Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-02-22

factions fight over the political apple
It is very evident" says the Boone
core for the democrats
AS to the man who is unable to vote
correctly owing to the circle on the
ballot, the Keosauqua Republican sug-
gests that the only statutory need in !
his direction Is little more stringent
compulsory education.
There is entirely too much politics
in Iowa at the present time" says the
Keokuk Gate City, but there Is the
saving fact that good deal of 1t
doesn't amount to much"
The independence Bulletins Journal
says that 1t would like to see primary
and 1t thinks 1t ought to be compare
lively easy to draft such a statute
But" 1t adds, when we see that It'll
takes solid newspaper page of
BREWER type to cover the provisions of
the proposed change, and remember
that even yet a large proportion of our
voters do not fully understand the
confess we are afflicted with doubts"
The Burlington Hawk Eye concludes
that the Iowa mulct tax law Is stand
ing the. test of experience about as
well as any temperance measure that
has been tried.
The Cedar Rapids Republican says
that the country Is not yet prepared
for the extension Of suffrage to women
and the women are not yet prepared
for such extension. There are many
who are prepared" the Republican
continues, there are many women
who would and could vote more intel
ligently than many men who now have
the ballot. But there are many others
who are untitled for it and still many
Others who would refuse to be bother
ed with politics.
The Marshalltown Times Republic
can reasons that the membership of
Mr.. Rankin's state marshal clubs were
more largely supporters Of the idea of
stricter law enforcement than of the
state marshal's bill as a measure.
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The Onawa Democrat contends that
the legislature was in the wrong in de-
feating the woman suffrage resolution
ut was its business" it asserts, ito
submit this resolution to a vote Of the
people. For twenty-five years the
legislature has been turning this
down. 1t is time to submit it to the
voters and If there is to be any turn
ing down let them do it."
The Atlantic Democrat suggests that
the democrats of Iowa support Gov
ernor Cummins and in the event Of his
denomination extend to him the cour-
/, tesy of clear field.
The Mason city Republican suggests
| that there will be no harm in post
poning primary legislation until a
suitable law can be enacted.
There never was a primary law
enacted that was not a direct blow at
decent politics." says the Waukon Re
publican.
The Sioux City Journal says that
the abolition of the personal property
tax, as advocated by Governor Folk
would permit a material reduction of
the force of accountants employed in
| the recording angels office.
/
1.-THE personal announcement made
by the governor to the effect that he
would like to be governor two years
NJ
1 f1shness," says the Cedar Rapids Re-
4 publican.
The Burlington. Hawk-Eye says
1 that Des Moines Is doing great stunt
/ these days as a horrible example OF
what primary law will do for Iowa.
The Dubuque Telegraph DEM, says
that there is little likelihood of 8
I2rva Hoo roYr, finp in, 1Q0Q n
is rather the Telegraph's opinion that
Mr.. Bryan will be the whole thing. "It
Is a foregone conclusion," states the
Z Telegraph, that the supporters OF
Mr.. Bryan in, the campaigns Of 1906
and 1900. together with the many hun
| bred thousand democrats who have
recently become convinced that he Is
the ideal leader for the party, viii
force him to stand as their candidate
for the nomination. He will hardly
1 resist their opportunities"
4 Suppose" says the Keokuk Gate
City, that Governor Cunmins should
be renominated and reelected and thu
! exigencies Of his candidacy for the
United States senate should make, {
fifth term desirable, would he agar
+, be a candidate for governor two years
1 from now? II not, why not? The enc
to be served would be the same"
4 The Boone Republican suggests tt
the legislature that any attempt tt
keep teachers or anyone else from
marrying will result in dismal fail
ure.
The Des Moines Capital recall
Robert J. Burdette's description of
petrihed hunter in a petrifled forest
firing a petrified gun at petrifed birt
sitting on a petrified limb of petri
fed tree, and it suggests that 1t is ap
plicable to Governor Cummins, who
conducting an imaginary canvass be
fore an imaginary audience, advocat
; ing imaginary principles, opposing i'm
aginary evils, for the purpose of Sc
curing the imaginary glories of an i'm
aginary Office
The Vinton Eagle thinks the legis
lature is wasting its time in trying t
enact a law that will induce tn
farmers to use wide tired wagons. 81
the farmer wants to use them he vii
? do so without being subsidized" sug
gests the Eagle. HE has no troubl
in selecting what other farm tools h
wants without the aid Of a Legislative
subsidy"