Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-16

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was willing to give them long and
numerous slices, but he wanted to re-
tain few crumbs for hungry and
palpitating patriots elsewhere. Conse-
quently the West Virginia senators
vowed to do that which ]. Ralph had
SO often vowed to do and failed to do
that is, to remove Bristow's scalp.
place my sesterces on Bristow. OF
course he's a Republican and ought to
be bounced for that reason, but he's
better than Burton, Elkins and Scott,
who banker after his fossy topknot.
"A PaIpable Misnomer."
Under the above caption tie Wash
ington Post, independent, A'es after
that blatant Republican organ grinder,
the Globe Democrat, in the following
vigorous fashion:
1.-THE party that attacks trusts is a
distinctive title claimed by the st. Louis
Globe Democrat for that great aggrega-
ton of voting citizens who constitute the
dominant party. When a combination is
followed by an advance in prices and
great profits are exacted from the con-
sumer to pay fabulous dividends on q
capitalization that Is largely fictitious,
there is a call for an attack, and when
the monopolistic exactions of such a COM
bine are made possible by tariff sched-
ule that is not needed for any legitimate
purpose, the point of intelligent attack is
obvious, and that Is precisely the point
which the Republican party has per-
sistently refused to see Let well enough
alone" has been the response of the Re-
publican leaders to every suggestion of
antitrust tariff LEGISLATION,
AS to other methods of depressing the
greed of trusts the Republican party has
been equally neglectful Three bills on
this subject, all prepared by Republicans,
mittees to which they were referred. II
the Republican leaders 1.-the Fifty-sixth
and Fifth-seventh congresses had directed
all their energies to the task Of avoiding
any interference with the trusts. their
| record of success in that endeavor could
not have been more complete than it is.
| 1.-THE party that attacks trusts" Does
! the Globe-Democrat use that phrase as a
challenge to ridicule? 1t would answer
that purpose admirably II the subject
were less serious.
That is strong criticism of the
G.-D.'s idiocy or mendacity. What will
be the effect OIL the CD? Nil-pre-
cisely that and nothing more.
convince man against his Will,
He's of the same opinion still.
OF course the CD. knows better. 1t
is simply trying to hoodwink its read.
ers. Any port is good in a storm. In
the foregoing article the Post indicates
how to bust the trusts--by cutting
down the tariff on articles OH which
trusts run UP prices.
One on Governor Dockery.
This story is being told on Governor
Dockery of Missouri: A few days ago
he started to walk from the executive
mansion to hotel in Jefferson City
On the way he passed two lemonade
stands which had been started up by
youthful residents of the capital. He
paused to observe them more particu
larly, and the boys began vehemently
to solicit his trade. One informed hin
that his lemonade was cents glass
the other that his was only 3 cents
The governor, thinking to give then
an object lesson in both business anc
politics, bought glass of the three
cent decoction. After winking and
wiping his whiskers he made few
remarks about the advantages of com
petition and then asked, "Now, John
ny, why is it that you charge cent.
for your lemonade while Tomm.
charges only 81" Tommy did not wal
for Johnny to reply, but answered in ;
piping voice, well, you see, Mr.. Dock
, cry, the pup fell in mine."
!, Evidence of Republican Harmony.
The Chicago Tribune, Republican
rises to remark:
, The tariff revision which western Re
publicans have in mind is not revisio
which will reduce the income of the gov
! eminent, but which may increase 1t. TIL
lowering to point where only legitimat
protection is afforded Of duty which
30 high as to be prohibitory will increas
the revenues instead of decreasing them
) The incomes which 1t is desired to reduc
, ! through tariff revisions are the income
Of great industrial combinations whic
are using duties that are too high to ea
act from homo consumers exorbitar
prices for their products. By the scalin
down Of illegitimate profits aimed at b
iff revision the entire community will
I benefited.
n And the Providence Journal. indt
8 pendent Republican, chips in with:
e There appears to be trouble in til
n American PROTECTIVE Tariff league. e,
Secretary Cornelius N. Bliss and five OIL
er members having resigned evidently b,
8 cause the leagues influence was throw
S against the Kasson reciprocity treatit
and Cuban reciprocity. The president {
. the league admits 1t and adds that "rec
procity is simply opening the way to IRE
S trade" The league. then, like the Hon
4 Market club. appears to be against "tt
= Buffalo platform" and the tariff views {
y Presidents Mckinley and Roosevelt. We
U lily there is trouble ahead.
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