Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-18
democratic platform and nominated
democrat for governor.

democratic platform and nominated
a democrat for governor.
"Or in other words Secretary Root
would have them understand that I'm
Gle Sam purposes to be Dutch I'M
Gle to his South American nephews,"
says the Sioux City Journal
The Waterloo Reporter says that
Mr.. Porter is due to learn lot of
things personal that he never heard OF
before.
The democratic platform is as near
the ideal as that condition can be
reached by such document says the
Fort Dodge Chronicle, dem. mo man
and no condition Of life Is forgotten
by it."
The money question Is settled. but
how long would 1t remain settled"
asks the Webster City Freeman -Trl-
bune. IF man were elected to the
presidency who Is the most aggressive
advocate Of free silver coinage in the
world~'
rs it the system or the men that
max, makes an examination of a bank by a
bank examiner such a poor thing to
bet on?" asks the Council Bluffs Non
pareil.
isn't it a shame for the boys to
keep the Des Moines Register and
Leader In such state Of worriment ?"
asks the Sioux City Journal.
THE greatness of republicanism,"
says the Manchester Press, lis exem-
plified in the ability of republicans to
too ~ 10
after SO bitter a preconvention con-
test as they have waged during the
past six months
A prohibitionist as the democratic
nominee for governor strikes the Fon-
da Times as distinct novelty.
The Sioux City Journal observes
that Secretary Shaw calls President
Roosevelt a statesman and suggests
that you would insult him II you called
him "reformer"
The Washington Press believes that
the democrats blundered in choosing
Mr.. Porter as their nominee for gov
ernor. "A state is too large field for
him, and he will swamp before he
starts says the Press. He will
scarcely know that he has been in the
race when it is all over and the votes
are counted. The Waterloo conven-
ton ended not only the campaign for
nominations, but settled the election
as well. It's all over"
The Burlington Hawk-Eye says that
on their tariff plank the democrats
have handed themselves defeat in
every congressional district in the
state.
The Emmetsburg Reporter is not
surprised that the republican leaders
should decide to stand pat on the tar
lift, for the reason that 1.-The prosper
ity OF this country under the Dingley
tariff law has never been equaled, and
the party responsible for the enact
ment of the law could not very we'll
repudiate it,.
The Boone Republican believes that
the standpat papers generally will
now support Governor Cummins. al
though 1t does not expect them to be
ardent. The Republican says the sit
uation would have been similar as to
the progressive press if the result had
been the other way.
The Dubuque Times holds to the
tenable view that in Iowa we can
wait for the two cent fare until we
get block signals. safety appliances,
steel cars for postal clerks, etc. 1t
argues that we should look to the
safety of human life first and to lower
passenger fares afterwards. The
Times predicts that when the lower
fares comes it will be as a voluntary
concession by the railway companies
themselves in all probability
Candidate Cummins being Metho-
dlst and Candidate Porter being a
presbyterian, 1t appears that there
sui is opportunity for a debate in this
campaign" says the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil