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regulations or official integrity. Lin
coin y. Steffens, Ray Stannard Baker
ana Miss Tarbell have lost their use.
fulness to McClure's because the
particular wares they have vended
have brought nausea to the overfed
readers. AS a business proposition
McClure's started the muck rakers"
to stir up interest in a novelty, and as
business proposition the magazine is
dispensing with their services.
Now 1T is announced that Steffens,
Baker and Tarbell are about to start
new magazine, Why? Are they not
all accomplished writer's and could not
they find ready market for good pro.
duct! The reason is, perhaps, that
these three have delyed so long in the
muck that they have lost taste for any
other sort Of employment 1t is not
likely that this trio would risk their
money and energy in an independent
magazine venture, where the field is
already overcrowded, if any other pub
lication would bid for their contribu-
tons. They simply have to strike out
for themselves in order to gain a mar
ket for more muck
The reaction has set in strongly in
favor of conservatism and truthful
ness. Even public official has rights.
as was pointed out by President Roose-
welt in his famous muck rake
speech, and the reading public is be-
ginning to demand fair play AS circu-
lation boosters this trio, with David
Graham Phillips, Norman Hapgood,
Tom Lawson, ct al. were in great IA
vor. Some Of them were conscien-
tious and did really good service while
they devoted their attention to legiti.
mate investigation. 1t was only after
they became emboldened to publish
SANDER and innuendo that the public
became tired and lost confidence in
them. 1t may be that there are yet
enough readers of muck literature to
make the reported Steffens-B Tar.
bel venture successful, but in most OF
the standard magazines there is a
rapid returning to wholesome and opti
mistic matter. The chronic growler
and habitual fault finder is no more
welcome in ones magazine than in
ones drawing room. The editor OF
McClure's has observed this and has
changed his policy.
The tide is turning and the time is
fast coming when other magazine pub
fishers will discern the handwriting on
the wall and dispense with the muck
rakers.
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WHAT ARE THE ISSUES?

What are the issues In the present
pre-convention campaign in Iowa? Are
they the questions brought out by Mr..
Cummins in his clearly evident cam
paign, not for the governorship but to
put himself in line for the U. S. Sena-
torship, or are they questions involv-
ing republican principles, especially
that of immediate tariff revision?
What will the people Of the United
States understand If Mr.. Cummins is
renominated for governor? Will they
believe, as Governor Cummins would
have US think, that the Iowa delega-
ton In congress has failed in its duty
to the people In the matter of support
Ing the President in the line Of rail.
road rate legislation and corporate
control and trust prosecution? Not
for one minute, and no one knows this
better than Mr.. Cummins himself.
From no quarter and from no body of
men has the President had more loyal
consistent and effective support than
from the entire Iowa delegation in con-
gress, both senators and representa-
tives The people Of the United States
know this and they would never think
OF attributing Mr.. Cummins' renomi-
nation and election to third term as
governor OF Iowa. as involving this
question In any manner whatsoever.
The people Of the nation at large
regard Mr.. Cummins as an Immediate
tariff revisionist, pure and simple.
They regard him as a low tariff man
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THE TIDE TURNS.

There is change in everything. Even
death and taxes. the only two things
credited with absolute certainty, are
susceptible to some modification
Death can be held off longer now than
before science had reached its present
high standard, and taxes are of differ.
ent rates. So it is not surprising that
the craze for discovering dishonesty,
whether it existed or not, is beginning
to subside. The muck rakers'' have
it appears, had their day, and they
must retire little into the back
ground. 1t may not be noticed out
here in the middle west as yet.
Changes in the styles originate in the
east almost entirely and it is fact
that the wave Of rad1calism is begin
ming to recede. 1t is highly signifi-
cant of a changing public sentiment
expressed in the cold measure of dol
lars and cents that the editor of Nc
Clure's Magazine has discharged his
staff or original muck rakers" to
make room for more popular writer's.
This is the beginning of the end of that
class of literary pot boilers who lived
for brief time from the reeking ema-
nations Of pens that spared not private
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THE LABOR CONVENTION.

