Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-13

'Des Moines has suffered a great
deal on account Of misrepresenting re-
porters, and the offenders should be
discovered and publicly exposed In or
der that they may not continue their
work. says the Capital.
"The fake factory in Des Moines is
again operating on full time, and now
that the legislature is in session, it
will probably work double shift"
says the Clinton Herald.
Some Iowa politicians and news
papers are praising Dolliver now, I'M
der compulsion of public opinion. A
year ago they We're trying to kill him
politically" says the Rockwell City
Advocate.
Having been betrayed by some cor
respondent at Des Moines, and having
published an alleged report of speech
by Governor Cumnins in which the
governor is made to attack the Presi-
dent over the shoulders of Senator
Dolliver, whose rate bill it was said
he criticised, the Chicago Record Her
aid has come out with first page
story in which it acknowledges the re-
port was erroneous and that the stem
ographic report OF the speech deliv-
cred bv the governor does not show
that he made the statements that
We're attributed to him." says the
Davenport Times.
Speaking Of HI. w. Byers' candidacy
for attorney general the Onawa Senti-
mel says, "Mr. Byers Is good lawyer
and forcible campaign speaker. He
has been closely allied with the Cum
Minis element In state politics, but
there appears to be disposition all
Io1p =, IT, -
ences In making nominations this year
and judged from the standpoint OF
ability and fitness alone Mr.. Byers
will make formidable candidate"
%
"A Kansas man has evolved q
scheme for making pure maple syrup
from corncobs. Whether this would
be any improvement over the kind we
now have made from sorghum Is g
pure food law passed in this state and
/ then see what we will get" says the
Muscatine Journal.
Perhaps Senator Depew doesn',
realize where he stands. He could
! easily ascertain the fact by resignine
and asking reelection as vindica.
tion," says the Sioux City Journal.
NOW that Wisconsin has primary
/ law even LaFollette who Endorsed II
1 and as governor approved 1t does moi
want It," remarks the Marion Regis
| ter.
The DEBORAH Republican suggests
that good motto for the Iowa legis-
lator is, I'm case of doubt, don't!"
The Des Moines Mail and Times
says 1t will not be creditaple to the
1 legislature If a pure food law is not
passed this winter.
The Carroll Herald fears that tho
frenzy for reform will result in the
calamity Of an excess of legislation
/ thought asserts itself" 1t says, I'VE are
4 going to get the worst dose OF law
making this winter that Iowa has ever
i suffered"
The Vinon Eagle observes that the
4 fruit dealers, at their recent Des
Moines convention, while they COM
planned about railroad rates, expressed
no sympathy flor the poor fruit pro-
/ Queer, who is the unhappy victim OF
| the fruit dealers trust" Whereupon
! the Eagle remarks that "the more you
!, watch the commercial transactions OF
! this world the more you need to be a
philosopher to keep from being popu-
4 list"
| 1--WE sincerely hope this four-year
| term business may never see daylight
in the Legislature" says the Spirit
Lake Herald. I'VE don't believe any
body wants such a law except few
interested parties who see in 1t an OPP
portunity Of perpetuating themselves
In office little longer"
"You corner fellow. up on the
tariff and he invariably says how
about the tariff on steel rails 2" says
the Ames Times. What the thunder
do we care about the tariff on steel
rails2 We ha.Nan't honaht n staaI coil