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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-15

Col. w. T. Chantland Of Ft- Dodge,
progressive republican, who was a
candidate for attorney general two
years ago and has since been an as
sistant to Attorney General Wicker
sham, declares that the people must
give President Taft credit for stop
ping the organization OF trusts and
combinations. 1T must be sincere
proof" he says, that Taft's sincere
campaign of law enforcement Is ac-
complishing something" Speaking OF
the increased price Of stocks OF the
subsidiary oil companies after the dis
solution, Col Chantland says the in
crease is not the fault Of the admins
tration, but simply the disclosure Of
the real situation. These subsidiary
companies" he said, were under
capitalized grossly so - and es-
Gaping just taxation. When each COM
pany was forced to stand by itself,
true values became apparent"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-15
PRESENT CONDITIONS.

Emmetsburg Reporter: So far as
the Reporter can see it fails to dis
cover a single solitary reason why the
party should try to escape
from present conditions in this coun-
try. There was never time in the
history of this or any other country
where the people on the average were
SO uniformly prosperous as at the
present time. The finances of the
country are on sound basis, and so
far as Is discernable there Is not a
cloud in the financial skies. Every
industry is working on full time and
labor is fully employed. Indeed, there
is greater demand for laborers than
at any time In the history of this
country. Wages we're never as high
as now. Bricklayers are getting sew
enty cents per hour. A man employed
in putting in the electric wiring in
the library building charged seventy
five cents per hour for his labor. A
common laborer in Emmetsburg asks
thirty cents per hour and no one will
turn his hand for you for less than
twenty-five cents per hour.
Farmers are also prosperous. In
with one of the promi-
nent farmers of this county no later
than Thursday of last week he said
that for his life he could not see why
there should be a kick on the present
condition of things. Why, 1t was not
SO long ago that the farmer could not
afford even . platform buggy TO ride
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-15
1HE EssENcE OF NONSENSE.

Dan Ford OF Des Moines, IN an artl-
Gle published In one of his nome
papers, adds a contribution to the
present political campaign by d1ssect-
ing the speech made by Temporary
Chairman McGinnis at the recent state
democratic convention at Cedar Rap
ids The speech Mr.. McGinnis made
On that occasion Ia characterized as
the Every essence of nonsense"
He did not know whether Mr.. Nc
Ginnis should be taken seriously or
whether he was indulging In humor
when he made the statement that the
republican party Is responsible LOT
present conditions" but Mr.. Ford
cheerfully admitted the allegation.
"The present conditions" he says,
are the most prosperous In our MS
tory and are the result Of republican
rule"
Answering the references In the Nc
Ginnis speech to the high cost OF
living and the price Of labor Mr.. Ford
said:
'The high cost Of living is dearer
than it was during the halcyon days
OF Grover Cleveland. saw on our
street during those frightful days Of
democracy farmers offering potatoes
at ten cents per bushel and no buyers.
This wasn't caused because the peo-
pie refused to eat potatoes, but be-
cause they (the people) didn't have
the ten cents.
"He spoke of the price Of labor, but
failed to tell US whether wages paid
were too high or too low. We all
know that wages never were as high
as. they are at present. This Is the
result of republican rule. The old
weather beaten sing.song that Is al
ways used by the democrats, he uses,
too, The rich are getting richer and
the poor poorer Those words were
spoken 5000 years ago by spouters
who screamed from the steps Of the
Parthennn at Athens, Greece. and like
Mr.. McGinnis from Leon. those fel.
lows were denouncing the tartff, as the
Mr.. Ford says that Chairman Nc
Ginnis let the cat out OF the bag when
he declared: 1.-THE only hope of the
people is in the democratic party,
which has had nothing to do with the
making OF present conditions and
steadfastly opposed the course by
which they have been brought about.
In this statement Mr.. Ford holds
Chairman McGinnis to be correct
again and he admires his candid and
straightforward manner In telling the
truth" He add: Our present won
derful prosperity can only be changed
to poverty by the election of demo-
cratic president. congress and SEN
ate. When this is done then the high
cost Of living will disappear. It will
end all strife between capital and la
bor. Trusts and combines and strikes
will then disappear when the mills
shut down."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-15
WILSON'S GIGANTIC TASK.

