Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-27
LEGISLATURE OF 1907.

1t little Importance is attached
The legislature of Iowa which con-
venes in January, 1907. Among the
things first to be considered in this
connection is whether or not It is wise
hat Senator Dolliver should be re-
urned to the United States senate. If
lie man who presented the recently
lacted rate bill in the senate shall be
turned that action must be perform
l by the republicans of the senate
I'd house voting concurrently in the
,xt session Of the Iowa legislature.
Senator Dolliver is to be returned,
must be by republican votes. There
no alternative. If the democrats
nave a majority of the total member
Zip of the senate and house in Iowa
1t year a democrat will be sent to
United States senate from this
te, and the man who has proven
lself too be a strong right arm
: President Roosevelt will stay st
me-
There has been considerable criti-
SIN of the United States senate upon
allegation of inactivity But sure
nothing is to be gained by retiring
oliver, for he Is one Of the most
i've ones. He is one of the strong.
sch OF congress. If those who
else the senate for inactivity are
ere, let them show it by giving
ir aid to the returning of one of
osevelt's most able and most appre-
tive supporters. If they are not sin.
e they will be found using every
Sort to retire Dolliver or any other
the men who do not come under
s class Of criticism, for the pur-
re Of carrying out their Interior mo-
e, whatever 1t may be.
That is the reason it Is 80 all i'm
ortant that there should be repub-
:an majority in the next Iowa legisla-
re. That Is the reason that Wapello
unity should send two republicans,
e to the senate and one to the house
vote for Senator Dolliver when the
ne comes for the election Of a Uni
States senator from Iowa. That
the reason that S. H. Harper should
In the next senate and e. j. Moore
.ould be in the next house of repre-
natives.
A man who is for Dolliver can not
consistently vote against the republi-
can candidates for the legislature. And
every man In the state of Iowa who
ants Dolliver to succeed himself in
he United States senate votes for the
republican candidates for senator and
representative in the next Iowa legis-
lature, he will get what he wants. If
half of them overlook this issue they
will not get what they want.
Aside from this point, which in.
wolves the affairs of the nation and the
oolicies of the national republican
arty, there are the affairs of the state
Iowa to be considered. Senator
arper has served one term in the
pper house of the legislature with
redit both to himself and to Wapello
county. His membership in two ses-
sions of the legislature have given
aim a knowledge of the governmental
Ind legislative affairs of the state to
such an extent that should he not be
returned the loss would be felt no less
y the rest Of the state than by Wapel-
0 county. His return, on the contrary
Ill be of a distinct advantage to
tn. Mr.. Moore received his first
aination at the hands of the repub-
n convention recently. He is a
ing man who gives promise of great
ilue both to the party and to the
eople, should ne be elected, and
here now seems to be no question
of that fact. With these two men in
e next legislature Wapello county
Lay consider that she has done her
duty to herself and to her state. 1t is
ID to the voters