Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-12-05

HENDERSON Is personally prime FAVOR
ite He is most lovable man, wears
his heart upon his sleeve and stands
by his friends. Nothing but kind
wishes will follow him into his retire
ment.
Over near the center Of the Repub-
lican side was "Uncle Joe" Cannon, RAJ
diant and rosy. He is the rising sun,
and many did obeisance to him. don't
blame Uncle Joe" for being happy. 1t
is vast honor which is coming to him
and will perpetuate his name in his
tory and his lineaments done in oil'
upon the historic walls of the speak
er's lobby. Everybody had kind word
for Uncle joe" and Uncle Joe" had a
smile and kind word for everybody.
The speakership is an excellent good
thing to have in the family.
Tom and Mark.
Recently spent nearly week leo
turing in Ohio. two or three of the days
in Cleveland. Law papers begin, 1.-The
county of Blank, in the state of Blank"
1t would not be improper or stretching
things much in speaking of Cleveland
to say, 1.-THE city of Tom johnson, in
the state of Mark Hanna" The sena-
tor lords it over the state, but the may
or is supreme in the city. That they
are preparing for death struggle in
the mayoralty election next spring is
known Of all men in Buckeyedom. You
hear 1t everywhere-in the hotels, in
the trains, in the streets. Tom Is play
ing for great stake-the presidency.
The two stepping stones thereto. &C.
cording to his philosophy, are re-elec-
ton to the mayoralty in April and the
election to the governorship in Novem.
Der. Uncle Mark wouldn't object to be.
ing president himself. He is deter
mined that Tom shall not have it if he
can prevent it, and so these two polit-
ical giants are furnishing up their ar
NOR, whetting their knives and laying
in munitions Of war for the preliminary
slsfrmfsh in the spring, a skirmish big
with the fate of Cato and of Rome"
Having served in the house with
Tom, l, of course, had some idea of the
secret Of his strength, but In Cleveland
/ inquired into it more particularly,
and found that it consists in two
things mostly-the fact that the peo-
pie believe implicitly in his loyalty to
them and. secondly. that he keeps his
word with all men. The newspaper
jabber to the effect that he is a "fakir,"
| "mountebank." poser" 'demagogue,"
ETC.. appears to have no more effect
on him than pouring water on a ducks
back: no more effect on him than the
dollar mark cartoons have had on Sen.
ator Hanna's standing with Repub-
leans.
Tom gets grim pleasure out Of bis
fight with Hanna. Not long since one
Of his friends said. TON. you didn't
take any vacation this year." Mel
Their did Uncle Mark replied Tom.
I And SO they go on wooling each ether,
| these two most eminent citizens Of
Cleveland.
| A Pleasant Function.
While in Cleveland attended non.
political reception rendered by his ad-
miring constituents to Judge Theodore
e. Burton. chairman of the house com.
mittee on rivers and harbors. 1t was
held in the Chamber of Commerce and
was most enjoyable function. and
Burton deserved it. He has 4 most
honorable aud tabprious station to fill
and he fills it with fidelity aHd capac.
ity. He appears to have q strong bold
on the aft ctions Of his constituents
without regard to party affiliations.
Evidently he was very proud Of the
reception. and he made an exceedingly
! fel:citous speech. Burton's c0nstitu-
J ents should memorabilia him to marry,
as it is pity for such an amiaIle gen
tloman to 20 through life us an old
bachelor.
The Republicans in the Ohio delega-
ton dealt Burton rather cold deal in
hia speakership aspirations. but his
turn may come after awhile. However
much the OHIO delegation may turn
the cold shoulder to him. bis c9nstitu-
, ents appear TO love him.
gone a sadical change. will have q
great work : most Important and
patriotic public duty-to perform at
this short and closing session of the
Flfty-seventh congress, and that Is to
] lead the fight against the Hanna
/ Payne ship subsidy bill. measure as
vicious and unjustifiable as any ever
introduced into congress- The clans
are rallyiag t9 force it through. for 1t
is case of now or pever. ] make bold
to predict that unless that bill is passed
/. at the short session this winter 1t never
will be passed, for every day that 1t ia
postponed makes only more apparent
the fact that there is no necessity
whatever for any such law. Our ship
ping Is growing apace without any
such hotbed process and in another
year will have reached such proper
lions that the advocates of ship sub
sidy will be laughed out of court even
by their own party fellows. Conse.
quently they will make hereulean eff
fortssto get away with the swag at
this session.
Reform.
1t is given out that when he is speak.
er "Uncle Joe'' Cannon intends to work
a reform by increasing the membership
Of the committee OH rules from five to
niue. It may be seriously questioned,
however, whether that would really
be any reform at all. So long as the
committee is appointed by the speaker
and consists Of odd numbers. SO as to
make the speakers y2te the deciding
factor In the committee, y matters
little whether II consists of one men.