Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-06
satisfactory to everybody. The law
as 1t stands is good enough to let

satisfactory to everybody. The law
as 1t stands is good enough to let
alone" 558s
To the Italian prince who COM
United suicide because he was afraid
10 be married, the courage of Nick
Longworth must have seemed heroic"
remarks the Des Moines News.
There can be little doubt that the
100000 farmers who have resolved to-
hold their wheat for price of 81 have
the right system, but the question is If
wheat raisers to corner the wheat of
the country in the first instance
says the Sioux CITY Journal. 1.-THE law
OF supply and demand always has been
and always will be a regulator which
battles other plans and theories
The Waterloo Reporter trusts that
the legislature will not seriously con-
elder the bill designed to prohibit Sun
day amusements. The experience of
Iowa in legislating morals into its
people" 1t says, has not been happy
or 9. healthy one, and there is no oc-
casion for putting another dead let
ter law on the statute books. This
Sunday structure would be no more
\ effective than the old prohibitory law,
\ and 1t would be entirely ignored where
\ public sentiment was opposed
If the railways are against the pr
mary bill. 1T only emphasizes the fact
that they are not always wrong" says
the Iowa City Republican.
Just on the skirmish line of the
hottest political campaign that Iowa
has ever had, it may he we'll" sug-
gests the Oelwein Register, ''to con-
slider the position of Iowa and Iowa
men in the nation. II any other com
monwealth in the forty five states and
some few territories stands as prom
inent in the halls of the national con-
gress as Iowa our attention has not
4 been called to it. If any other state
has been more prominent or influential
i during the past decade 1t has not yet
broken into print"
The Rock Valley Bee Is convinced
! framed upon the same lines is not
what the civic conditions Of Iowa de-
nland
4 The Marshalltown Times epubli-
can says that Senator Dolliver has as
sumed the place he should long ago
I have taken, the fighting leadership OF
!
has made a good senator. He is now
In the way to become great. He Is a
leader. No other western leader Is
stronger i'm or out Of his own state
4 Now that he had added aggressiveness
to capacity, he will go far"
4 IF the politicians of Iowa are to be
believed, the state is going to the
dogs" observes the Clarksville Star
But it is only hot air. When the
house is top heavy it is necessary fol
the actors to play to the crowd"
II -
The skeptical Sioux City Journal
!. says: Secretary Taft says the idea
J of his presidential candidacy is pre-
other than jocular1y. The attitude Is
not unbecoming to the genial secre-
tary. His estimate of the situation
will be received and placed on file."
o.
J, The editor Of the Iowa City Repub.
! lican says he once owned COW which
would start for the pasture on dea6
run the minute she got out of the barr
and If the cows escort could beat tht
animal to the gate he could coun
: himself a first rate sprinter. "It tool
just about as much PRESSURE" the Re
Z publican adds, ito get Cummins t
run for governor to complete a seven
year tenure as 1t did to get that oil
COW to pasture"
The Waterloo Reporter says that i
the editors Of the republican papers
in the third district reflect in any way
the opinion prevailing in their localit
les there Is not any acceptance of thu
, idea that the interests Of the peopl,
command the continuance Of Governor
Cummins In office.
The Keokuk Gate city says that &
Harlan is needed to speak with
authoritative voice and bid the war
ring factious cease.
'Dolliver appears to possess the on
and only backbone left In Washing
ton" says the Boone News.
: Meanwhile" suggests the Burling
ton Hawk-Eye, the present Iowa leg
islature comprising two brands of re-
| publlcans and mosaic Of democrats
might do we'll to bear in mind that 1T
successor meets next year and ma,
have larger installment Of demo
cratic members as the fruitage of al
:. overdose of Cummfnsism and faction
: alism."
"Col. Henderson's struggles and hi.
; triumphs were largely also those O
the Waterloo Courier. "The honor
battles were their battles. Thew fol
, loved him in confidence and their con
fidence was never betrayed"
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