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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-24
Chicago Stock Yard Personals.

Stock Yards, Chicago, Feb. pa L.
Gohlinghorst, who is one of the most
successful cattle feeders Of Fremont
county Ia, was on the market yester-
day with four cars of FOOD cattle
weighing 1918 lbs which sold to
w. G. Mueller, Peterson, Ia, sold
hogs on Mondays market.
George Mcneil of Bridgewater Ia,
send in car of cattle Monday
w. F. Woods Of Griswold. Ia. mar
keted Monday one load of 1155-lb
steers at $3.50.
Charles Reilly of Delmar. Ia. mar
keted Monday on load Of 13o4-lb steers
at $685..
York & Matteson. big feedrs at La
doro, Ia, had a car Of hogs on Mon
days market.
Cruise & Egan, popular feeders at
Massena, Ia, sent in a car Of hogs for
Mondays market.
NJ. Hollander of Kiron, Ia, had one
market which sold at $6.75.
]. H. Hollander of Kiron, Ia mar
keted Monday one load OF steers at
ss.65 averaging 1853 lbs.
Peter Ehrp, q regular shipper of
Holstein, Ia, was on Mondays market
with both cattle and hogs.
w. E. Cutler, an every-week shipper
of Pierson, Ia, helped swell the Mon
day market with both cattle and
hogs.
Hans Miller, big dealer at Schles-
wig. Ia, was here Monday with two
cars of cattle averaging 1859 lbs
which sold at 1855.
Sr-der G. Kepler. big dealers and
feeders at Stanhope. Ia, sent in four
cars of hogs and one car of cattle for
Mondays market.
Hubbard, Ia, was represented on
Mondays market by Carl, Fred and
Anton Boeke, who marketed cattle and
hogs of their own feeding.
B. Combs. one of the leading farm
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= LEBANON. :

S. V. Sadler was in Birmingham
and Eldon Saturday on business,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Abernathy and
daughter spent Sunday at Stanley
Beeler's.
Miss Goldie Strait spent Sunday
with Misses Hoskinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Humphrey attended
the funeral of Mrs. Humphrey S
grandfather Saturday near Birnning.
ham.
Mrs. William VIM of Milton is vis-
iting at the Van Fleet home.
MIR. and Mrs. Sam Warner were in
Milton Monday.
Miss Floy Creane of Royalton, Nina
spent Thursday and Friday with re1a.
tives here.
Miss Osa Hoskinson Is among the
sick and was unable to return to school
at Keosauoua Monday.
A. #. Sample delivered hogs at
Milton Monday.
LRrITIA:
Gold Medal Flour makes the whitest
bread. SYLVIA
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4 WILLIAMSBURG. =
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: WILLIAMSBURG.
The Progress club met Monday
evening at the home of III. E. Hull. A
varied program of exercises was given
at this session and consisted Of vocal
and instrumental music by Mrs. 9th
ems. Miss Perry. Mrs Hull and Miss
Rock of the high school. Reading by
Mrs. Sheetz asd Miss Lortz. j. P. Cal
lagher presented an original parody Of
Hiawatha, in which he took occasion
to criticize those who have read, in
their school days, a few metaphysical
treatises, and then hastily arrive at
superficial conclusions, and talk as if
they knew all about the profoundest
science and philosophy OF the master
minds Of all the ages. The me ing was
thoroughly enjoyed by all the members
of the club.
Hon. Ed Boland went to North Eng
lish last Monday to attend the sale at
the farm Of his son Wilson. This is re-
ported to have been the largest farm
sale of personal property ever held in
Iowa county, amounting in all to over
$4,000.
NJ Fritzgibbons of near Parnell, and
his brother Ed Of Holbrook were bust
ness visitors here Monday.
| John Haak of Sumner township was
| in the city Monday and visited for n
short time at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Haak..
John Conway who has been at
Cedar Rapids for the past few days
returned Tuesday.
| George Steinke of Iowa township
was transacting business Tuesday at
the bank.
D. ]. Lewis who has been away on
business in various parts of the state
returned home Tuesday
| Z. w. Edwards was out to the home
of his son Robert for a short visit on
Tuesday
| ]. H. Hughes was Cedar Rapids
visitor Tuesday in connection with
some business matters.
Mrs. James Nicholas visited at the
home of her sister Mrs. David j.
| Jones Tuesday.
Gus Ronberg was in Tuesday look
ling after his interests in connection
with his new residence property.
| Phil Jones of Route No. was in the
/ city TUESDAY on business.
l.. Jones of North Troy is visiting
this week at the home of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. d. Jones.
Alex Gilmore moved his family anG
personal effects Wednesday to Decatur
county where he recently purchased 2
farm.
| Use the Courier want ads. Write
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Chicago Provision Market.

market follows:
ash---S1 @S2c.
Barley-63@72c.
Timothy arch-$405.
Clover-March-s1
: Pork-May-$23.S5.
Lard-S12.S71a.
Ribs-S1257s.
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HlLLsBoRo.