Ottumwa has again demonstrated
that 1t is one of the best convention
cities in Iowa by the excellent manner
in which the Iowa Federation Of Labor
was entertained. President A. l..
Urick, who now enters upon his fourth
term in that position, voiced the SEN
timent of the officers and most Of the
delegates when he said that the four
teenth annual convention was one of
the most profitable, successful, har-
monious and enjoyable ever held by
the organization. The people of OF
tumwa heartily concur in the state
ment Of Mr.. Urick that it was fine
body of men representing the organ
lied workers of the state. Throughout
the convention, during the business
sessions and on the street, the dele
gates at all times conducted them
selves in an orderly and upright man
ner. 1t was representative body of
working men met together to discuss
matters Of Importance. The various
questions before the convention we're
carefully considered, and while there
was difference of opinion and heated
debate on some of the resolutions,
there was not the slightest personal
ill-feeling among the delegates.
The committee which worked so
faithfully for many weeks to secure
the convention for this city and later
to perfect the arrangements for the
meeting, and the citizens who extend
ed their hearty support to make the
stay of the delegates in Ottumwa an
enjoyable one are to be congratulated
on the success which attended their
efforts. Such conventions are recog-
nized as of great value to city and
the progressive citizens Of Ottumwa
will always gladly welcome the Iowa
Federation, of Labor and similar meet
ings.
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walt, before tinkering with the tarffn
machinery? Can't we afford to watt
while we are piling up wealth at the
rate OF hundreds Of millions every year
wait until times are little bit slow1
or? Don't 1t appeal to you as commou|
horse-sense to wait? I want to say to,
you, my friends, that nothing will slime
ulate the immediate revision Of the
tariff more than for the state OF lows
to single out man that stands foc
immediate revision of the tariff, and re.
elect him for the third time, governor
OF this state. want to say to you to.
day, that IL this gentleman had had hin
way, according to his public utter,
ances, he would have revised the tarim
three years ago, and hundreds of mill
lions Of wealth that have been put In.
to the pockets OF the American peoples
during these days of wonderful pross
perity would have been lost to them,
while congress was wrangling over
what kind OF cog or piece OF tarin
machinery was to replace the ma
chimes to be taken out The state Of
Massachusetts commenced this agita-
ton for immediate revision of the tar
iii. Iowa progressives are jumping on
to the steel trust, and insisting that
this one tariff machine shall be re-
vised. Nobody objects. 1t Ia simply
folly to stop the progress OF the ma
ton to do 1t now. Iowa don't consume
steel rails. We are not the ones that
are getting hurt by the steel trust. It
Is proposed that we go into partnership
with Massachusetts, and assist her to
buy cheap butter, cheap beef steak
and cheap bread from the farmers OF
Canada, at the expense of the farmers
OF Iowa. so that the people Of Iowa can,
buy their steel rails. What kind OF al
partnership Is this? Iowa regulatingl
the steel trust, that does not affecti
the pockets of the Iowa people, whilel
Massachusetts, Is given the opportunity
to buy the products Of Canada at aj
cheaper rate than from the farmers OF
Iowa, thereby reducing the income Of!
the Iowa farmers, and lowering the
price of Iowa lands.
did you ever stand upon the banks
OF river or the shores Of lake. and
watch a picnic party start out to sail
across? Did you ever see them start
out with the sun shining brightly, nod
wave to be seen, everything proptl
tious for a day of Joy and happiness,
when all at once some fellow, In the
back part of the boat gets up and
thinks. he will have some fun? EveryS
body tells him to sit down. He says: n
I don't intend to hurt you, don't getl
scared. Let's have a little fun. Hell
insists on rocking the boat, and flnally|
the boat capsizes and the picnic partyI
ends in funeral want to tell you'd
that the .boat-rocker' is dangerousl
man, whether 1t be the boat Of a picniol
party he is rocking, or the boat Of al
great political party, 'boat-rpckingSI
generally ends with funeral.
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COUNTY CONVENTION.

The republicans Of wapello county
will meet in delegate convention at
the court house in Ottumwa. Saturday,
May 10, at 1870 p. M, for the purpose
of selecting twenty-six delegates to
the republican state convention to be
held at Des Moines, Wednesday, Au-
gust l. 1906; twenty-six delegates
to attend the congressional conven-
ton Of the sixth congressional
district to be held at Oskaloosa,
Wednesday, May %, 1906 and
twenty six delegates to attend the ju-
dicial convention of the second judi
cial district to be held at Ottumwa
Tuesday May 20, and to transact such
other BUSINESS as may properly come
before the convention.
The ratiol of representation will be
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CALL FOR REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION.

