Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-28

clinton Herald. Developments III
the Turkish incident prove that, in the
event of war, the United States could
produce as boneheaded a news censor
as any that flourishes in Europe.
Waterloo Courier: You must give
it to old Kansas when there is any
thing doing in the progressive govern
ment line. Kansas has the longest list
of short ballot cities-that is, cities
with either the commission or city
manager forms of governmental any
state in the union.
Davenport Times: One hundred bill
lion people are involved in the present
war. Assuming that quarter of that
number represents the men of mill
tary age, it is apparent that the COM
batants will not end the war because
of lack of fighting men. Economic
Observation-Disclosures waste of wealth
will finally compel peace.
Chattanooga Times: The Turks are
getting into the Official dispatches,
with the result that their reports are
all that could be expected. The Turk
has no conscientious scruples about
accuracy and truth. He has had no
reverses in any kilograms he has sent
out, and is not likely to have until he
is chased out of Europe, a future that
seems to await him with something
like fateful certainty.
Cedar Rapids Republican: We
steamed out of Vera Cruz with mil
lion dollars, collected in customs, and
held for the future real president OF
Mexico. And that is about all we did
come out of Yer Cruz with. We
went there, it may be recalled, to
enforce a salute to the flag from a
man who had never been recognized
by our government-but we never got
the salute. We never had any bust
ness in there and we are now where
we were originally, determined to let
the Mexican factions fight it out them
selves.
Sioux City Tribune: The "solid
south will be in a position to man
age the affairs of the United States
for at least two years after March 4
next. The democratic party will have
a clear majority in both houses, and
for the first time since before the civil
war the strictly southern states have
clear majority of the democratic ma
jority. This gives the south control
of democratic proposals. 1t can now
demonstrate it's ability to view affairs
from a national standpoint and prove
it is worthy of being entrusted with
charge of federal affairs. incidentally
it shows that caucus rule is not the
last word.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The rail
ways in Iowa are thinking Of asking
for half cent increase in passenger
rates. If the railways could unload
their wild financiers and come into
court with clean hands they would get
a respectful hearing and permission to
increase rates if on a square deal
basis they were entitled to the raise.
The people want the railways to pay
their employees good wages and fair
returns to legitimate investors in rail-
way stocks and bonds. But the public
objects to paying rates for the purpose
of paying dividends on investments
which were never made.
Cedar Rapids Republican: II con-
gress tries to revamp that pork bar
rel" this winter, the men responsible
for it will hear something drop. The
daily decrease in the governments
surplus is now running about million
and half, due half to extravagant ap-
preparations, appropriations that ag-
gregate hundred millions more than
those of any other congress, and the
other half to decreased incomes, due
two-thirds to the new tariff and one
third to the war in Europe. Such be-
ing the state of things financially, the
people will not be in mood to hear
of pork barrel"
Clinton Herald: Most of the apples
raised in Iowa are from the south
wactorn corner of the state This lis