Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-07
Press Comment

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Press Comment
Des Moines Capital: Chicago Is
floundering under foot of snow, This
is one of the disadvantages of being
outside of the Iowa midwinter Indian
summer zone.
st. Paul Pioneer Press: If Huerta
knew how some Americans hate to 60
to war he would be even more insult
ing to Woodrow Wilson than he is, II
that were possible.
Kansas City Journal: 1t cannot be
denied that Postmaster General Burle-
son has the courage Of his convictions.
whatever may be thought of his in
telligence and Judgment.
Sioux City Journal: The appoint
ment Of Col Goethals to the Panama
governorsnip means. among other
things, that about $500 jobs on the
Iisthmus will be apportioned without
thought of other consideration than
efficiency and economy loud applause
from the civil service galleries and a
few groans from the democratic
anxious seat.
SPRINGFIELD News: General CoXey
says he will lead an army of half a
million of unemployed men to Wash
ington in May.
From present prospects, it looks as
if he will have no trouble in securing
the necessary enlistments. Chicago
alone, could furnish 25 per cent OF the
army.
Waterloo Reporter: Somebody has
figured it out that our gasoline bill for
automobiles which is something like
$1OO.00O,O00 per year, is but half as
much as our ice cream bill. Now will
the same statistician let us know
which expenditure gives Cupid the
best run for the money.
TT. Dodge Messenger: 1t is great
mistake to put off working roads until
August or September. according to
road experts of the United States de-
partment of agriculture. The roads
should be worked when the soil Is
damp so as to make the soil bake when
It dries out If the roads are worked
when they are dry, it takes more
power to draw the machine and be-
sides dry earth and dust retains
moisture and quickly rut after rains.
Charles City Intelligencer: The
young man who thoroughly qualities
himself to do things need never go out
in search of job. If he has the right
kind of stuff in him the job will al
ways hunt him and offer him good
wages for taking 1t.
Hannibal Courier-Post: Germany
will help maintain her army and navy
by taxing song birds and baby car
riages. The kaiser by such taxes may
get his subjects out of the habit Of
keeping either one.
Harlan Republican: Rotten city gov
eminent is due to rotten people, and
the way to reform bad government Is
to keep the rotten people out or It.
The trouble in Des Moines quite likely
Is that the rotten people OF the city
exceed the good people. and they Keep
rotten men in office because that Is the
kind the majority wants there.
Alton Democrat: Road building Is
the order of the day all over the land.
Let Iowa be in the front rank. Good
roads cost good money, quite natural
ly, but all good things are rated that
way. Let us have the best and lots OF
It.
Des Moines Capital: Some one is
now trying to inaugurate a movement
to have the president Of the United
States inaugurated in January instead
Tor March. The amount of energy
wasted in useless movements in this
country in single year would solve
the practical problems of the whole
world in six months
Davenport Times: Great Britain
and Japan. noting how the policy or
watchful waiting is getting on the
nerves of the administration, appear to
be making use Of the psychological
movement to bring pressure to bear
on the United States to get what they
want-England to have the canal tolls
bill changed, and Japan to have the
California land laws modified
Dunlap Reporter: This paper has no
love for professional knocker, as
such: but there are times when knock
ing pays There are times when it is
almost necessary. That point has
been reached if not passed in Iowa.
The demands of Des Moines and the
various state institutions have in
wit TO
have mounted beyond the bounds OF
reason. While there seems no end to
the desires of our institutions, the
question arises, too, if money Is not
being collected in taxes to exceed their
widest expectations. 1t is estimated
that the increase in taxes this year
over last will average near $1,000,000
per county. That is surely going some.