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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-26
WILL MAKE A Difference.

One of the favorite assertions Of
democratic spellbinders in this cam.
paign is that prosperity is the gift OF
God and no matter how the election
goes IN November 1t will not be affec-
ted. This assertion has been repeat
ed In the democratic press to some
extent. but the same position was
taken by the democratic orators and
newspapers in 1892. That was year
of bountiful crops and good prices;
capital was seeking investment and
labor was fully employed. The effort
on the part of the republicans to
make the people believe that a
change would be disastrous was met
by defeat at the polls, and In less than
two years there was distress all over
the country.
Wheat which had been 81 cents
per bushel In 1892, was A cents a
bushel in 1895; oats went down from
IS cents In 1892 to IA cents In 1896;
corn, which was 81 cents bushel in
1892, went down to 16 cents in 1886
all because a democratic administra-
ton had enacted the Wilson tariff
law.
The operations Of this tariff law is
summarized as follows: .-
One of the tariff bills passed by the
democratic house Of representatives
during the past summer places cereals
on the free list. II the president had
not vetoed this bill, farmers of this
country would have been compelled to
meet the competition Of the great
fields Of Canada and all other grain
producing countries. And not only the
farmers but manufacturers will suffer
by the menace OF democratic free
trade legislation. AS soon as it is
certain that the protective system is
to be wiped out, In accordance with
the pledge of the democratic plat
form, producers Of manufactured arti-
cles will at once cease manufacture
ing and await the blow which will fall
upon them, Then will come the en-
forced idleness of the workingmen and
general distress.
II prosperity is a gift Of God why
was Gods grace Withdrawn from this
country from 1898 to 1897? In point
of fact, it was not withdrawn. The
earlier and later rains fell as usual,
the soil was just as fertile, the people
were just as industrious, and the
crops were just as bountiful as in the
preceding four years and yet the
prices of farm products during those
four Cleveland years were less by
$4,5O0,OOO,00O than the same crops
would have brought if sold at the
prices which prevailed during the
preceding Harrison administration.
That is to say, the penalty which the
farmers of America paid for four years
Of democratic administration was
equal to one and one-half times the
cost Of the c,zH war.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-26
A Few Political Donts.

Iowa City Republican,: Roosevelt
said it would be political calamity tor
him to be nominated again for the
presidency of the United States.
Don't vote for calamity. -
Don't vote for hard times to every
body but yourself, thinking you will
escape the hard times.
Don't vote for spite.
The democratic party always Gas a
partly flourished on hard times.
Don't vote for hard times.
Don't vote for man who, while
writing political history, wrote into
one short sentence three wilful, mali
cious lies about statesman, and yet
calls all men liars who do not agree
that he is the only truthful political
man who ever aspired to an office IN
the United States.
Don't vote to change good ad'
ministration for doubtful one.
Don't vote against the man who has
tried his best to bring the govern
ment to business basis, with a fair
measure Of success.
Don't vote against the man who has
given us the parcels post.
Don't vote for the man who Is
strenuously trying to break up the
party which gave him the highest
honor it is possible for any man to
get from any party, just because that
party did not see fit to give him what
Washington refused and what Gen
eral Grant couldn't get, third term
of office in the same high honor, the
president of the United States. 49,.
I Roosevelt was a good republican
when he went into the national re
publican convention and ran in the pri
maries as a republican, and because
he was not chosen to be the candidate
for president for third term, left the
republican party, withdrew from the
republican club and said he was nc
more republican forever and has
been trying strenuously ever since tc
defeat the republican party.
Don't vote for man who will sacri
flee principle for spite. IT,. ...
Don't vote to make everything you
have to buy cheaper, for you may
make everything you have to buy
cheaper. ..-"
Don't vote to reduce your income
Every radical change of prices on al
commodities is against the laborinE
man, for the price of labor is always
the first to come down and the last Il
| go up. r r. rr-~ r.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-26
HARDWOOD AND SMITH
PLEDGER TO KENYON

