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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-27
publican national convention

The Republican national convention
met. In Chicago on July 2 There was
the usual number of candidates, but
the overwhelming sentiment of the
Republican electorate was for the
nomination of James G. Blaine who
mad been, in the popular estimation,
robbed of the presidency in previous
campaigns much as had Henry Clay
III the earlier days of the republic. 1t
will be remembered that the term of
President Arthur was expiring. 1t will
also be remembered that Arthur was
made vice president. under Garfield,
not because of any particular presi-
Dental training or particular presi-
dental qualifications, but mainly be-
cause Roscoe Conkling needed balm
Tor his wounded feelings when the
Grant third term movement collapsed.
1t will be remembered again that Ar
thur had been elevated from the col
lectorship of the port of New York to
the vice presidency and that he had
entered the White House by the door
OF fate, following the assassination of
Garfield. That he made a respectable
president and considerable degree
of success cannot be denied. and vet
1t could scarcely have been expected
that man Of SO little presidential ex-
perience could have made himself his
party's leader in so short a time as
had elapsed between Garfield's assas.
sination and the Chicago convention.
Besides 1t was not customary to re-
nominate vice presidents who had
succeeded to the presidency by death.
Furthermore, Arthur had incurred the
disfavor Of many Republican leaders
by reconstructing the Garfield cabinet
with Grant Republicans. and still
more by vetoing a river and harbor
bill carrying an S1S.000,000 appropria-
ton. Arthur never figured as a poten-
ttal possibility to succeed himself
There was strongly opposed to
Blaine's nomination an able group of
Republicans who favored Senator
George Edmunds and who worked
hard to bring about his nomination,
but to no avail. Blaine wassnominated
on the fourth ballot and with him
Gen. John A. Logan, Illinois candi-
date for the presidency, was nominal
ed for second place. The announce
ment Of Blaines nomination was fol
lowed by one Of the most extraordin-
airy demonstrations ever witnessed in
convention hall AT last, 1t was
said that the leader OF the Republi-
cans had received the nomination
which, 1t was believed, scheming pol
iticians had denied him in 1875 and
again 1880 .af
4 The Democratic national donvan.
ton also met in Chicago on July g.
The call Of the convention was among
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Pulaski.

