Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-09
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
"It Is about time that some of these
high rollers of finance were taught that
the old fashioned law In reference to-
stealing is still in force" says the
Muscatine Journal ''It might be a.
very paying investment If spne of
them We're given a chance to study the
inside workings Of their own state
penitentiary." d
All the same, the Burlington Hawk
Eye would join the rank and file of
this country's population In throwing
up its hat and Yelling hallelujah If
Roosevelt should in spite of himself,
be swept by public enthusiasm into
another term of the presidency.
The Clinton Herald notes that on
the occasion of his recent visit to Ne
braska, Grover Cleveland got out of the
state as quickly as possible after de-
livering his eulogy on ]. Sterling Nor
ton. "The atmosphere was too strong
ly Bryan for his lungs" says the Her
aid.
It is the belief Of the Creston Adver
tiser that A. l.. Smiths equipment
or his lack Of it-for the position is a
proper subject of debate and discus
sion. It is also our opinion" contip-
kind of a man whom the eighth dis
trict would choose to represent it in
congress-"
1.-THE Thanksgiving proclamation is
all right in it's way" says the Coun-
ell Bluffs Nonpareil," but recipe for
getting more turkey and less football
IL - H.. S,,t4 ir,<
Mrs. Russell Sage says that idleness
makes women dangerous. ut does
anybody for that matter, especially
young men," suggests the Clinton Her
aid.
| And don't forget to bear in mind
that one can be thankful without
having a long list of things to be
Tribune.
at is a lucky story that gets into
print before it is denied" observes the
Keokuk Gate City.
The Fort Dodge Chronicle says that
Governor Cummins is certainly in need
Of no nerve tonic when he is able to
get up before convention that has
1 invited him to address it and tell 1t
it's principles are wrong.
i The Jefferson Bee says that the lat
est and very potent sign of prosperity
/ in Iowa is that farm hand has beer
robbed of $1,000.
4 AT no time has there been such
a premium on decency," says the
i Washington Democrat. There never
has been more demand for. honest
boys to go to work. Talk about al
opportunity being gone, there is nc
sense in that kind Of stuff. Decent
} men and boys are in demand every
day. The world is walking around
with a lantern, ILL, old Diogenes, look
ing for honest men,"
'It Is satisfaction to know" says
the Iowa City Republican, referring tt
the acquittal Of Ed G. Brown at Prim
I CHAR, that twice in the last week thu
courts have discovered that banker.
posed and that. the causes of failure
were of another nature than a deliber
ate plan to rob the friends and pa.
irons of the banks In question"
The Cedar Rapids Gazette suggests
Z that when President Roosevelt sue
| |ceeds in reforming college football
>
The Creston Advertiser-G Gazette be
|lieves that the biennial election sys
: tenn is operating to the injury of tn
republican party in promoting fac
: tional discussion, in the absence of
, contest with the democrats.
cit does make one feel rather lone
, some," confesses the Fonda Times, 1T
open the morning paper and note tn
: fun the voters are having down II
Pennsylvania, Ohio and other state
> where they keep in regular annua
: training
1.-THE next problem in Russia is tina
of how to make the people believe 1t,
says the Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
The Cedar Rapids Republican say
the power of removal which Governo
: Cummins would like to have f. dan
gerous when confided in one mar
, "For instance" it suggests, "the pres
! ent governor might find 1t hard to re
move county attorney who had per
; sistently 'whooped 1t up for him i
: political conventions. while he Nigh
find it easy to remove one who ha
been opposed to him."
The Mason City Times-Herald state
, that the Iowa insurance companie
are quietly interviewing members Q
!, the general assembly to secure som
l insight into their probable attitude to
: ward an investigation of the com
3 panies when the assembly shall meet.
81 "Shall we abolish football7" ask
q the Des Moines Register and Leade
. Shall we abolish the third story win
), dow? retorts the Ida Grove Pionee
. More people were killed by falling OF
of windows last year than football ha
8 killed in five years."
: FEEDING GREAT BRITAIN.
e Edward Atkinson Is Just returne
q from a visit to England and he
q quoted in the Manufacturers Recor
= In some. striking observations wit
l regard to future business dealings be
9 tween the United States and the Unit
r ed Kingdom, sa.-s the Buffalo New