Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-08-29

after morally, politically and
otherwise. The anthracite coal trust
is the teacher, and Gothamites, without
respect to politics or religion, the VIC
tins. lizard Coal Advances Dollar!"
is frequent newspaper headline. The
coal barons may catch it where the
chicken got it-in the neck.
If the late l%mented Phineas T. Bar
mum, lord mayor of Bridgeport" own
err of "the greatest show on EARTH -
ETC., could revisit the glimpses of the
moon, he would, unless he has lost that
git up and git which made him both
rich and famous, hasten to secure the
services Of Mr.. Babcock, congressman
from Wisconsin and chairman of the
Republican congressional campaign
committee, and would advertise him
as 'the greatest living acrobat-the
greatest that ever lived" Bab's capers
on the tariff and trust questions have
never been equaled since the morning
stars sang together for joy. One of two
things is true about Bab-either he is
a most uncommon somersault turner OF
he is "teched in the head"-hard to tell
which.
Chairman Griggs.
Hon. James NJ. Griggs of Georgia
chairman of the Democratic congress
sfonal committee, is winning favor
where it was least eXpected-in the
east. Judge Griggs is bright, amiable
patient, enthusiastic, capable, ambi-
tious and Industrious. What's more,
he's lucky. In speaking to Griggs of
his election to the craftsmanship, Hon,
w. NJ. Howard, one of the ablest young
men in the house, said: "Griggs, be,
lieve now that we will elect the next
house. Your invariable good luck will
enable US to VIM" Griggs is busy as
bee in planning the campaign. The
New York Times says:
Mr.. Griggs. chairman of the Democratic
congressional committee. is man OF
sense. He announces that his committee
proposes to conduct the campaign for con-
gressional candidates this fall chiefly or
the issue of the tariff. He reports an
urgent demand from all parts of the I'm
ion for literature on that issue.
II the Democrats are prepared, as MT.
Griggs proposes, to wage the fight this
fall on the tariff issue and if they will
put up candidates for the house and for
the senate who will not regard their cleo
tion as license for peddling their votes tc
the tariff benetlciaries, they will deserve
to win. In many districts they will have
a fair chance to win, and even if they dc
not secure a majority in either house they
will lay the basis of an honest and sub
stantial political organization that will be
worth working with and for.
Republican Prosperity.
Senator Marcus A. Hanna says that
the Republicans made the present
prosperity. Let's see. One of my con
stituents, ]. A. Norton, of ST. Charles
county, one of the richest agricultural
counties in the world, has just har
vested 10000 bushels of wheat from
his own farm, the crop averaging
thirty-five bushels to the acre. Die
Republicans cause his prosperity? Die
Mark sow that wheat, water it, max,
the sun shine on it and harvest it? G.
to, Marcus Alonzo, with such rot!
Another Of my constituents, W. S
Nelson of Lincoln county, made las
year $S4.90 net from the milk Of
one Holstein COW, the glory of which
performance Senator Hanna woult
claim for the Republican party. TIL
chances are that the COW would hav,
given the same quantum of dulce la
| if there had been Democratic presi
dent and congress in Washington.
| Another of my constituents, who's
name have forgotten, but who live
near New Florence, in Montgomer
county, raised ginseng worth $125 OF
about one rod of ground, which, 0
course, is proof positive that Mari
| makes it rain.
All over Missouri the corn is from tel
to twenty feet high, potatoes are big a!
ostrich eggs, the earth groans beneath
the weight of most bountiful harves
Of all cereals, fruits and vegetables
consequently we all ought to go dow
on our knees to Mark, provided h
made the rain to fall and the sun t,
shine. But, query: If Mark makes
it seasonable this year, why didn't hi
make it seasonable last year? Doe
he cause it to rain only in election
years? People ought to have informa
ton on this subject, because it is i'm
portant, don't you know.
sabserviency to Trusts.
The Washington Post, independent
| goidbuggish and high tariff shoutel
| gives this solar plexus blow to the Re
pnblicans in this congress for thei
subservieney to the trusts:
1t is not very improbable that the Re
", 1,0tl, will 1,o
| to vote for one or two carefully draw
antitrust measures when congress con
venes. They are hearing and will con
tinue to hear from the people on that sub
| 5ect. They will know little later if the.
do not already realize, that there is wide
spread and deep dissatisfaction with thei
sllbserviency during the Fifty-siXth ant
the long session of the Fifty-seventh con
sress to the interests of monopolistic in
dustrial combinations. Whether they com,
back victorious or defeated. they will
come to face strong pressure for anti
trust enactments. And it will not b,
strange If they yield to this pressure.
AS to Greatness.
General Joseph r. Hawley, senio
and senile senator from Connecticut
has declared that Senator George Fris
bic Hoar, the old man eloquent from
Massachusetts, is "crazy" because Of
his attitude on the Philippine question
On Hawiey's chara cterization Of Hoal
the Boston Herald, independent, re
marks:
The difficulty with Senator Hawley's es
innate of Senator Hoar as man who I.
crazy" on the subject Of the Philippin,
Islands is that the acceptance of 1t i'm
plies too many men besides Senator Hoal
as In the same category. Mr.. Hoar him
self may he an enthusiast whoSa devotion