Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-17

Indications are that Iowa's anti-pass
law will not be law. oh, law!
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
an nine cases out Of ten the fellow
who stops his paper because 1t is too
high priced is just the kind of fell
low who smokes and chews enough to-
bacco and drinks enough booze each
week to pay for the paper outright
comments the Elliott Graphic. "He is
the kind of fellow you might expect to
whip his wife and who though he lays
around and does nothing while the
farm work is being done by the hired
man. will provide his wife no assist
ance in the kitchen"
The Sioux City Journal is not In ia
Vor of the primary election reform.
The appeal for a state wide primary,
with cumbersome and exp ensive ma
chinery applicable to every county and
all parties alike, did not originate in
Journal. ut was suggested In the cen
ter of our politics. 1t had its birth In
impatience. 1t has taken it's place in
the general assembly with an endorse-
ment written in nervous hand. wear
led with four years Of executive la
bor.''
The Cedar Rapids Republican states
the case in few words in saying that
Tom Lawson is simply out on a chase
after somebody to help pull his insur-
ance chestnuts out Of the fire.
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Thinking is said to be quite wear
Ing on the brain and the Des Moines
Register and Leader suggests that
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from morning to night have such un-
impaired brains.
The Keokuk Gate City calls atten-
ton to the fact that at Middletown.
Ia, the other day. the ]. G. Hanna herd
of flftyt two hogs was sold for total
of over $4,000. The highest price paid
was s525, and the lowest $50. Sew
eral hundred dealers were present
from a dozen states.
The opposition to the Hepburn bill
in the house is classified under the
head Of Scattering" The Des Moines
Capital sees indications that the Hep
burn opposition in Iowa is also scat
tering.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says
that some tremendous baseball scores
are being made now-about the stove.
This is Iowa" remarks the Sioux
City Journal, and the Des Moines Cap
ltal says "The assurance Is refresh
ingly opportune in view of the fact
that SO many seem to be acting upon
the theory just now that this is Kan
sas."
The vinton Eagle says that there is
nothing at Issue, especially in Iowa.
THE principal politics we now get" it
continues, "creates interest only from
the fact that the present state ma
chine is endeavoring to- hold itself In
1t an additional year Of life, but it in
clines to the opinion that it wants two
more"
THE legislature has adjournment
talk on hand already" notes the Coun-
ell Bluffs Nonpareil. "It looks as If
sonebodv might be on the anxious
islattve proceedings make good read
ing"
The Mt. Vernon Hawkeye concludes
that Of all the decisions and snares
offered in the guise of reform the pri.
mary stands at the top Of the list.
How in the name Of common sense"
y says. anyone could ever consider
that SO complicated method as is
proposed by the primary, a lot Of red
tape, compared with which the eau
Gus system is simplicity itself, would
result In less opportunity for machine
like manipulations is hard to compre-
hend."
Major Rathbun, of the Marion Reg
lister wants 1t understood that he is a
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notnlng else. Under no circumstances
he declares would he accept nomin-
alton for second place on the ticket,
o.
The Waterloo Reporter Judges that
little persuasion had to be exerted to
convince Governor Cummins that
there was only one man in the state
mentally and morally equipped to adj
minister Its affairs.
person of elegant leisure is de-
scribed by the Keokuk Gate City as
enc who has time to read the Sunday
newspapers
Attorney General Moody contends
that Commissioner Garfield didn't fur
nish the department of justice with
the Sioux City Journal asks, isn't
this rather slam at the adequacy Of
Mr.. Garfield's report?"
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Publicity is the best remedy in re-
srect to everything Of the nature OF
life insurance" says the Des Moines
Capital. Tn Great Britain the laws
require exhaustive reports from all
corporations annually"
If anyone doubts that Uncle Joe
Cannon gave Lincoln Steffens char
acteristic dressing down. he has only
to read Steffen's indicative attack on
the speaker in his last copyrighted
effusion from Washington" says the
Burlington Hawk-Eye.
There Is no question but Mr.. Per-
klns will go along in the even tenor of
his way, battling for the principles of
the party he loves" says the Vinton
Eagle.
George d. Perkins is one Of the
veteran republicans OF this state and,
1t is an absurdity to ask him for a
rev expression of faith at frequent
Intervals" says the Fort Dodge Mes