The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-09-04

created by the republicans in six years
of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. been cut
I down from twenty.six millions to less
than half million-which will be paid
off next year Gnd at the same time the
rate of taxation has been cut down bv
three-fourths the republican rate. This
achievement is 'unequalled in all the
hoary registers Of time.
A man thatcannot defend the demo
cratic conduct Of the financial affairs of
Missouri is stark idiot.
do not love all the governors, but in
financial matters they are all right from
B. q. Brown to Alexander Monroe
Dockery, both inclusive.
Senator Doliiver is one of the shining
lights of his party-one of the most
brilliant orators in its ranks-otherwise
l would not 'be here to debate with him
for there is no reason why should
debate withioob-tailed republicans.
He wouid have been nominated for
vice. president and consequently would
have been president now had not Col.
Roosevelt appeared at the Philadelphia
convention wearing "The Sacred Hat of
San Juan Rill." Teddy was up to snuff
and Dollivere was knocked out.
served one term in the Missouri leg.
islature and every night l thanked God
fervently that l had not broken my
neck that.Gay. So with the republicans.
, Every morning when they wake up,
read the papers and find that Their
, strenuous president has not sent the
whole party la McGinty to the bottom
; of the coal hole, they thank God that
: they are not all "dead corpses." He i.
"Lurfant Ierrible" of the republican
, party-a bull in the china shop-hatec
and feaged.sy the machine politicians.
Il like President Roosevelt. He is do
ing patriotic work-like the Irishmar
+ who wanted the doctor to give him the
3 whiskey "uhbeknown to himself f7'-b,
: kicking therrepublican party into smith
| Greens.
: Teddy says: "Cuban reciprocity il
certain as sfate;;" the Globe d em ocra'
says: f%Cuban reciprocity be daganed. )
Under which king, Bezoeki, unde
t which king?
Missos,ri republicans whine because a
democratic legislature so districted th,
state that thedemocrats will elect fifteer
congressman and the republicans 'onl,
one. Tssrn your eyes, my countrymen
to Iowa where there are enough demo
: Gratis to elect tive congressman ant
\ where republican legislature has 81
i districte& the state that the democrat
cannot esen electone congressman. @
course gerrymandering is not com
mendable performance either for thu
t democrats>or the republicans; but w7ha
is sauce for the goose is sauce for tb,
; gander and III it is all right in republican
Iowa, it is not a sin unpard enable il
3 democratic Missouri
4 Brother 23olliver says that the tinan
! cial questionis- finished business" II
: that true? he says tie silver question
I is dead. Certainly if that is true low,
republicans ought to occupy the posi-
tion OF chief fnourners at the funeral
for the first free silver speech, the rati,
OF l6 to l, ever,nade in either branch O
the American congress, was made bv tn,
dole and venerable senatorial colleapu,
Of Senator Dolliver, Senator William B
AEen,-just as John Sherman was the
FIRST to denounee the tariff .magnates Al
| "Earitf Barons." Truth TO tell, all re
. pafIsicans and al democrats were once
treessilver men, save and except Thoma.
Bracket Reed-tbe most brilliant liyins
republican. All the rest evosnted into
gold bugs. So that Mle repu btcans are
not in a position to MAKE mouths at the
democrats.
/ have profound respect for Thoma.
B. Reed. He had conscience enough te
resign seat in congress-, to give up the
speakerstlp, to retire to private life be
cause he deemed the present policy O.
irepublicans unjust, un-American oac
lidiotic. And l will not charge the re-
|pnblicans one cent extra TO predict tina,
if thelr Philippine policy brings them te
grief, as it surely will, they will be com
peiled to nominate Mr.. Reed for presl
denf, nolens, noens, in order to have q
ghost of show to carry the country In
1904.
4 The financial issue is dead, is ii!
What of the Fowler bill, which proposes
to create "a mother bank in New York
with innumeIable branch banks about
the country which shall he feeders to the
New YORK mother bank and which shall
drive oil other small banks out of busl.
ness; which proposes to enable the pet