Des Moines, Oct. 24.--W. H. Har-
wood and Dr. Charles F. Smith, candi-
dates for the state legislature from
Polk county on the progressive ticket
have pledged themselves to vote for
Senator w. S. Kenyon If elected. The
pledge was made at q meeting adj
dressed by all the candidates in the
county. The two men are making an
aggressive fight for election.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-26
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE OUT OF
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

Chicago Inter-Ocean: The Chicago
Tribune refers to The Inter-Ocean as
1.-The standpat organ" because this
paper reminds it's readers what a
cipher with the rim off the progress
sive party would be without Theodore
Roosevelt. The Tribune intends a
slur by thus describing a newspaper
which is faithful to republican prin-
ciples and traditions and proud Of re-
publican achievements.
The Inter-Ocean accepts the de-
scription as one of honor. II to be
faithful to the principles and policies
of the party which saved the union
and freed the slave Is to "standpat"
then The, Inter-Ocean Is glad and
proud to stand pat
II to urge the continuance in power
of a party whose policies in legisla-
ton and conduct of administration
have ever scrupulously regarded the
material welfare of the American
people. and have promoted their pros
perity until In average wealth and
comfort they surpass the people Of
any nation on earth, Is to stand pat"
then The Inter-Ocean's conscience Is
clear and 1t has nothing to repent.
President Taft, in his message to
his fellow citizens on the condition Of
the country, printed yesterday, notes
that in forty years the turnover OF
our domestic trade has increased
from $7,0OO,O0O.O00 to $4,000, 900
annually, our foreign trade has grown
from $1,0O0,000.0O0 to $4,000,000,000
annually, and that today in the Pitts
burgh industrial district alone there
is work waiting for 10000 more men
than can be found to do 1t.
If to rejoice in national prosperity
and in the increasing diffusion of the
means of comfort, education and cul-
ture among the American people is to
stand pat"-if to urge the people to
continue in power the political party
whose principles and policies have
brought them these benefits and these
causes for rejoicing Is to stand pat"
then The Inter-Ocean 80 stands like
the granite hills and as immovable
against the winds raised by self
seeking demagogues in their efforts
to be-fool the people.
We note in passing that the Chicago
Tribune, calling itself THE Worlds
Greatest Newspaper" buries on an in
side page this important message
from the president of the United
States on matters Of interest to every
man and woman in nation of 1907
O00, 900 people. 80.
II the spirits of the dead return we
should think that Of Joseph Medill
would rebuke the boys" for such
ineptitude in newspaper making and
for such desertion Of the party and
the principles and policies for which
he fought shoulder to shoulder with
Abraham Lincoln.
The truth is that the Chicago
Tribune, having deserted the re-
publican party and its principles, like
q retreating cuttlefish seeks to hide
its desertton by squirting ink at news
papers which remain faithful to the
republican gospel Of orderly liberty
and American prosperity.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-26

ment to invest in rubber plantation This Is due to
the fine print, which throws of okers, oopholes and
side entrances faster than the tariff schedules Every
contractor has force Of movable carpenters who are
found in the spot two days IN succession
This usually enables the plasterers to begin their work
about the time the fall rains set in. When man is
building house which he would like to move into be-
fore he dies, he and ties the contractor with
forfeiture clause then chuckes loudly to his WIFE The
contractor however, back with bill OF extras
that makes the original contract price look like the col
lection at missionary tea This strong bond
CT affection to spng between the contractor and the
hNder and this bond is seldom severed outside Of the
district court The contractor has good deal to put
with. of his is the tight Cti
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many years. He moved away from
here nearly quarter of century ago
and has acquired property in another
st tie, the interests Of which are very
little like the interests of Iowa. He
knows that it is not right that lie live
in North Carolina and seek to be elect.
ed to office from Iowa. He should re.
sign from the ticket.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-26
Successful Hotel Men.

