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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-30
SNAP SHOTS.

George D. Perkins in the Sioux City
Journal:
A man with a cross eye may be ann
liable.
Virtue is used as a bait.
There is much difference between a
man resting and a restful man.
When a man is very mad he is liable
to shoot himself for love.
Children anxious for school to begin
are the pride of the family.
A drinking man and his money are
soon parted. Y
Principle Is held up as screen to !
the chicanery of practice.
Mothers get so accustomed to h
footsteps of their boys that they a
distinguish them when the steps arc
very uncertain.
When the bank fails the latest ac-
count is speedily reduced to skin and
bones.
Many a fly succumbs to temptation
in the presence Of the b~arelegged child.
A weak oma Is able to make q
strong protest.
A tongue hung in the middle cannot
tell it all.
Women arc quick to bare their arms,
but thew prefer a servant.
Children cry for what they want,
and men say they will vote to over
turn the government.
~ i easy " " oSio
thumb on another mans hand.
Sensitiveness is the manifestation OF
nerve.
People who ask for a lift get a kick.
The way to add to disappointment Is
to exhibit it.
Feeling large increases no mans
size.
Some men are patient enough until
they get their weeks wage.
Some men have a way of telling how
hit it is without realizing their need
of repentance.
Boys waiting on the corner with
~lummadiddle girls do not appear pain
ed when told the car Is off the track.
A young mar may fluke all right,
but he cannot raise the wind by his
own exertion.
to do without being told by her moth
err.
A shovelful of earth is not thrown
far at quitting time.
1t is the cheap clock that requires
frequent correction.
When a man growls all the time he
seems to be talking in a natural Tone
of voice.
The scared conscience is able to sleep
A musical genius has little melody
in his pocket.
1t is possible to vote straight and do
it crooked.
The agriculturist is slow in the
morning but the farmer is up with the
, birds.
|, The girl with the laughing eye has
a tear in waiting.
, 1t is harder to save money than it
Is to play golf.
:, When the hammock Is occupied the
matchmaker can take a chair.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-30
SHAW AND REVISION.

Following is a letter written by Sec
rotary Shaw to the Des Moines Lead
er. which is self-explanatory:
washington, D. G., Aug. 21.-To the
Editor: I have just read your editor
ial The Way 1t Is Done" in which you
seek to answer Speaker Cannon's
statement:
Tariff revision in time of prosper
ity always has, and always will, halt
business activity. production and COM
merce.'
II would not refer to this but for an
error into which you have fallen,
which seems to me impossible for one
who has made so close a study of the
question. as presumably you have. You
say:
Secretary Shaw with a single
sweep Of his pen made one Of the most
important revisions Of the tariff since
the war, when he admitted Canadian
wheat to American mills free Of duty,
and there was M halt in business &C,
tivity Of any kind
'The American tariff applies only tc
merchandise which is entered for con
sumption. Merchandise is entered ey
cry day for warehouse and for transit
without the payment of duty. The
InnglaY Law seekS to collect tina dnt1
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were as far apart on their ideas of
what should be given to the people in
the way of a tariff law as are the re-
publicans and democrats. The action
of the congress was branded by Grover
Cleveland as party perfldy and party
dishonor, and those who passed the
bill roasted Cleveland worse than the
democrats have denounced a president
of the opposing political party.
If the democrats are any closer to-
gether now than they were then when
did they arrive there? II they have
reached any agreements as to what
shall be given the people in the way
of legislation, when have they reached
them? They are no closer than they
were then. They have reached no con
clusions that differ from those that
existed before. 1t is simply a rally
for spoils, with the expectation OF
fighting it out after they get them, at
the expense of the people. or simply q
repetition of the program that was
carried out before. And nothing else
can be expected.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-30

A California woman having been
converted by the Holy Rollers" pour
ed oil over her hair and dress and Of
fered herself as a burning sacrifice. 1t
is certainly a thing to be thankful for
that man can worship God in any way
that to him seems proper. But it Is
such performances as this that demon
strate to those who think they are in
the only straight and narrow path, but
do not care to offer themselves in such
a sacrifice, that there are others who
feel the same way toward the rules
and regulations laid down by them
with the alternative of being fenced
without the enclosure. What shall |
do to be saved? has many and diverg'
ing answers these days.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-30