Pulaski.-Mrs. Elizabeth Short of
Meredith, and other friends here.
Chris Stevig's sale last Saturday
was a grand success. Mr.. Stevig real
lied $500 more than he expected. John
Augspburger and ri Haney were the
cryers.
Kube Wray of Milton met with a
serious accident one day last week. He
was going out to Charley Bankers.
north of town to attend a sick horse,
when his motor cycle struck some
thing lying in the road, throwing him
headlong, hurting his shoulder, and
otherwise bruising him up pretty bad
%ly
The public school building is near
ing completion, and will soon be ready
for use. 1t will be credit to. Pulaski
Y Miss Kate Andrews returned last
Friday from Valparaiso, Ind. where
she had been visiting her sister Alma
Charley Barker's sale. on the A. F.
Merideth place, was a success, nearly
everything selling we'll Corn went as
high as s24 an acre.
MIR. HOFFMAN, the new hardware
man. is tearing down the old imple-
ment building on the east side of
South Main street and will rebuild it
On the west side near his other store
building.
Jake King returned last week from
Colorado. where he had gone to look
for a location
Will Ramseyer returned to the coun-
E ty seat Monday morning. after spend
SfIg SUNDAY with relatives and
friends southwest of town.
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other things, an invitation to Repub-
| l1canS who We're dissatisfied with the
Blaine nomination to join In the Dem.
ocratic triumph which was already
prophesied. Public opinion in the Dem
ocratic party had already selected the
man who was to lead the ticket and
on the second ballot he was named
with convincing unanimity He was
Grover Cleveland. governor of the
state of New York, and formerly may
or of Buffalo His closest rival, Gov.
Thomas A, Hendricks of Indiana was
nominated for vice president.
Two other candidates We're also in
the field. They were John P. st. John
Of Kansas, nominee of the prohibition
party, and General Benjamin F. But
Ter of Massachusetts, the Greenback
labor candidate.
Nominally the chief issue Of the
campaign was the tariff question, the
Republicans advocating high duty and
the Democrats proclaiming for re-,
form on the existing schedule. But
the personal issue was really the only;
question involved. Never was a cam
paign marked by more bitter personal
denunciation OF the candidates. Prob
ably no campaign canard ever became
more famous than the slogan of
Rum, Romanism and Rebellion
which was flung out against Blaine
among the Irish Catholics of the Unit,
ed States the Sunday before election
AS a matter of fact this slur on
Catholicism had never been made by
Blaine at ALL but was merely made in J
his presence. and when he refused to
correct 1t the Democracy declared he /,
sanctioned it, and thus the story
started
Throughout the canvass Cleveland
remained quietly at home and left
others to do the campaigning. Blaine,
however. started from the east in 1
August and travelled for five weeks.
making from 10 to Is speeches day.
The vote OF New York decided the
presidential contest Cleveland car
ried the state by the small plurality
of LAT, in q total of nearly 1000, 900
votes, and thus 1000 votes elected
him president of the United States.
The electoral vote stood: Cleveland,
219; Blaine, 1872 Blaine's defeat by so
narrow margin after SO long strug-
gle for the presidency, was pathetic
A change of 500 votes in New York
state would ha- made him president.
Blaine was sorely disappointed at the
outcome. His case was strangely sim
liar to that Of his illustrious predeces-
sor, Henry Clay, who like Blaine, felt
that his party had refused him a pres
tdential nomination when victory was
sure. and had only given it to him
when the seat was q heritage
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seven Intellectual ballots Harrison was
nominated. Levi p. Morton of New
York was named for vice president.
The campaign became entirely
matter Of education. Both Harrison
and Cleveland remained at home and
did not stump the country There
was an entire lack of villification and
mud singing. The personality and,
private character Of the candidates re-
manned unquestioned to consider
able degree. 1t was solely question
Of popular referendum on the sub
ject of whether the country was ready
to reduce the protective tariff, which
the Republican party held to be re-
sponsible for national prosperity
The only unfair incident of the CAM
paign was that of the famous Murchi-
son letter. 1t will be remembered that
Murchison wrote the English ambassa-
dor suggesting that he (Murchison)';
was an ex-Englishman and desired to
vote for that candidate for president
who would look with greatest favor
on the claims of Great Britain in pend
ing international treaty legislation.
The English ambassadors reply, favor
ing the election of Cleveland, was
made campaign document with
sufficient effectiveness to cause Cleye-
land great unrest and the effect was
finally strenuously counterbalanced by
demand for the recall of the Offend
ing English ambassador.
Nok occurred a political paradox for
though Mr.. Cleveland received $780,
600 more popular votes than did Mr..
Harrison, Mr.. Harrison received 233
electoral votes as against 16S for
Cleveland. In other words. the popular
majority was Cleveland's and the
electoral majority was Harrison's and
since presidents are made by electors
and not by voters. Harrison received
his ticket to the White house. The
only northern states carried by CIeye
land were Connecticut and New
Jersey Both Indiana and New York,
which he carried in 1884, were now
lost by the Democrats The failure, to
carry New York was due mainly to
the detection of Tammany hall from
Mr. Cleveland. Besides the presidency
the Republicans controlled both
houses of congress by small majori.
ties. This outcome was interpreted
as a victory for Republican tariff
principles and the immediate result
was the famous Mckinley tariff law.
which has figured in American politics
from that hour To this
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The Campaign
of 1883

