Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-20
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

i
iowa republicans can have peace,
but they will have to fight for it," as
serts the Spirit Lake Beacon.
The Knoxville Journal says that
Secretary Hayward, who aspires to the
republican nomination for secretary
Of state, has been a republican al
outside of his eminent fitness, that he
could have"
The Castana Times says that no
one mans interests are large enough
to be taken into consideration in de-
Gliding the question as to whether or
not Iowa is to have a statewide pri-
mary.
Lucky Is the man who has bust
ness enough Of his own and sense
enough to attend to it," says the Cedar
Rapids Republican. commenting on
Judge Wade's decision to stick to his
private interests rather than run for
congress again in the second district.
The Davenport Times suggests that
perhaps Judge Wade's announcement
is made just at this time for the pur-
pose Of preserving intact the second
district as 1t is now made up The
Times recalls the recent talk about the
advisabi1ity Of altering the district
lines and points out that the judges
announcement is coincident with the
assembling of the legislature. ut is
Judge Wade believes that by making
| the announcement at this time the
| Legislators will consider any change
in the boundaries Of the district un-
necessary
The Clinton Herald says that Judge
| Wade's decision was extremely disap-
the second district, as he was their
only hope.
Some of the eastern f1nanciers may
regard our present financial basis as
being exceedingly precarious for
them,' says the Council Bluffs Nonpa-
reil ''but so far no complaint has been
heard from the substantial and pros
porous farmers of western Iowa.
The Burlington Gazette says 1t Is
very possible that Standard Oil may
vet have to swallow its assertion that
it is bigger and greater than the whole
| government.
| The Manchester Press says that if
| Walter Wellman is no more successful
in finding the north pole than he Is in
locating the truth in the articles he
writes for his paper he will not add
greatly to the sum total of human
knowledge concerning the arctic
region.
The Cedar Falls Gazette says 1t is a
violent assumption to predict that If
| the present legislature does not enact
a primary law members will be elect
ed for the next session who will enact
| it. "The primary law is not the para
mount issue, nor will 1t be-" asserts the
4 Gazette.
1 The Carroll Herald says 1t will be
interesting to observe the course OF
those legislators who will seek to stint
In the support OF state education in
stitutiorls, while willing to plunge into
the expense of primary elections.
Tx o. 81 iit
4 There is whole bake shop full OF
| rot and nonsense in most of this boss
talk" says the Indlanolay Herald. "Par-
! ties must have an organized head
| o.
4 The Guthrie City Guthrian advises
4 the legislature to extend the terms OF
the state binder and printer. 1t sug-
gests that the members will have
criticisms enough over fixing the
tenure of the various officers to last
them the balance of their lives without
/ electing two members of that body
to the position Of printer and binder
The Sac City Sun says that Senator
Dolliver had the COON sense to get ir
touch with his constituency on the
rate question.