The story of the man crying, Thief!
lhlef! is an old one, but it is no older
than 1t is new. Just watch the man
Who cries, Boss! Boss! 1t was only
a few days ago that William R. Hearst
gave out an Interview in which he said
ne was against boss rule in politics.
HIS yellow journals have always rails
ed the cry. but this was an interview
given by himself in Chicago.
1t is understood now that his latest
move is upon the supposition that he
will be elected governor of New York.
1t is said that he has had his legal de
partment looking up the statutes as
to the governors power to emoye a
mayor and a district attorney, his in
tentlon being to remove Mayor Nc
Clellan from the office Of chief execu
tive of New York. and District Attor.
ney Jerome.
Men who nave heretofore borne the
title OF boss" have been content to
labor In convention and on the cleo.
ton DAYS, and have been Slow to tam.
per with the officials elected by the
people. But that is not the rogram
OF the latter day boss. The genera.
ton that is assuming power by crying
"Boss!" at the other fellow is bringine
into service practices that were un.
known under the regime of the men
who have been turned out by the PEG
pie needing the impatient cry.
The one man power seems to be the
thing uppermost in the mind of each
n of them. Hearst not only wants
to be governor Of New York state, but
he wants to be mayor of New York
city and district attorney. That is
those are a few of the things he wants
to be. Incidentally he will try to fol
low in the footsteps of Bryan in dicta
ting who shall be members of the
state and national committees, or, II
other words, he wants to be the zone
man" of the democratic party, the
party which is supposed to be agains
bosses and the party of the people.
The cry of "Boss!" is a familiar on
wherever there is a man making {
death struggle to get into the place
himself. Usually these are men wht
are not able to rise in any other way
They rise then not on their own mel
it's. but because of their ability tt
make the people believe that they ar,
being greatly wronged by the othe:
fellow, who, of couse is one of tn,
dominating forces in politics.
1t is always well to keep your ey,
on the mar who is crying about tn,
boss or about the domination by some
body else.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-30
DO NOT GROW THEMSELVES.

Having a feeling for his former
home, the city of Burlington, a man
now residing in Missouri makes some
suggestions as to what makes towns
grow, and thing some Of the spirit
might do something to advance the
city or the river, which at one time
seemed to have great opportunities,
but of late years has not made great
progress.
In conclusion he says: "Of course
to cry, 1T is too late; we have missed
our opportunity That class of people
never built empires. They are not
made of the stuff our forefathers were,
for the progressive spirit is wholly
lacking in them. There are, however,
public spirited men in every commun-
ity, men who are sufficiently optimis.
tic to see far enough into the future
to calculate results, and your town,
l take it, is no exception"
The writer who addressed his arti-
Gle to a Burlington paper, which pub
lished it, does not dwell upon theories,
but takes as an example the city OF
FIT. Worth, Texas, with which he is
familiar. He says that in 1876 he
moved to that place, which was then
a town of 1000. 1t was then the ter
minus of the Texas and Pacific rail
way, but when that system was ex
tended farther west it seemed that Ft
Worth was destined to become a little
inland country town, as Dallas, only
80 miles east, was then a city of $4,000
and had two main lines Of railroads.
He goes on to show that enterpris
ing citizens became active and one
after another, allowing breathing
spells between, five railroads were
brought there, e~ach~receiving a bonus
the aggregate being about $500, 900
Then the bonus giving came to an end
but the railroad building did not
Other systems headed for FIT. Worth
and reached there, but by that tim.
they were willing to pay for the priv
ilege of getting in. Land values
raised, population increased until nov
they claim inhabitants to the numbe
of about, $4,000. What the writer in
tends to impress upon the people 0
Burlington is that towns do not g
ahead themselves; that somebod.
has to get behind and push.
What is said to Burlington may b,
said to ether cities of Iowa, and wha
lis said Of Fort Worth may also b
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-30
THE DOLLAR CAMPAIGN.

Kansas City Journal.-In view Of the
fact that Chairman Griggs of the dem
ocratic congressional campaign COM
mittee has enthusiastically appropri.
ated the dollar contribution" method
Of Chairman Sherman of the republi-
can committee, it is just the least bit
amusing to see certain democratic o n
temporaries impugn the motives Of
the republicans. These organs seem
to think that the republicans will col
lect large amounts Of tainted money"
in secret, and that the appeal to voters
to send in their dollar subscriptions is
a piece of campaign buncombe.
The beef trust, for instance, would
naturally be expected to come forth
with a liberal contribution on the quiet
In consideration of the probing into
trust methods by the government
which has cost the trust millions Of
dollars. The beef trust must feel very
kindly toward congress for passing the
pure food and inspection bills.
The railroads feel grateful to con-
gress for the rate regulation law and
will be glad to help elect republican
congressman to keep the good work
going on Standard Oil will chip in a
''dignified sum" as a token Of it's ap-
probation for the efforts of the admin
istration to compel it to obey the law.
The big insurance companies have no
special favors of this sort for which to
requite the federal government, but
they will help elect Charles F. Hughes
governor Of New York when the time
comes, and they will cheerfully sup.
port any candidates for whom their aid
is requested by the republican admin.
istration that has caused the upheaval
Of the past few years.
AS aNmatter of serious fact, however,
there is everything to be said in favor
of the dollar plan, whether carried out
by the democrats or by the republi
cans. The man who makes his contri
button will take a personal interest in
the campaign that he would not other
wise feel. 1t will avoid rel the suspi
cion Of evil In the matter of corpora
ton connections and it will shift the
burden in other instances of large in
dividual subscriptions to the rank and
file of the party, where, generally
speaking, it properly belongs. If the
plan is scrupulously followed, there
will be no m%alodorous affiliations tt
lessen public confidence in the SINGER
ity of platforms and candidates.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-30
RRYAN,s GREAT GREETING