.. The ascendancy of the Democrats in
1854 was destined to be short-lived,
because in the campaign of 1883 they
asked for popular referendum on the
subject OF protective tariff and the an
sWer was affirmatively Republican
Mr.. Cleveland made the tariff the is
sue. of the campaign OF 1888 on his
own responsibility. At this time there
was large surplus in the national
treasury, which led the president to
conclude that more revenue was being
collected than an economical admins
tration of government required The
traditions of the Democratic party
were all in the direction of low tariff
and as whole, they protested
against the continuance indefinitely Of
the high duties which had been levied
to carry on the Civil war. Without
consultation with his party associates
however. President Cleveland deter
mined TO throw down the gauntlet to
the Republicans and raise an issue
on this score. Accordingly he devoted
nearly the whole. Of his annual mes
sage of December 6, 1897, to the sub
iect of the tariff. On his own initia-
tive he made the issue for his party
upon which they would be forced to
fight before the people in the cam
paign of 1888. His party was half
stunned by the suddenness with which
they had been forced into partisan
position and yet they followed quite
willingly and went down with Grover
Cleveland to the defeat of 1888.
President Cleveland was nominated
by his party without opposition. With
him Allen G. Thurman, sturdy, old
fashioned Democrat of Ohio, was
named for vice president. 1t was OBJ.
viously impossible for any other man
than Cleveland to be nominated, i'm
view of the fact that Cleveland him
self was the father of the tariff issue
as raised in 1888.
The Republicans were less unani-
nous in their choice OF ticket.
Blaine was still the favorite. but
while absent in Italy he had declined
to allow his name to be presented. say
ing he would not go through another
contest like that Of 1884. even though
he knew positively that the presidency
was al the other end of it, Other can
didates who received prominent sup
port in the convention were: John
Sherman Of Ohio. Walter @. Greshem
of Indiana. Chauncey Depew OF New
York Russell A. Alger Of Michigan,
Benjamin Harrison Of Indiana. After
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Ottumwa is vitality interested in the
coming election, probably more vitality
interested than in any presidential
election of the past. Interurban build
ing on a large scale is promised for
next spring and summer. The capital
proposing TO interest itself in this i'm.
provement. which will mean so much
to Ottumwa, however, will not prom
Use to attempt the work if business is
disturbed. Business men the country
over. regardless OF politics, express
the conviction that the election OF
Bryan would bring a wholesale dis
turbance of business. The merchant
whose business would be increased if
an interurban or system of inter
urbans entered Ottumwa, the farmer
whose property would be increased in
value and who would be brought
closer to his market, and the working
man who would be the sharer in this
increased prosperity, are vitality in
tereSted in this matter.
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me Republican party has modified
the old common law principle of COM
mon employment so as to make it
possible for the laborer in the public
service to recover for injuries received
while at work
The Republican party has restricted
the emigration of the criminal and
defective classes, thereby reserying
this country for the honest laborer.
The Republican party has safe
guarded the public health and saved
the lives of thousands of infants and
adults by establishing proper stan
dards under the Pure Food law.
The Republican party has initiated
the Roosevelt measures for protection
of the forests and the water sources.
The Republican party has put an
end to Understanding on the public
lands.
The Republican party has abolished
railway rebates and thereby estab-
llshed equality of treatment and op-
portunity for shippers, communities,
and consumers
The Republican party has sought to
insure the purity of elections and
Will by prohibiting corporations from
contributing to national elections.
The Republican party has built up
a navy containing nearly three.score
lighting ships capable of meeting any
other navy in the. world.
The Republican party has reorgan-
lied the army by creating a general
staff in order to make an effective
fighting force.
The Republican party acquired con-
troll of the Panama Canal, and has
pushed rapidly the work of construc-
ton with the object of connecting the
two oceans.
Here is list of things accomplish
ed by party that does things. 1t Is
a record that may we'll be pointed to
with pride. The enactment of con-
structive measures pointed out is
better record to place before the vot-
ers for their ratification than the
Democratic party's policy of criticism
and negation.
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PROPER COUNTY ADMINisTRA.
TiON VERY IMPORTANT.

