Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-19

him few pointed questions now and
then. .M#N..
Boone News Republican: Pearl but
tons and sugar beets did not win the
day in the Second district, but they
made very fair showing.
Waterloo Reporter: With Colonel
Goethals gaining so much favorable
comment in the press 1t becomes nee
essary to be more specific than merely
designating former president as THE
colonel.
Kansos City Journal: The treasury
department has recovered $l.25 lost
thirty years ago. This will partly offset
the loss of revenue caused by the
change in tariff-partly but not alto
gether. There will still be balance
of a hundred million or so to make up.
Muscatine Journal: We are certain
that in Muscatine there is broad and
general demand for less politics and
more business sense in the conduct or
it's affairs. A few more years like those
we have been through recently will
prepare this city for consideration OF
the commission form Of government or
perhaps the city manager plan.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald: The Des
Moines Register and Leader is giving
prominence to expressions OF news
paper opinion that capitol extension
will not be an issue in the state cleo.
ton this fall.
If capitol extension were defensible
The Register and Leader would not be
afraid of the consequences to its party
of making it an issue.
Because capitol extension is not de-
feasible the Des Moines paper is for
not making 1t political issue. But
the Des Moines newspaper cannot
make the democratic party's issues.
The party will make them itself.
Omaha World-Herald: The motto on
the shield of the Prince Of Wales
should be the motto for every person.
That is the only way to glory and re-
nown. Only those who have served
others live in history. The greater the
service" they have given the longer
do they live, and the more are their
memories revered. The memories Of
Lincoln and Washington are cherished
in the hearts of the people because OF
the service they rendered to mankind.
Burlington Hawk Eye: A New York
court has decided that man is not
legally responsible for the damage in
ficted by his wife when she is operat-
IT, o1> II a ic M o.
sponsible, however. in insisting that
she everlastingly keep away from that
steering wheel in the future.
Charlton Leader: When you do your
work well your services are always
in demand.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: A Wiscon-
sin village has passed an ordinance
putting the tango in the misdemeanor
class. AS some people dance it., it is
worse than a misdemeanor 1t Is \
positive scandal.
Cedar Rapids Republican: Henry
Ford, the automobile man, is another
who has found out how to advertise.
They are now talking Of running him
for president. There was method in
his recent madness.
Marshalltown Times Republican:
The skeleton of what seems to be
prehistoric pigmy has been discovered
according to a Los Angeles dispatch.
However, it may turn out to be some
Iowan who quit the state with the
money he made here and began knock
ing Iowa as soon as he landed on the
coast.
Kansas City Journal: Those who
voted the bull moose ticket in 1872
found that the only result Of their
performance was to place the demo-
cratic party in power, and conse-
quently there was great falling off
of the bull moose vote in the elections
held last year. There will De still
greater falling off at this years
election, and by 1916 the bull moose
will be only an unpleasant renl-
-s - Ha: 1885,. ..-
Charlton Herald Patriot: Papers
like the Register and Leader have as
sured the people that never again will
a campaign be waged on tariff issues,
but the closing of industries like the
beet sugar factory at Waverly, a low
ering of the price of farm products
without consequent benefit to con-
sumers and shortening Of the horre
demand will force the tariff to the
front despite all the statements Of
anti-tariff papers.
williamsburg Tribune: Our fellow
townsman, Harry f. Hull has every
reason to feel proud over the splen-
did vote he received last Tuesday. He
entered the race at the last hour; he
was suppos ed to represent a cause
that was dead, he had no organiza-
ton at his command; he was pitted
against the forces of the Wilson adj
but in the face of all
these handicaps he held strong Sec
ond place in the race, carrying Mus
catine and Iowa counties and cutting
into the heavy democratic precincts.
Mr.. Hull made his fight on the tariff
question; he made it to the farmers
who, he claimed, would be injured by
the workings of the tariff schedule on
grains and meat. The heavy vote