Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-19

for gasoline than his grandfather did
for groceries,"
Don't ask for civilization on the
half-shell and then complain Of the
cost. II we find there Is high cost for
living. just remember We are living
high"
"I organized q company of boy scouts
back in Minnesota, and the first thing
II did was to provide them with q
gymnasium. with wrestling mats and
boxing gloves and everything that goes
with the presidency"
News these days consist of things
that never ought to happen-the un-
usual things such as wrecks, divorces.
scandals. mine disasters, murders and
democratic victories" -.
1--WE always thought OF the Philip
pines as ! do of triplets--they are
something You can't advocate and
can't give away"
Mr. RooseveIt's Imaginary Grievance.
! Chicago Record-Herald: In his
manifesto on the election and the fl-
ture Of the progressive party Colonel
Roosevelt makes or repeats one charge
which utterly lacks a basis OF fact and
which does grave injustice to the press
OF the country. 49,
He says that during the campaign
"the channels Of information" We're
largely choked" to the detriment alike
Of the public and the third party.
| The public was not deprived of news
concerning the third party. The
! Roosevelt campaign received It's full
share Of attention and space even IN
newspapers that opposed the third
party. In many instances that party
obtained more space than either OF the
other great parties. ... -s,
| The progressives have cause for
pride and satisfaction in the vote they
polled. but their unparalleled feat"
was performed with the aid Of the
press, which was entirely fair and I'M
partial in giving the public news and
facts.
THE REPUBLICAN INsURGENT.
Washington Post: Whatever else
the recent election may have done,
the probability Is that 1t wiped the re-
publican slate in the senate and the
house clean of insurgency. So long
as the control of the senate was even
ly matched between democrats and
republicans, with the insurgents hold
ing the balance of power, the men who
refused to go along with the regular
Republicans had an influence entirely
out of proportion to their numbers
and the size of the states they repre-
scented.
In the senate, for instance, six in
surgents, by playing the democrats
against the regular republicans, could
shape legislation to suit their own
ends. Now. however, the power OF
the insurgent Is gone. Unless they are
willing to work with the regular re-
publicans in the senate and the house
as an aggressive minority, they will
not even attract passing notice. Vot
ing with the democrats would be 8
nice tribute to Thomas Jefferson and
Andrew Jackson but it would not i'm
prove the political prospects Of the
insurgents. o.,
The new congress will test the po
litical faith of the insurgents. The
situation is trying one They car
lno longer set themselves up as sep
arate minority. They cannot ever
scare the new majority by threaten
ing to vote with the republican min
GRITTY occasionally. The insurgents
will have to play the game now accord
ing to the rules. Either they must
swing along with the democrats OF
they may become part and parcel Of
fighting minority. The republicans
however, will insist upon declara
ton of faith from the insurgents. They
cannot afford to entertain kickers in
their own camp. The republican
minority must turn itself into com
pact and loyal fighting force If 1t As
to make effective opposition to the
democrats.