To be one of the regularly elected
officers of Wapello county now, is to
hold a position of responsibility The
county is increasing in wealth and
population It's interests are constantly
becoming more varied and its posi-
pilities greater. To properly conduct
its affairs and business requires the
best effort of those who do it in that
manner.
Excepting those cities on the Dor
ders of the state, Ottumwa is the larg-
est city in southern Iowa. The neigh
boring towns are growing Farm land
in this county has almost doubled in
prices in the last few years; property
of all kinds is being improved and
growing in value.
This growth in value means some
thing. 1t means that attending to the
business Of this county is big job and
that it is getting bigger every day
Generally, the bigger business gets
the more avenues there are for loss
and waste. That feature especially an.
plies to this subject.
The responsibility of county Off
Gals does not cease at the moment
they are elected. 1t just begins at that
time
county office is not just simply
job - it is position of responsible
ity, that to fill in the right manner
requires mans best judgment and
the ability to not only write down
figures, but the right figures. 1t is
dealing with the peoples property and
the peoples money. and to flll the
position as it should be filled, the Of
fetal will have to work just as hard
and long as he would have to. to get
the same salary from any other en-
ployer
Good business administrations of
communities go far toward encourag-
ing Investments in that community.
Poor administrations stop investment
and business expansion
From Jan. 1, 1905, to Jan. 1. 1907,
a Republican county administration
reduced the Indebtedness of this coun-
ty from S51 600 to s27 1000. During the
one year of 1907. the present admin
istration increased the county debt
again to $4,000 ard no one knows
what it will be at the end of this year.
What Wapello county needs now, is
good business administration.
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c. NJ. & ST. p. TRAINS.

No. Going Southwest Depart
5A-Southwest Limited 80. 1:45 a m.
3A--Kansas City Local. =. 10: 40 a. M
93B-Local freight. 7:15 a m.
Going East. Via CUTOFF.
12A-Chic., Limited. 1906 a. m.
SA-Davenport, Chicago. 4:50 p. m.
s2B-Local freight. .... $3.50 a. m.
Marion Line. Going North
10SB- Cedar Rapids, Marion. 4:45 pm.
10B-Cedar Rapids, st. Paul 1855 a. m.
aSB-Local freight. $40 a m.
Marion Line. Coming South.
103B-Arrive from sErarion. 1915 a. m.
9C-Arrive from Marion. ;. 1925 a. m.
,sf8-Local freight, arrive. 4:55 o. m.
Freight trains arrive and depart
from Ottumwa Junction.
+. w. Zimmerman. Ticket Agent.
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MR.. AND. MRS. sHANNk MAR
RiED 80 YEARS-CELEBRAT

Agency-Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Shank
celebrated their thirtieth wedding an
niversary at their home at Agency.
Those present were their children and
grandchildren:
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Shank and baby,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sedore and fam
lily,
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Miller and son,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sterling and
baby
Harry. Harve. Agnes. Fred. Frank,
irwin, Allie, and Allen Shank,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Magee and
daughter Ruth, and Mrs. Mary knight.
They were presented with several
useful presents in honor of the oc-
casion,
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This was in Herman Riders paper,
the New York staatz Zeitung, on Nov.
s, 1900:
Bryan has been chastised Well,
our nation has been chastised with
Bryan"
Four years later, on June 30, 1904,
Mr.. Ridder was still of the opinion.
He then said:
Nothing better could happen to the
party than to get rid of this incubus"
Until this summer Mr.. Ridder kept
UP his attacks on Bryan, but then he
was given the treasurship of the
Democratic national committee and he
is saying nice things about Bryan
now
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-27
THINK THEM OVER,

The Chicago Tribune today pub.
fishes list Of six reasons why the
voters should vote against William ].
Bryan, and advises the voters to
think them over. The six questions
are:
Because Gov. Haskell Of Oklahoma,
in spite of his denials, who has been
proved to have Joined an alliance to
boycott union labor. who is notorious
for his connection with the Standard
Oil company and who left Ohio to es-
cape the opinion of his neighbors,
was Mr.. Bryan's mouthpiece at Den
yer, and his personal selection as
treasurer of the national committee
Because. although public opinion
forced Haskel's resignation and sent
him in hiding to Oklahoma. Mr.. Bry-
an is still his friend and defender.
Because, if Mr. Bryan could select
a scapegoat like Gov. Haskell for two
important positions, he is not unlikely
to make similar selections for his
cabinet and the supreme court
Because the so-called bank guaran-
tee plan, which at one time Mr.. Bryan
proposed to make the issue of the
campaign. is generally condemned by
business men and decent bankers
1t is not protection but a menace
to the depositor.
Because Mr.. Bryan on returning
from abroad less than two years ago
declared clearly for government own
ership of railroads, and two weeks
later, finding himself well-nigh over
wheimed III wave of unpopularity,
turned about face and repudiated the
doctrines
Because the impossibility Of carry
ing out his labor-injunction rainbow
of promise will create conditions in
furious to the workingmen and mimi
cal to business and will prevent any
injunction legislation.
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thrust into the hand of Mr.. Taft by
well dressed man:
Mr.. Taft: Twelve years ago I
drove a mortgaged mule to this city
to hear Mr. Bryan speak Today ]
came in my own automobile to hear
you. Can you guess who l am going
to vote for? E.V. D."
1t would be an easy guess. This
man will cast his Svote for Mr.. Taft,
just as many another voter who was
burdened with mortgages twelve
years ago, during Bryan's first pres
idential campaign, will do.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-27

