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GENERAL APPROVAL.

General approval has met President
Roosevelts standpat letter Those
who nave been standing pat with him
all OF the time made no delay in an
earnest expression of confidence in the
plan Of the executive, and those who
nave not, have not dared to raise
their voices in disapproval of what the
President has had to say. After a
reasonable length of time it may be
expected that some of his expressions
VIII be twisted in an effort to get some
consolation. Some of the tariff rippers
have already spoken and they take
their consolation in the fact that In
his letter the President mentioned the
tariff after he had dealt with the mat
ters that are to come before the next
session of congress.
mat was Roosevelt-like. He speaks
sufficiently on the tariff when he asks
mat republican house Of represents.
yves be returned. But who would en-
pect Roosevelt to commence a letter
by writing about things that stand NO
snow whatever of getting through the
neXt session of congress. That is not
roosevelt. He talks about the things
Ilat ne wants done, the things that
need to be done, the unfinished bust
ness that Should be attended to before
tne> close OF the second session Of the
present congress- That is Roosevelt.
10 be sure that the fundamental doc.
trlnes OF the republican party shall
prevail. all one need ask is that re-
publican congress be sent to Washine.
ION. mat Is the issue they are sent
.uere on. Other, matters sometimes
ueve1op after the election has been
nelu and need immediate attention.
In those cases the ability and integrity
OF the men must be depended upon for
the solution of the problems. Under
able leadership these have already
peen solved by republican congresses.
II is matters of that kind that Presi-
oent Roosevelt places in the fore
ground, things that need immediate
attention. The tariff needs no imme-
dlate attention and that is left to be
discussed IN general way, but in
such discussion the President has not
tailed to reiterate his statement that
there is no relation between the revis-
Ion OF the tariff and the solution of the
problems of control of capital; that
lnose VINO are attempting to create
such an impression either consciously
or unconsciously, divert the attention
from the only real effective method
OF dealing with the trusts.
twist as it may and try to cover
1t as they will, those who are advocat.
ing that method Of dealing with the
trusts are out Of harmony with the
Presidents program and he uses plain
LANGUAGE in Savinp co
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HEMENWAY ON LA TOILETTE.

chicago hronicle-Senator iHemen-
way OF Indiana has been paying atten-
ton to Senator La Toilette of wis
consin and what he intended as "the
most unk1ndest cut of all" was the
remark that La Toilette was not a
senator at all but only lecturer.
Ihls was roaring very gently at the
worst, for it is no great repreach to
La roulette that he carries on concur
rently with his senatorial duties an act.
I've chautauqua lecturing business.
Many people would rather see
united States senator give his whole
time to the country but La Toilette is
not the only one who disappoints their
wishes Many of the senators give
more attention to their law practice
than they do to national legislation
and a still larger number are complete
ly absorbed in their private affairs in
various ways.
senator Hemenway was not far out
OF the way in condemning La Toilette.
but he gave the wrong reason for IT,
La Follette's real fault is not that he
Is q lecturer, but that he is false ia
his party
During the late session of congress
ne devoted himself to proposing impos-
slple amendments to the rate bill.
THESE amendments were regarded
with favor by no one but the demo-
Gratis, who were not responsible, and
could only have been designed to ere.
ate dlssension In the republican ranks.
When congress is not In session Mr.
La Toilette visits all the chautauuuas
and not word does he say for the re-
publican party. What he aims at Is to
capture the mob and make ignorant
people think that he is a great man.
He sinks his character as republican
IN his claims as sensational and rev
olutfonary lecturer. To elevate himself
ne pulls other republicans down.
This, Of course, is a pretty cheap
business, but there is nothing SO enter.
tanning to shallow pates as to listen
to some speaker berating his own peo-
pie. That goes with them for a most
indubitable proof Of perfect honesty
and sincerity. When they listen to La
toilette assailing the republican party.
the republican congress and the re-
publican President, they give a shout
and say: 1T is the voice of a god"
When Senator Hemenway under
takes again to linn La Toilette he
would do well to mention and lay EN-.
phasis on the fact that the Wisconsin
senator is not loyal republican.
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industrial growth and placing consum

industrial growth and placing consum
ers and producers on one common
basis of interest, must be supplement.
ca by new legislation. It comedies that
the Dingley law, while it has worked
miracles OF change from the souphouse
era OF tariff tinkering under Cleveland
must be buttressed by other laws, reg
ulatlng internal commerce between the
states, from time to time. It makes
no claim of absolute perfection for any
human device. But according to dem
ocratic testimony the results of it's
policy to date are such that it may
well stand pat" for this campaign.
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COST OF LIVING AND THE LIVING

