Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-17

would be the election of republican
congress, thus giving the government
a balance wheel, which it now seems
to lack.
Burlington Gazette: What a joke it
is when men get together to talk fer
vently of cooperating and then I'M
sheath their knives before they are
fairly disbanded and begin vigorous
slashing of one another's backs.
Clinton Herald: The prediction that
the Obstetrics and south Irish would
soon speak through their rifle muzzles
has come to pass, but no one guessed
that they would all be in the same
trenches.
Davenport Times: There is to be
tax of one cent on each hundred OF dol
lars of value of producst sold on grain.
provision or cotton exchanges. 1t ap-
pears the democrats are determined to
whack the farmers directly or indirect.
ly in some way OF course the tax Is
small but it will be nuisance.
Dubuque Times-Journal: If every
voter in Iowa would quietly and calmly
compare Senator Cummins' courteous
reference to his opponent, Congress-
man Connolly, and President Wilson.
with the campaign of villification now
being waged against the senator, the
outcome of the senatorial election
would be tremendous victory for Mr..
Cummins. The day is gone when cleo
tons can be won by campaigns OF mud
singing, villification and misrepresent-
alton.
New York Globe: The use of alcohol
is one of the greatest dangers to a
country. Science condemns it. The
medical profession is almost unani-
nous against it. The courts Of law
show by their reports that it is respon.
sible for most of the crimes. The only
reason that alcohol continues to be
sold in the street is that certain class
do not want their pleasures and their
indulgences interfered with.
Davenport Times: The United States
government, having learned lesson in
quick mobilization from the European
war, has made plans for the rapid
changing of the militia from peace to
war footing and for the assembling
of the units. Equipment and other mat
ters are also considered.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Boston
Braves, apparently, are rightly named.
They knew no fear when they started
their climb from last place in the per-
centage column to first and mad pc
come. so cocky by the time they met
the worlds champions that even then
they drew breath regularly.
Burlington Gazette: What's the use!
If Carranza and Villa fix up their diner
ences and decide to have a real govern
ment in Mexico, there will always De
some other outlaw ready to make
trouble. It's every mans prerogative
in Mexico to start revolution.
Gallipolis CO.. Tribune: Russian cav
lar is one of the things that will not be
imported for some time to come, and
there is only two months supply in tho
country. However, as most OF 1t IS
caught at and about Sandusky, o.. ana
sent to Russia to be packed and snip
ped back to retail at about nlckefs
worth for rs cents, maybe we can wor.
ry- along. Therell be no trouble about
Swiss cheese. Most of it is made now
in Indiana and Michigan.
Muscatine Journal: In the current 49,
sue of the North American Review,
Colonel George Harvey, whose recon
ciliation with President Wilson recent
ly has been widely heralded, has a
most interesting article headed, up
hold the president.
In it he reviews the record OF the
administration and urges the reelec-
ton of a democratic congress as an
endorsement of the record of the presl
dent
But after a careful reading OF the
Colonel's own views the reader is COM
PEELED to wonder upon just what basis
he urges the upholding of the presl-
dent. He seems to praise and yet when
his article is carefully summed up 1t
has more of criticism than OF praise.
BuckIen's Arnica Salve.
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