To the Republican Electors Of the State Of
There will be delegate convention Of
the republicans Of Iowa, held in the city
OF Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday. Aug
ust l.. 1906 at 1890 o'clock n. m. for the
purpose of placing In nomination candi-
dates for the following of1ccs:.
For governor.
For lieutenant governor.
For secretary Of state.
For auditor of state
Fer treasurer of state.
For attorney general.
For Judge of the supreme court two
candidates).
For clerk Of supreme court.
For superintendent Of public Instruction.
For reporter Of supreme court.
For railroad commissioner two candl-
dates.)
And for the transaction Of such other
business as may properly come before said
convention.
| All voters Of the state who believe In
republican principles and who endorse the
policy of the republican party, are cor
daily invited to unite under this call In
the election Of delegates TO said conven-
ton. The ratio of representation will be
as follows:
One delegate at large for each county
and one ADDITIONAL delegate for each two
hundred votes or fraction Of one hundred
or over, cast for Theodore Roosevelt, re-
publican candidate for president at the
general election held November s, 1904.
The representation to which the several
counties will be entitled under this call is
as follows:
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PERKINS, WAR RECORD.

Although the pre-convent1on cam
paign for the gubernatorial nomination
is warm one 1t cannot be called bit
ter because 1t Is being conducted on
lines of fairness and without little per-
sonalities that make campaign
"dirty." This is the case in most
counties throughout the state, but 1t
appears that during the heat of the
campaign in Greene county, charges
were made that Mr. Perkins never be-
longed to the union army and is not at
present q member Of the G.. A. R.
After the campaign was over in that
county, however, one of the more con-
scientious supporters Of the governor
wrote an open letter to Mr.. Perkins,
asking IN regard to these matters. The
letter was forwarded to Lafayette
Young, editor Of the Des MONIES Capt.
tai, who transmitted it to Mr.. Perkins
and the latter's answer was as follows:
Hon. L. Young, Editor Des Moines
Capital, Des Moines, Iowa-Sir: I
have your letter of this date with ref
Jefferson. My soldier record is easily
stated, and as easily accessible. 1t may
be found in the report of the adjutant
6OAcldl VI ILLS SLdlS. on the
18th of August, 1862, at Cedar Falls,
as private. / was assigned to Com
pany B, Thirty-frst Iowa infantry. At
Helena, Arkansas, was taken Ill.
When the regiment left there I was
transferred to the Post hospital Sub
sequently was sent up the river to
Jefferson barracks. On the 18th of
January, 1863, I was discharged. The
report to my brother was that might
live six weeks. I was near death a
number of times and my disability ex-
tended over a period of three years.
Captain Head, no doubt gallant sol
der, may be interested in knowing
that, while it was at first supposed
that had consumption, 1t was finally
ascertained that had an abcess on
my liver, which periodically discharged
through my right lung. I claim no
credit for my army service, more than
l did what I could: and that / made
this struggle shall have physical evil
dence while live. 1t may also inter
est the captain to know that am a
member in good standing of General
Hancock post No. 20, at Sioux City,
but am not appealing to old soldiers
on the score Of my enlistment in 1852.
Whatever claim have for considera-
ton is my fitness for the office for
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and If he is renominated and elected.
governor of Iowa, the country at large
will understand this action to mean,
that the republicans Of Iowa sustain
the governor, and discredit the Iowa
congressional delegation in their res
spective attitudes upon the question Of,
tariff revision. This Is the view Of the
case taken by Ex-Governor Frank D.,
Jackson, who presided at Mr.. Perkins''
recent meeting in Des Moines. In In
Producing the speaker Of the evening".
Ex-Governor Jackson made an, exceeds
ingly strong point along this line..
What he said is published elsewhere,
in this issue. 1t should be carefully,
read and pondered by every republicans,
voter. - =
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Railroads and corporations are used
as dust to throw into the eyes Of
Iowa farmers, to blind them to the real
issue. Tariff revision and Canadian
reciprocity. There is no other one
man today standing before the Ameri-
can people for one single purpose, to
the extent that the present governor
OF Iowa stands for, and that is the i'm
mediate revision of the tariff. About
eight years ago was down through
Mississippi, and pledge you my word
that | don't think the good people of
that old state had heard mill or a
saw for forty-odd years, until within
seven or eight years ago. Now, all
over that great state, from one end IF
1t to the other, 1t Is veritable work.
shop. The old state capital at Jack
son has three or four great sky-scrap-
ers going up sixteen or eighteen sto-
ries high, magnificent new capital
building, practically the equal of our
own. 1875 miles of railway between
Jackson and Gulf port, and at every
station one to three sawmills, employ
ing hundreds of men, mostly colored
men, who receive from $1.50 to 81 a
day for their labor. And that Is the
situation in Mississippi. Go down into
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory,
and you will find the trains are in
sufficient to carry the tremendous en-
igration thronging the country, buying
land at 200 per cent and 300 per cent
above what the same land cost three
or four years ago. Then come up
