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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-19
Press Comment.
THE STABILITY OF PARTIES.

New York Globe: Edward STAN
wood, author Of the History of the
Presidency" is able to establish to his
own satisfaction in an article in the
Atlantic Monthly that the stumping
tours by presidential candidates have
little effect. Blaine was the first pres
idential candidate to travel, and was
the first republican candidate since
the civil war to lose Bryan, in his
three losing campaigns, was the most
heard American of his time. Mr.. STAN
wood concludes that mo appreciable
inroad was made in the ranks of their
opponents" The reasoning isn't con-
vincing. Perhaps Blaine and Bryan
would have been worse beaten If they
had stayed at home.
What Mr.. stanwood proves is not
the unwisdom of presidential tours
but the extraordinary stability of the
two principal American political or
ganizations The following table gives
the division Of the popular vote be-
tween the two parties since and in
Gliding 1864:
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EVENINGS At HOME.

Waterloo Reporter: Winter is ap-
preaching and be blessing or det-
riment with it the long evenings, to
the youth and children of the homes.
What are we going to. do about It?
Will we take time from business and
social duties and allot IL to the ad-
vancement and pleasures of the chill
dren, or will we let them find their
own. entertainment and amusement?
The evenings will be long, time will
hang heavy on their hands and heads;
in idleness there is mischief to do.
The children should receive the
blessings of home surroundings. pleas
ure, amusement, instruction.
No matter If we save the world,
grow rich and prosperous, we lose all
II the boy or girl goes wrong.
Put on the thinking cap right now
and prepare a series of diversions at
the home for the boy and the girl
Do it today even II you have to ne
elect other interests to plan and &C
complish. Turn the home into play
house. Never mind dirt or snow. 1t
will be tracked In, but it can be
cleaned, wiped up. 1t is more difficult
to clean the heart and soul of the boy
that has been led astray by neglect.
The Reporter would like suggest
ions as to the best plan to keep the
boy and girl home winter evenings.
What are we going to do with the
girls that have no home, save their
little rooms to go to! How many will
open their homes for them once a
month, or even more often?
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Parker in 1904 was the worst peat
en- major party candidate for the
presidency, but even he received 40
out of each 100 votes. In 1872 Greeley,
the next worst beaten, received A out
of each 100 votes. In 1880 and 1884
there was practically an even division
between the parties. In 1892, the year
OF the democratic tidal wave," Cleve-
land had but So per cent, and in 1896,
a year when political allegiance was
commonly shifted, Mckinley had but
"a per cent.
The great majority Of American
voters heretofore have stuck to their
party, no matter what was It's plat
form or who were it's candidates. 1t
is year of extraordinary change
when one out of ten changes. It may
not prove to be so this year, but that
1t has been so Is a fact worth con-
sidering by the amateur prophets who
see everything for one party and moth
ing for the other.
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ANSWERED OUT OF HIS own
MOUTH.

Congressman Rodenberg Of East st.
Louis, the Chicago Inter Ocean OBJ
serves, was interrupted in a speech the
other day at Reno, Bond county, by q
man in the crowd who yelled:
What about the tariff and the high
cost Of living?"
Mr. Rodenberg stopped his address
and proceeded to make the man an
swer himself by asking him questions.
The dialogue was like this:
Are you farmer?
Yes.
Did you sell a horse in 1896?
Yes, sold a good horse for $40.
Have you sold horse recently?
Yes, sold one last week for 1925.
Was It better horse than the one
you sold In 1896?
No, the one l sold in 1896 was a
much better animal.
Then Mr.. Rodenberg went on with
his speech. ~" 80
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should be elected-and the fight is
manufacturer and merchant win know
on the morning of November 9Th that
he is up against new tariff. AS
nothing can be done until the new con-
gress assemblies after the 4th of March
and several months will be consumed
in arranging, debating and enacting
the new tariff schedules, there is GER
tain to be a long period Of uncertainty
and anxiety, during which the fac
tories will do no more work than Is alb
solutely necessary. The purchase of
supplies will be stopped and orders
will fall off. The farmers confronted
by the lack of a home market and
the certainty Of foreign importations,
will be anxious and compelled to care
fully husband their resources. Banks
will be averse to extending credits
and will call in outstanding loans in
the certain knowledge that their re-
serves will be depleted as soon as
American gold begins to go abroad
Under these circumstances-and
they are certain to happen as night
follows day-how can present condi-
tons continue unchanged?
This is the question which the
American people are now asking. This
is the condition which is confronting
them. This is the truth which repub-
lican leaders are emphatically and
forcitly driving home. The effect is
being seen in the awakening of the
country-an awakening which, as the
days progress, tends more and more
to the election Of President Taft and
the republican ticket on November 8.
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HiLLsboRo.

