Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-10
PRESS COMMENT.
A pIun,yIed Campaign

NV. Clarke Is making dignified
campaign for governor. In one thing
he set an example for some OF our
fence riding candidates. He early
declared that he had been nominated
by the republicans of Iowa, and the
republican ticket was the one he
should support. He ANNOUNCED him
self early, and everybody knows where
to, find him. George w. Clarke Is his
own master, aside from his allegiance
to the party that honored him with a
nomination, and isis well understood
that no man or set of men have q
twist on him that can swerve him
from the rectitude of conscientious de-
votion to duty.
Waterloo Courier: It is unjust that
the automobile itself should get such
reputation for killing people when
careless driving is responsible for
practically all the mishaps.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The people
Of Iowa and particularly the members
of the legislature should awaken to the
great Importance of constructing
state roads.
Marshalltown Times Republican:
Every dollar spent on health boards
should be regarded as an investment
and not as an expense, and be 1t said
to the credit Of these boards that they
are run with smaller wastage Of
funds than any other institution OF
the government.
Oskaloosa Herald Iowa will have
the biggest corn crop In its history,
according to H. M. Cotterell, agricul-
tural commissioner Of the Rock Island
lines, who has made tour of the state.
Mr.. Cotterell also says that 10000 ST.
los have been built this year, against
900 in 1911.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: No, Gwen
dolyn, that man who Is going around
SO diligently with pad and pencil Is
not taking the census or gathering
data for the city directory-he 1s sim
ply taking a straw vote.
| Sioux City Journal: The presidents
veto. while It may be delayed some
good measures, has prevented the en-
actment OF more bad ones, ten to one.
What President Taft says Is true:
Look over the vetoes Of other presi-
dents and show me the bad ones, and l
will show you more that are good.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The demo-
Gratis have possession Of the offices in
Maine and the progressives and reg
ulars had little trouble In getting to-
gether on state ticket and putting
the matter of presidential preference
over to be settled In the November
election where national issues will be
paramount.
An Incident.
| st. Louis Times: Incidentally, Col.
Roosevelt was in st. Louis yesterday.
! But where were the shouts, the &C
CARNATIONS, the throngs? Where were
the colonePs mental and physical gen
Infections? Was he dee-lighted? Did
he have bully time? Did he observe
that st. Louis Is "the sparkling city,
o mores! O tempore! o unstable
populace!
Fifteen hundred people cared enough
about the colonel to go to famous
show building, best known In connec-
ton with skates, to hear the first per-
sonal pronoun, singular, pronounced
ad libitum. Nearly thousand of the
1900 were delegates. Five hundred,
then were people" Hence, there are
only 500 people" in st. Louis.
The spectacular personages. all go
the same way. Where is Mary Ellen
Lease? What has become of Gypsy
Smith? Why do we hear nothing of
| Gov. Stubs? Who can locate DR..
Cook? And how was it possible for
| Col. Roosevelt to come and go without
causing ripple upon the stream of
popular affection?
| A Joint Debate.
| Burlington Gazette: Martin J. Wade
suggests that A. B. Cummins and W..
S. Kenyon have joint debate on the
! presidential situation.
| Fine STUFF, but
Here's one from an exchange, says
the Emporia News, that contains its
own moral. Said the citizen: why
don't Won fro at TonpS az he certain