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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26
CHICAGO UNIVERSITY.

Kansas City Journal: The impera.
tive need of responsible head to the
University Of Chicago, to take the
place left vacant by the lamented
death Of President Harper, grows more
obvious every day. For rampant freak
ism, blatant asininity and dangerous
social doctrines the faculty of the Chi
cago school can be depended upon in
all emergencies Its teachings are not
limited to the extreme forms Of So
cialism propaganda and theological
schisms, but the professors appear to
take real delight in uncovering the
moral muck of their detested philoso-
plies to the mixed classes of under
graduates.
1t was Oscar Lowell Triggs who be-
gan this movement toward intellectual
debasement that made the University
OF Chicago by-word and whicS was
destined to divert Its purpose from a
Baptist institution of higher education
to socialist school for corrupting
manhood and womanhood. Following
as NATURAL consequence the startling
book OF Professor Foster denying the
divinity of Christ, come the remark
able utterances of Professor Charles
zueblin who openly and detlantly at
lacks the marriage relation, advocat-
ing probationary wedlock and hold
Ing up Maxim Gorky as a shining ex-
ample of morality. Zueblin's lecture
shocked the sensibilities of his hear
ers. for he preached the cause of mari
tai revolution that has for it's purpose
the degradation of women and the
primitive responsibility of man. He
decried the present marriage system
as "unscientific" and based upon senti-
mental error His lecture was a long
one, covering with fair completeness
the whole subject under discussion.
The question in the minds of great
many people is this: How long will
decent and self-respecting citizens of
Chicago permit this moral ulcer to
exude its reeking contamination upon
the youth of that city? Under the
pretext that the so-called professors"
should not be hampered in the exer.
else OF free thought the university au.
thorities have built up gigantic pois.
on factory against social order and
common morality. One of the "pro
fessors" preached free love and &C
tually practiced it without being ig
ANONYMOUSLY kicked off the campus
which was the least that he deserved
And the University of Chicago is the
institution founded and endowed by
John D. Rockefeller for the better
ment of mankind and the propagation
of Christianity!
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26
"RoosEvELT," THE ISSUE.

Special political writer's predict that
Roosevelt" will be the issue in the
coming congressional campaign. This
is one Of the things that will be under
consideration at Oyster Bay in the con-
ference that opened today, at which
are expected to be present with the
President, Speaker Cannon, Chairman
Sherman of the republican congress
sional committee and others of the
committee. 1t is said that President
Roosevelt would consider anything ap-
preaching defeat for the republican
house Of representatives as blow 10
his administration, and that is the rea-
son he is taking hand to see that
there is no great falling off in the re-
publican membership of the lower
branch of congress.
Roosevelt may have his fears, and
he may have his determinations And
If he can force an issue that will hold
the rank and file of the party togeth-
er in favor of returning the large ma
jority again to congress his hands will
be upheld in his effort. Since party
government in the United States be-
gan, presidents have been forced to see
Ice opposition make their great gains
in the middle Of their administrations
and time after time have found them
selves confronted with an unfriendly
house in the second nalf of their
terms.
mckinley and Roosevelt were more
fortunate. Their power and popularity
grew as their administrations progress
ed. Perhaps it is for this reason that
President Roosevelt does not want to
see the backward step. He has passed
through one administration without a
falling off in the middle of his term,
and the honor would be doubled if it
could be done again.
With Roosevelt" as the issue, and
the question. DO you like his admin.
istration or do you not?" facing every
voter, there is a feeling that the re-
publicans should carry home another
great victory. 1t is not an unfair ques-
ton. 1t is not manufactured issue
1t is simply question as to whether
he will be enabled to go ahead with
his program, which is SO familiar to
all, or whether his hands shall be tied
by an unfriendly body. The issue is
fair. Will the people endorse the rate
bill and the fight on illegal operations
of trusts?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26

party that has for it's object the aban-
doning of any Of the principles that
have made America great, the aid Is
forthcoming. It Is no longer the hope
to do 1t through rebellion or revolu-
ton, but through humble beginnings.
England would like to tear down the
American protective tariff. She does
not hope to make this a free trade
country, but every -sault on the prin-
ciple is applauded by England. If
Canadian farm products can be brought
into the United States to compete
with those of tho middle west states,
that is victory for England and the
foreign party under a different name.
That is an humble beginning. 1t is
plain that there is no way for these
things to be accomplished except by
some party in the United States, 80
every assault upon the principle that
has made republican government an
unequalled success is gwen encourage
ment across the water.
In the face of all these, things the
new form of government has gone on
march Of progress and the delegates
from the republics may take "a little
time for rejoicing along with their Ia
bors for more united America.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26
arlokNEY ON RATES.