HiLLSBORO.
& 80 e->-<-&-~ e-A-~ A-~A->- i,
Mr.. and Mrs Hugh McCov of Birm-
ingham visited several days here last
week.
Misses I-ottie and Lovilla Copeland
tavla to attend the funeral
Of an aunt. | ,s!a 'tssssi 'sgRekiss ia
eliley and L. Il. Bryson
went TO New London Monday to at
tend sale there.
Miss Birdie Teter assistant principal
|of the Pennington school resigned her
position last week and returned to her
home here to help care for her father
Ed Holiday bought the Spilnnan
property In the west end of town a
few days ago of J. w. Mickelwait, and
will move back here from Waterloo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jones are spend
ing the week in Bonaparte.
Alex Thornton and Mrs. Mary Benn
spent Wednesday in Birmingham.
Warren Copeland returned from Ba-
tavta recently.
Use the Courier want ads Write
your ad and send 1t in with n cent a
word. Do it now.
H. n. Wright and family OF Mount
Pleasant came over Tuesday to spend
couple of weeks at the Newbold
homes.
J. B. Hinchman moved some of his
household furniture to Mt. Pleasant
Tuesday.
Rev. Grimes was pleasantly surprised
lby the members of his congregation at
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New York Poultry Market

New York, Feb. -Poultry-Mar-
ket alive, firm; chickens, 171ac; fowls,
zoe; turkeys, 14@2oc.; dressed, mar
ket firm; chickens, 16c.; fowls. 14@
1skc.; turkeys, 22@25c.
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the home of Mrs. Charity Endersby.
A pleasant social evening was enjoy
ed by all present.
M, f. Harlan went to Stockport on
Tuesday to assist o. A. Collins and
wife in moving.
Rev. Fix received several members
into the church Sunday.
r. E. Watts was business visitor
In Keosaukua Tuesday.
J. w. Sallander of FIT. Madison was
in town Tuesday.
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poRkERs GO HIGHER.
All Glasses Of Hogs Show an Inoreass
Of Ten Cents Per Hundred. otner
ManLats Steady.

An increase of ten cents per hundre q
on all weights of hogs is the chanse ~
tho local Wholesale markets TO-DAY.
Th;. makes me high mark on heavy
hoes ss.1s, the top figure porkers hase
ever been in this city. The other mar
kets remain unchanged
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FOR SALE-MY TWO STATIONS
known as the Packwood horses. ona
is Bay Roadster nine years, old. ha
is dandy one. too: the other Is a
Black Percheron Norman seven
years old and as good as there is in
the country. Will sell at a bargain IL
taken within the next thirty days.
Call on or address Grant Sincox,
Foster, Iowa.
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ST. Louis Grain Marke+

st. Louis, Feb. 23.-The grain mar
ket follows:
MISUNDERSTANDING.
Corn-65A @65Bc.
Oats-461ac.
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New York Butter and Ean Marks4

New York, Feb. 23.-Butter-M Market
steady. unchanged; receipts, $500.
EGGS--Market steady; receipts, 90
100; western seconds, 25k@26c.
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4. <-<-%-%-%->-$-%-N>%-%%- 81
. CANTRIL- y

