Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-30

days Of Burton of Kansas they tried
them for such transactions and sent
them to Jail. And an assistant treas
urer Of the United States, ]. Shelton
Williams has used government experts
to examine the gold mine to give 1t
better standing. Woodrow Wilson will
have to use his spanker at home.
Hannibal Courier Post: The trend
Of politics indicates that the campaign
for the 1916 election will begin soon
after the campaign Of 1914 ends.
Cedar Rapids Republican: An Am.
erican correspondent says that Lon.
don dudes" we have supposed the
species had become extinct even in the
English capital, call each other dear"
in public. If that is true, then no won.
der the women have adopted violent
methods of dealing with the men. They
ought to blow the heads of all such
masculine frumps.
Des Moines Capital: At the recent
primary in this state the progressives
cast about 5000 votes. This small vote
indicates that there Is no particular
strength to the progressive party IN
Iowa. In fact, we can see no real pur.
pose for the party. We suggest that
the progressives unite with the regular
republicans in trying to agree upon
right principles and that they assist
in nominating and electing good men.
Party names are nothing. The real
purposes of good government are
everything. Progressives returning to
the fold need not be less active than
at present. They may agitate7 with
energy. Some times agitation Is of
greatest value to country and party
Every state needs sane and sensible
agitators.
Grand Junction Globe: 1t is difficult
to see on what Connolly can base his
expectation of beating Cummins this
fall His strongest card Is Wilson SEN
timent, but he is not likely to find the
| Wilson policies so overwhelmingly
popular in Iowa as to carry him over.
Indeed there is very distinct feeling
against some of those policies in Iowa.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald: e. r.
Moore, who waited four months for the
senate to confirm his nomination to be
! United States marshal for the north
ern district of Iowa, has this distinc-
uon: no other Wilson appointee, whose
confirmation followed without unusual
delay, is so thoroughly attuned as
Moore to the administrator policy OF
waitchful waiting.
| Charter Oak Times: We like Gov.
| Clarke's county manager scheme. II
might not be SO good for the politici.
ans, but 1t would not hurt anything
to return them to the farms anyway
Hire competent manager and let him
re responsible for everything. and we
would have more economical govern
ment. Instead of many high-priced Of
ficers we would have but one, and the
work would be done by clerks at small
, err salaries.
| Springfield News: It Is sad com
mentary on the business acumen dis
played at Washington, that 1t is pos
sible for English seed concerns to ad
i vertise in this country the fact thai
they furnish to the government of the
United States seeds in huge quantities
for which they receive full value. thu
seeds to be turned over to congress
men and senators to bride their con
tinued favor and support.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Story count,
reports the best crop prospects ir
many years. She is also sending ou
word that her roads are in better con
dition than ever before, having beer
dragged faithfully and skillfully, ant
at the right time. That by the way, l:
good advertising. That is fact tina
will be noted by many tourists. and i
they happen to be in that portion o
the state, they are pretty sure to take
a look at Story county and to enjoy {
run over those well-kept and we'll
dragged roads. The tourist business
lis one that will bear nursing, and tina
will eventually prove quite profitable
And the county with the best roads Il
sure to look good to the tourists.
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