Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-07-12
and more about the corruptible Law
maker, II there are such law makers.

and more about the corrupuble law
maker, II there are such law makers.
Des Moines Capital: How much
longer can the varied streams OF old
world immigration pour into this ma
ton without threatening the very ex-
istence OF our ,Americanism Itself? ?
It was the Israel Zangwell idea that
this country Ii the melting-pot into
which all the divergent races should
be turned and out Of which an ideal
citizenship should be brought forth as
the crowning glory Of the new repub-
lie. The dream is q beautiful one and
may eventually be realized.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Many farm.
ers in southern Iowa. who have been
experimenting with alfalfa for several
years, report that they are satisfied
with their experiments and are going
In a bit heavier In the future. They
are Of the opinion that alfalfa can be
grown successfully In Iowa. Well,
and why not? After many years OF
experimenting, the Iowans have still
to find something that Ia worth while
and that will grow anywhere In this
latitude, and that cannot be grown In
Iowa.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: President
Wilson appointed an Iowa man COM
missioner for the District Of Columbia
and now the democrats are making
what the reporters call "a hot fight"
on him. Their sole objection is that
he is not zone of the gang" That is
the sort Of spirit that kills. Both
Presidents Taft and Roosevelt were
generous in their treatment OF men in
other parties. Both had democrats In
their cabinet. Both gave democrats
important places In other government
al departments. McReynolds was ap-
pointed by Roosevelt and continued by
Taft. It Ill becomes members Of the
democratic party to now insist that Of
fees are spoils which must be allotted
to them.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: Noting
the claim of The Nonpareil that Coun-
Gil Bluffs is getting on the map, q
reader writes to inquire why we do
not list saloons among our assets, in
asmuch as we have them. There can
be but one reply to this query: saloons
are not an asset, they are q liability.
Clinton Advertiser: The hot days Of
last week we're hard on horses work
ing in the field, and there we're many
reports of animals being sunstruck or
overcome with heat and In cases the
attack proved fatal. Winfield Buster
lost one .of his valuable team of gray
mares, an animal valued at $3.50 to
5000. Click & Son lost two thorough
bred Percheron mares In the same
manner.
Davenport Times: Every once In a
while one hears business man make
the remark, Tn ten or fifteen years
there will be a wonderful change
here" And then some Of his admirers
will think that he is man of unusual
business sagacity and forethought- OF
course there will be wonderful
changes. Change there will be In any
event, for nothing stands still, and
the change here in Iowa or Illinois.
will be toward bigger and greater
things. M ,s8 '.iS
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Much valu-
able ink IL being spilled over the row
between the fraternities and the col
lege authorities at Cornell. In brief,
the whole matter amounts to the fact
that lot of fraternity men dared the
authorities to fire them and they were
fired instantly. There IL really no
row, and 1t seems bit strange that
having stood pat and done the only
thing a self-respecting body could do
under the circumstances. the author
tiles are now issuing long statements.
OF course, they want to prevent or
ward off Misrepresentation. But at all
events, they ought to continue to
stand pat.
Davenport Times: The people Of
Maauoketa are wondering what the
trouble is with their postmaster. Tor
thirty-one years he has given satis-
faction, but now It is said that he has
been removed on advice Of an in
spector. The general orders to the
postal inspectors appears to be to get
something on the men who have held
office long time so as to make room
for democrats. Congressman Pepper
will have a hard time explaining that
he knows nothing about the affair, but
he claims that not until he was asked
by the postmaster general to make q
recommendation did he know that
anything had happened at Maquoketa.
AS Postmaster Phillips Is an old
soldier the incident Is likely to cause
a considerable stir.