Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-14
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PRESS COMMENT.
The Dubuque Times observes that
the Cummins men in the Eleventh dis
trict are out for the scalp Of Congress-
man Hubbard. notwithstanding their
leader counseled harmony in his
speech before the state convention.
"Mr. Hubbard is not the man to com:
plain of the fate Of war;" continues
the Times. Nevertheless he is very
creditable representative and the Ele-
venth district can render itself no
service by making a change at this
time"
The Boone Republican finds COM
ment In the standpat papers to which
it would like mighty well to reply, but
it refrains through an unwillingness
to prod any Of the sore spots"
There is lot to forget, but maybe
yourself" says the Waterloo Repor-
ter.
Peter Hepburn is no doubt glad
that they put the terrible young Claude
Porter on the trail of Governor Cum
Minis instead of on his own congress
sional TRAIL" says the Cedar Rapids
Republican. Down in the Eighth dis
trict the republicans have learned to
be afraid of Porter-he is so vigorous,
so clean and he has such a way Of
convincing the people"
"The Cummins newspapers are be-
coming more conservative. They now
refer to the alleged influence of the
federal machine" says the Sioux City
Journal.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says
it is likely that the governor will pre-
fer to have the people forget the plat
form and remember the man.
eff the farmer is worried at all it is
CONCERNING what In the world he will
do with all the money he is going to
get for his CROP" says the Des Moines
Capital.
The Cedar Falls Gazette stands pat
What we said of men and measure
before the convention we say now"
says the Gazette, and further state
that our republicanism has always
been on straight and nothing can dis
turb it,
Inasmuch as Governor Cummins re-
ceived his largest support in cities, in
the pre-convention campaign, the Wa
terloo Times-Tribune, dem, advises
the democrats to make a school house
campaign.
The Waterloo Courier says that the
democratic platform looks like an at
tempt to trim the craft to catch every
favoring wind that blows.
"The democrats Of Iowa were never
more united, aggressive and hopeful
than they are today" says the Daven-
port Democrat.
1T may be said that Iowa demo-
Gratis are democrats" says the Du-
buque Telegraph, commenting on the
Waterloo platform.
The Cedar Falls Record says that
the republicans will find it profitable to
get together and enter upon vigor-
Gus campaign because the democrats
are dreadfully in earnest
The Marshalltown Times Republican
says that the best of the Waterloo con-
vention is the candidates.
Now watch those democratic news
papers getting their democracy on
straight is the advice from the
Sioux City Journal.
eff political animosity was bitter as
personal animosity a political party
would have a precarious chance Of liv-
ing after such battle as took place
at Des Moines last week." says the
Vinton Eagle.
The Burlington Hawk Eye says that
on their tariff plank the democrats
have handed themselves defeat In
every congressional district in the
state.
Shaw is not out Of the political field
by long ways" says the CIarinda
Herald, and will be doing valiant
service for the republican party when
the Missing serpentlike democrats who
We're In the convention will be COM
PEELED to do their dirty work in Me
ranks of their own party instead of
bushwhacking in the republican
lines"
"a Texas reporter told Senator Bailey
ne was no gentleman, and only the
intervention of bystanders prevented
developments that might have been
cited In proof of the reporters conten-
tion,' says the Sioux City Republican.
A writer in the ST. Louis Globe
Democat speaks of a form of moral
perpetual motion which is exemplified
bv the man who gets drunk because of
his troubles and gets his troubles from
being drunk
The political demise Of Richard
Yates of Illinois indicates to the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil that son
cannot do business on his fathers rep
utation unless he adds to the assets
little capital of his own.
The ST. Louis Republic says that
The task of purifying the politics of
Illinois falls to the democratic party"
The Globe-Democrat rejoins that If
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