Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-12

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A man
should prove distinct success in his
own business before he is put In
charge Of a stupendous business such
as that of a great state.
Davenport Times: II burning
electric cable in a New York subway
sets the whole city in panic by con-
costing traffic on subway and sur
face lines. what would be the effect
of the sudden dropping of a 16-inch
shell into the city from hostile war
ship?
Clinton Herald The fact that sew
eral hundred children OF fourteen
years or under are working In coal
mines in this state demonstrates that
Iowa still has something to do in the
matter of child labor legislation.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: On the other
hand, there are many times when the
telephone exchange girl stiles her
annoyance when patron says cross
things and makes her voice smile
sweetly, or else maintains digniied
silence. She is preparing to live long
and then go to heaven, Where the
cross voice goes the scriptures are
mercifully vague.
Kansas City Journal: And just as
you have figured up and found that
you spent lot more on Christmas
than you could afford, along comes
a blank from the tax assessor to add
to the discomfort.
Davenport Times: Why worry about
who Is to be the republican candidate
for governor in 1916 when Governor
Clarke is to be inaugurated next week
to serve a term of two years? Let's
hold up the speculation for few days
at least.
|. Clinton Herald: 1t cannot be said
that the loss of the Formidable was
not a serious blow to the British navy.
It was heavy loss, for while the boat
did not compare with the most mod
ern fighting craft, it outranked TWEEN
ty of Germany's Al battlesh1ps.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: The insur-
rectos in the Philippines have oppor-
timely confirmed Ex-President Tafts
statement that they are not quallf1ed
for self-government. and Will not pc
for at least another generation. II
Goyernor-General Burton Harrison IS
capable of learning by experience ne
may possibly catch up with Mr. TAFT
one of these days.
Hannibal Courier Post: Mr.. Tafts
evidence on Saturday before the con-
gressional committee concerning the
unfitness of the Filipino people for
self-government is not the view OF
man who is simply prejudiced against
the policy of President Wilson. In
deed it is the opinion OF every honest
man who has at first hand 1nvestlgat-
ed conditions existing in the Islands
Freeman Tribune: Talking about
personal liberty Why shouldn't man
have the right to live and raise MS
family in community where the grog
shop does not exist and where the
odor of the saloon is not waited into
his nostrils every time he goes down
the street? There are people VINO
think personal liberty is broad enough
to include this type of man. wen, at
any rate, this is government OF. by
and for the people and when enough
of them get together and demand the
Punishment of the grog shop it will go
if the demand is loud enough, and 1t IS
getting pretty loud just now.
Cedar Rapids Republican: A Louisi-
ana paper says that of thirty-six sugar
factories in that state, twenty-four are
in the hands of receivers and twelve
in the hands Of the sheriffs. Ihat
ought to make good reading for free
traders. Their theory is that We ought
not to do anything in this country that
some heather in a foreign land, work
ing in his shirt tails, can do more
cheaply. The protective theory is
that we ought to make our own sugar.
since it has been proved that We have
the soil that grows the beets, as well
as the cane, and that we ought 10
make the American sugar grower the
preferred seller in our markets.