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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09
YATEa DEFEAT.

Although certain chicago newspa
pers have made desperate effort to
reform all of the states around them
they have made signal failure of ere.
forming" their own, that is according
to their ideas Of reformation. The
fight on Cullom, Lorimer and Mann by
the Lawson papers and the Chicago
Tribune came to naught when the peo
pie Of Illinois came to register their
votes on primary day. These are the
papers which Richard Yates called the
Chicago newspaper trust in his cam
paign for denomination as governor
two years ago, but as they were with
him this time in his fight against Cul
lom it was different. The people un
doubtedly remembered that after they
had sent delegates to the state con
vention to vote for him as against the
newspaper trust" he bowed the knee
to the so-called trust and turned them
down.
The federal crowd was victorious in
spite of the fight by Lawson and the
Tribune and Senator Cullom will be
returned to the United States senate BY
the next Illinois legislature. Whether
Dick Yates is now convinced that he
is not considered of senatorial size re
mains to be seen. Richard is ambi
tious. and he has played great game
but like some other reformers, his owr
record is that Of a machine politician
whose bossism is more tyrannical thar
any of the men whom he opposes. His
four years as governor may be term
ed four years of scandal.
Notwithstanding the fact that Hi
nois has refused to be reformed" b,
certain newspapers that are not In
sympathy with the principles of the
republican party, 1t will probably &c
along as well represented state a
Washington. Illinois has seen lowe
gain great prestige by keeping her mer
in the service for long terms and doe;
not jump at the crack of everybody:
reform whip. She is proud of Speaker
Cannon and proud Of Shelby M. Cul
lom, as she well may be, and the ma
ton will thank her for keeping them il
the halls of congress.
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man. Evidently he thinks it imperti-
nent for a layman to criticise judge.
But the Presidents message to con-
gress in regard to Judge HUMPHREYS
immunity decision was accompanied
by and based on l. rger and very Wig
orous criticism to much the same ef-
feet by the attorney general of the
United States. Both the attorney gen.
eral and the President aimed their crit
icisms, not at Judge HUMPHREYS, but at
his Interpretation of the law, not be-
cause 1t was wrong, but because 1t
caused miscarriage of justice in the
beef packers case. Lest it should
block other prosecutions, the President
asked for legislation which should take
away the immunity which Judge Hum.
phries' Interpretation gave the volun-
teer witnesses.
Congress thought that the Presi.
dents request for corrective legisla.
ton was reasonable and it passed an
act declaring that 'the immunity pro,
vision of the interstate commerce act
shall extend only to a natural person
who, in obedience to subpoena, gives
testimony under oath" Thus congress
made the law what 1t was supposed to
be until Judge HUMPHREYS gave it an
other Interpretation. Judge Humph.
ri ,s' interpretation may be correct
There was no appeal and therefore its
correctness could not be tested in the
higher court. But whether correct or
not, SO long as it stood 1t was disas.
trous in its effect on pending and fut
ure prosecutions, and therefore the
President very properly called 1t to the
attention of congress- and asked that
body to make the law clearly what it
ought to be.
In communicating to congress the
difficulty and embarrassment raised by
Judge HUMPHREYS decision and ask.
Mig for legislative correction, the
President merely performed one of his
constitutional >.ut- IS Ito recommend to
congress the measure which lie thinks
just and expedient. Yet Mr.. Jerome
can see in this only the presumption OF
layman criticising Judge.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09
cHEWs HOLD REUNION.
Descendants of Well Known Pioneer
Assemble In OskaIoosa.