Des Moines Capital: Messrs. Christ
ian and Hedrick have added Cedar
Rapids hotel to their string IN Iowa.
These two gentlemen now own CT con-
troll six Iowa hostleries. An especial
aptitude is required to be success
full hotel man and that aptitude seems
to be in the makeup of these two Des
Moines men. And it might be said IN
passing that the faith in the continued
growth Of Iowa cities which these two
men possess is worthy Of emulation
among those who believe that IN order
to be successful they must go to cities
in other states. Fortunately these men
are few for there are no cities In the
world that are making the substantial
and material increases that are shown
by the cities and towns of Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-26

The defeat of Taft will mean hard
times again in this country. If the peo-
pie want soup houses, Kelley and
Coxey armies, and two days week
on the rock pile at ten cents an hour,
the way to get it is to defeat Taft. A
low tariff has always brought those
very things in this country. This is
not politics. It is the history of the
nation, r~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-26

What would you think, Mr.. Kirk
patrick, if man who had beeen a
resident of Iowa for more than TWEEN
ty years, should go down to North
Carolina and run for congress In
one Of the districts of that state
Wouldn't you feel that he ought to
run for congress in the state where
he voted, paid his taxes and made his
homo2 -| -- ID.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-26

The man who says that there are so
many people in this country who have
to be fed and clothed, that prices can
not go down, is talking absurdities.
Take this home to yourself: Do you
know anyone who is going to feed and
clothe you if you are out of Job? If
you have no work or no money, how
are you going to get food and clothing
for yourself and family?
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Press Comment.
,aterloo Reporter: Mr.. FARMER

Waterloo Reporter: Mr.. Farmer -
During the period from 1893 to 1897,
while the democrats were In power
giving their free trade theories trial,
a good horse was worth $50. An
equally good horse will today bring
$175. Would you trade SITS horse .or
$50 horse? No. Well, then, why vote
for Wilson and return to power OF
the democratic party and Of the condi-
tons that produced $50 horses?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-26
Mutual Revelations.

The din of their wedding bells still
rung in their ears, for it was only the
second day of their married bliss.
Supremacy happy, they were well salts
fed with one another. and no cloud had
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-26
SETTLING DOWN TO TAFT.

evidence accumulates to the effect
that many men who have thought
they would vote for Roosevelt are
changing their minds about it as cleo
ton time draws near. While the en-
thusihstists for the colonel still claim
that he will get more votes than Taft
practically all have reached the point
where they will say that Wilson will
profit by the split and be elected.
They have given up hope of electing
Roosevelt and are now figuring only
on beating Taft to second place.
A republican who was in favor of
Roosevelt, but not to the extent of
wanting to turn the country over to
the democrats will give his matter
serious thought at this stage of the
campaign. If the net result Of split.
ting off from the republican party
will be to get democratic admins
tration, why split off? Unless the
republican voter prefers Wilson and
a democratic administration to Taft
and republican administration he
will hesitate to vote for Roosevelt,
much as he would like to. 1t would
be political impossibility for the
republican party with It's complete
organization and years Of history and
party habit; it would not be an I'M
possibility for nearly all, of the re-
publicans who have encouraged the
third party movement and candidates
to settle back to Taft and the re-
publican party when they find that
to stick to Roosevelt means the cleo
ton Of Wilson. ......,
The Citizen has faith that the re-
publicans of Iowa, progressive or
conservative, will see this and have
the good sense to act accordingly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-26

| Emmettsburg Reporter: A vote for
, Wilson is certainly vote for even
worse things than reciprocity, for the
democracy is pledged to swat the
tariff right and left.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-26
Sidewalk Sketches
By Howard l.. Ram
THE CONTRACTOR.


which the
prosecuting
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-26
ABREAST OF THE TIMES

