Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-08-08

y Especial Washington letter.
"\HE Jeffries-F itzsimmons cham
I pionship mill is over, and
!? Ruby Robert went down before
Il the Californian. youth will
be served" Wonder If Sena-
tor Marcus A. Hanna discovers in the
result prophecy of his own Waterloo
in 1904 at the hands Of q much youn-
ger man--to wit, Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt? Perhaps the defeat Bob
received at the hands Of the boiler
maker will cause the Buckeye boss to
put on his studying cap, and perhaps
1t will not. Still, there is no disguis-
ing the fact that youngish men are
now most in the public eye. The cool,
calculating Kitchener succeeded the
elderly "Bobs." The most potent fig
IRE in European politics is the Ger
man kaiser, William Of Hohenzollern,
who, although veteran emperor, is
still young man. Next to him comes
Nicholas Of Russia, who got up The
Hague peace conference and who has
ton looking to IN international stran-
Cling of the trusts. On this side the
water President Roosevelt, still In the
flower of his years, holds the center Of
the stage. In both the cabinet and the
field the youngsters are to the fore.
Old things pass away, among them the
ancient proverb, "Old men for counsel,
ors1 r, on
least the "boys' are usurping the func-
lions Of the elders. Is it for the best?
Quien sabe?
No Politics In Teddy's Speeches.
Little Paul Dombey was always ask
ing Floy, "What are the waves say
ing?" Certainly since the ocean first
was formed no stranger message has
come from it than that which now is
sues from Oyster Bay. 1t is given out
that President Roosevelt in his swing
! around the circle this fall has no polit-
zeal designs whatsoever and that he is
much annoyed that the ungodly should
have attributed to him such motives
all Of which will be given the hoarse
boot by the Junior senator from Ohio,
who is one of Tom Johnson's most pre-
eminent constituents. But Marks
cynical thoughts and remarks will not
count. He will not be permitted to
pull down the ideal candidate, the al
truistic statesman of Sycamore Hill,
the harbinger of the political millep-
mum, the philosopher who proposes to
let the Office seek him nnd-catch him!
No, indeed. Colonel Roosevelt is not
going to tour the country in the inter-
est of his own nomination. Perish the
thought! He's going about the land
to view the wonderful crops, which
Marks friends allege that Mark caused
to grow. OF course Colonel Roosevelt
has not gone so far as to say that he
will not accept nomination-not he.
| If the nomination chases and captures
him, what can he do but serve his
country and save it again by serving
four years more! The bold, bad men
who started the report that the presi-
dent is going on an electioneering trip
ought to be severely disciplined-really
they ought.
Harmony In Missouri.
1t will be great pleasure to Demo
Gratis outside the state who have been
alarmed by the twaddle of the Globe.
Democratic such there be-to know
that harmony prevails among the Dem
ocrats Of Missouri, the first Democratic
state in the Union, and that all the
signs of the times indicate sweeping
Democratic victory this fall. Nobody
knows this better than the CD. 1t is
merely whistling to keep its courage
up. Both at Springfield, where three
| candidates for supreme judge were
nominated, and at st. Joe, where the
railroad commissioners, superintendent
Of public schools and chairman Of the
state committee were nominated, there
were contests more or less heated
about men and measures, which We're
to be eXpected-which were inevitable,
Ia fact-but the platforms are good,
what the, people want, and while excel
lent men were defeated men above re-
proach and in every way capable were
nominated. OF the thirteen Democrat
ic congressman eleven have been re-
nominated, generally without opposi-
tion, and will be reelected. The
chances are that Missouri will have
fifteen Democrats in the next house
put of q possible sixteen, that the state
ticket will have a satisfactory major
ity and that the legislature will be
Democratic in both branches. Nothing
succeeds like success, and no party
anywhere ever made finer record
since states were first invented than
have the Democrats of Missouri in the
conduct Of her financial affairs, the
one thing which most nearly concerns
lie great body Of taxpayers.
Roosevelt Stabbed by Organ Grinder.
A close and systematic reading of
Republican papers will disclose the
bitter warfare inside the G. o. P.
In his Fourth of July speech at Pitts
burg President Roosevelt, under the
inspiring influence OF 3 great con-
course of shouting people and TEN.
porarily forgetful of Hon. Stephen B.
Elkins and the rest of the senatorial
Boxers, exclaimed, RECIPROCITY with
Cuba Is as sure as fate" Everybody
knows that he did his utmost to in.
duce congress to pass the Cuban reci-
procity bill. He sent in special mes
sage. His bosom crony and compan-
ion in arms, General Leonard Wood,
governor general of Cuba, spent thou
sands Of dollars forming public opin-
ion in America" fayorable to the