Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-11

Marion Register.
They're all in the field now, take
your choice.
PRESS COMMENT.
1t seems to the Sioux City Journal
that Senator Garst bolted Dave Brant
at the same time Dave was boiling
Garst.
The Topeka Capital says 1t would
hate to be preacher and have to wor-
ry because the women wear peek-a-
boo waists.
The fact is remarked by the Atchi-
son Globe that after the average man
is financially able to take "a vacation
he is too busy at home.
The Indianola Herald says that it
does not have to change any of Its
old time political ideas in order to be
an Oyster Bay Republican"
man may be happier in a little
one-story house than in palace, ac-
cording to wise guy, but as for
Byron Williams of the Western Pub
Usher he says he would like to try de-
ceiving himself in the palace.
The Washington Post has noticed
that among the thousands of men
who view base ball game from the
bleachers on hot afternoon are quite
number who found it too warm to go
to church on Sunday morning.
According to the Herald Transcript,
every time couple Of Peoria dare
devils ride the swells of stern wheel
steamer and come out safely the fool
killer shakes his head and mutters
sadly: Il must be losing my grip"
Mr.. Bryan's fashion Of disposing of
national committeeman who do not
happen to suit him indicates to the
Marshalltown Times Republican that
he didn't spend all his time in Rus
STA with social democrats but picked
up few pointers from the car.
The Burlington Hawk Eye speaking
of the peek-a-boo waist, concludes that
the evil, if evil there be, is not in the
waist and the wearer, but rather in the
thoughts of him who look upon the
waist and throws up his hands in more
or less horror and proceeds to excori-
ate the Wearer.
The st. Louis Globe-Democrat ad-
vises Mr.. Bryan that before he sails
away from Gibraltar he should study
the Notifications for long time, If he
wants an idea of what he is to go up
against If he contemplates making a
tariff ripping campaign against the
republicans, after the late trial of the
substitute his party has to offer.
o.
"The financial secretary Of the wom-
ans suffrage party has been advised
that she will have to mark the contrl-
button down to 80 cents before the
rank and file will respond" observes
the Keokuk Gate City.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says
that over in Illinois the federal
crowd" seems to be in good standing
The men who are in harmony with the
policy of the President not only are
not Kissed but receive many votes Of
Endorsement.
The Mitchellville Index says that the
fellows who Kissed Secretary Shaw
have no business in the republican
party, and the sooner they depart the
better for the party.
liO L1iilliiCIoDOl6 lNCPOIlSI 10 IOl
surprised that the republican leaders
should decide to stand pat on the tar
iff, for the reason that "the prosperity
of this country under the Dingley tariff
law has never been equaled, and the
party responsible for the enactment of
the law could not very we'll repudiate
it,"
While Governor Cummins has not
yet given public expression of his opin-
lon of the platform, it is safe to say
that he will encompass a satisfactory
deglutition of the whole thing" says
the Council Bluffs Nonpareil
The Sioux City Journal suggests
that the next time, If the Chicago
newspapers really want to beat BILLY"
Lorimer they might try advocating his
election.
The Marshalltown Times Republi-
can asks: "Is insanity increasing?"
THE kissing of Secretary Shaw calls
for an affirmative answer" replies the
Clinton Herald
The Clarinda Herald predicts that
the governor will have a hard time to
make things go smoothly with his
democratic contingent hanging on to
his coat tails. HE has surely been
In bad company" says the Herald,
and has no one to blame but himself
II he finds that many republicans will
not vote for him for third term"
AT the same time, If the Iowa City
Republican wants to support someone
else, this is free country" remarks
the Davenport Times:
us the Sioux City Tribune support
ing Governor Cummins' fellow repub-
lean candidate, Col. Dave Palmer ?"
queries the Sioux City Journal
"a good ticket and a good platform
means much just now to the demo-
,rats of Iowa. says the Burlington
Gazette, dem. Let the committee on
resolutions exercise their rarest judg-