President A. B. Stickney Of the Chi.
cagu Great Western, one of the rail
way men who speaks out in meeting
and says what he thinks, has told in
Washington what he Is there for.
Il came here" said Mr.. Shckney,
to urge the Interstate commerce COM
mission to exercise its prerogative to
compel railroad companies to make
tariffs in such way that the man Of
ordinary understanding, by inspecting
the schedules, can determine for him
self the legal rate, and to notify the
the commission will refuse to accept
amendments to tariffs either by
supplementary tariffs or by circulars
referring to a tariff already in exist
ence. An order Is to be issued declar-
ing that after certain day each road
must follow the statutory provisions
for changing tariffs by reprinting the
whole tariff. with the understanding
that 1t shall not be Greek to the lay.
man"
That Is getting back to the original
proposition offered by President
Roosevelt in dealing with the trusts
and corporations, publicity" The
railroads may. be able to comply with
the letter of the law, unless more
stringent regulations are enforced by
the commission, and still the people
would know nothing of what the
freight tariffs are. The publicity fea-
ture alone is a long step forward in
railway rate regulation if enforced.
1t was the secret rebates that caus-
ed the trouble. 1t was the secret re-
bates that has made some Iowa grain
dealers rich and lost fortunes to 9th
ers. Legislation OF this kind goes to
show that you do not have to kill a
trust or corporation to curb 1t. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has maintained all of
the time that regulation, not destruc-
ton, is the solution of the problem.
He not only has said that it is best to
regulate, but he has made some mighty
good suggestions as to how to regulate.
How much better all this has been
than the plan of those who said,
Whats the use of trying; the only
way to curb trust is to take it away
from it's owners?" How much better
this has been than the proposition of
removing all prosperity in order to hit
q few trusts that could be regulated
by laws already on the statute books.
1t is good idea to stick to the Presi-
dents proposition of publicity.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26
WORLD MOVES ANYHOW.

The Des Moines papers have at last
discovered that there is to be a state
fair in that city next month. Their
readers might have come to the con-
clusion that there was nothing going
to be pulled off there this year except
republican state convention. A para
graph of live news is worth more than
a half dozen of the columns Of stuff :"
that Is now being printed about candi-
dates stealing the convention. In
these times it is well to call to mind
what Dick Clarkson said after he had
been out of the Register Office for a
year or more. He recalled the battles
he had been through with the state
ment that he thought the whole world
was interested in them and was going
to be affected by them After he was
out for year he saw how foolish it
all was.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26
STOP KISSING.

Cedar Rapids Republican: There is
profound rejoicing in the world Of
morals over the announcement that
one actress, and that in New York
by the name of Miss Earle has Joined
the unlSissing brigade She will let
no man kiss her, not even on the
stage, for great is the harm in kissing.
The unhallowed kiss lures the young
glrl to hell, she says. The unhallowed
KISS means little to the man. He passes
on, rejoicing but for the poor girl, she
broods over it and it opens up a new
held for her, a field that borders on
he'll and Its abysses. Abolish the kiss
says the actress, and thousands of
girls who are now destined for ruin
will be saved How simple it is after
all. Strange that no one ever thought
of 1t before, that the way to save
the girls of the nation is to abolish
kissing. We have heard lectures
against the wine cup and the wine
room, against the gadding habit and
the flirting habit and against mid
night suppers for two or for four But
1T has remained for New York act
ress to give us the absolute key to
the doors of impregnable salvation
and that key the abolition Of the kiss.
Easy is the road to Avernus," sang
an old poet, which is to say 1t is not
hard for one to go to hell, to use the
entirely vernacular, but now young
woman of Gotham has shown the
w rid that the road up hill, to purity
and salvation and heaven is just as
easy, if only the girls will not permit
themselves to be kissed.
The unkissed Dowie and the unkiss-
ed man who is running for governor
in Pennsylvania have been justified at
last. And what will become of Gov
Hoch in Kansas, who went so far as
to attempt to kiss another mans
wife?
The old bachelor and the old maids
who are to meet in convention at
Forest CITY this week for the propoga-
ton Of race suicide ought to take cog
nizance of the discovery made by the
New York actress, Miss Earle.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26
AMERICAS REPUBLICS.