f. B. Whitaker returned Saturday
morning from Grand Lodge at Daven-
port He was lhonored by being ap-
pointed chairman Of one of the import
ant committees at this session.
Rev. DR.. Meggs Of Muscatine VIII
lecture. for the Mems club at the Bap-
fist church Tuesday evening.
were shopping in Ottumwa Saturday.
The Country Embroidery club Will
meet with Mrs. Nellie Smutz next Fri
day afternoon.
VIII Holiday and family Of TT.
Madison came up Saturday for short
visit with friends.
Rev. c. s. Carroll Is conducting
evangelistic meetings at Utica.
Mrs. Belle Harper Of Fairfield came
down Friday evening for a short visit
with her mother Mrs. S. j. Allen.
A daughter was born Wednesday,
Oct. 8, to Mrs. Mary Farnum Proper.
Sam Whitaker of Fairfield came
home Saturday morning.
Frank Sprott returned from Mont
rose Monday. :.
Mrs. Sarah Graves has been quite Ill
the past week. Her daughter Mrs. An
geline Conley Of Birmingham Is here
helping care for her.
Fred Williamson will leave In few
days for Donnellson where he will on
gage in the jewelry business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carter and Miss
Hattie Mogel attended the corn show
in Mount Pleasant Tuesday.
Little Florence Howe entertained
twenty six little friends at her seventh
birthday Saturday
Harry Bokoff and family have moved
into the Farley property north Of the
railroad.
O.. A. Collins and family visited the
latter part Of the week at the M. E.
Harlan home here.
Miss Dickens of Iowa Wesleyan was
an over Sunday visitor with Miss
Ethel Mcdonald.
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One Of the campaign orators in dis
cussing the recall Of judges issue and
the proposition to settle all questions
by the town meeting method of hav-
ing a popular vote puts 1t like this:
"The business of the courts should
be regulated automatically-thus: II
Bill Unkefer killed Bud Slavens' dog,
and beat Bud out on prosecution for
damages, Bud could rally his friends,
by petition, the state would pay for a
special election to pass on the squirrels
jud gment. If Bud beat them the case
reverted for trial again. II Bud won
in the new trial of the main issue,
then Bill could rally his friends by
petition and upset that judgment, and
the case would be just where it started
unhampered' by the delay OF the ma
chinery OF the courts; and thus it
would continue to be handled by the
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The first republican rally Of the
will be held at the Garrick
theater on Green street this evening.
The speakers will be James H. Trewin,
president of the Iowa League Of Taft
clubs. one Of the strong lawyers Of
the state and member of the state
board Of education, John w. Lewis, a
prominent Ottumwa lawyer, who has
always been allied with the demo-
cratic party, but is supporting Presi-
dent Taft, and Major T. P. Spilman, a
leader in the sixth district politics.
Every voter should turn out to hear the
issues Of the campaign as discussed
by these speakers. ar
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"Well," he would reply, showing
as little interest in the subject as
possible, II amt no wuss."
Further than that he wished to
say nothing, and 1t took the cunning
of a serpent to discover his real feel.
ings.
A man who was knocked down In
the street by snowslide, was assail.
ed by sympathizing crowd with con.
dolence and question
''Did 1t hurt you?" inquired one OF
his rescuers, as he brushed the snow
from his clothes Of the we'll powdered
victim
well" was the cautious answer,
ut Amt done me no good. "-Argo-
naut.
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lieves in constitutional government to
support President Taft and he called
on progressive republicans to repudi-
ate the reckless course Of the recent
congress by voting for President Taft.
Mr.. Trewin closed the speaking with
an appeal for the election of the en-
tire ticket. He declared that Taft will
carry Iowa, and he complimented Wa
pello county on its magnificent Taft
organization
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1T begins to look as though Iowa
republicans were getting back into the
normal party condition once again,
says the Burlington Hawk-Eye., With
Clarke, Kenyon, Carroll, Cosson, Hard
Ing, Trewin. Lacey and other we'll
known party leaders in the field, not
only fighting for the state republican
candidates but for Taft and the ticket
from top to bottom, there are indica-
tons that the republican vote in Iowa
next November will be ono OF the
good old.fashioned kind.
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ruE FREE TRADE DANGER.