Cedar Rapids Republican A
thoughtful man who was one of the
pioneers of this section of the country,
and who has amassed a comfortable
estate and brought up a family which
is an honor to himself and his wife,
was talking the other day about the
conditions Of the present as contrasted
with the conditions which obtained
when he began. II was telling my boys
the other day." he said, chat 1t was
even easier to get start nowadays
than it was when mother and I began,
although the contrary opinion is gener-
ally held" He then went on to tell
how he and his wife had made their
start upon the farm he still owns and
which is worth at least hundred dol
lars an acre. He pointed out that they
only paid five dollars an acre for the
land, but it was actually harder in
those days to get the five dollars than
1t is to get the hundred that an acre
costs now. Fifteen per cent was con-
sidered low interest in those days, and
money was scarce at that. "For what
we raised we got little or nothing" he
said. ut was only through hardships
and privations that we were content to
endure that we won out in the strug-
gle. We lived in the most primitive
fashion; our cabin had but two rooms;
the only stable we possessed | made
myself out of rough boards with no
other tool than common Ratchet Our
clothes were of the coarsest and cheap
est material, and my wife made them
up herself There wasn't such thing
as top buggy In the whole township,
with only an occasional spring wagon.
When we got the luxury of spring
seat on the wagon box we thought we
were actually extravagant" ''Why,"
he continued, "if the young men and
women of this day would be content to
live as my wife and lived for num-
Der of years, it would be actually cas-.
Ter, with the present low rates of inter
est, to buy land in Iowa at the rate of
a hundred dollars an acre, and pay
out on 1t than it was for us to pay out
on land that cost from five to ten dol.
lars an acre"
These are facts that are little con.
sidered when we talk about the in
creased cost of living. We look only
at the sum total. We say it cost us
SO much to live twenty years ago, and
it costs SO much now. We do not take
into consideration what we had in
each case. The living which this pio-
neer spoke about would cost great
deal less today than it did during the
period he referred to, but none of US
would be content to put up with that
kind of living. We would be discon-
tented if we had to go back 30 short
distance as twenty years. The luxur-
les Of one generation become the ne
cessities OF the next.
AS a rule we never think about
the cost of distribution of common arti-
cles. Yet that is considerable item.
The modern housewife having decided
upon what she will have for dinner to.
day goes to the telephone and calls up
the grocery and the meat market, and
tells each what she wants. These
places have clerks that do nothing but
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-25

Prof. Holden, who is Iowas foremost
apostle Of good seed corn, told the
farmers who heard him why they did
not raise more corn per acre, and how
some of the trouble, at least, might be
overcome.
'In field in Illinois which visited
one morning" he said, II counted the
hills of corn which were growing in
one field, and % out of every 100 were
missing or imperfect. In 1000 acres,
which we selected for ex pertinent, by
an actual examination, we found that
1000 was not producing corn at all
because of the barren stalks growing.
I'm other words the owner of those
1000 acres was putting in labor on
1000 acres-plowing, planting and Gull
tivating them-without getting parti-
Gle of return from the entire 1000
acres. Think what terrible loss of la
Dor and money this is, in addition to
the loss Of the revenue from the land!
Think too, what it means when ap-
piled to the whole state of Kansas!
This state plants nearly seven million
acres of corn year. If the same ratio
that Prof. Holden found in Illinois
holds good here, the labor and seed on
two million acres is wasted and there
is no return from this amount of good
corn land. Thir- what waste Of
wealth this is to Kansas.
Let me tell you, gentlemen. what
discovered right here in Salina coun-
ty, Kansas" continued Prof Holden.
II visited some corn fields near this
city this forenoon. and on careful
average found many missing hills. Six
teen inches is the proper distance be-
tween hills of corn, but in one field
here in this county we found the dis
tances ranging from % to 1876 inches.
Do you know what that means? 1t
means that 35 per cent of that mans
field is wasted. In another field we
found only 5 per cent of the corn miss
ing. l can show you another thing.
Here in this other field Tin Salina
county, we found AZ per cent of the
stalks missing. and s per cent of that
which was left standing was worth
less.
Why, men, if you had a good stand
OF corn in this state, with the labor
you put on your crop, you should raise
forty to sixty bushels to the acre ev-
ely y0dl. ALI yOuI WuOlS LIOuDl0 IS
because on don't put your head into
your business.
In Iowa for five years 5000 farmers
have taken two grains from five ears
and sent them to the state agricultural
college. We have tested them and
found that 40 per cent Of the samples
made poor seed corn. 1t Is this 40 per
cent of poor seed corn being planted
which has reduced our yield in Iowa
from 60 to 70 to IS bushels to the acre.
1--WE took seed corn from go corn
planters in Iowa, and we planted them
ON county experiment farm, and
this is what we found when we came
to harvest the corn in the fall Here
was one sample which produced TIN
bushels to the acre, and here was an
other which raised only 35 bushels to
the acre. This shows what poor seed
corn is doing. If you don't believe
there is anything in this poor seed
corn theory Just take 100 ears of corn
and shell them and keep the grains
separate and plant them In rows sep.
arately. Then harvest 1t in the fall
and see the results. You will find
that there are practically 100 different
qualities of the yield, varying as the
seed Is good.
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ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS

LIMOS republicans evidently wish to
be known as belonging to the "Oyster
Bay class Stand pat resolutions
were adopted by the state convention
at Springfield Tuesday, and they were
directly in line with the declarations of
President Roosevelt in the letter re.
Gently given to the public.
The tariff resolution states that tho
republican party holds itself ready to
make any necessary changes "but the
necessity OF such changes must arise
from a fair and candid consideration
OF all business and industrial interests
of the whole country"
Apparently they do not want to nav
any attention to the agitation of Gov
ernor Douglas and the tariff ripping
republicans of Massachusetts. who
want the duties removed from Iowa
hides, SO that Douglas can manufacture
his shoes cheaper and keep on selling
them at protected price
They are not paying any attention
to the cry against the steel schedules
that have served to build I'D such a
formidable. opposition to the steel
trust, which some wanted to destroy
by removing the tariff They are
thoroughly in accord with the Roose-
welt and Shaw and Cannon idea that
the protective tariff is not for any par
ticular state, but founded upon protec-
ton of all of the industries of all of
the states.
AS a further tribute of the Cannon
idea the republicans of his state have
not found fault with him as member
of the Washington crowd" but favor
and indorse him as candidate for
president in 1908, and with the indorse-
ment recommend him to the other
states of the union.
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CAMPAIGN ON HIGHER LINES.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat.- Voters in
the west are under no necessity of
resting satisfied with 1.-THE bald asser-
ton that the Dingley act is the perfec.
ton of tariff legislation" while even
the party opponents of that act are
compelled, in their statements of facts
and conditions in the business world,
to prove its surprising efficacy. The
widening distribution of manufacture
ing industries over the country Is at
last admitted by the free-traders, after
years of denial, because the fact has
now become SO palpable that continued
denial, even free-traders can see,
would involve disastrous reaction
against those persisting in it, The diff.
fusion of investment and Of enterprise
under the Dingley tariff law are such
as to be capable Of easy demonstration.
They, in fact, demonstrate themselves
and make ''The bald assertion that the
Dingley act is the perfection of tariff
legislation" unnecessary. Bald asser.
ton is never necessary when facts and
figures are available.
If we are to have a tariff campaign
this year 1t is growing reasonably clear
that it is to be on higher lines than in
tie day Of the last general obfuscation.
Cleveland got the key to the White
House in 1892 on incongruities and alb
surdities which can not be repeated in
any tariff campaign into which the
democratic party will venture, or let
itself be driven without wiping 1t off
the map. It finds itself forced to admit
the distribution of manufacturing in.
dustries and the existence of a home
market for foodstuffs and raw mater.
ials raised on the farms. The country
contains a vivid recollection of the last
campaign in which 1t was contended
that there was no distribution of man.
ufacturing industry and no home mar.
ket which could maintain the prices of
farm products. The republican party
has recognized, in the passage of the
railway rebate and regulation law, that
its broad national policy OF dtfYusing
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SULLIVAN VS.. BRYAN.

