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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-16
CONFIDENT OF TAFT VICTORY.

Frank B. Kellogg, republican ma
tional committeeman from Minnesota,
in an interview: The republicans all
over the country will get together be-
fore the November election is held,
and will carry the country. am, of
course, interested in republican sue
cess this fall, and I believe we are 60
ing to win. The ticket to be nomi-
mated at the Chicago convention will
be supported, in my judgment, by all
factions of the republican party.
There will be, think, no sulkers. 1t
has always been the case, as has often
been observed, that the democrats are
confident of winning in July, but they
do not get the required number Of
votes to elect n the fall. I am cOnll-
dent that if President Taft should be
chosen in Chicago Col. Roosevelt and
all other republicans would support
him in the campaign to follow.
Col Roosevelt might have saved
himself the trouble of making series
of campaign speeches in st. Louis a
couple of weeks ago. The st. Louis
city primaries this week gave Taft
majorities of four to one over the
colonel. "There were no atrocious
local conditions to befog the issue in
ST. LOUIS the Times of that city ey-
plains.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-16

ponding months of 1909, the last year
prior to the enactment Of the law ad-
hitting domestic merchandise from the
United States into the Philippines free
of duty, and domestic products except
rice, of the Philippines into the United
States free of duty. The figures thus
far received by the bureau suggests
that the total trade between the United
States and the Philippine Islands dur
ing the fiscal year which ends with the
month of June will exceed s40,000,000
against o,5OO,OOO in the year ending
June 80, 1909, the last fiscal year prior
to the enactment of the law providing
for free interchange of domestic pro-
ducts of the United States and the
Philippine Islands.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-16
ROOSEVELT AN AUTocRAT.
rhe Kewanee (1ll.) star-Cour


not reconcile Roosevelt's pratings
about popular government" with his
demand that 1--WE turn the country over
to him and let him save u.s." This,
the Star Courier says, is not popular
government" furthermore, it says,
no greater autocrat than Theodore
Roosevelt ever sat on throne. The
Stare Courier continues:
1--WE regard the body of the law, as
we have it today, as the best guide
to human liberty. It Is imperfect, but,
on the whole, 1t represents the result
of the experience of man up to date,
In his efforts to promote justice be-
tween man and man.
1.-THE history of the world is full Of
men who thought the product of their
own brains better than the total ex-
perience of the human race. They
have tried to remove all the evils from
society by the simple process of pass
ing laws. Mr.. Roosevelt expects to
effect this result by the simpler pro-
cess of repeating the laws we have.
remedy will fail, that tearing down
the structure Of the law by popular
vote will be no more successful than
LGAE1uk OUT UCduS VI
stones from bridge or building, by
the same method, would be. The aver
age man does not understand the rea-
sons for the different parts of the
structure or how far reaching change
in its parts may be. OF course, he
can ask Mr.. Roosevelt. That will be
government by the people.
"Mr. Roosevelt failed to get practical
results from the reforms he advocated
because he did not understand the
methods of the law. Mr.. Taft has
succeeded where Mr.. Roosevelt failed
because he does understand the meth
DDS OF the law. To remedy this Mr..
Roosevelt proposes to abolish what
ever laws and constitutions interfere
with his personal wishes. Our sup
port of President Taft has been based
on this line Of reasoning and the de-
liberate Misrepresentation Of Mr.. Taft
and his words and work by Mr.. Roose-
Velt himself.
1--WE look for a great change in pub
lie sentiment in the next few months.
We need a campaign of education"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-16

hibited in a. new territory, in spite OF
the bred Scott decision would vote
that it should."-Chicago speech,
July 10, 1858. =.
81 am opposed to that decision, but
not in the sense which he (Douglas)
puts on it. insofar as it decided IN
favor of bred SCOTS master, and
against bred Scott and his family, |
do not propose to disturb or resist the
decision. l have never proposed any
such thing. He (Douglas) would make
it RULE OF POLITICAL ACTION
for the people and all departments OF
the government l would not. BY re-
sisting it AS A POLITICAL RULE, /
disturb no right of property, create no
excite no mobs. spring
field speech, July II.
Lincoln has made his, position clear,
and his position is far from that OF
RooSeyelt'S..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-16
AMERICA CAN LEARN