New York Tribune: President Taft's
approval of an order transferring 3d..
900 more fourth class postmasters to
the classified service is another
decisive blow dealt at the spoils
system in politics. No one is more
anxious than Mr.. Taft is to do away
with the odious practice of apportion-
ing public offices to party workers
regardless of their qualifications
~" Mr.. Taft has never yielded 10 the
suggestions Of the spoils hunters, but
throughout his administration has
shown himself an unqualified cham.
pfon of the merit system of appoint.
ment. He has gone much further than
any OF his predecessors in urging con
gress to put into the classified service
postmasters of all grades, collectors Of
customs and internal revenue, sur.
veyors, registers, land agents and
similar officials, whose posts have
always been treated as political and
subject to disposal in payment of the
debts of politicians.
The president has treated the ex.
tension of the merit system as an end
desirable in itself, regardless of the
effects of such extension upon his own
political interests. He has not stopped
to coerce the support of the officehold
ers under him. and his signing OF
Tuesdays executive order is only one
more evidence Of his personal disin
terestedness as an administrator
Since March 4, 1909, about $4,000
employees in the postoffice service
have been taken out of the unprotect
ed class, and If Mr. Taft is reelected
his second administration will prob
ably see the business Of the postoffice
entirely divorced from politics. Such
a consummation is greatly to be de
sired, for If the postal service is to be
enlarged so as to provide an ade
quate parcels post, the average of eff
ficiency should be materially in
q - w. X
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creased. Tenure ought to become per-
manent from top to bottom, and the
business Of handling the mails con-
Quoted on the same basis as any other
successful great business Is. The pub
lie service has outgrown the spoils
idea. although there are still those
who do not realize 1t. In doing his ut
most to modernize all departmental
operations President Taft has shown
himself a statesman abreast OF his
age, to whose hands the administra.
ton OF the government may again be
committed with confidence and safety.
Our Campaigns Too Long.
Springfield, Mass, Republican: So
far as the main issues of the CAM
paign are concerned It Is not likely
that three more weeks of oratory and
agitation were necessary to bring the
country to a final conclusion. The
country was doubtless ready to vote
at the end of last week. Its mind was
made up. For It should be remembered
that we have had in progress pres1-
Dental struggle since last February
and in the many months that have
elapsed nearly every man, woman and
child in the United States had sooner
or later taken definite position on
one side or another. Everything worth
saying In support Of the various can.
didates and parties, or in criticism OF
the various candidates and parties,
had been said. Our political campaigns
have a tendency to be too long. Con-
trast them with the four or five weeks
of campaigning usual in Great Britain
Canada and Australia when dissolll'
tons of parliament take place. In
those democratic countries the voters
find a month ample time for formal
| campaigning, and so do the parties
and the candidates.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-26

County Ticket.
For Representatives.
Z: w. w. EPPS
j FRANK SHAME.
= For Auditor,
ALBERT BLUHM.
For Treasurer,
A.. A. LEWIS. ~.
For Recorder,
< J. G. POULTON.
For Clerk.
FRANK T. LYNCH. ~ %
Bor Sheriff.
& II. w. MIcHAEI.
d Tor Attorney,
i ,o.s w. A.s-WORK. q Gss
Tor Superintendent.
JOSEPH PARKS.
!. For Coroner.
DIR. r. A. SHEAFE
For Supervisor (1913),
g. b. NORTON.
For Supervisor (1e14).
@. L. NYE. ~
Township Ticket.
For Justice Of the Peace.
w. J. BERRY
H. G. NOSLER.
For Constable,
JOHN e. CHRISTIE
CLARENCE CRAWLEY.
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throw circas
instead of yellow and take his wehosen words
dining around the east side after the wall On this account
always delayed weather who
mothers all other model citizen his
life iso long.d
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-26

Reports from southern states indi-
cate that Roosevelt will not get many
votes in that territory.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-26
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
National Ticket.
For President,
WILLIAM III. TAFT