4. <->A-%%->-%-%-~>%-%%- IL
y CANTRIL y
i %~-%t~%-%->-<~><e y
Chancey John of Cantril and Miss
Mary Reeves of Pima Mo-. We're mar
ried at the home of the brides parents
at the above named place Wednesday
of last week Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. John
gave q reception. at their home in
honor of their son and his wife to
about forty invited guests.
e. l.. Leonard and family have
moved to Lockwood, Mo.
Villa Pearl aged 8 months, youngest
daughter of Willis Roberts and wife
were conducted SUNDAY at p. m. by
Rev. Worrell.
Mrs. Nancy Short and son George
moved this week to the property re-
Gently purchased of VIM. Bassett and
Mr.. Bassett to the property vacated by
Lee Harbidge.
Chas. Fuller of Denver, Colo, and
Harry Fuller of Copentine are guests
of their sister Mrs. James Harbidge.
Oliver Langford moved to the farm
he purchased Of J. N. Barker this week
and Mr. Barker to Ottumwa.
]. w. Orr of Chicago moved to the
farm he bought of Church known as
the Norris farm.
James Bagsby was called from
Birmingham by the illness Of his moth
er Mrs. Lucinda Hardy.
Use the Courier want ads. Write
your ad and send it in with " cent d
word. Do 1t now.
Ed Harrison has purchased 100
acres of land in Missouri.
A number of new houses will be
built in Cantril this summer. One is
being built now and one will be COM
menced next week
Robert Bros started a new meat
market this week.
Geo. w. Irwin of Arcale Sash Canada
traded four hundred and fifty acres
of land one mile from Arcalo to E. E.
McKee, for Mr.. KEGS Cantril interests
This was about an $4,000 deal. 1t in
cludes the Mckee telephone system
Cantril electric light plant and several
other interests. Mr.. irwin will be here
about March LIST to take possession
Mr.. Mckee expects to rent his Can
ada farm for the first year and IL he
does so will remain for the present ir
Cantril
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Chicago Poultry Market.
Chicago, Feb. -Poultry-Marbet.
strong; turkeys, 17c.; chickens, 17c.;
springs. Tic.
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Western Sheen at s7.65.

Stock Yards, Chicago, Feb. %
There was strong undertone to sheep
trade, while lambs moved slowly.
Sheep We're 10@15c higher, but yeari-
ings were only steady Lambs were
weak at Mondays level and some
closing sales were off 10c. Receipts
were light, consequently final clear
ance was good. One load of 1852 Id
Western wetfers made $685. highest
in the history of the trade, while 9TH
ers ranged at S7@7.5o, with a few
ewes up to $500. Yearlings topped at
$40. Shorn wethers sold at $3.50. Ma
tive ewes topped at $40, with others
at, s4@7.25, few going below Sc, while
small punches of wethers went up
ward of 81, and best yearlings landed
at SIS. there being no choice ones offer
ed. Michigan-fed Western lambs top
ped at 1925 and others sold at $50
800. few downward of $3.50. Shorn ar
rivals went at $S@S.40. Colorados
landed at $9.15@9.20. Natives topped at
sS.75, but others made $6.50@S65, al
though prime kinds were quotable up
wa 5 nf co OIlpta ti0nc follow.
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Chicago Butter and Eoo Market

Chicago, Feb. 23.-Butter-Mark
steady; creameries 26@3oc.; dairies,
21@25c.
EGGS-Market firm; receipts, IT,
900 cases; at mark, cases Included, il
922c.; firsts, 241sc.; prime firsts.
255ac.
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FOR sALE-JUST LISTED WITH
us yesterday, the very farm YOU
want-owner has to sell at once--all
improvements. Call quick. McIntira
Real Estate Co.. Blakesburg, Ia.
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FOR SALE-GOOD NEW CLOVER
seed. Address Monroe Marts, Route
2, new phone 1100-U.
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Courier Want Ads 12c a Word.
COAL LANDS PRosPEcTED.

COAL LANDS PROSECUTED WITH
diamond core or chum drills. Cores
pondence solicited. NJ. ID. Flanders,
Knoxville, la.
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Peoria Corn Market

Peoria, Feb. 23.-The corn market
follows:
No. 3-59kc.
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FOR SALE OR RENT-1so ACRH
farm located " miles west OF Troy.
write or call. Geo. w. Lain, Bloom.
field, Iowa, r. r. No. 8.
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RANGE OF LOG PR!cEp

Range of hog .alues at Chica 20 foa
the past week with comparisons;
Mixed and trNt
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FOR SALE,-RuSSIAN GREEN
seed oats Moses Mincks, Ottumwas
r. F. d. 3.
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FOR SALE RUssIAc; GREEN SEED
oats, scots per blu. yield Last year. as
bu. per acre. l.. L. Miller. Ottumwas
Poute 1.
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FOR SALIE-BARRED ROCK COCK
rels from scored stock. Sam Johnson.
Moravia, Ia.
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TESTED SEED CORN FOR SALE
Call on ]. l.. Wyckoff miles south
of Farson or address Iedrick, Rural
Route No. /.
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the house for a week under the phys
icians care.
Mrs. Batty Meredith of Ollie whq
visited friends in town last week .haa
returned home.
Several members OF the school board
were attending court last week In Sig
Quincy.
Rev. w. S. Gardner of Mt. Pleasant
who has been conducting the revival
meetings at the M. Z. church has re.
turned home.
Bunk Ward who was called to Hud-
son, Ia, to attend the funeral of hif
|sister-in-law Mrs. T. f. Ward has ra.
turned home.
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WANTED

WE HAVE IDEAL, SIDE LINE, FOR
salesman now employed who cannot
carry additional sampl AS profit
able as trunk line. Write us. H. c..
Zimmerman & Co., Chicago.
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ervA,L MARKETS.
Flour and Ed.