R. G. Chew, 100 South Adella street,
and Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Chew and son,
Master Thornton Chew, 10 Schuyler
street, attended the reunion of the
Chew family in Oskaloosa last week A
resume of the reunion from the Oska.
loosa Herald follows:
The Chew family the lineal descend.
ants of the Rev. James S. Chew, met
in Oskaloosa, Aug. 2, 3, and for a
big family reunion in that city. The
affair was inaugurated Thursday al
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Bass,
No. 602 North G street, where dinner
was served.
Rev. James S. Chew was a son OF
the Rev. Elisha D. Chew, who came to
Iowa back In 1S46 and settled in Ma.
haska county, entering land in the ex
tent of five hundred and sixty acres, OF
which the Stocker farm is now part
He reared here noted family. There
were four sons, Asa Chew, the eldest
and the largest, Rev. James s. Chew
whose branch of cne family is now Gel.
ebrating his memory, c. w. Chew and
B. W. Chew. The three former are
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denying that this is distinction

denying that this is distinction of
peculiar Importance"
Before the adoption of the constitu-
ton 1t was charged that the senate
must gradually acquire dangerous
pre-emfnence in the government and
finally transform it into a tyrannical
aristocracy. In answer to this Madl-
son says:
Before such revolution can be ef-
fected, the senate, 1t is observed, must
in the first place corrupt itself. must
next corrupt the legislatures, must
then corrupt the hour Of representa-
ttves, and must finally corrupt the
people at large. s. Without cor
rupting the people themselves sue
cession of new representatives would
speedily restore all things to their pris.
tine order"
With the house Of representatives ns
an example Of popular expression, the
question may be asked, Wherein do the
two branches differ except as they
were intended for the stability of gov.
eminent to differ?
1t is well to say again, go slowly in
changing the constitution. Popular ex,
preston can be gained by primary
laws without changing one Of the well
considered paragraphs in the law OF
the whole land.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09
CHARLTON.

Charlton, Aug. 6.-Arthur Anderson
went to Ottumwa Saturday evening for
a few days visit, with this brother,
Albion Anderson
Ollie Hull, editor Of the Leon Re-
porter, was in the city Friday on BUSH
ness.
Grant Harrison of storm Lake, Is in
the city.
Frank Richards OF Lucas, was in the
city Saturday attending the democrat
lie convention
e. P. Smoot returned home Friday
from an extended trip through the
west.
The eight year old-son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom McGinnis fell Saturday
evening, while sliding on wire. For
q time 1t was thought he was injured
internally. but he was able to be
around yesterday.
Theodore Lemley of Melrose. was
business caller In the city Saturday.
Miss Minnie Schreck of Benton
township, left last evening for Omaha
for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Wick
roy.
Mrs. G. f. Prebble and son. John
Davis, went to Ottumwa last evening
for a visit with relatives and friends.
Samuel Carpenter of English town.
ship, had the misfortune to fall Satur-
day and break a rib and fracture two
others. Owing to his advanced age It
will be some time before he can re-
cover.
Granville Foster Is enjoying VISIT
with his two sisters from Mt Ayr.
]. L. Werts of Russell was a. bust
ness caller in the city Saturday
Mrs. Clara Crims Goltry of Chicago
is visiting in the city with her old &C
quaintances, having formerly resided
here and at Agency, where Mr.. Goltry
was superintendent of the schools.
Mrs. Goltry has been elected principal
Of the schools at Kirksville, Mo-, for
the coming year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09
MR.. JERoME's CRITICISM.

Philadelphia Press.-District Attor.
ney William Travers Jerome won the
hearty applause Of great Georgia
audience by his criticism of President
Roosevelt for crlticising Judge Hum.
phries. He said:
1.-THE recent spectacle Of a nations
chief executive, himself not a lawyer
criticising in a public document fed.
eral Judge for his decision on a point
of law has not, / believe, commended
itself to our profession"
We should suppose that it was nc
greater crime to criticise Judge OF
the United States than to criticise the
President of the United States. Mr.
Jerome seems to object more particu
larly to the Presidents criticism of a
judge because the president is a lay.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09
FAIRFIELD.