wonderful business development
has come to the country since William
McKinlay's election sixteen years ago
Wrought an end to the disastrous per-
Tod Of hard times ushered IN with the
wilson tariff bill The followers OF
another Wilson are now saying, as was
said in the campaign of 1899, that the
country is now 90 big and 80 prosper
GUS that the present conditions Will con
TIME no matter who may be elected.
CHARLES F. Scott, director of the pub
licitv bureau of the republican nation
al committee, points out that the
statement was shown to be false then
and II IL false now. He says:
unfortunately, but none the less
truly prosperity Is not alone the gift
~ God. There were bountiful crops
between 1893 and 1897, when the demo-
Gratis were in power, cut corn was
worth only 16 cents bushel, wheat
sold for "a cents bushel and other
cereals we're equally low, while cattle
and hogs hardly paid for the cost OF
raising. The trouble then was that
the factories were closed and work
5 ingmen were idle, because OF the
amount Of goods bought abroad, while
millions Of dollars Of American gold
was shipped across seas IN order to
pay the bills Of foreign creditors
Who can give assurance that what
happened then would not happen
again?
woodrow Wilson is a free trader.
He testified before the tariff board
that he favored the repeal of all pro-
tective tariff laws and advanced the
un-Amerfcan, un-patriotic, Illogical and
absurd proposition that because there
was q free Interchange of commodities
between the states Of this union there
should be a similar free interchange
between the United States and the
producing countries of the world. 1t
would seem as If a man who is so
blinded by a life spent within the four
walls OF college cloister that he can
not see the difference between his
own country and other nations ought
never to be elected president of the
American people.
with Woodrow Wilson a confessed
free trader. and with Champ Clark
declaring, as he did upon the floor of
the house, that custom houses ought
70 be destroyed, there is no doubt that
freeytrade laws will be proposed. Their
enactment is equally certain. In the
present house of representatives there
are 229 democrats, z125 of whom came
from the south The southern demo
Gratis, honest and able as they may be
are. nevertheless free traders by SEN
timent and tradition. Even Chairman
Underwood of the ways and means
committee, although he comes fri a
district which has developed manufac-
turing industries, proudly declared
that a bill which bore his name did
not contain a vestige of protection.
The southern free traders will domin-
ate the democratic cause and out-vote
the northern and western democrats
who would like to see their business
intereSG saved from destruction.
H/tharefoEA Woodrow Wilson
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SAINT Kirkpatrick in 1912, paid taxes
in Guilford county, North Carolina, on
valuation of $3.50, on his farm and
home and income properties in Green's
boro. He has paid taxes In North
Carolina for over twenty years. His
name has not appeared on the tax
books Of any county in the sixth dis
trtct Of Iowa, for many years. Why
don't he run for congress where his
home is and where he lives and his
interests are?
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Roosevelt cannot possibly be elected
so that the republican who votes for
him will simply be reducing the Taft
vote-thereby helping to elect Wilson
and free trade.
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THE OPENING Rally.