The eyes of the world will be on Rio
Janeiro this week. There may be seen
representatives of all of the republics
OF America working out the problems
that confront them as collective gov.
ernments. There 1t Is expected that
several steps forward will be taken In
the evolution Of self-government, or
speaking more particularly, the repub-
lican form of government. AS repre-
sentative of the first nation to work
out successful republican government
those from the United States will have
considerable influence in the delibera-
lions.
The Monroe Doctrine has made the
United States a guardian of many ma
lions as nations, and in addition to
this 1t has been something Of guar
dian of the republican form of govern
ment. The old world monarchies have
never taken kindly to the success of a
form of government that is not their
own and in all stages of American his-
tory no opportunity has been lost to
assist any force that would tend to the
disruption Of republic. In the early
days of our own government there was
the foreign" party to contend with
Hamilton's writings between the time
the. adoption of the constitution indi-
cate that the-Sprincipal danger was the
influence Of European OF other powers
in the counseAs of this nation.
There is no fforeign" party by name
today, but Wherever and whenever a
kingdom of Europe can give aid to any
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26
AN ORATORS OPPORTUNITY.

Davenport Times: The temporary
chairman of the republican state con-
vention at Des Moines on August will
have one of the greatest opportunities
ever offered any orator in Iowa. Be.
fore him will be seated men agreeing
upon the Fundamental principles OF
the party, but divided in opinion in re.
gard to some of the details Of its pol
icy; agreeing upon common purpose,
but SO intensely partisan in support Of
their candidates for, governor that in
their zeal for giving support to men
they may forget their greater duty to
the party itself; agreeing that con-
tests should be decided fairly, yet
biased to what constitutes justice and
honesty. Before any Of the real work
of the convention is begun the tenn
porary chairman will have an oppor-
tunity to be heard. And what shall he
say?
Would 1t be proper for him to forget
that he Is speaking for all the republi-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26

why should there be any question of
the willingness of intelligent leaders
to lead along line of campaign that
gives the only assurance of victory?
In the present joint debate each
side will grant that the square deal
should govern, but each will claim
the application of the principle would
mean victory for its side. This can
not be true. When question of fact
is raised between two parties only one
can be right. Hence there will be room
In the state convention for only one
legitimate victory. If one side is
right the other must be wrong. In
order to decide between the conflict
ing claims 1t is necessary to attack
weight to neither, but to be govern
ed by facts rather than contentious
If the square deal is to be located ju-
dicially the fact that Albert B. Cum
Minis and the Des Moines Register
and Leader on the one hand, and Geo.
D. Perkins and The Sioux City Jour-
nal on the other, claim that one of
the opposing sides is right can cut
no figure. The claims should cancel
each other and the jury should look
at the facts to ascertain wherein the
tallacy lies. ~'s1NyIE HHHHHM
The custodians Of the square deal
in the state convention will be ~ the
state committee, (2) the credentials
committee, (3O the convention as a
whole The state committee should do
Its share and the credentials commit
tee its share toward securing an hon
est determination of all questions Of
fact. This will be merely to aid the
convention, which represents the re-
publican party more directly end
more conprehensively than either Of
the committees. The eventual deci-
sion must rest with the convention. II
is to be hoped that every step OF the
complicated process will be taken
carefully and with a view to patty in
terest, rather than individual inter-
est. Party interest can be conserved
only by the eventual triumph of the
square DEAL
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26

cans of the state? Would it be produc-
ing ammunition with which to fight the
common enemy to laud one candidate
in preference to the other?. Would he
be pouring oil on troubled waters byl
giving opinions in regard to how the
campaign had been conducted up to
mission is one of greater importance
requiring broader point of view and
higher conception of his duty.
There will be no delegate in the Des
Moines convention, either a supporter
of Mr. Cummins or Of Mr. Perkins,,
however intensely partisan he may be,
who will not be stirred and made to
feel the Importance Of the duty i'm
posed upon him in nominating candi-
date for governor of the great state of
Iowa If the temporary chairman will
simply retell in clear and definite
way the story of the achievements of
the republican party accomplished as
a result of working together in state
and nation. What has been done by
the party the republicans of Iowa are
not ashamed Of. On the contrary they
are proud of the republican record.
The man who will have the oppor-
tunity to address the convention be-
fore Its real work begins may have 1t
in his power to calm some of the ex-
citement, to make mon more liberal,
to recall them to a sense of fairness,
to impress them with the necessity of
united action, to point out the mutter-
ings of the distant battle that must be
fought in the fall, and to show that
nO1iciaS that have hpAn tried and
proved are not to be discarded without
thought of the consequences.
His opportunity will be not much un-
like those of the orators who ad-
dressed town meetings and called for
volunteers to serve as long as needed
at the time Of the civil war. 1t was
then not a time for arguments in re-
gard to whether the government was
on the right side! the government
must be saved. And under the spell
mon who expressed their love of coun-
try in flaming words the volunteers
crowded about the recruiting officers
and went to the defense of the flag.
| They loved the flag all the time, but
they had been aroused to understand
that the time for action had come. So
the delegates at Des Moines may be
aroused to understand that their love
for the republicans party demands ac-
ton of positive sort that will prevent
not only rupture in the convention,
but even hard feelings that lead to
weakness. Just now in Iowa the great
est thing is that love for the republi.
can party shall be backed up by de.
mand for fair play.
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GET WISE.