A progressive member OF congress,
according to Washington dispatch IN
a Chicago paper, figures Taft as an
easy favorite in the three cornered
presidential fight and shows what
gigantic task Wilson has ahead OF him
in an effort to secure q majority IN
the electoral college. This Is the way
he figures 1t out:
Wilson may retain the Bryan popn,
lar vote of 1908, and Roosevelt may
poll more votes in November by half
million than he did in the primaries,
and Taft could still retain the, electoral
vote of the states that he carried In
1908 and win the election by a ma
iority Of 1s1 over Wilson in the cleo
toral college. (Total electoral vote,
531; necessary to choice 1861
"On this basis Wilson would be
obliged to win ninety-one electoral
votes from Taft in republican territory
in order to carry the election.
"With Colorado and Nevada added
to the republican column, Taft would
win by a majority of 1919 in the cleo
toral college and Wilson would be
Obliged to secure 100 electoral votes
from Taft.
"If the candidates nominated by the
republicans in the Nebraska primaries
for electors should win by COM
bination OF the Taft and Roosevelt
forces three OF the eight would be for
Taft, and thus give him majority OF
2O5, making it necessary for Wilson to
win 1O3 in territory that is normally
republican.
Z "For every vote that Roosevelt
might poll from Wilson In the pivotal
states Taft can still lose an additional
vote to Roosevelt and still win. to the
point OF an almost equal division OF
popular votes between Taft and Roose-
welt in each state.
"On this basis he could lose heavily
in the popular vote to Roosevelt as
PolVoUyc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-15

Members OF congress who have
been trying to keep out Of both the
frying pan and the fire by lodging
questions as to their presidential
preference, are said to have found a
loophole for escape in q section OF
the campaign contributions and pub
licity law passed last year. One sec
ton of this law says: mo candidate
for representative in congress or for
senator Of the United States shall
promise any office or position to any
person, or to use his influence or to
give his support Of such person, or OF
any person, in his candidacy" II they
can answer all such embarrassing
questions With the statements that
the law prevents them from offering
support to any presidential candidate
the congressman might be able to
avoid a public announcement Of their
stand, but it Is doubtful If this would
release them from the necessity Of
answering some embarrassing pri-
vate questions when they started to
mix among their constituents.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-15
ELDoN.

Will Walters Of Whitten, s. D., is
home visiting his father, A. Walters,
and family.
All. Owen Jr. and wife returned
home Wednesday from an overland
through Kansas.
N. l. Lutz and son Ned and w. X.
Lutz returned home the first Of the
week from an overland trip to
Clarinda.
Mrs. Katherine Hollenbeck OF Oska-
loosa came Saturday for visit with
relatives and friends.
Mrs Ella Shore and daughter Neva
of Ottumwa were visitors here Satur-
day.
w. s. Beard of Versailles, Mo-, was
visitor at the J. ]. Ritz home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Shaffer and MIR. and
Mrs. John McFadden are the proud
parents OF baby girls born this week.
Mrs. Fred Cook and children of OF
tumwa are visiting here with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Lutz and
family.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-15
THE PROTECTIVE TARIFF.

Buffalo News: The Chicago plat.
form reaffirms republican belief IN the
protective tariff. Considerable space is
given to a recital of what that policy
has done for the country and there Is
hardly a business man who Will as
sumo to differ from that statement OF
to disparage It.
There are a few newspapers, espe.
cially in the importing cities on the
Atlantic seaboard, that have still the
courage to assert that the ancient idea
of danger to our industries from
competition with the ill-paid labor OF
Europe is an exploded notion. But
very few indeed are the papers that
seriously make such an absurd state.
ment
The only excuse for It for many
years was that American labor was OF
higher efficiency than foreign, but
when American manufacturers have
to go abroad to find overseers for their
shops, when. for instance, In the state
Of New York, 70 per cent Of shop
operators and managers are Of foreign
education, It is manifestly absurd to
pretend that higher efficiency IN
American labor offsets wages paid on
a basis but one-third or one-half the
American scale.
Whatever may be the outcome OF
the controversy this year, the republi.
can party stands on that policy which
has been of the greatest benefit In the
way Of the protection Of workmen
against competition with cheap labor
and in the way of development OF In
dustry in many lines.
All that was ever said in behalf OF
1t by Henry Clay and Horace Greeley
and others Of the pioneers In defense
of that policy have been proved true
over and over again in the course Of
our history. It Is no less true today
than it was In other days, to which
even the democrats now point with
pride and respect on the Fourth OF
July with great gusto as proof OF the
grandeurs and glory of the nation.
The democrats argued for tariff
board for years until the republicans
created such a board and then the
democrats began quarreling with 1t
and now try to starve 1t out Of ex-
istence by refusing the appropriation
for its support.
Nevertheless, the business men OF
the country are in favor of tariff re-
vision from time to time as particu-
lar schedule is found In need Of 1t and
they oppose nightly and Justly the
idea Of general overhauling and q
blanketing Of business enterprise for
year or two in each decade through
congressional tariff ripping and smash
ing.
The party may be right or It may
be wrong, as some think. but at any
rate 1t leaves no question whatever of
it's position. and they who vote with 1t
or vote against 1t will know precisely
what they are voting for or against
on that question when they read the
republican platform.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-15
A SLIPPED COG.