Fairfield Aug. 6.-Gentry Brothers
dog and pony circus will be here Sat-
urday August 1S.
The ice cream social that was ia
have ben held on the lawn of ST.
Mary's church Saturday evening, was
postponed on account Of the inclement
weather.
Donald McGregor returned Saturday
from a trip to Colorado.
church Of the United Presbyterian
denomination was organized yesterday.
The membership is composed largely
Of people. who have at former times
belonged to this church in other cities,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09
THE RATHBUN IDEA.

Captain Rathbun is one who has e1
pressed himself favorably on the tariff
plank of the Des Moines platform II
has been conceded as a standpat plat
form by the press throughout the state
but it evidently is not standpat enough
for the captain. He wants a platform
that will leave no room for the candi
dates to be "peering over the corners
or lettering on the edges"
He AYERS that he knows republican
ism when he sees it and says that the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09
s. =. :. Heals Old SORES

Every old exists because of polluted
fluid
unhealthy condition from long spell
be inherited The poisonous matter
uraed force outlet the face other part body
grows red testers and eats into the
becomes what pty termed old
only The only treatment that
blood
the and for this nothing
from circulation all morbid matter and reaching
talns cleansing the blood heals old
not only all taint oons builds
keep the system in health S. s. makes blood
heal II the blood Is and healthy Book
medical advice free E SWIFT SPECIFIC ATLANTA. Ao
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republicanism Of Mckinley and Ding
ley is good enough for him. Captain
Rethbun's attitude is understood to be
that he wanted no loopholes through
which a candidate could slip through
and begin preaching immediate tariff
revision. He thinks there Is nothing
there to prevent one who is elected on
the platform from saying that now is
the time for the revision mentioned in
the tariff plank.
As there is a possibility that
he may have been misquoted, the Mar
ion Register will be closely watched
during the next few issues.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

Members of the republican party
may go up and in turn go down, but
since tho party was born its princi-
pies have lived through all of the
struggles. Temporary victory may
come to the one VINO assaults these prin-
ciples, but the Iowa platform condemns
lie assailants and the Iowa republicans
placed the sign of victory Of republican,
ism on the highest mast that 1t may
be seen from Washington to San Fran,
cisco, and there it waves. The nation
wants to know what, and not who
Iowa stands for
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speak, but was compelled to miss the
evening session. should have enjoyed
telling the delegates in speech the
things / have SO often written about
the tariff 1t seems to me now that
should have painted for them some of
the soup houses of democratic free
trade. and told them of the light in the
windows of the farm houses till mid
right these days and the farmer kneel-
ing by his bedside, thanking the Lord
bed him and praying that it rob him
some more the same way. No tariff
ripping for me. The country never
was so perfectly prosperous and never
before did so mary men have so much
to do Sat such good wages. Let's not
disturb it.
by the way, look here" continued
Major Rathbun, as he rose and going
to the wardrobe took down sack coat
of kind of material which would
make it worth about Sc in the store.
How much do you suppose that cost
me up street here today and how
much do you think it is worth 1t
cost me $3.50 and sells usually for Sc
or 81. They were simply selling out
to make way for new goods That is
the way with the manufactures that
are Sold abroad cheaper than at nome.
There is nothing to that.
Nothing to 1t, He Says.
"T saw General Dodge in Washington
a while ago and he told me that he
was figuring on building Cuban rail.
roads, was building them, indeed. at
the time.
Where do you buy your steele? I
asked.
In America he replied.
81 expressed surprise. Why don't
you buy where you can get it the
cheapest?" l inquired.
"He looked puzzled. Explain he
suggested.
Why said 1, they all insist that
| you can buy rails SO a ton cheape.
don't you buy in England instead of
| American
"Then he laughed heartily at what
he assumed was my credulity and ex-
planned what I knew all the time, that
the stories about buying steel rails
abroad more cheaply than at home arc
all fakes.
Our manufacturers sell their goods
abroad, in times of overstock or in
times of improving manufactured arti-
cles, and at prices at which they can
be sold, but | say 1t is all mistake
to charge that the same goods are sold
cheaper abroad than they are sold here
as matter of contract and habitually.
Take it in farm machinery, the ma
chinery that is sold abroad Is the kind
that can not be sold here, for 1t has
not the improvements our farmers de
mand. That is all there is to it. Some
better reason will have to be advanced
for revising the tariff than that, to sat
isfy me.
81 don't want to see 1893 and 1894
and 1895 repeated. And that is what
tariff revision means. say that If
there are schedules that should he
changed let congress go at it and chan
changed let congress go at it and
change them quietly and without agita.
ton"
/ Major Rathbun is profoundly con.
WINGED that men cannot be made hon.
est by law. I'm against the primary
Wise and judicious,' this platform
says. How can primary be wise and
judicious when it. will make it impos-
sible for any man without means to
run for office? The troubles that we
have had this year have come through
the dishonest practices of men. You
can't make them good by passing a
law which will turn over to the centers
of population all Of the political pow
err"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

