Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-17
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
The Spirit Lake Herald asserts that
the defeated Crossley primary bill
was the most gigantic structure of
pure red tape ever proposed for enact
ment in an Iowa assembly" The
Herald is of the opinion that 1t would
if adopted, "have disfranchised a large
number of the voters Of the state and
would have perpetrated upon an un-
suspecting public endless controver-
sies.''
mo one can complain" says the
Senator Dolliver Is not lining up and
striking out bodily for what he be-
lieves to be right and in support of his
friends, especially his friend George
D. Perkins He does not seem to be
scared by the cry Of wolff"
The Cedar Rapids Republican con-
cedes the right Of Mr.. Cummins to
again be a candidate for governor, but
it comedies that he has neither the
moral nor the political right to make
his canvass within the party by i'm
punging the motives Of other candi-
dates. "The republican party has
been in the habit Of giving all candi-
dates fair hrsrins continues tin ast the
looked with tolerance on personal at
tacks on other candidates. Mr. Cum
minis must give his opponents in the
race a fair deal'
The Cedar Rapids Record charges
the removal Of the circle from the ball
lot to the epidemic Of reform" which
is rampant There was. no demand
whatever for change" the Record
asserts.
The Marshalltown Times Republi-
can says the Hughes anti-pass bill, as
adopted by the senate, while not sat
isfying the demands of the most radi-
cal, seems to meet the real demands of
the people. 1T practically takes the
free pass, out of politics. continues
the Times Republican. THAT is about
all that the people are asking"
ut makes no difference to the Free
man Tribune" says the Webster City
{, Dolliver supports for governor of
/ Iowa. it will uphold his hands SO long
Eas he stands firm in the fight for pop
ular rights
The Cedar Rapids Gazette observes
that Major Rathbun is enjoying one
distinction in the present guberna-
+,
him names, and no one is asserting
that hes is republican who is tied to
any factional interest.
O.
1--WE believe Dolliver has mean
| disposition" says the Creston Adver-
4 tiser Just think how the belated
praise and Endorsement given him by
| Cummins and his friends estops them
from calling him q tool of the corpor-
ations because he believes there is
more than one man in the state who
is honest enough and big enough to be
! governor"
The Marshalltown Herald notices
\ that the democrats of Iowa are be-
ginning to sit up and take notice and
it says that "a sound drubbing may
be necessary before the republicans
will awake to realization Of the fool
ishness Of factionalism."
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says
i that the Hughes anti-pass bill runs
. not against the pass itself, but against
certain specified users Of the pass; it
does not attempt to abolish the pass.
it merely restricts the use Of it,
"Dolliver's bandwagon will have to
be enlarged If the rush continues
says the Burlington Hawk-Eye.
"In the eleventh district" observes
the Dubuque Times, ut has been re-
duced to this propositions: Governor
Cummins has Endorsed Senator Dolli-
yer and Senator Dolliver has Endorsed
Mr.. Perkins. Therefore Mr. Perkins
is a man all republicans can trust"
The Clinton Herald observes that
since Congressman Hedge refused to
run again for congress the first dis.
.. trict has developed regiment OF
) statesmen.
!, The Creston Advertiser believes that
Governor Cummins is misrepresentins
the issue and that the republicans OF
Iowa do not either have to give hin
another term or submit to the control
of the corporations. That the gov
. ernor is conscious Of this fact the Adj
vertiser also believes.
"Some Of the reformers in congress
/ are trying to legislate out Of the gov
eminent service at Washington clerks
r,ore than 70 years of age" says the
Council Bluffs Nonpareil. 'The
chances are that this will be found t.
be a bigger job than passing the rail-
read rate bill"
, The Des Moines Register and Lead.
: er characterizes some Iowa newspa.
: pers as "standpat," and some as "pro.
! gressive,' while 1t labels the Siou,
City Journal half and half Ths
Journal is frank to say that 1t doesn'
, like any Of the designations. Jus,
plain rep ought to be descriptiv,
enough for any republican newspa.
t per-" 1t says
1.-THE sore spot from the Dollivel
!. blow is beginning to show" says tho
Burlington Hawk-Eye.
Il N
The Charles City Intelligencer ex.
: presses pity for the man who is 81
. blindly foolish as to think all the po.
!, litical good is in his party or his fac.
u ton of his party. HE is one-eyed
{ and that eye is a. poor one" assert:
! the Intelligencer.
"The few Of us who stood by Dol
Liver all through the pfeliminarte,