New York Tribune: OF course every.
body knows how the wicked old
parties had their convention programs
cut and dried. The chairman knew
1ust when to recognize for the spon-
taneous presentation Of every type
written motion and the recitation of
each extemporaneous speech of nomi.
nation. We supposed all that was to
be done away with by the bull moose
party convention and that the un-
bossed voice Of the people would there
find It's expression What, then, Is our
sadness to read in the dispatches from
Chicago that when the time came for
the convention to give free expression
to It's desires for a candidate. 1t ap.
peared not only that the stage was set
and the cues given and the chairman
fully instructed as to whom he should
recognize, but that the machinery was
20 speeded up that a cog slipped and
the recognition preceded the demand
for It from the floor.
When nominations were in order,
Alabama yielded to New York, just as
II a party boss had arranged it. Then
the chairman recognized Mr.. Prender.
CAST of New York, whom the chair be.
lieved to be clamoring for a chance
to enlighten the convention as to the
mysterious wishes of the Empire state
and OF Alabama But Mr.. Prendergast
was not in the hall. A sort of legal
fiction OF his having demanded recog
milton and obtained the floor having
been maintained for some ten or fiji
Aean minutes while messengers were
seeking the physical form of Mr..
Prendergast in which to embody the
spirit holding the audience spellbound,
the speech of nomination was duly de-
livered according to the official pro-
gram. It was all very natural, very
proper. Only we don't see the adver-
tised lack of machinery in the work
ing of the show,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-15
3 boat-and Betty had tainted.
The sailors rowed like mad to the

Ia boat-and--" Betty had tainted
The sailors rowed like mad to the
pier.
"A doctor" gasped one Of them %
Mrs. Bradford ran down to meet the
boat, leaving Betty to distracted
maid. We've got q man here who
went overheard 10 save one Of the
ladies. There seems to be some heart
complication. Wed better get him to
a doctor as soon as possible"
When Betty opened her eyes tall
young woman In white was bending
over her.
You're Betty" said the tall young
woman. I'm Helen-Helen ThornA
You've heard Greg speak Of me"
Don't move. DEAR" said Helen. II
just want to tell you about Greg.
He's all right; but they have him In
bed upstairs. He went overheard
after me. got in the way OF the
sails and lost my balance. He had
an awful time keeping me up: his
heart isn't strong and the strain told
on him dreadfully. He is such q
hero; how happy you ought to be.
little Betty"
Happy"
"Yes-to think you're going TO
marry him. But I don't wonder he
loves you, you're such daar-he
was telling me about you on deck
just before we went out Of the har-
Dor. He pointed you out to me, you
were Just lttt,e speck on the porch"
Betty's face famed. She wondered
II they had seen her spying. Il saw
Iyou-through the glass"
did you-then I'm afraid Greg's
surprise won't be surprise at ALL
What surprise?" demandad Betty.
I'll let him show you-it was
know If you would like It, Betty
How lovely you ara. Betty cried,
ashamed before this gracious crea-
ture Of the smallness Of her suspi-
cions. "Oh, why didn't you marry
Greg? You're better mate for him
than L.
The tears which had been near the
surface all day now overfiowed and
Betty sobbed-
my dear. my DEAR" Helen muir
INJURED. II didn't marry Greg because
we didn't love each other. We were
only good friends, and next month
am going to marry the only man In
the world for me-"
That night Greg, pale as Betty, and
much more interesting as an invalid,
sat beside her on the porch. Together
they looked at the moon. rising gold
above the waters, but they said little
until Greg took from his pocket q
little box and opened 1t. Within
Isparkled lovely ring, which. In
ra dance, matched the moonlight. TITS
for you, Betty" he said.
But Betty had confession to make
lT thought you didn't love me-" she
whispered, ''this morning when you
went away. was afraid you loved
Helen"
He fitted the ring on her thin little
finger, then drew her to him. This
ring must be a pledge" he said, "of
faith and trust And the next time
you look at me through the glasses.
Betty-look through rose-coloned
ones"
Betty buried her shamed face in
his coat. you knew?"
"Yes. That's why I didn't wave
Ito you. knew you were watching
l--and-and 1t wasn't worthy OF you,
dearest"
Then as II afraid that his little SER
mon might hurt, he kissed her. ''But
the ring seals a. new contract" he
said. Remember"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-15