Wednesday William Jennings BRYAN
is expected to arrive from his tour of
the world, and on the day following,
when he will formally land, he will be
given the reception for which there
has been such elaborate preparation
by the great disorganized democracy.
On the surface things are apparently
smooth, but the ice is thin in places
and under the capitalization there is
the swift current. the quick sand and
everything that is known to treacher-
GUS waters. A little warm political
weather will cause the breaking apart
OF the solid surface and the great
cakes will crash into each other as
they find their way down the stream.
But, notwithstanding this condition,
all factions of the democracy will be
represented at this reception. The
free-silverite will be there, going hand
in hand with the Nebraska populist-
democrat. The gold democrat will be
there supping with the millionaires of
Wall street. The spoilsmen will be
there in close communion with the
ones, who are for free silver, free
trade or free-anything-else in order to
get the jobs.
with no common purpose except to
get in power, how can such a party be
other than disorganized? The old,
conservative democracy is playing the
game of it's life. 1t got into power two
years ago in it's own party, but eve
since that time the mouthings from
the radicals have disturbed it greatly
in their clamor about having made a
mess of 1t with Candidate Parker. 1t
had to do something or get turned out.
Things will come to a showdown in
less than two years and there must
be something to show or the conserva.
tives lose. Hearst was forging to the
front, and, as Jerome says. the demo.
cratic party has swallowed many bit
ter doses, but it will never swallow
Hearst. Something had to be done
and it was a choice between Hearst
and Bryan. Facing that situation the
conservatives did what any sane mar
would do. They got into Bryan's
wagon and have been vying with the
radicals in an effort to shout the loud
est.
But. as has been said, that is what
is in full view on the surface. Under
meath is the same old struggle between
IiS l0lSSS. IL ID IuS odllIS tildC CAiSlSe
in the democratic party when it gained
power before. The laboring mar was
told that he was paying too much fol
the products Of the factory and the
factory men were told that they were
paying too much for their labor, o.
tales that were about as consistent
Anything was preached that would ge
votes, and they got them. But whe1
it came to l%egislating the democrat!
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said of some Hawkeye cities, although
perhaps. the growth has not been as
great. Davenport, which is on the
same great Father Of Waters with Bur,
llngton, last week had a car load of
Boosters" all business men who made
a tour of the smaller towns north Of
there as far as Manchester, for the
purpose of advertising Davenport. This
is the second excursion Of this kind
that has gone out this eas from
there. Cedar Rapids has been sending
out trains of this kind several years
and Dubuque has tried it with success
This, of course, Is done more in the
interest of the wholesale dealers and
manufacturers than anyone else.
1t is first necessary to get these in
situations. For this purpose Cedar
Rapids has had a Commercial club for
six or seven years. Waterloo has al
most doubled in population since 1t
began encouraging manufacturers to
come there. Ottumwa, being in the
coal belt, is far better situated for
factories than is either Cedar Rapids
or Waterloo. Davenport Is close to
the mines, and 1t, with the others OF
the tri-cities, has proflted by 1t, until
the community is one Of the largest
factory centers Of the west. The river
towns were ahead of Des Moines until
it entered the manufacturing field. II
was favorably located, having the Goa
mines near, and has forged ahead II
this line.
Ottumwa has been growing, no
phenomenally, but steadily. 1t has
had no boom, but by the natural conse
quences of it's location has gained 1t:
share of the prosperity that has beer
spread abroad. And right now Is thu
time to get all of it that is available
1t is quite well supplied with railroads
its factory field Is a growing one, blu
energies put forth in both direction
may do more for the city. 1t Is ia
enough from other great centers t
develop its own field, which is a larg
one. Let those who want to see tn
possibilities of Ottumwa take a ma
and study the location.
There is one project right now be
fore the people. 1t is not a large one
but 1T is a beginning of better things
1t may prove the entering wedge TO
making Ottumwa a greater trade Ger
ter than it now is. That is the pre-
posed interurban. That should b
taken up and pushed to a successful
contamination. With that out of tn
way a beginning shall have been mad
and the enterprising men can tur
, their attentions to something else. Blu
now is the time to build the interul
ban railway.
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the combinations in restraint of trade.