county was auspiciously opened last
night with rally at the Garrick
theater. Three speakers were heard.
Major T. p Spilman, lifelong re-
publican and a leader Of the WapeAo
county progressives, opened the meet
ing. John w. Lewis, prominent for
years in the councils of the democratic
party, followed with an eloquent ad-
dress in which he gave his reasons for
supporting President Taft in this cam
paign. James H. Trewin of Cedar Rap
ids, president of the Iowa League of
Taft Clubs, closed the meeting with a
forceful presentation of the issues.
Major Spilman voiced his great ad-
miration for Colonel Roosevelt, but
he held it to be duty to his friends
and neighbors to put all personal and
political considerations aside and sup
port President Taft, whose policies he
believes will be for the greatest good
for the greatest number. He recalled
the hard times Of twenty years ago,
and said it was the fear of a repeti-
ton of these conditions that moved
him to lift his voice in favor Of the
election of Mr.. Taft. He closed by de-
claring that much as he admired
Colonel Roosevelt, he regretted his
effort to destroy the republican party
which has done so much to honor him,
party with it's splendid achievements
in the past, with all the traditions that
cluster about u.s." He added that he
believed 1t would be great mistake
to try to build up political organiza-
ton on the personality of any man,
however great his ability or however
splendid his achievements in the past,
and 50 believing" he said, II must give
Mr.. Taft whatever support l am able. -
Mr., Lewis declared that the time
has gone by in this country when the
citizen need feel shame to vote &C.
cording to his judgment. He felt no
embarrassment in lending his vote and
his voice to what he believes the
course OF patriotic duty. Mr.. Lewis
charged that in the late congress an
unholy alliance, in pursuit OF offices
and power, went on rampage OF
tariff ripping and prosperity leveling'
and that president Taft, by cour-
ageous use of the veto, saved the coun-
try from the consequences OF congress
sional folly"
He explained that he has given his
support to President Taft because he
vetoed these immoral tariff bills. He
could not support Woodrow Wilson
because Wilson believes In those tariff
measures that would have been enact
ed. but for President Taft's courageous
stand, The Roosevelt program he de-
clared to be menace. The radical and
revolutionary changes in our organic
law favored by the third party, he
said. threatens to take from the citizen
those safeguards to person and prop
erty without which orderly liberty is
impossible and which sooner or later
must lead to confusion, disorganiza-
ton and the final overthrow OF all pop
ular government. He includes Wilson
in this indictment against Roosevelt,
declaring that many of these revolu-
tionary proposals are advocated by the
democratic candidate, who attempts to
nose as the real reformer".
Mr.. Lewis said. that no sane man
could assert, that the present contest
does not lie between Taft and Wilson.
He appealed to the democrat who be-
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WH9HVVeT ne saw way ne WUuIu uVuBo
into alley and run until his breath settled in one
spot and stopped him. His intention to go on the
supreme bench and unite few Gordian knots In our
Jurisprudence for time and eternity He was baked IN
this humane desire by T. Roosevelt who seized him by
the belt straps hurled him at the head Of the COM
mon people. We remark. in passing, that this was
some hurl. Mr.. Taft born in Ohio but II he mad
it to do again he would probably choose Asiac
Turkey. The sultan of Turkey lives a peaceful life
compared to the president of the United States. II
somebody calls the sultan something which he does
not like, he reaches for the critic with scimitar and
deprives him Of his vocal organs Nobody refers
to the sultan aiibird without offering contrte
apology in the form Of sudden death President TAFT
is a ar nr,ith laroo hoarf Ia with
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Ottumwa extends a hearty well
come to Speaker Champ Clark today.
1t is one Of .Ottumwa's characteristics
that 1t can lay aside politics when
one OF the country's eminent citizens
pays us the honor of visit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-19

M. A. McCord, republican candidate
for congress In the sixth district Of
Iowa lives in the sixth district of
Iowa. He is not attempting to run for
congress In Greensboro N. G..
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A Taft club organized In Wapello
county has 1000 members. Taft will
carry Wapello county by big ma
jOrity. -
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Most Food 10 Poison

to the dyspeptic. Electric Bitters soon
relieve dyspepsia, liver and kidney COM
plants and debility. Price soc. Frank
B. Clark.
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Avoiding Trouble.

Avoiding Trouble.
Some one approached the man In
charge Of the Pratt band and asked:
"Are you the leader Of this brass
band?"
NO" replied the distressed person
with the baton. Every man In this
band thinks he is soloist, and am
the umpire. kansas City Star.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-19
Sidewalk Sketches
BY Howard. Ram
WHY WHO'S WHO.


achieve with swollen
presidency
the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-19

people direct, in special elections, until
the people should decide, by the oondi-
ton OF the pollbook, that some judg-
ment should stand"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-19

low batting politician The
political would
depvng million country
The president anything
graduate time sharpen his mashie.
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Optimlsts.

For noncommittal brevity of speech,
commend us to the Yankee lord of the
soil One such, who was obliged to
make a physician daily visits had an
unvarying answer to the question.
"How do you feel today2"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-19
D,.oracefuI Conduct

OF flyer and bowels, in refusing to act,
is quickly remedied with DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. Easy. safe. sure. &c.
Frank b. Clark.
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Humorous Comment
Exceptions Noted.