In when he went to town, and the one
that had a spring seat loaned 1t to
his neighbors when he took his fam
lily to town, for many Of them could
not even afford q spring seat. Now,
he said, many farmers had light
wagon, single buggy. top buggy
and an automobile. Just why they
should be discontented and demand q
change In conditions he was at loss
to understand.
This man was no standpatter, either.
for he has always been identified with
the progressive wing of the party. He
is fearful now that In the endeavor to
have the world by the tail and have
airships to- ride in the business will
be overdone and collapse In busi-
ness follow change In the admins.
tration of affairs In this country. He
is fearful that in the endeavor to get
a higher degree of prosperity there 1s
grave danger of losing some of that
already here. Another thing, 1t is an
impossibility to reduce the price OF
the great staple products OF this
country that enter into the consump-
tion OF every home without reducing
the price of labor. II the consuming
power of those engaged In agriculture
Is reduced the consumption Of manu-
factured products will be reduced and
a general reduction In the price paid
labor will follow.
The editor Of the Reporter can we'll
and q couple of hickory shirts and one
pair Of boots did him a year. For un-
derwear he was expected to wear old
~k~ nak hA~ yNA
corn or wheat mixed together and
ground answered for coffee. Sugar
was a luxury and the kid that was for
tunate enough to have a nickel to
spend when he went to town was just
going some. We are told that such
conditions are of the past and will not
come again In the future.
In 1892, during the presidential cam
paign Of that year, when the republi-
cans sought to stem the tide that was
then demanding a change In the con-
duct OF governmental affairs, we were
told that such conditions were Of the
past and would never occur again.
Ten-cent corn and eight-cent oats and
two dollar hogs did come, and all be-
cause of the underconsumption caused
by stagnation Of business. We pre-.
sumo that this will be called all clap.
trap, but experience is the best of all
schools and there have been expert
ences in the past that should teach
us wisdom
Now If man believes that such
things cannot possibly occur again
and that any party can by legislation
make the times better than they are
at present, then 1t becomes his duty
to vote and support that party. This
is his privilege and he should live and
act up to the light that Is within him.
We just cannot see 1t that way and
must wait until we do see 1t before
our conscience can permit US to leave
the republican party.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-15
WHAT'S THE KICKING ABOUT?

Wayne, Neb., Herald: Sixteen years
ago the cost of living was too low and
everybody was hard up. Now the cost
of living is too high, and everybody is
prosperous. Sixteen years ago farm
products were hardly worth hauling to
market, and there were half dozen
men for every job at low wages. Now
whatever farmer raises he knows is
marketable at profitable prices. and
every man, willing to work, Is en-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-15

ployed at good wages. There was 2
good deal OF complaint sixteen years
ago, and there Is q good deal Of com.
plant now. What we demanded six.
teen years ago, we have got now. Does
anybody really know what he Is kick
ing about?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-15
THE REAL ROAD.

