Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-06

slate 1t will hold the members in Des
Moines all summer" declares the Mus
catine Journal. THE probabilities are
that not one-half of the bills intro
duced will ever get out of the commit
tee ROOM"
There is many a man who started
to ride on the water wagon Monday
who will be following the wagon from
the brewery in the course of few
weeks" says the Cedar Rapids Repub-
lican.
What would you give to know the
political secrets LATE Young learned
while on his recent visit to Washing
ton?" asks the Vinton Eagle. 1T will
be observed that he dined with Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt 1t may be
that he simply reported on Miss
Alice's conduct while on the trip to the
Philippines, but no doubt there are
sevral minds in Iowa worrying as to
what the President might have asked
him as to politics in Iowa as the
President is accredited with possess
ing an inquisitive mind"
o.
The Ames Times says the row in
New York politics means simply that
New York will go democratic in the
"A political republican row in New
York brought Grover Cleveland upon
the political stage" recalls the Mason
City Globe Gazette, and history
sometimes repeats itself, especially, If
tempted too strongly"
The Glidden Graphic is of the opin-
ion that neither of the Iowa senators
need fear the result of a popular vote,
and. speaking for itself, it states that
1t has, no desire to see either sup
planted by any man In the state.
The Onawa Democrat does not be-
lieve that the primary system con-
cial purifying power. ut is largely a
political fad" the Democrat concludes,
which the political doctors and
quacks are trying to popularize in or
cor to feed the vanity Of a coterie of
Iowa politicians. or to open the way
to elevate ambitious politicians to
places of trust"
IF the four-year term should be
adopted there ought to go with 1t
clause providing that no officer should
be bis own successor" says the Boone
Republican, and the Parkersburg
Eclipse is of like opinion.
The Des Moines Capital points out
that Mr.. English gets an extra year
in the legislature by virtue of the con-
stitutlonal amendment, and in return
would like to cut Bernard Murphy out
of his extra year as state printer.
And the joke of 1t all is" the Capital
adds, Murphy supported the amend
ment under which English is doing
these things, and an additional joke ts
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Murphy belong to the same lodge"
Railroad rate legislation will have
to give right of way to the water
wagon for WHILE" says the Mar
shalltown Times Republican.
The Register and Leader Of Des
Moines says that everybody Is not for
Roosevelt" and the Burlington Hawk
Eye remarks In rejoinder that ,''inas-
much as over 100000 voters cast
their ballots for Judge Parker last
year the Register and Leader seems
to be not far from wrong"
Misery likes company, consequent
ly," says the Webster City Freeman
4 Tribune, Iowa is glad that Ohio has
/ adopted a biennial election amend
ment."
The Rock Rapids Reporter believes
there is grave question of the advisa-
bility Of single board of control for
the state educational institutions. The
Reporter suggests that as at present
managed there is healthy rivalry be-
/ tween the different educational insti-
tutions which might In measure be
destroyed If the one-board system
were adopted.
/ "a general primary law in Iowa will
change the mode, but not be the meth
DDS" saws the Fonda Times. "It will
made the offices come little higher,
that's ALL"