He suggests that this is equally eff
fective to the men Of a community
who agree not to sell q certain inferior
class of goods or ~adulterated foods. 1t
has not been so applied, nor Is 1T prob
able that it will be, but MI. Dawes
says that the men are nevertheless
liable, and it Is like putting the whole
community in the pest house because
one individual has the small pox.
His position is that the government
can not follow any consistent course
law. He says that as a matter Of ex-
%perience we know that in this country
no law is tolerable ii enforced, or USE
full, If unenforced, which designates
good and bad acts alike criminal.
1t Is not set forth that any prose-
cutions have been attempted against
combinations that seemed for the
benefit of trade conditions, but the
possibility of such a thing is empha-
sized, with the accompanying infer
ence that the law Is not consistently
enforced, if action is not brought
against all men who are violating the
provision against trade combinations.
However, in many courts many
times the question of public policy is
raised and the sitting Judge or judges
have to determine whether or not a
law or situation Is against public pol.
icy. That would undoubtedly be the
situation If prosecutions were brought
against men who had come to agree
ments on a high plane for the advance
ment of trade relations that would be
of public benefit rather than public
extortion.
The Sherman antitrust law may
have it's weaknesses, but at the same
time President Roosevelt has proven
that it also has trength, when pro
perly utilized and properly applied
1t may be that it Is available for per
~secution as we'll as prosecution, ant
the remedy that Mr.. Dawes now set'
forth as a necessity may ultimatel.
be applied, but to use his illustration
1t is sometimes necessary to quaran
tine a whole community, not becaus'
there is one case, but because 1t is full
Of smallpox.
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only upon such articles as come into
competition with u own products in
our domestic markets. With a single
sweep of his pen Secretary Shaw only
allowed some wheat to be ground in
transit and he collected duty upon ev-
cry particle Of the wheat which enter
ed the American market for consump-
ton. Therefore he did not revise the
tariff. Neither did he enlarge the
scope Of the tariff law, for before he
did this he submitted the question to
the attorney general and has on file an
opinion saying, in effect, that the sec
rotary has nc discretion in the prem
Uses, provided only he is able to trace
the wheat from it's foreign origin
through the mill and to the foreign
market for consumption. The same
thing in principle is done in a score Of
other articles, and in doing 1t the prin-
ciple OF the Dingley tariff law is car
ried out by increasing the aggregate
Of American labor to be performed by
Americans. When applied to wheat 1t
gives employment to railroad men and
mill e When applied to locomo'
tives 1t furnishes employment to iron
and coal miners, to men engaged In
transportation and to factory opera.
tives. When applied to leather, to
shoes, and other manufactures OF leath.
err, it gives employment to other
classes Of labor. There Is no sugges.
Of the drawback laws, and l am more
than astonished that you should fall in
to the error quoted in your editorial.
Il quite agree with you that If sec
ton 4 of the Dingley tariff law con
tanned provisions under which the
president could make reciprocity trea
ties without, instead Of by and with
the advice and consent Of the senate,
our tariff laws could be suddenly modi
fed, but l do not agree with you thai
sudden notifications, made even ii
this way would always fail to hal
business activity, production and com
merce.'
Waving that phase Of the question
however, l express the opinion that nj
law could be passed giving the presi
dent of the United States authority tt
remove the tariff, in whole or in part
from Iowa products. The Iowa delega
ton would never consent to 1t for non,
vi IuSLl WOulu NC ISLuIucu W CCuSTcS'
If they should and none of them SHOULD
be returned IL they did. The Iowa dele
cation might consent that the presi
dent be given authority to take the tar
iff off New England products, but the.
would probably want a voice in an,
legislation vitality affecting agricultu1
al interests.
Paragraph 8 of the Dlngley tarit
law does give the president wide dis
erection e the rate of duty on argol
and other products Of the wine val
The reason is that very few people ar
interested in these products. Other
wise the president would never hav
been clothed with any such discretio.
in the premises.
There are two reasons why you
argument is not good. First, a genera
law clothing the executive with author
ity to modify the tariff laws even b
treaty would be at variance with tn
provision of the constitution ~requirin
all bills for raising revenue shall oris
mate in the house of representatives
Second, no congress would ever Ell
act such a law, for no locality woul