Graham -four. per s7ck .-..... 81
shorts ne,, rwt .. 1.6C
Rra;n ner cwt -. LEO
ear Corn per blu ............. ~
Shelter corn, per bu es......... Nv
Fay per cwt 1880. ........'.. 20
Straw, per c"t .r..... -. - n
e Chicken ,sf FEED ground 20 lbs ;. Is
Oyster shell, per cwt ..... 1.o1
Clam shell. per cwt 1880. Ss
E'eur. per SACK $3.50. ..-t.2oI2.'s
Corn meal. 10 ID sack -. ~
Corr. and cat chop, per cwt.. l.75
Oats straw per 100 ........ 500
1arley 49,. 80. 70
Oil meal. per cwt $1,000. 2.Vu
.nn,e. MI 49,. 10000
: up,sn n "A. 80
Oranges. per do2 $3.50. ss@sn
Bananas, ner dog $500. -. soWS.
shipred Vegetables.
u,,tsrcress ner bunch 1890. 6Qls
Cucumbers each ~
Tomatoes. Id $50. -. 49,. -
sweet potatoes peck ). -. 81
e ssshs1ey' Bunch su r.. -. .
s M,n.; o'l i, 80. .-7k
Butter, Eggs and choess.
Cen seantTGy re an.esy b. butter, lb. s5@$s
Gs sss:. pei !, doa. :. :. -: =. e e
Poultry.
g gsrssyf,, =, -, -. :: ,.S Z
live spring, lbs 49,. ~
Dressed spring. Id ). -. I'M
n,d hans dressed ID 1f1S
Ducks. dressed, lib >. 80. Avn
Specials.
rInnay cnrnh 20
Caulihower, each -........ ~
Carrots, peck $50. 20
Beets, peck 1855. 20
Onions. new. peck "
Coffee, Id 500. >s...iss 4 g5 ~
Sugar II lbs. grari.... $3.50. 100
Grape fruits dca ~
S a55s5srr gssp e; ID J: 49,: ,eo i
Egs plant 49,. ~ ~
Pa..snips. peck 49,. 49,. s se
Oysters, OF -. ~
Satisfy bunch. -. 79s
Fuel.
Soft coal in single tons s5c extra
Smoky Hollow -. $500. $50
Mystic " -. .... 3.75
White ash 49,. -. ........ 3.50
Rathbun .. -. -. 3.75
Coke, crushed $3.50. -. 500. Use
f;mokeless or Pocahontas $3.50. 100
Egg, stove and nut -. ...... 1000
Petroleum coke $50. =. $3.50. $50
Coal. carried extra 800. -. rs
Coke, Milwaukee Solvay ;. :. 800
Coke. carried extra :. ........ 80
Hard wood it per cord :. :. 900
Hard wood, extra Ter cut -. 80
Gasoline 800. -. -. $3.50. IL
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FOR sALE-AN IMPORTED BEL
GUM stallion. j. o. Boyer, Douds-
Leando, Ia.
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light grade feeders went under SAFE.
Cows and heifers were free sale at I'M
changed rates compared with Monday
Packers were inclined to bear medium
classes in early rounds, but later took
hold literally, clearing the moderate
run in good season. Bulk of the she
stock sold at S42505 and only a cutter
class below 1915. Bulls were firm at
S4.60@5 for bulk, while calves sold
strong to csc higher on brisk packer
demand, 9. prime grade Of vealers In
load lots making $3.50, while odd offer
lngs sold up to SO. Prices had the
following range:
Choice to fancy steers. -. $500 @ 500
Medium to good steers ..... 5.75@6.S5
Inferior to fair steers. -. 4.60 $50
Fat COWS and heifers. 4O0@6.26
Canning cows and heifers... 2.35@3.60
Native bulls and stays. -. $500 $40
Feeding cattle, 1,100lbs. $3.50 5.75
Fair to fancy veal calves. s25@1O.o0
Heavy calves. $500 90
Export steers .......... 5.15@6.60
pistiliery steers ..... 5.T5@6.50
Mixers and stringers (hd) 25.o0@65.Oo
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-BUCKEYE COCKER
els, Anna Bowdre, Selma. Ia.
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FOR SALE-PURE BRED ANGUS
bulls. Ed F. Oehler, Morayia. Ia.
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POSITION OF GENERAL.
housework in country. State size of
family and wages Address F-19-B,
care Courier.
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BUY TWO TO FIVE
acres of land, close to town. Must be
priced right with small payment
down. Address F-12-B care Courier.
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STOP! LISTEN! 100 ACRE FARM
$1,000: good soil; also so acre valley
farm $1,500;j 500 bearing apple trees;
other farms. McGrath, Mountain
View Mo.
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LHTITIA:
Cod Medal Flour makes the whitest
bread. SYLVIA
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26
Economic Idiocy,