N. E. Kendall has been in public
life more years than any young man
in this district and is getting stronger
every year. Mr.. Kendall is a typical
example of aggressive, intelligent
American citizenship. He is the son
of a soldier and is full of the true
brand OF American patriotism. He
stands and speaks for what he be-
lieves is right and for the common
good OF all the people. His record in
the Iowa legislature is full Of action
and effective work. 1t has given him
much experience that will be of in
estimable value to him in his SER
vices in congress.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-27

Now that the prohibition party has
taken an emblem. the camel, as an
offset to the Republican elephant
and the Democratic mule, Eugene
Chain. the Prohibition candidate for
president. feels that he should have
a title. He points out that the social
list labor candidate is the cheerless
leader. Taft is the fearless leader,
Bryan is the peerless leader and he
asks why he should not be called the
peerless leader. Why not?
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Fire in Fairfield Bakery.

Fairfield, Oct. "a. A fire alarm
was turned in about 5 p, M, last night.
The companies were called TO Kel,
logg's bakery, whore they soon sue
ceeded in sqnelchipg the flames. Con.
siderable damage was done.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-27

corning the question of farm labor
and the condition OF hired help. 1t is
likely that when the Country Life
commission reaches Indiana in The
tour of the country which it will
make early next month il will en-
deayor to get into personal touch with
this letter. writer.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
4. daily: 3, daily except Sunday; c
daily except Monday.
BURLINGTON ROUTE, c. 3. G. @,

no. Going East. Depart.
lsA--Chlc.. Dubuque, Quincy 1:31 a. m.
9Y-Local freight. 5:25 a. m.
1SB-B Burlington st. Louis. 1856 a. m.
Peoria, Dub, Quincy. II: 80 a. n
6A-Chicago limited. ~. 2: O1 y. m.
Madison. st Louis $3.50 p. m
4A-Chic.. ST. L.. Quincy. 7:15 p. M
2A-Chic.s Peoria, Rockford 1125 p. m.
Going West
5A-0maaa and Nebraska. LEO a. m.
SA-Omaha. Oregon Calf. 7:40 a. m
9B-Arrive from Eft. Mad Has a. m.
9A-Feoria TO Creston -. 1856 p. m.
I1B-AI"ive from Chicago. 1920 p. m.
lA-Chicago to Denver -. sos D. NJ.
13 Omaha, Billings and
Nor. Invest 4:17pm
w. S. Parker, Ticket Agent.
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c, r. |. G. P. TRAINS,

No. Going North. Depart.
415-Des Moines. Omaha -. $40 a, M
473-Keokuk. Ottumwa ...11:55 a. m.
471-Des Noines. Omaha -. 6:55 D. m.
Going South.
410--keokuk, Kansas City. $40 a. m.
142-Ottumwa KeokEk ~. 4:15 D. m.
474--Des Monies to Eldon 1O:17 D. m.
w. S. Parker Ticket Agent
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From one to six inches of snow
fell in the vicinity of Omaha today
This is what the telegraphic dis.
patches this morning said. AS Omaha
is rather close to Lincoln 1t looks as
il the showing in of Bryan has al
ready begun.
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WABASH RAILWAY.

NO. Going South. Depart.
2A-Moberly, st. L. X Co.. $50 a. m.
50B--Moberly anu East. -. 3: 80 z. m.
Coming North Arrive
51B-Moberly local. .11:30 a. m.
SA-F'rom Kansas City,. 700 p. m.
F. w. Zimmerman. Ticket Agent.
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THE MULE AND THE AUToMo-
BILE.

AT Lafayette, Ind, yesterday, the
news dispatches state, this note was