into the great northwest, and you will
find the same situation. In the last
five years the people of South Dakota
have Increased per capita in wealth
to a greater extent than any other
similar number Of people on the face
of Gods green earth, and that heavy
increase Of wealth is going on today.
"common Horse Sense"
"That is the condition Of our coun-
try today. Our exports are increasing
every month. When I was in the
south had the pleasure Of going 20
Gulf Port, Miss, where saw thirty
foreign ships being loaded with goods
of American manufacture, to be ship
ped abroad.
"And yet, my friends, 1t is proposed
to stop all this, by tariff agitation
to last from one to three years; and
want to say to you that this is the
only issue before the people Of Iowa.
Do you want it? Then re-elect Gov
ernor Cummins, and help to precipi-
tate it right now. The republicans Of
every other state in this union are
looking to Iowa to see whether or not
she will take her stand alongside Of
the state of Massachusetts, in demand
ing an immediate revision Of the tariff.
l want to ask you candidly, fellow-citi-
zens. If that lumber plant in Mississip-
pi can afford to wait until business is
dull, before 1t thinkers with the ma
chinery, cannot this country afford to
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which my name is suggested. am q
candidate as republican.
Captain Heads letter indicates dis
position to convict me Of deception and
fraud. hope not many republicans,
though they are not In sympathy with
my candidacy, may judge me capable
of demeaning myself in such groveling
and despicable manners.
yours truly,
George D. Perkins.
"Des Moines, Iowa, April 10, 1907
Commenting on the above letter, Ed
itor Young of the Capital expresses the
sentiments of every honest man re-
garding such political methods in the
following language:
mo manly man can read the above
letter from Mr.. Perkins without &C
cording him admiration for his hon
esty. He served in the union army
about six weeks and was discharged on
the supposition that he would live but
a few weeks. He recovered. He did
as every soldier did. he did his duty.
His only offense seems to be that he
did not die,to further prove his patriot
ism. He has kept in the background
and allowed the soldiers who did the
fighting to be accorded the glory. Yet
like millions of American youths he
offered his services and his life More
he could not do. What true soldier
can find fault with Mr.. Perkins rec
ord as soldier? 1t is without blot.
1t is pity the inquiry from Greene
county did not come sooner"
1t is understood that similar state
ments to those made in Green county
are being circulated elsewhere, and in
the interest," of fairness the letter is
published BY the Courier. No one ap-
pears to desire to come out openly and
charge Mr.. Perkins with stealing the
livery Of the Grand Army of the Re-
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On the occasion OF Mr.. Perkins re-
cent meeting In Des Moines, ex-Gover-
nor Frank D. jackson in introducing
Mr.. Perkins, said:
"a few weeks ago was talking
with the manager of one of the great
lumber mills in southern Mississippi,
plant that employs between 600 and
800 men, and that had 100000 acres of
timber; an immense plant that covers
in the neighborhood of twenty acres
of ground, and that was consuming in
saving more than 1000 logs a day. /
assure you that it was most interest
ing experience. The best pieces of
machinery were used More than a
dozen great iron and steel machines
were used to mould the lumber so as
to meet the demands Of the lumber
trade Every little while l noticed
that the mill would shut down for a
few minutes several times day. This
mill was running twenty-four hours,
day and night, and asked the man.
ager: Why is it that you shut down
two or three times day, even for just
few minutes He said: Come with
me- He then showed me one of the
great pieces of machinery. He said:
That old machinery is little out of
order, and every little while we have
to shut down for few minutes, to put
cog in place, and then it is all right
again. asked Isn't 1t expensive?'
He said: Yes, these delays cost from
$50 to $40 day. asked why he did
not put in new machine. He said:
This mill is rushed with orders, orders
are constantly coming in, and we can
afford to lose $40 or $50 day rather
than take our chances during these
prosperous days Of putting in a new
machine, and keeping the mill in idle
ness for two or three days while doing
it. If we should put in new machinery,
possibly everything would go wrong,
or possibly we would not get the right
kind of machinery for two or three
weeks. We cannot afford to lose that
time while the lumber demand Is so
great. We will make $1,000 day and
we can afford to lose $40, $50 or $40 a
day with this old machine, rather than
wait for the new machinery just now
We shall wait for dull times, or until
the rainy weather comes along, before
we revise our machinery
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public to wear for personal ends, but
the method seems to be to darkly hint
that he was not soldier and question
his record in this respect. The above
letter ought to put at rest the tongues
Of all such political "muck rakers."
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Total delegates .221
The various primaries outside of the
city of Ottumwa will be held at the
usual places on Saturday. May IL, at
p. M. unless otherwise ordered by
the precinct committeeman. Those in
the city Of Ottumwa will be held at
the usual places on Tuesday evening,
May is, at 8 p. m.
BY order Of Central Committee,
I. H. Hammond. Chairman:
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c. n. & ST. p.