Put a tax on lumber, and thus
check the destruction of the remain
ing fragment of Americas once
boundless forests" is the advice of a
gentleman who pretends to some
knowledge Of business principles.
That such sheer economic idiocy
should go u~nchallenged in any body OF
ordinary citizens seems incredible.
The tariff tax already makes the
Door mans frame house cost one
third more than 1t should. Yet this
wiseacre proposed to add another tax
or the poor man to preserve the for
ests.
And all the time Canada and Mex
leo, right next door, possess enormous
forest resources, which would be
freely at our disposal were 1t not for
our ridiculous tariff.
The American workingman and the
American farmer already are taxed
far beyond justice ana necessity.
Their burden should be lessened. not
increased.
The lumber tariff, which puts a
premium on destruction of our forests.
should be abolished, Notwithstanding
the recommendation of this economic
monstrosity who believes that good
government consists in making two
taxes grow where one grew before,
thereby taxing the nation into pros
perity.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26
Mr.. TAFT'S VIEWS"
CHIEF EXECUTIVE SEEMS A LIT.
ATLE SCARED.
His Defense Of HE Party's Position
and Actions ls Weak and inef-
fective-Scems Set Forth
az an Excuse.

The statement supplied by the cor
respondent Of the Chicago Tribune as
to the views" of Mr.. Taft on the
political situation may, we suppose, be
taken as authorized" as 1T is an
nounced to be. Since no one but Mr..
Taft himself could give authority for
1t it Is permissible to accept it as his
own for all purposes of discussion.
The first impression it conveys is
thai Mr.. Taft is a little scared. If he
were as confident as the language Of
the statement represents him to be he
would be content to let the facts take
care of themselves and trust the peO-
pie to see his claims as he says they
actually are. And the impression of
his apprehension is reinforced by the
consideration of the time he has
chosen to make his claims. Had the
Republicans of Iowa and Kansas recog-
nized those claims, had they submitted
to the leadership of the politicians
who are warm admirers of Mr.. Taft,
and had this class of politicians shown
more strength in his own state Of
Ohio, 1t Is unlikely that he would have
felt it needful to set forth at such
length and with such anxious empha-
sis the reasons why his administration
should be Endorsed at the approaching
elections. AS a matter of expediency
we should be inclined to think that he
has made a mistake, and that in the
light of the deep d~isaffection manifest
ed in his own party it would have
been safer, as 1t clearly would have
been more dignified, to maintain q
self-respectful silence as to the po-
litical situation. Perhaps that would
have required a more self-poised and
a stronger nature than Mr.. Taft's, but
his friends would have done we'll to
advise him to assume a virtue though
he had it not.
What Mr.. Taft does. does awkward
ly, and with much show of embarrass-
ment, is to excuse himself; to present
an apology for his personal and party
conduct since he became president.
That is not an imposing attitude for a
man in his high Office. 1t is all the
worse because he is excusing himself,
not as against the accusations OF his
party opponents, but as against those
of an important, aggressive and tri-
umphant portion Of his own party.
The statement put forth in his name
Is an answer to the Republican con-
vention of the middle west. And 1t Is
In substance, as we'll as in form, a
weak and ineffective answer.
Mr.. Taft makes claims for service
to his party and to the country In other
regards that are entirely justified.
They are also relatively unchallenged.
It was hardly necessary to cite them,
and they do not In the least modify
the strange inconsistency into which
he has fallen as to the tariff. He Is
right in his feeling, which he makes
more clear than perhaps he intended,
that the latter is the real issue which
his party has to meet in the elections
Of November. On hat issue we do
not think that he has done his party
much good.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26
EXCLAMATION Called For.

There is SO much room for remark
as to things applicable to the righte-
Gus government of a dependent peo
pie, as well as to common morality
and fair play, that it is as we'll prob
ably to refrain. But this much ought
to be said: The president could sure
ly find whether the sugar trust got
the goods or whether 1t came tech
nically within the law. That is, can
it not be ascertained whether a thing
like this is for or against public pol
icy? In the face of the curious indif
ference that seems to have overtaken
oficfaldom in this behalf, 1t looks as
if moral sentiment might have 9
chance for expression.