Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-09-11
Fresh Items of Interest from the
Political Center of the
United States.
SHORTCOMINGS OF THE ADMINISTRATION
denim American OmciaIs-Unpopu-
lnrity of tho Industrial Commits
sion-Roosevelt's Apology - Spells
In Sight.
Especial Correspondence

cuban School-teacherS who have been
visiting in this country.
Many of these teachers are men.
They were brought here at consider
able expense in order to impress them
favorably with the institutions of this
country and the way governments adj
ministered by President Mckinley.
II was another republican disappoint-
ment The Cuban visitors are enthu-
siastic democrats, and do not hesitate
to say that the Mckinley administra-
ton has failed to keep its solemn
pledges made to Cuba.
The Cuban teachers attended a white
house reception and were permitted to
shake the hand of Imperialist Will
liam, but not word of commentator
| could be extracted from them in re-
gard to the administration's manage
ment in Cuba.
The resources of our beautiful is
land have been drained to pay a lot OF
| American officials who are more
naughty and insolent than our former
| Spanish masters" said one Cuban.
sour island is desolate. The people are
too poor to go into farming or manu-
featuring for themselves, and there is
of outside capital. We have had enough
of McKinleyism. The Cubans hope to
see Bryan elected. He will carry out in
good faith the pledges made by the
United States.
sour people would not have been SO
bitter against Mckinley" continued
this Cuban, man of high intelligence
and fine culture, "if he had shown any
| disposition to investigate the postal
frauds and punish the offendessr~But
what has been donef The committee
appointed by the senate contents itself
by calling on the war department for
| a detailed account of all disbursements
and then adjourns to meet at the call
of the chairman. There is no indica-
ton that the war DEPARTMENT. prepar-
ing any such report. tits clear that the
postal scandals are not to be investi-
gated before election. Nicely is to stay
in New York and Maj. Ra thbone is nv-
ing in luxury in Havana. Things of
this sort make the Cubans discomfort
ed. We put our trust in the United
States, and it's chief executive makes
NO move to protect us when we are
robbed by his servants" This criticism
is just, but it was not what the ad-
ministration expected when 1t took
such trouble to welcome the Cuban
teachers to Washington.
UnDOpuIur witH-Ha~s,-------
The industrial commission is begin
| ming to realize that It is not popular
with organized labor. The commission
sent an agent from Washington to in
terview the Central Labor union of New
York about wages and conditions OF
employment. The agent was met with
| fat refusal to give any information
which might, and probably would be,
used to the disadvantage of organized
labor. The representatives OF the va
rious unions called attention to the ed
iting of testimony by the commission
and it's attempt to justify the atrocities
of the bull pen in Idaho. Senator Kyle,
the head of the commission, made him
self conspicuous by his opposition to
the eight-hour bill in congress.
The carefully edited reports of the
industrial commission are being sent
out by the republican campaign man:
ayers with a view to convincing the
working people that the information
was gathered by persons friendly te
their interests. 1t will not do. Wage
, workers have known for more than ;
wear that the industrial commission
a | like the bureau of statistics and thu
: census, is only an adjunct to the re
Y publican national committee. Its re
ports are neither impartial nor accu
e rate.
8 Roosevelt's Apology.
Roosevelt has been made to under
9 stand by Boss Hanna that his st. Pau
{ speech was very hurtful to the reput
icans. His wholesale denunciation @
: 1.-THE democrats stirred up even Gel
2 Palmer, candidate of the gold demo
l. Gratis in 'se. Gen. Palmer objected t
r being labeled as one of class VIII
n "stand for lawlessness and disorder, fc
v dishonesty and dishonor, for licens
y and disaster at home and coward
IT shrinking from duty abroad"
e. So Roosevelt takes the opportunit
d to make most humble apology. F
eats his own words with the weak e
70 PLANTATION that they were only intend
lie for the class of democrats who co
is structed and stood upon the Kans
% City platform.
l. Well, that's the only kind of dem
Is Gratis there are now. The gold dem
a. Gratis couldn't rally enough to hold ey
o. the shadow of convention and ma,
r nomination. So Roosevelt's attem
b. at apology placates no one a,
IL estranges some, like Palmer, W
. would have voted for Mckinley. 1t
"a. to be hoped that Hanna will tn
Roosevelt loose soon. He will ma
he democratic votes everywhere he go
ed His truculent style of abuse will a
in add to the republican stay-at-ho
an vote. There are thousands of rep
o. leans who will refuse toad in
a attempt to put Roosevelt into any
$? sition of prominence. To be sure,
w. vice presidency carries with it no v
onerous duties, but it's .incumb
ON should be man of experience, digu
in and sound judgment. Rooseveltisno
he Of these.
he Looking Out for spoils.
mt It would seem that If the allied Tor
ce. can get the members of the legatlt
1T back to the coast in safety our n
be- sion in China would be ended. Their
I'M. doubt on this point. Picking lisa city
OF walls within walls. To enter the gu
walls is to walk into a trap. Tha'
,bi. where the allied forces are now. 1
to be hoped that they will leave