No. Going East Via Cut on. Time
rs Washington, Muscatine. Dav.
II export and Chicago 5:s5 p m.
export and Chicago .. .12:o5 a y,
,l2b-Davenport freight -. 49,. 9:I0 a. M.
Going West.
Isa-Kansas City and 1nterme-
5a-s ses chiiiliieothe. Blce eG;Ss a. m
lb@Chillfcothe freight ........ 7Ooa N
va-Chillicothe freight ..12:3o p. m.
Going East Via Marion. =
marion. Cedar Rapids and In
aeETa asien Cedar Rapids and 1;S' a. N.
intermediate ......... 6:45 o. m
Marion freight ....... $40 4. N
Coming West Via Marion. : =
darion, Cedar Rapids and In
Marion. Cedar Rapids and In 20 a. m
aNdaiS; Except Sunday: t e0e1 G. %
Monday.
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A Fine Parallel Drawn.

II want to tell you the same situa-
ton today confronts the republican
party as the general manager of the
business affairs of the United States.
Shall we stop the wheels of progress,
shut down the machinery of pros
perity,-put out the fires of industry,
and go to tinkering with the tariff?
That's the issue. Railroads and cor
porations are not the issue. Person.
atty of candidates is not the Issue.
Tariff. revision, now, at this time, is
the issue, and Mr.. Cummins knows it.
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JUDICIAL CONVENTION.

To the republican voters Of the Second
Judicial District Of Iowa:
republican delegate convention is
hereby called In and for the Second Ju-
dicial District of Iowa, to be held at OF
tumwa. Wapello county. Iowa, on the
29th day Of May, 1906, Cor the purpose
of placing in nomination four candi-
dates for Judges Of said Judicial dis
trict, for the term Of four years, be-
ginning January 1st, 1907.
The ratio Of representation will be as
follows:
One delegate at large for each county,
and one additional delegate for each two
hundred votes or fraction of one hundred
publican candidate for president. at the
general election held November 9Th, 1904.
The representation to which the several
counties OF the judicial District are en-
titled under the call, Is as follows:
AppanooSe $685.. III
yuvls ..... $3.50. .............. ~
JEFFERSON ......... IL
Lucas 49,. ...... II
MoHFoe $500. 800. ~
Van Buren, -. ................... 10
Wapello $1,000. ........... 20
Total 800. $500. 80 .......... ITO
Chairman