If Shelby M. Cullom lives he will be
the senior senator from Illinois for
six more years. Yates will have to try
1t on with Hopkins next time, if he
wants anything before the expiration
of that time. The difficulty there is,
however, that he viii have to change
his place of residence again, as Chi
cago will hardly stand for two United
States senators from Springfield.
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RATHBUN's FAREWELL.

Des Moines Register and Leader
Stephen w Rathbun went home to
Marion yesterday serene and content,
neither envious nor morose, and filled
with profound satisfaction with the
kind of campaign which he waged for
the nomination for governor during the
last three months.
IT have nothing to regret" he said,
just before he left. Il made a clean,
straightforward fight and believe that
retire from the contest with the re-
spect and good will of every man in it
and every partisan of all the candi-
dates. That Is worth something to a
man, and as George D. Perkins said a
day or two ago, editing newspaper is
not such bad occupation after all.
"Of this I am certain, that nominal
ton in split convention would have
been worth little, if anything at all. I
had reason to believe that I would be
able to exercise the balance Of power,
and with that leverage the nomination
might have been gained. But it never
would have been accepted except
through the common consent, at least,
Of all of the factions.
81 have no quarrel with the result.
am republican. have criticism for
the resolutions that were adopted, or
some of them, but I am not shedding
tears because was defeated or on ac-
count of the way that the majority &C.
lected to do the business. l paid my
own bills and managed my own cam
paign. Early in the fight was told by
a certain man that he would be glad to
pay all my campaign expenses 1 de.
clined the offer. I have conducted a
quiet and honest fight and go to my
home and my newspaper Office at peace
with the world and hope with the
friendship and good will of even those
who opposed me.
81 feel at liberty, however, to express
my views as to the platform and shall
do so through the Marion Register.
regard the primary law recommends
ton as bosh and within two years |
think that the nonsense about passes
will have disappeared.
Still Standpatter.
GAS to the tariff you know that I am
standpatter. I retreat not a step
FROM that nosition IF T howe q e;,11
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

Three million dollars will be used to
replace the Palace hotel in San Fran
cisco, with an allowance of 100000
for furniture The work thus goes on
in the rebuilding of a great city, but
the new Frisco will never be like the
old
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

Chicago was reported yesterday to
be dry town for the first time in its
history. That was made necessary by
the new primary law, which requires
all saloons to be closed while the polls
are open. 1t is hard to believe, how
ever, that there were not few GASES
in the desert.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

The Register and Leader, the Mar
shalltown Times-Republican and the
Sioux City Tribune ought to get to-
gether on that story about the kissing
of Shaw.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

An evangelist says that the trouble
with the people of Sioux City is that
they are stepped in overmastering vice.
But that does not mean anything in
particular in a comparison of Sioux
City with other cities. Evangelists al
ways say that.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

"The Bee believes that the tariff
ought to be revised by the republican
party-its friends" says the Rock VAL
ley Bee "In that we are a standpat-
ter. On the other hand. however, we
are in sympathy with the movement
being inaugurated in favor of tariff re-
vision. 1t is high time that some Of
the vested interests were taken from
the infant industry Glass;
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