What is the real rOad?
ask, in musing mood.
Order" said the court;
knowledge said the school;
Truth" said the wise man;
Pleasure" said the fool;
Love-" said the maiden;
Beauty said the page;
Freedom" said the dreamer;
Home" said the sage;
Fame" said the soldier;
Equity said the seer
Spake my heart full sadly;
"The answer is not here"
Then within my bosom
Softly this l heard:
Each heart holds the secret
Kindness Is the word"
John Boyle O'Reill.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-15

"Roosevelt's popular vote in 1904"
the congressman adds, was 7.628.834
and Tafts popular vote in 1908 was
h, ,e79,0 ,0Os, or $4,000 greater than Roose-
yelt's vote in 1904"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-15

which is always going around the corner to take
drink Just when somebody would like to use it.
There several ways of cultivating the WILL the
neatest Of which is to strike 1t twice IN the BACK OF
the head with good resolution and Sc 1t in de-
termined tone of voice.
When will has been treated in this manner 1or
few times in succession 1t will not attempt to drag
the owner out of bed for E1ld eyeopener IN the
form of three fingers in a large tin tub.
A stout willis which never has to De mas
saged by inserting home tobacco In the coffee
fabby will is popular variety which has to
back up against electric bers and the cubeo cigar
cite In order to let 60.
After will has become halter broke and doesn't
have to be driven with kicking straps. nobody Will
have to ask the owner where he stands anything
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-15
PRESS COMMENT.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Governor
Wilson spent some hours one day this
week posing for his photo to be used
on campaign posters. Without wish
ing to detract in the least from Mr..
Wilson'S merits as presidential timber,
we rise to remark that unless the
artist does more for him than nature
has done, it would not be wise for him
to rely too much on the posters, es-
pecially in the woman suffrage states.
Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser: 1t
is true that the policy Of imposing
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-15

conducted Dy the American QeOuo.
Mr.. Wilson tells us that it Is to be
regulated but in such manner as
not to do more harm than good"
The Eagle is glad Mr.. Wilson has be-
gun his battle against the American
tariff early. There will be time to
discuss 1t between now and the day
of election. 1t is fair warning to
the American father and the Ameri
can artisan. If the work laid out by
Messrs. Wilson and Redfield Is accom-
plished the farmer and artisan can
not plead ignorance to their inten-
ton.
The situation is now up to the
farmer and artisan.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat: Those
who intend to join the third party dis
cover that it is impossible at the same
time to remain fractionally In some
other party. Revolutions never work
in that fashion. Boilers soon find
themselves out. and generally down
also.
Topeka State Journal: All Of the
statesmen in the whole world, work
ing twenty-four hours a day and hav-
ing things their own way, could not
complete the Roosevelt program for
bringing about the millennium in a
century.
Omaha Bee: The bull moose con-
vention at Chicago kindly let the col
onel have everything exactly his own
way. If the republican convention in
June had only done that, there would
have been no bull moose gathering.
New York Herald: It must have
been a vision of the bull moose next
November which inspired Omar Khay-
yam to say: "And, 10, the phantom
caravan has reach'd The Nothing it
set out FROM"
Omaha World. Herald: The prohibi-
ton nominee says the liquor traffic is
the cause of the high cost Of living.
Perhaps he confuses the high cost of
living with high old times.
Florida Times Union: The bull
moose party makes two new depar-
lures when it shuts the negroes of the
south out Of its convention and per-
llllIS IuC AC6IOOo VI ClC liOlCA W RehA
ticipate. 1t Is new thing for party
to openly discriminate against man
in the matter Of political rights on ac-
count of his color. 1t is also new to
proclaim that voter has rights If he
lives in one state which he cannot ex-
ercise if he lives in another. OF
course the whole thing is a bid for
southern democratic votes And this
is again a new departure. Even in
seeking votes men generally pretend
to advocate fixed principles. We do
not remember when announcement
was ever made before: II favor this
in one part Of the country because
think I can gain votes there by favor
ing it, and oppose it in another part
because in that part think will gain
votes by opposing It," While we do
not think he will gain votes anywhere
by this straddle, we admit we are not
sure. He would not get any votes at
all outside of the toughest cowboy
class If he didn't have his supporters
hypnotized. We can't say how many
men he has hypnotized and we can't
be sure what hypnotized man will
do
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-15

One of the most amusing things OF
the campaign is Roosevelt's state
ment that he came near losing the
nomination at his own convention In
Chicago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-15

Paraphrasing an old saying, some
one says: Take care Of your pennies
and the chances are your dollars will
be blown in by your heirs.