That this country can learn val
liable lesson from Europe in the mat
ter of decreasing fire losses Is we'll
brought out in arguments made ny
Robert Stone of Topeka, Kan. in an
address before the business men OF
that city. Mr.. Stone was arguing that
the fact that foreign fire losses are
only about one-tenth as great as the
losses in this country should call at
tention to the need of better construc-
ton, strictly enforced laws and
sense of individual responsibility Tor
fires. He said: 81"
"We are q nation of money makers,
Europe Is a nation of money savers.
We are q people of waste. they are
people of thrift We figure that the
most important thing is to make dol
lar, and they that it Is OF equal I'M
portance to save one. This Is evil
denced in our hurried construction OF
inflammable buildings, and in their
slow and solid masonry; In our will
ingness to pay high rate Of fire In
surance with the attendant risk, and
their insistence on a low rate and un-
ceasing care: in our elaborate fixtures
for the putting out of fires and their
precaution in preventing fires. We re-
gard fire as misfortune and sym
pathlze with the man who has had
one; they regard fire as crime and
investigate and punish the man who is
guilty. Our temperament is also shown
by the different view we take OF an
insurance policy. Here, If our proper
ty Is insured and we have fire, we
do not count 1t as loss; simply that
we have transferred the loss to other
and distant shoulders. There, the IN
surance is regarded as a tax, which is
ultimately borne by everyone. Here,
we regard insurance as gamble, and
II there Is fire the insurance COM
pany has lost the bet. There, 1t is re-
earded as means of reducing the loss
to a certainty and is borne by the
whole community. Here, we figure
that the insurance company restores
the loss; they, that it merely indem-
nifies the owner for loss which can
never be restored. WE endeavor to
extinguish the fire, they labor to pre-
vent It. We are losing fortune every
year, they are saving one"
Here is conservation problem that
should appeal to every citizen. Fires
constitute one Of the nations greatest
wastes, and the majority of the fire
losses are caused by some ones care
leSsne0S.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-16

There was an element of tragedy
connected with the turbulent conven.
ton in Michigan yesterday that was
not given much space in the news.
paper reports. Senator Beveridge of
Indiana, who was slated to make a
speech at the convention, waited three
then had to leave the convention hall
uncalled. To keep Beveridge waiting
three hours bursting with fervid ora
tory and then not allow him to get that
speech out of his system was tragedy
to man who likes to hear himself talk
as much as Beverage does.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-16
Roosevelt to Tour Kansas,

Topeka, Kan, April 12.-Col. Theo
dore Roosevelt will make two days
speaking tour of Kansas next week
Beginning Friday, he will visit the
doubtful districts which have not YET
elected delegates. Speeches will prob
ably be made at Marysville, Hutchin
son, Wichita and several places il
southern Kansas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-16
PHILIPPINE TRADE GROWING.

Trade of the United States With the
Philippine Islands has more than
doubled since the enactment in 1909
of the law providing for the free in
terchange of merchandise between
those islands and the United States, &C
cording to a bulletin issued by the
bureau of statistics of the department
of commerce and labor. The total trade
with the Philippine islands for the 8
months ending with February, 1912,
amounted to over $30,0O0,000, against
less than $14,0o0,0OO in the CORES
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-16
NORTH CAROLINA TO
DIVIDE DELEGATION

Charlotte, N c., April 13.-North
Cardinals representation at national
republican convention will be divided
so as to give sixteen delegates to
Roosevelt and eight to Taft. An
nouncement to this effect was made
today by State Chairman John M.
Moorehead after conference of party
leaders to arrange new plan Of or
ganization in this state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-16

The question of who is furnishing
the campaign funds for the various
candidates for the presidential nomina-
ton is attracting quite little atter-
ton just now. The interest shown in
this subject may lead to agitation for
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-16
ALE HAVE TO BE DEVELOPED.


