Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-20

doubt as to what he stands for-tariff
revision, reciprocity and railroad regu-
lation. state and national"
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1T is one of the pleasing features
of the campaign which Is opening In
Iowa" says the Cedar Rapids Gazette
that Major Rathbun enjoys the per-
sonal friendship of both Cummlns and
Perkins and their lieutenants. That
lis fact that the prophets who will be
busy from now on. had better take
into consideration"
The Dubuque Times notes that the
progressed purpose of primary election
pilis generally Is to eliminate the ma
chine" from politics, but 1t believes
tnat anyone who will consider the
proposition with an open mind must
conclude that a primary for state
oMces would make 1t more important
mat at present that the aspirant have
organization or wealth back of his
candidacy, and therefore In the long
run, instead Of decreasing corporate
influence in politics. would increase
The Marshalltown Times-Republi-
can says that the source of Governor
Cummins' power over the people is the
same as that Of Roosevelt's and La
F'ollette's-"simply the hypnotism of
the square deal"
Hope the democratic newspapers
VIII not get so wrapped UP in the
affairs of the republican party as to
forget that they will probably need a
platform and ticket Of their own"
says the Sioux City Journal.
ut seems that they have found a
new way for getting around the clause
IN the Des Moines primary law which
forbids the buying and selling Of
votes" says the Cedar Rapids Repub-
ltcan. 1.-The man who has vote to
cast goes about making loans, he pre-
tends that his wife Is sick. or has
broken her leg, and he always needs
Just a few dollars which he VIII repay
candidate puts up and shuts up. The
money Is never repaid, but Is the vote
cast according to contract"
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Probably the next session of the
Iowa legislature will be called upon
to do something toward regulating the
Kansas oil trust" suggests the Des
Moines Capital.
The law granting new trials to
criminals upon a showing of newly
discovered evidence has been defeated.
and the Des Moines Capital says:
The legislature probably felt that 1t
would be cruel to put a crimp in the
business Of the professional pardon
petition circulators."
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The Des Moines Register and Leader
understands 1t to be thus: "As the
Hepburn bill is, the decision OF the
commission will be final excepting
when 1t operates to confiscate the
property Of the railroads. AS the
senate committee would have the law
an appeal would be permitted from the
decisions of the commission to de-
| termine their RESPONSIVENESS. In
| other words, Senator Elkins would
have the court the real commission
! and as much delay as possible between
the decision Of the nominal commits
sion and the real commission. That
is what the President has refused to
consent to. although it is rumored that
Secretaries Root and Taft have both
coupseled concession
eff the time has come for two re-
publican parties in Iowa, the time has
come to think Of obsequies," says the
Sioux City Journal.
Ine CEDAR Raplds Republican thinks
1 that President Roosevelt would look
well In the United States senate. bet
ter than at the head Of university
How should one feel who has here
/ tcfore achieved creditable publicity
purely through his own individuality
who now becomes Of public interest
because he Is going to be married to
9. popular young woman?" asks the
Burlington .Hawk-Eye. adding: "This
means you, Nick"
This does not necessarily mean
that Senator Patterson will cease to
affiliate with the democratic party
says the Dubuque Telegraph. "Rathe1
is It to be supposed that he will take
the stand that he Is q Roosevelt demo-
crat and 60 back to his constituency
confident Of receiving tffeiy congratu-
lations for standing by the President
4 Mr.. Wallace told the senate com
mittee the other day that Secretary
4 Taft "all but crushed him. In the
4 opinion of the Council Bluffs Nonpa
reil this gives the lie to the report
i that the secretary had sat down on the
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