Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-05-05
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.

FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.
| A large number of the papers of the
state are enthusiastic i'm demanding
that the candidacy of Geo. S. Hanford,
of Charles City, for Secretary of State,
be recognized and carefully considered.
AS far as locality is concerned, he has a
claim which cannot be overlooked, as
this, the northeastern quarter of the
state, has only one state officer, Judge
Granger, while the northwest quarter
has Z, the southeast 13, and the south
west Is. 1t has been the rule for a
number Of years that this section OF
the state has had much less percentage
of state officers than any other, and in
demanding recognition the press feels
justified.
In our opinion convention could Sc
lect no man who would better repre-
sent the people of Iowa in the Office OF
Secretary of State than Mr.. Hanford.
He is an energetic, progressive young
man, and holds the esteem and conf
dence of all who know him, and we
feel sure that he would perform the
duties of his office in a manner credit
able to his party and the state of Iowa,
| if elected.
If there are Napoleons ofeverything
/ Mr.. Cleveland is certainly the Napoleon
of obstinacy.
1T isn't figures that lie, it is the men
who manipulate them to make them
show whatever is desired.
The individual who sprinkles tacks
along bicycle track certainly belongs
to the family of the worlds meanest
man.
MIR. CLEVELAND IL now said to have
but one wish and that is to prevent the
silver democrats controlling the Chica.
60 convention.
IT looks like the addition of 20 pei
cent to the cost of shOvels, by the
newest trust, was an attempt to tax
the amateur gardeners.
SENATOR TILLMAN doesn't care @
continental about that trust which has
raised the price of shovels so long as
pitchforks are plentiful and cheap.
Mr.. CLEVELAND cannot talk
Spanish, nor walk Spanish, but when
it comes to Cuban matters he can act
Spanish with the oldest don of them
all.
SPANS willingness to grant Cuba
home ruleis so dilatory that it will
probaly count for nothing with the
Cubans' who believe they see absolute
independence.
THE unanimity of prominent demo
Gratis in being willing that the nomi'
nation should go to ex-Gov. Russell, Of
Mass, must arouse the suspicious OF
that gentleman.
THE English poet laurate should
now tackle the Z 800, 900 claim for dam
ages, on account of Jameson's ride into
the Transvaal republic. He can't dc
worse than he did with the ride.
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PITCHFORK TILLMAN is a democrat
if the Chicago convention goes his way
otherwise he is pOpulist. There are
people who think that he is only q
plain, everyday demagogue, anyway.
IT is evident that the concoctor OF
the DR.. Nansen North Pole fake is
writing up the republican contest fol-
the presidential nomination for demo.
cratic and assistant democratic papers
| THE difference between borrowing
$3.50, 900, 900 and having paid $3.50, 600
600 of the public debt, is one of the
differences between the present adj
ministratiOn and that of Gen. Harrison
| FISH Commissioner Delavan is ut il
early in different parts of the state, OF
the lookout for violatois of the lows
fish law and immediatly prosecute'
\ wherever he finds the law is violated
Delavan is hustler, and one of tn,
best fish commissioners the state ha.
ever had.