ALL HAVE TO BE DEVELOPED.
A diamond in the mine is diamond, yet it is not
valuable on the general market until it has been taken
out of the ground and worked with cut and polished
and put into shape to sell. ,.
The tree from which chair or table or desk
made not worth much as tree in the big woods 1t
had to be cut hauled to mill, sawed into strips,
planed, polished treated stained polished again and
again. before it was in shape to sell as finished article
for -..s~F
That's the course you young man, have to go
through before you able to dispose of your product
(your labor) successfully on the open market.
Did you ever think of that? '
When you come out of school and start to work,
you are as far business knowledge is concerned like
tree that has just been down and started toward
the mill. You not worth much, and you will not
be till you have put yourself through many courses OF
study-ti you have had problems that worry you and
make you wonder if life is worth the living Remember
this you can't make yourself by finding fault with
others.
There are only two kinds of men in this world
constructionsts and destructionists.
Some men build continuously-bu industries,
some big and some snal-but all employ labor and in
that way give those working these industries an op-
portunity ~
The destructionist does not build anything but
discomfort He is found the street and on the
ployment. He talks against every man who is success
fully meeting his pay roll. He tells the man who has
good job and is doing we'll, that he is imposed upon,
ground down and not doing well, etc., etc. He talks
against facts but that makes difference to the de-
sructonist He is not and he does not want
you to be.
Young man, don't follow that kind of speaker;
don't let yourself get surrounded by his atmosphere
The chronic kicker will not help you Think about men
you hear talk either in public private the
speakers he capable Of advising you the subject
he is discussing? Is he success or a failure?
This year you'll hear great many talkers-you
must prepare TO analyze them yoursef-separate the
practical man from the theorist-contrast the who
is appealing to ignorance and prejudice with the
who realizes how matters really have to be handled Re-
member this-no matter how the stump speaker paints
the rights or wrongs you yourself not get away
from the real facts of life applied to you The orator
can rave and rant deagogery he talk plain hard
common senseyet after all you have to work for your
own advancement, and you can't advance unless you do
have work. Work is the only thing that will teach you
how to permanently advance And you like all other sue
cessfu people have done have to do your thinking
and your own working-you can't get away from that
and you ought not to want to get away from it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-16
MlSQUOTING LINCOLN.

ITO half quote is to misquote. We
care not whether it is Theodore Roose-
welt or ione less known to fame, the
practice is reprehensible, demagogic
and bound sooner or later to react up
on those who persist in the. practice
This reference is made by the Des
Moines Capital to Roosevelts efforts
to justify his present attacks ON the
courts by quoting from the writings OF
Abraham Lincoln. I'm nothing that
he has said or done in his recent re-
markable course in politics" the
Capital says, has Mr.. Roosevelt been
more roundly censured than in the
way he has sought to fortify his
strange doctrines by invoking the i'm
mortal name and the weighty words OF
the Great Emancipator.''
In his Columbus speech Mr.. Roose-
welt claimed to repeat just what Lin
coin said on the doctrine of the recall
of Judges in connection with the bred
Scott decision. To show that Lincoln
was only han quoted on this question
the Capital publishes a portion of
pamphlet sent to the Ohio constitu-
tional convention by an eastern man
IN which sharp issue is taken with
Mr.. Roosevelt concerning what Lin
coin said. Careful reading of the
following extracts will show that Lin
1uoc Gictortod.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-16

legislation requiring sworn statements
from candidates as to the source of
their campaign funds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-16

WHAT ABRA-
HAM LINCOLN
REALLY SAID.
1 do nt\<forget
the position as
sumed by some
that constitutions
al questions are
to be decided by
the supreme
court. nor do I
deny that such
decisions must be
binding, in any
case, upon the
parties to a suit
as to the object
of that suit;
while they are
also entitled to
very high respect
and consideration
in all parallel
cases by all other
departments Of
the government.
And while it Is
obviously posi-
BILE that such de-
cision may be er-
roneous in any
given case, being
limited to that
particular case,
with the chance
that it may be
overruled and
never become a
precedent for 9TH
er cases (this
error) can better
be borne than
could the evils Of
a different prac-
tice.
At the same
time the candid
citizen must con-
TESS that If the
policy of the gov
eminent, upon
vital questions at
fecting the whole
people, is to be
irrevocably fixed
by decisions OF
the supreme
court, the instant
they are made,
in ordinary htiga-
ton between par
ties in personal
actions (as the
bred Scott case
was), the people
will have ceased
to be their own
rulers, having to
that extent prac-
tically resigned
their government
into the hands
of that eminent
tribunal. Nor is
there in this view
any assault upon
the court or the
judges. 1t is a
duty from which
they may not
shrink to decide
cases properly
brought before
them, \ and it is
no fault of theirs
if others seek to
turn their decis-
ions to political
purposes First
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-16
BIRTHS.