Perhaps the Iowa republicans do not
know how to rebuke the mugwump
Chicago press. but they certainly have
way of falling on it in Illinois per-
iodically
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"It will pay to give the standpatters
credit for the desire they manifested
for peace" says the Des Moines Mail
and Times. eff the standpat leaders
had not preferred peace to party rup-
ture and had not been willing to sub
NIT to what they considered depriva-
ton of their rights there would have
been war"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

Cali want" says Cato Sells, sis the
endorsement of Bryan for president in
1908" 1t is needless to say that Cato
will get what he wants this time. The
other time he did not want it and got
it ANYHOW.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

Cali eyes to Waterloo" is the cry
now. But how short time it is since
we took our eyes off from Waterloo.
Black Hawk county is getting more
than her share of attention this year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09
Announcement.

hereby announce that am can.
fs1ate for the nomination of supervisor
OF Wapello county subject to the de-
cision of the republican convention of
said county.
j. S. Redfern.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

Conservatives are even to be found
in Russia. The more intelligent peo-
pie and many of the labor organiza-
lions refused to be pulled into the gen
eral strife.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

A school of instruction for road off,
GERS Is to be held at Ames next week.
Iowa can stand a little of that, pro-
viding it is put into practice.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

State Auditor Carroll wants some
new insurance laws fir Iowa. II might
have been a good thing for tie state If
they had been called for several years
ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

"Pansy Blossom" Butler is now tell.
ing what the democrats VIII do. it is
always better to reserve telling what
they will do until after it is done
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

1t should be remembered that there
are eleven republican congressman to
be elected this fall and a republican
United States Senator
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

The Cedar Rapids Republican says
that the standpatters at least got their
platform under the candidate for gov
ernor. and it expresses the hope that
he will remain squarely in the middle,
edges
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

The Waterloo Courier can probably
succeed in getting its tariff ideas into
the democratic platform, being close
at hand.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

The railroad wrecks had their week
and now the steamboats, are getting
theirs
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PRESS COMMENT.

"Of course it was a great disap-
pointment to Governor Deneen, but he
was heard to give vent to something
that sounded like a sigh of relief when
he realized that at last "Dick" Yates
was off his hands," lays the Sioux
City Journal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

The Burlington Hawk-Eye suggests
that it may be timely for the republi-
cans of Iowa to remember that they
have a good deal of hay down"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.


Governor. Albert B. Cummins
Lieutenant governor. Warren Garst
Secretary of state. w. c. Hayward
Auditor of state. B. F. Carroll
Treasurer of state. w. w. Morrow
Attorney general Of state. H. w. Byers
Supreme Judges Observation-Disclosures.
.....E. Mclean, John c. Sherwin
Superintendent Of public instruc-
ton ............... John F. Riggs
Clerk of supreme court ..........
................. John G. Crockett
Reporter of court. -. w W. Cornwall
Railroad commissioners ........
wv. L. Eaton. David j. Palmer
Congressional Ticket.
For congressman. John F. Lacey
judicial Ticket.
For Judges of Second district
Wapello County-M. A. Roberts.
Monroe County-D. M. Anderson.
Davis County,. w. Eichelberger.
Appanoose County-C. w. vermilion.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

1T is simply a waste of time to ar
que religion or politics. says the
Hampton Chronicle 1.-The other fell
low believes you are in the wrong as
strongly as you know he isn't in the
right, so what's the use?''
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says
that there is ample time before cleo
ton to patch up the somewhat frayed
garment of the Iowa republican party
and make it look as good as new.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

Another cashier played the races
another bank closes it's doors.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-09

1T would probably be trifie prema-
ture for Senator La Toilette to speak
just yet for the Iowa delegation to the
national convention of 1905" suggests
the Des Moines Capital.