noting that j. B. Butler Of Fort
Dodge apologized in public meeting for
having voted against President Roose-
welt the Dubuque Telegraph Herald |
says: Mr.. Butler Is democrat and |
Is reputed to be high type of man
one of hundreds of thousands of dem
ocrats who have reached the conclu-
sion that Mr. Roosevelt's election
should have been unanimous
An Ohio farmer recently found 3d.
600 in a brown jug, which evens mat
tiers up to some extent. The Mar
shalltown Times-Republican is re-
minded that an Iowa farmer has been
known to lose a good half section farm
a herd of cattle, as we'll as his repu-
tation and self-respect in a similar re-
ceptacle.
'The farmer smiles a broad smile
when he hears that the corn train is
going, to pay him visit" declares the
Baxter New Era. THE average Iowa
far mer isn't near as green as he looks
Every farmer knows that he must have
good seed, proper weather conditions
and the soil ticllled to proper shape
to insure good CROP
Before Iowa officials define her at
titude on the freight regulation bill,
she wants to know what will be the
carload charges on Georgia watermel-
ons." says the Burlington Hawk-Eye
anxiously.
The Cedar Falls Record suggests
that those who demand the removal of
the duty on lumber seem to overlook
the fact that every time congress has
reduced the tariff the willy Canadian
has increased the Canadian export
duty in proportion to the reduction of
the tariff in this country. "The Cana
dian desires to protect his forests
also" says the Record.
Iowa has funny way of doing
things" says the Vinton Eagle. ut
educates its farmers at the agricul-
tural college; its civil engineers, den
fists, medics and lawyers at the great
state university; it's printers at the re-
form school at Eldora There will be
a nice bunch of diplomas running
loose in this state in few years"
The Des Moines Capital points out
that every Iowa member Of the house
voted for the rate bill. and it insists
that there had never been any doubt
about the position of any one of them.
And there will be no doubt about the
position of Allison and Dolliver when
the bill comes UP in the senate" the
Capital adds.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says
the prerogatives of the United States
senate are multiplying yearly, until
that body is rapidly becoming the real
head of the government, If, indeed, 1t
is not already such.
The Knoxville Journal says that
Senator Dolliver now confronts the
opportunity of his life to perpetuate
his hold upon the affections Of Iowa
voters by championfng rate legislation.
The Iowa City Republican notes
what Mr.. stickney says about the
President riding on passes and 1t asks
whether Mr.. Stickney does not tempt
state officers and others by offering
passes, and whether or not all the
Iowa state officers have passes on his
railway? 1t is the Republicans i'm
preston that they do, and it wants
to know what Mr.. Stickney issues
passes for, If 1t is wrong to use them.
eff it is wrong to use a pass It is
wrong to issue one, and sometimes
the tempter is more culpable than the
person who is tempted" concludes the
Republican.
Speaking for the eighth congress.
sional district Of Iowa." says the Cen.
terville Citizen, "the republicans. the
democrats and all others have perfect
faith in Col. Hepburn, with perhaps a
very few exceptions. They have no
fear but that their interests will be
perfectly safe in his hands,
The Des Moines Mail and Times
says that perhaps some of the Iowa
congressman do not realize the depth
of the feeling at home on the freight
rate question, and it also suggests that
it is not easy to judge, at this distance,
OF the motives and purposes of our
representatives in Washington, owing
to the dack of complete and accurate
information. 1t is not logical, in the
opinion of the Mail and Times, to con.
clude that these men have become un.
trustworthy in few months, and 1t
thinks that one had better be sure be.
fore denouncing any of them now
mo apologies are needed" adds the
Mail and Times. "Just wait till the
excitement is over and 1T will be found
that Iowa's representatives in Wash.
ington were on the right side and their
actions will be approved"
The Cedar Rapids Republican con
cedes that it would be great thing
for Iowa if all its live stock could be
slaughtered within the state. as the
Corn Belt Meat Producers association
proposes, but it has it's doubts. "They
will find" the Republican suggests
that the hardest things to be over
come are, first, the producers Of the
poft IL