BORN-Friday, April IL, 1912, to Mr..
and Mrs. r. M. Pray. 1872 North
Court street, daughter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-16

The Chicago Inter-Ocean SHOWS a
further comparison between the spok-
en- words of Lincoln and Roosevelt.
The following reference made by
Roosevelt to a decision of the New
York appellate court which did not
please him is quoted: -.>
"But as a matter of fact their rea-
scning was unsound and was repug-
nant to every sound defender OF the
constitution as to every believer IN
justice and righteousness"
The reader is asked to contrast that
sentiment with the following extracts
from Lincoln's speeches:
II have expressed before and 1 now
repeat my opposition to the bred Scott
decision, but should be allowed to
state the nature of that opposition.
What. is fairly. implied by the term
Judge Douglas has used, resistance
to the decision? I DO NOT RESIST
IT. If I wanted to take bred Scott
from his master, would be interior
ing with property But am doing
no such thing as that; all l am doing
is refusing to obey it AS A POLITIC-
AL RULE. If were in in congress,
and vote should come up on ques-
ton whether slavery should be pro-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-16

l Il
WHAT ROOSE-
WELT SAID LIN
COLIN SAID.
! 1t was Lincoln
who appealed to
the people as
against t h e
Judges when the
:does w e n t
wrong, who advo-
Gated and secur-
ed what was prac-
| tically the recall
of the bred Scott
decision
Lincoln actual
~ applied in sue
cessful fashion
the principle OF
the recall in the
bred Scott case.
HeDENOUNCED
the. supreme
court for that IN
| tquitous decision Ion.
lin language much
| stronger than l
have ever used in
criticising any
court and appeal
cd to the people
to recall the decl
sion. The WORD
"recall" in this
connection was
not thep known,
but the phrases
exactly describe
what he advocar
ed. He was sue
cessful, the peo'
ple took his view
and the decision
was practically
recalled. =
Abraham Lin.
coin said in his
first inaugural:
IF the policy OF
the government
upon vital ques-
tons affecting
the whole people
is to to be irrev-
ocably fixed by
the decisions OF
he supreme
court
(Mr. Roosevelt
omitted Lincoln's
words opposite.)
the people will
have ceased to be
their own rulers,
having to that
extent practical
ly resigned their
government into
the hands of that
eminent tribunal.
Nor is there in
this view any as
sault upon the
courts or the
judges"
(Mr. Roosevelt
omitted Lincoln's
whole sentence
opposite.) The
Columbus Speech .
The Chicago Int
cxI
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-16

(Mr. Roosevelt
omitted Lincoln's
whole sentence
opposite,) The
Columbus Speech
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-27
COOKING Fish Out Of Doors.

"Clean the fish. but d. not scale:
leave head. tail and tins intact and put
small strip of bacon IN each Of them.
Dig hole large enough for the fish to
lie in with several inches to spare.
Build ire In II and get good hot
bed Of Goals. Rake out half of them.
cover the remainder with an inch Of
grass. place the fish on he grass, cover
with more grass and pile the rest Of
the hot Goals on top. Cover the hole
with frying pan or any other handy
thing. rs. for instance. Il fiat stone.
In thi:tt, minutes they will he cook
ed. and Delmonlco himself could not
make them taste better. They are
partly fried and partly steamed By
the juices OF the grass The bacon
fat has friend out and perneated The
flesh The grass juice adds u peculiar
and exceedingly pleasant favor. and
when taken from the hole the grass
which clings to the fish can be easily
pulled off. and all The scales and skin
will come with it, Edward u. ".
Ferguson In Outing Magazine.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-27
Houses Keep London Warm.