In a little pamphlet entitled SThe Ig
norance Of Good Citizens" J. Horace
Mcfarland, president of the American
Civic association. deals with that sub
ject by telling of some of his expert
ences. He goes into a city for the
purpose of urging civic improvements.
The first thing he wants to know Is
where the money is to come from. A
man going out upon such missions is,
of course, in the hands of the good"
citizens. According to his experiences
as he relates them, he asks the good
citizen what the debt of the city Is.
The answer is, II don't know SIS
and has it been reached?" He receives
the some answer. DO you remember
the tax rate?" is the next query The
good citizen has more definite re-
ply for this, and suggests, 'Well, it is
pretty high" That is about as near
as the host, who is usually prominent
among taxpayers and one who is sup
posed to be interested in the welfare
of the city, gets to the real figures.
How all of this will come home to
the average individual who prides him
self upon being a good citizen and is
looked upon as being man of af-
fairs" Everything is left to handful
of city officers, unless it affects my
street" Some city officers are honest,
but they are not business men, Some
are business men but they are not
honest. Some are honest and good
business men, but they are selfish,
spending their time and the peoples
money where it Is beneficial to them.
1t goes because it is an Improvement,
and most good citizens are glad to see
those. But all of the time the Golfers
are being emptied. And the good"
citizen does not know how much is be-
ing spent
Many cities go along for time equal
to the life Of the Oldest inhabitant
without any scandals in their affairs.
But, it is true nevertheless, that 1t is
because of this lack of interest that
there has to be an awakening in some
municipalities. Suddenly somebody
discovers something. It Is found out
for instance in city that owns It's
own water plant that the pumps are
old and not fit for use in time of large
confagrations It is found that one or
nore of the fire stations have to be
quipped with entirely new apparatus.
nd there is no money. The good cit
en- is not only paying high taxes, but
ong comes the insurance man and
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the menu, should have been very
palatable. but apparently was not SO.
Course succeeded course, and toward
the end of the meal the host could
restrain himself no longer. He called
up the waiter and expostulated: II
ordered good dinner, and we have
waited patiently for some satisfactory
dish. The soup was failure, the fish
was disappointment, the entree un-
eatable, and I am sorry to tell you
that during the whole dinner there was
nothing worth looking at"
The waiter looked troubled for an
instant, and then, frightened UP. said,
eff you wait a moment. sir. I will
bring you the bill"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-26
sALl FOR REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION.

g the Republican Electors of the State OF
4 Iowa:
There will be delegate convention Of
he republicans Of Iowa. held In the city
Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday. Aug
lst l. 1905. at 1890 O'Clock a. m. for the
lcrpose Of placing in nominations candi'
Istes for the following of1cos:
For governor.
s'or lieutenant governor.
I For secretary Of state.
For auditor of state.
i Fer treasurer of state.
I For attorney general.
Fer Judge Of the supreme court 1.-TWO
andidatesl.
For clerk Of supreme court.
For superintendent OF public INSTRUCTION.
For reporter of supreme court.
Fer railroad commissioner two cAndi.
t;rs for the transaction Of such other
Innness as may properly come before said
Invention.
All voters Of the state who believe in
Epuhlican principles and who endorse the
Eolicy Of the republican party. ere cor.
le election OF delegates, to snid conven.
loa. The ratio Of representation Will be
/ follows:
n: one aditionai delegate for each two
{ over. csst for Theodore Roosevelt. Re.
enerai electio, held November 8. 1904. :.
ounties will he ant'tled under this call Is
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