National Ticket.
For President,
WILLIAM H. TAFT.
For Vice. President,
JAMES s. SHERMAN.
FOR Sixth District Elector.
ELLSWORTH ROM1NGER. II
State Ticket.
For Governor,
GEORGE w. CLARKE.
For Lieutenant Governor.
w. L. HARDING.
For Treasurer. .
w. C.. BROWN. g.
For Auditor.
JOHN L. BLEAKLEY. =
For Secretary of State.
w. s. ALLEN.
Nor Attorney General.
GEORGE COSSON.
For Superintendent, -.
A. M. DEYOE.
Fur Judges Of Supreme Court.
+. r. GAYNOR
B. w. PRESTON.
For Railroad Commissioner.
N. S. KETCHUM.
Conversational Ticket.
Ise. Representative Sixth District,
II. A. NCORD.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-14

see. the great gash winding it's way in q curve toward the Pacific. and twisting about like d letter as 1t goes toward 6iat0n We can sec the smo7le of the steam shovels and hear their grooming as they labor tnd tug. We hear the chug, chug, chug of the drills. the whistles of the many steam engines. the rattling Of the cars and what seems the perpetual noisy motion of the machines and arms of the gods as they move mountains going on in the great canyon below.
 Take out your watch. IL is five minutes of 5. When the second hand reaches the figure the work will all stop. There goes the whistle and the men come swa-min5 up the sides of the mountains. Now hear the explosions The dynamite drillings all through the cut are tearing the rocky heart of the earth. The noise is that of a mighty lattle. It shakes the mountains, ard the echoes reverberate like the clap ping of thunder. The earth quivers and we think of slides, and wonder if the hill upon which we are sitting may not move down into the gorge
 Uncle Sam's Mighty Thunder Blast
 This great battle of explosions goes on for half an hour or more. The charges are set eff iy electricity which lights the fuses, but a fuse may be slow and the explosions are varied. Now there Is single volcanic eruption. and now 1t
  of war when in action. It Is unsafe to walk through the canal after dark, and especially shortly after the men have stopped work 4 cartridge may unex- pectedly explode and blow one to atoms.
 But look again down the cut. There goes the labor traia taking the workmen home to Ancon. It is loaded with silver em- ployes, married men, Jamaicans and ne- groes from other parts of the West 1n- dies, and also with Syrians, Italians, Spaniards and others who live at Ancon.
 But see the train has stopped at the go- ing off place of a mighty dynamite charge at the foot of Gold Hill This has sent up d volume of vapor and fumes mixed with dust. which has filled the cut from one side to the ether, and 1t covers the tracks in front of the cars The train stops to let them rise before 1t goes through, and as it waits there is another mighty ex- plosion on the opposite side of Culebra. | Uncle Sam furnishes those mighty thun- der blasts every night They will form a | fit end of our trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-14

3cut and there start on our walk to Culebra. The average man goes through these works on a motor car or is shot .hy them on special train, which makes understanding impossible. In this trip of ours we shall take our feet in our hands and move in and out among the machinery and workmen. dodging the spoil trains which are carrying their rivers of earth and rock down to the great dam at Gatun and to the mighty Pacific ocean brealxwater which is con- meeting Balboa with the Island of Naos. Much of our way is on the ties of the railroads some of itzis over the masses of rocks cast up by the explosions, and we shall have to climb from level 10 level and avoid tripping over the elee- tric wires which run nere ana tnere. We must be ever on guard to jump out of the way of the trains and also 10 watch out for the explosions of dyna- mite which are preparing the rock for the steam shoyels.
 Blasting Down the Andes
 There are steam shovels everywhere working There are hundreds of Jamal- can and Barbadian negroes engaged in drilling. There are gangs of Italians moving the tracks, and other gangs or negroes and whites, in water up to their waistes, repairing the shovels. The drilling goes on everywhere and I ven- ture you have never seen such drill ing before The drills have derriclSs above them. They are. in fact, derricks on wheels, and you can see a thicxet of the derricks in clumps as you look up the cut Each drill consists of one of these derricl1s and a long steel shaft, which rises and falls, making a dyna- mite hole as big around as your arm and 26 feet deep for the blasting. The force which moves the drill is com pressed air sent through a pipe as thick as the waist of your sweetheart, which runs from one end of the cut to the other. There are altogether more than 15 miles of such pipes, the air com pressers at Rio @Grande. Empire and Las Cascades.
 Here they are charging the drillings with dynamite. That long line of holes running a thousand yards up the cut is