Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-02

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careful attenllS% to the possibilities
involved in having two elections in,
in Iowa; one irresponsible in the
spring time and the other final in the
fall. A republican primary could
scarcely be SO guarded as to prevent
its being made available for men of
other parties to wreak their vengeance
on republicans whom they dislike"
"That the next Iowa legislature will
be called upon to consider primary
election bill. and that determined
effort will be made to pass 1t, and as
strong effort to defeat it, seems as
sured, says the Dubuque Telegraph.
1.-THE outlook for a primary law at
the coming session of the legislature
is not especially lattering," says the
Knoxville Journal. while there are
large number OF the legislators who
favor some kind Of a. primary law,
plan, while the opposition is a unit
against any kind of primary law"
1.-THE man who is big enough to UNI
dertake the task Of building the Pan
anna canal is worth all he is likely to
get" says the Creston Advertiser ITO
tell the truth, we don't care how much
he is paid so long as he makes good
and we believe that is the sentiment Of
the American people"
1.-THE worst feature of a government
of the people, etc." says the Daven-
port Times, SIS that the people who
are too lazy to think for themselves
allow demogogues to think for them.
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who have not interest enough In their
party to attend convention primaries
will not take the trouble to vote in a
primary election unless they are urged
in some unusual way by a candidate
before the primary election"
The Cedar Rapids Republican, argu-
ing in favor of submitting the ques-
ton of a primary law to a vote of the
people. insists that there is no neces-
sity for haste. The state, the Repub-
lican points out, has got along very
well for fifty years under the present
system: mo one in Iowa is opposed
to fair nominations, as far as they can
be made; no one in Iowa wants cor
ruptible men in office" The Republic
can adds that it Is not opposed to a
primary law. but it doubts the wisdom
of "enacting it at a time when a few
men who are in think they can use it
for keeping themselves i'm
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William S. Manning, the cantanker-
GUS individual who usually came
around to see Senator Depew once a
year. is now trying to raise a fund to
whereupon the Sioux City Journal re-
marks that with the original source
of supply cut off, the poor man has
to make a living somehow."s
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The Clinton Herald has noticed that
a woman with seven children spends
less time Dragging on them than the
woman with one child.
about every man who has gone
from this country to Canada is in favor
of breaking down the tariff on grain
raised up there" says the Cedar Falls
Record. "They boast about the cheap
lands and the big crops, but they long
for the markets Of the country they
have left behind"
The Oskaloosa Herald says that
Emery English is reform republican
of the Chautauqua type"
"The Cummins boom for a third
term seems to have hard time get
ting started" observes the Muscatine
Journal. With the exception of the
dust raised by a few of his paid office
Of popular enthusiasm"
1.-THE pages of the past are written
in words Of glory Of the achievements
Of Iowa men in Washington" says
the Waterloo Reporter" but the pro-
ductive capacity of the state was not
exhausted in the big, brainy men of
al, ~{f I,11 -
claimed as our own, and some we have
loaned to the newer commemorative of
the west"
The Vinton Eagle predicts that the
Blashfield PAINTING in the state capitol
Is going to prove disappointing. at is
pretty, fanciful and lovely, and it is
wonderful what creatures art can con-
struct," says the Eagle ut is pleasing
to the eye, but will not satisfy. It
fails to represent. When the solons
gather at the capitol next month we
are fearful that the ears of the capt.
tol committee will tingle."
The Des Moines Capital says that
the fattened Christmas pocketbook
joke does not make much Impression
coal bins, complete wardrobes and fat
bank accounts.
The Burlington Hawk Eye says that
New York republicans may have it in
their power by an unfortunate quarrel
and division to determine the next
presidential election.
CALVIN MANNING's CANDIDACY.
The Abba Union.-Calvin Manning
of OttllmMa is a candidate FOR IInitad