The temperature of the air in Lon
don is raised by the artificial sources
Of heat existing in 1t no less than two
degrees on the annual mean aboYe
that of its immediate vicinity. Mr..
Howard, in his work on climate, has
fully established this fact by COM
parlson of long series Of observations
made at Plaistow, Stratford and Tot
tenham Green, all within five miles OF
London. with those made at the apart
ments of the Royal society in London
and periodically recorded in "Philo-
sophical Transactions" In explanation
Mr. Howard refers to the heat in
duce1 by the populations tjust as the
temperature Of hive of bees' and
from the domestic fires and from the
foundries, breweries, steam engines
and other manufactures John limbs
"Curiosities Of London"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-27
A ROYAL Rebuke.

No one would be likely to call King
George V. divine jure monarch. but
IL one story Of him Is to be believed
he Possesses considerably greater de-
gree Of spirit than is usually credited
to him. 1t appears that on one occa-
sion he was discussing affairs OF state
with Winston Churchill. who. in the
course Of the conversation, expressed
one Of his more radical oplnions--just
which 1t Is perhaps wiser not to say.
The king objected. saying that such a
sentiment was at variance with his
idea Of the British constitution
"Oh," said the first lord of the adj
miralty piqued. land what u yolr idea
Of the constitution, may ask, sirf"
This" said the king quietly, extend,
ing his hand toward the first lord. palm
downward There was nothing left for
Churchill to do but kiss the proffered
hand and retire from the room. which
be did New York Post.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-27
Do You Know What a Pomandsr Isf

What Is n pomander: Originally IL
was mixture of aromatic substances,
carried about to counteract bad smells.
but by the early part of the sixteenth
century II had come 10 mean the case
In which such perfumes or deodorizers
were carried, these cases being usual
ly shaped ike oranges or apples and
having four, FIVE or six divisions open.
ing out on hinges from the center.
The word is derived from the old
French pome-amber, signlfying amber
apple, amber here being used In the
sense of ambergris and not the amber
Of which beads and the mouthpieces
of pipes are made. The pomanders In
the days of Henry VIII and Elizabeth
Of England were made of gold, ivory.
glass, silver or enamel ard were gen
orally hung from short chains. Their
contents varied widely, but musk, Law
ender, roses. ambergris. nutmegs, cloves
mace and storax were among the most
usual ngredients.-New York World.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-27
Meanness Of Nose.

A typical southern nanny" entered
the office of well known attorney
and. after hopping her shining brow
with banJanna handkerchief, said to
the man at the desk
"Ah wants t. git dlvo'ce rom nah
husban, Nose Lightfoot"
"On what groinds?" asked the attor-
ney
Hes jes natchelly wufless," was tho
reply
What Is your husbands occupa-
tion?"
He jes sets roun' de house all day
and p'tends to mind de baby"
Does he take good care of the
chlld?"
Deed he do not, He's too lazy.
Dis mawnin' he tried to make de dawg
rock de cradle by tyin' its tail to one
OBJ de rockers
ibid the scheme work."
Land sakes. no, Nose am so evan.
lastin' grouchy dat lie couldn't speak
enough kind words to make de dawg
wag its tail" Judge
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-27
Insomnia and Tobacco.

The dominant characteristic Of to-
bacco Is the fact that II heightens blood
pressure. The irritant action by which
II does this sometimes leads to still
more harmful results. Its second ac-
ton Is narcotic. II lessons the connec-
tion between nerve centers and the out
side world. These two actions account
for all the good and all the bad effects
OF tobacco. As narcotic II Temporal
rily abolishcs anxiety and discomfort
by making the smoker care less about
what Is happening to him But 1t is
well known law OF medicine that all
the drugs which In the beginning less
en- nerve action increase It In the end
Thus smoking finally causes apprehen.
sion. hyperexcitability and muscular
unrest. Here this inevitable law seems
to give contradictory results. Every
physician knows that an enormous
amount OF insomnia Is relieved by
smoking. even n 1t is at the expense of
laziness the next day Al the same
time every physician knows that most
excessive smokers are troubled with
Insomnia. Century