Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-24

the Russo-Japanese war and the dis
sension over Morocco, can be traced
to the labor unions.
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
This great government Of ours
state and national, cannot live perma-
nently nor prosper long as a govern
ment of class distinction" says the
common. They are entitled to COM
mon defense"
The Britt Tribune says 1t is not OPP
posed to the primary principle, but 1t
regards the Crossley bill as mighty
family nakeshift. There is only one
redeeming feature in the whole BILL
in the Tribune's opinion; ut might
keep the voters Of one party out of the
other fellows primary, but we don't
believe it would do even that"
No man can be bigger than his
party, and when he begins to think so
the beginning of his political end is at
hand" says the Ida Grove Pioneer.
The Vinton Eagle says that the re-
publican party In Iowa at the present
time Is badly in need Of a Moses"
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fog Of its present politics.
The Creston Advertiser says that
many men who never cease talking
about the Square deal" have abso-
lutely no conception Of the meaning Of
the words.
The DEBORAH Republican says that
the 2-cent fare bill passed In the Ohio
legislature Is a forerunner Of what is
coming In all the populous states
Even In Iowa." continues the Repub-
lican. the average rate is so near to
cents that the loss to the railways
would not be harmed as much as is
feared
The Keol1uk Gate City believes that
the present optional primary law is
good enough to let alone.
The Des Moines Register and Leader
Of any individual or faction" but the
Ames Times concludes that 1t has al
ready become the organ OF one man.
THE approaching political contest
In this state seems likely to prove a
trifie strenuous" says the Knoxville
Journal, land timid folks would do
well to see that their cyclone cellars
are provisioned for several months oc-
cupancy."
The Emmetsburg Reporter, discuss
ing the provision in the Crossley bill
for primaries during the first week in
August says: Every farmer is then
and by right ought to be more inter
ested In the salvation of his grain crop
than he Is in the salvation Of the state
of Iowa, and in consequence will stay
at home and harvest his grain, while
the politicians will gather in the buns
and idlers and tramps that are lying
around loose and get them to vote for
certain candidate by loaning him %
cents to buy whiskey. o, yes, August
Is a fine time to have primaries in
order to give the farmers chance
to make the nominations"
The Cedar Rapids Republican OBJ
serves that the same newspapers that
are attempting to discredft Secretary
Shaw by anti-railroad talk are trying
to damn Mr.. Perkins as a railroad man
even while he is a mere candidate
They are demagogues who have used
that issue systematically, relying upon
ant1-corporation prejudices for their
success" asserts the Republican.
"A state primary law sounds all
right" says the Hampton Chronicle
but we have not heard Of q single
man In the state, outside of dozen
persons, who believe in the bill now
before the Iowa legislature. The more
it."
The pure food bill has passed both
houses Of the legislature and will soon
become law. After all the talk on
the subject there is no anti-sausage
provision" says the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil. "Those who may 80 wish
are still to be allowed the enjoyment
Of this delicacy.'
"Our immense imports show that
at no very distant day the tariff will
Fave to be revised-upward," says the
Oskaloosa Herald. I'VE can afford to
buy as long as imports do not make
idle workmen here, but reduction Of
present rates would be extremely dam
gerous. There are few, IL any, articles
on which we could safely reduce the
tariff"
The Des Moines News says that A.
231 voters out of the 1900 in that city
cannot take part in the primary cleo
ton to nominate municipal ticket
because they have failed to comply
with some Of the requirements of the
compulsory primary election law. It
will be SO with statewide primary.
Every time you make voting harder
you make voters fewer.
Judge Vermilion has had two more
opinions affirmed in the supreme
court" remarks the Centerville Citi-
zen. This makes some six or seven
of his district court opinions that have
been affirmed by the supreme court
during the present term without re-
versal. 1t is such judges as these that
are deserving of being kept on the
BENCH
The Burlington Hawk Eye says that
If the delegates to the coming republic
can state convention had their way in
the matter. the convention would be
held in Cedar Rapids.
The Judge who presided at the Pat
Grove trial was very much incensed
when he heard the verdict of acquittal,
Possibly be did not realize that tbs
jury was doing Its best to live up 70
the Omaha reputation" says the Cedar
RAPIDS Gazette.