Father was on the war path, and
when at last he came across Willie In
an odd corner OF the garden, the en-.
gagement commenced.
"Willie,' demanded Mr.. Smith, have
you eaten any Of those large dessert
pears left in the cupboard?"
"Pa," replied the young hopeful. y
cannot tell lie. l have not touched
one"
William, senior, eyed William, jun.
Tor, wrathfully.
.Then how is it." asked the parent,
that found these three pear cores
in your bedroom, and there Is only
one pear in the cupboard?"
Father" said Willie, with an eye
on the garden gate, father, that's the
one I didn't touch!'-Answers.
A Parable.
Frederick w. Taylor, the advocate
of scientific management, said the
other day in Philadelphia:
1.-TWO men stood watching a steam
shovel at work. With clatter and q
roar the shovel bit into steep bank,
closed on a carload OF earth and
dumped it into waiting freight
train.
l".It drives me wild, said the first
onlooker, to see that monster TAX
ing the bread out OF good mems
mouths. Look at it. Why, It's filing
up those fiat cars faster than a hum
dred men with picks and shovels
could do It, 4
''But the other onlooker shook his
head and answered:
"'see here. mister, II 1t would be
better to employ hundred men with
picks and shivels on this job,
wouldn't be better still, by your way
OF thinking, to employ thousand men
with forks and tablespoons
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REPUBLICAN TICKET.
National Ticket.
For President,
WILLIAM H. TAFT.

National Ticket.
For President,
WILLIAM H TAFT.
For Vice. President,
JAMES 8. SHERMAN.
For sixth District Eiecloa'
ELLSWORTH ROMlNGE
state Ticket. -
For Governor,
GEORGE w. CLARKE.
Fnr Lieutenant Governor
W. L. HARDING.
For Treasurer.
W. C. BROWN.
For Auditor, =
JOHN l.. BLEAKLEY.
For Secretary of State.
W. S. ALLEN.
FOR Attorney General,
GEORGE COSsON.
For Superintendent.
A. M. DEYOE.
Tor Judges Of Supreme Cour!
+. r. GAYNOR
3. w. PRESTON.
For Railroad Commissioner
N. S. KETCHUM.
Congressional Ticket.
ynr Representative Sixth Dlstr1c"
AZ. A.. M'CORD.
County Ticket.
For Representatives.
w. w. EPPS .s e.
FRANK SHANE.
For Auditor.
ALBERT BLUHM... .....-..
For Treasurer, s.u
A. A. LEWIS. ...s.
For Recorder.
J. c., POULTON.
For Clerk,
FRANK T. LYNCH
For Sheriff.
II. w. MICHAEL. -
For Attorney. ~
W. A. WORK.
FOR Superintendent,
JOSEPH PARKS.
For Coroner,
DIR. e. A. SHEAFE %
For Supervisor (1s1s).
G. Il. NORTON. -.
For Supervisor (1s14).
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For vice-President,
JAMES s. SHERMAN.
For sixth District Elector'
ELLSWORTH ROM1NGEH.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-30

IGNORING her house guest, Miss Mel
PrlChard. Of Fairmont, Miss Heller
Jones informally entertained few O.
her girl friends at Paden Park Satur
day afternoon. Dancing and guessin,
contests were the principal. divers. un
and at five O'Clock dainty luncheon
was served. Among the guests were
Misses Nell Prichard, OF Fairmonti
Marguerite kenHey, OF huntington
Clara Alder, Annette Frame, Sara
Bailey. Beatrice Fitzgerald, Hele,
Fraser, Helen GaIrncy and Genevicy,
Gaifney.-Sis;erSyiile Oil Review.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-30
Bradford Family Reunion.

= Four generations Of the Bradford
family assembled on Sunday, at the
home OF c. 3. Bradford in Broad Oaks.
A large asgcnh'agc greeted Mr.. c. B.
Bradford, who is now in the Slst year
Ct his ago, and all who wore there en-.
i2yed his hospitality during the day.
The guests began arriving at 900 a.
b.. and Mt 100 p, NJ. a bounteous
feast was served on the lawn, from n
table 4S feet long, which was laden
with all good things to cat, and which
was greatly appreciated by all present.