Inc Illinois democrats have decided
that if they are to have boss, or an
only man" they prefer that he should
come from the borders of their own
state This was by vote of 1,03S to
$40. Roger c. Sullivan was in the sad
die at all stages of the game in the
state convention held Tuesday, and
everything that Bryan did not want
was done. while all that he wanted
was left undone. There was no chance
for any mistaken idea as to what the
Nebraskan got into when he took up
the fight of the Jacksonville bunch
against Sullivan and Hopkins.
1t was personal controversy that
had been going on for about eight
years and Bryan having been an old
Jacksonville man was led to take up
the fight upon behalf of his friends
there. This was In the national con
vention of 1904. He says that the re-
quest that Mr.. Sullivan resign was up
on his own responsibility, and it is pos
sible that 1t was, because he was turn
ed down by the national convention
two years ago on the proposition Of
seating the Sullivan delegation from
Illinois. That put him in the fight for
Dunlay and Thompson of Jacksonville.
But the action of the convention this
week Is evidence that although a man
may be national character and high
ly regarded by his party it is not an
easy matter for him to step into a
state not his own and assume the role
of dictator to the extent of asking
men to resign from the national and
state committee The rank and file Of
the Illinois democracy turned down
the resolution asking for Sullivan's re-
signation and elected the Chicago man
on the state committee. This was
done by the delegates elected under
the primary law, and no chance was
given for any cry of train robber tao
tics as was put forth by Bryan in the
national convention.
In addition to this action a resolu-
ton was passed endorsing Bryan for
the presidency in 1908 This was in
the face of the statement by the Ne
braskan that he would refuse to recog-
ntze any endorsement coming from a
convention that failed to repudiate
Roger G. Sullivan. 1t was thus appar-
ent that it was the object Of the dele
gates to do everything Bryan did not
want and to fail in doing the things
he hal instructed them to do
Thus the democratic party Of Illinois
has voted to remain democratic and
avoid they troubles that have befallen
it elsewhere in making of 1t a party
that bows 10 the will Of a Bryan or a
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JOLT TO FRISCO.

With the upheaval of the earth in
Valparaiso will probably come another
jolt to San Francisco. Not necessarily
another earthquake, but jolt that will
effect it industrially. What effect 1t
will have of course remains to be seen,
but there is no doubt that the upbuild.
ing will proceed more slowly and
money will be invested with more
thought than had the South American
disaster not taken place.
The booming Of San Francisco had
been taken up by the railways on a
large scale and considering the man
ner In which they went at It, great re-
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Tuesday was a bad day for

Tuesday was a bad day for the
would-be dictators. BRYAN was not the
only one that was snubbed, Tom John.
son getting similar experience in his
own state. The only things Johnson
had planned to do were to GUST Con.
gresham CARRIER, the democratic lead.
er, read the other leaders out of the
party, have himself elected Ohio's
member of the national committee, die.
tate the nomination of the following
day, and gain control of the state or
ganization. He Gid none of them. Of
course he did not want to be boss.
That would be unbecoming of a demo.
crat. He just wanted to GUST the
bosses.
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Dispatches say that the two Roose-
welt boys slipped quietly" into Chica-
go and were seeing the sights. If they
were of any other family their pres
ence would have been recorded in
some other manner But evidently
Chicago expected them to come in on
bronchos, fire few shots into the air
and few more through the plate glass
and go Oh their way to the Dakotas.
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Announcement

Through the earnest solicitation OF
many republicans from various parts
OF the county, l have been induced to
allow you to announce my name to all
the republicans Of Wapello county as
candidate for the nomination OF
treasurer, subject to the decision of
the republican convention of said coun.
ty. Respectfully submitted.
G. A. Marble,
First Precinct Center Twn
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1t now develops that the people of
Valparaiso were warned the night be-
fore that there would be an earth
quake, information coming from the
observatory and being printed in the
evening papers How much both Val
paraiso and San Francisco would both
give to know when the next one will
come
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In statement given out couple of
days ago Willie Hearst says he is
against boss rule in politics. He should
have said that he is against the other
fellow being boss in politics. In this
he does not differ from others who
try to climb to "boss-ship" by crying
thief at someone else.
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THE CORN PROBLEM.

Topeka Journal.-It would have
been of great value to Kansas if every
farmer in the state could have heard
the address of Prof. P. C. Holden at
the Salina Chautauqua a few days ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-25

The defense of Harry Thaw will be
emotional insanity; that is that he kill.
ed Stansford White while he was in
sane, but with the victim out of the
way he returned to his normal state Of
mind and has so remained since. Quite
a convenient situation to say the least.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-25

The Seventh district democrats want
Jerry Sullivan to run for congress
against Captain Hull 1t might just as
well be Jerry as somebody else, the re.
suit will be the same.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-25

Tammany will be for William R.
Hearst for governor of New York.
Nobody expected that there would be
any love expressed for Jerome.
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Announcements

hereby announce that I will be a
candidate before the republican coun-
ty convention of Wapello county for
the nomination of member of the
board of supervisors, subject to the ac-
ton of said conventio On
Adam Decker.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-25
Announcement.

hereby announce that am car
didate for the nomination Of supervisor
OF Wapello county, subject to the de-
cision of the republican convention of
said county.
J. S. Redfern.
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Hearst or any other of the would-be
dictators who talk about the rule of
the people and attempt to establish a
rule of one man.