Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-24
Captain
Time-Journal:

man to practice on nlmSen.
Dubuque Time-Journal: Captain
Hull, formerly an Iowa congressman,
seems to have encouraged the demo
cratic press by saying that President
Wilson is 100000 votes stronger than
his party. Captain Hull probably In
tended to say that the democratic
party is 100000 votes weaker than
President Wilson. ~
Webster City Freeman-Tribune'
President Wilson is opposed to free
tolls through the Panama canal even
If the democratic platform did demand
It. However, when it comes to woman
suffrage the president Is against 1t be-
cause the platform is not for it. The
president endorses the platform when
it agrees with his views. In this he Is
like many others. ITS.
Waterloo Courier: Now that three
additional slices of the Iowa federal
patronage pie have been distributed,
let US turn our attention to other mat
tiers IL possible. That III possible Is
tackled on for good and sufficient reas'
ons. There already are rumblfngs that
at least one Of the appointments IS
going to make more trouble for the
democratic party in Iowa than a bas'
ket of monkeys in home on wash day
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Some of the
people Of Massachusetts are kicking
on the number of holidays that have
been forced on them by state legisla'
ton. The Old Bay state has eight
legal holidays, which is about the same
number the average state has. Here
in Iowa the holidays are New Years,
Lincoln's birthday. Washington's birth
day. Memorial day, the Fourth OF July
Labor day, Thanksgiving and Christ
mas-a total of eight,-and an abun'
dance In fact the general celebration
of all of these days, especially by the
general business world Is uncalled for
There isn't much merit in observing
January first as holiday. It should
be like any other work day. The birth.
DAYS OF Lincoln and Washington
should be celebrated by schools and
churches, and societies, but there is no
necessity for any general cessation OF
business. Memorial day, the Fourth OF
July, Labor day. Thanksgiving and
Christmas should have general cele
bration. In other words, there are five
holidays on which there may properly
be a general suspension of business
And the five are sufficient.
Des Moines Capital. Golf balls are
to be lower the coming summer, It
is a pleasure to know that the cam
paien for lower prices for the necessi.
ties of life has not been altogether in
vain.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Safety first
is now the popular slogan, in factories
on the railways and farms and where.
ever the activities of the world prevail
It is good thing; let's slogan it some
more. ...
Oskaloosa Herald: The city of AL.
bia is fooling away valuable time in
trying to find a convenient water sup
ply. It might as we'll make up it's
mind at once to tap the Des Moines
river, if it does cost a handsome sum
Boone News RepuDllcan: vincent
Astor is certainly doing things on a
grand scale. His prenuptial present to
the bride is Mediterranean trip in his
yacht, "Noma,' costing something like
a quarter of a million dollars.
Waterloo Courier: Orville Wright de.
clares he has perfected a fool proof
aeroplane. but in the next paragraph
he says the proposed attempt to fly
across the Atlantic is foolhardy. The
flying machines are still safe only to
look at in the hangar
Cedar Rapids Republican,: Game