Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-11-21

to know that thieves do not pay inter-
est on what they steal. The Globe
Democrat did not carry the state on its
platform Of SANDER, but in all human
probability 1t kept several thousand
people from settling In the state and
kept out hundreds of millions of wealth ;
which would have been brought into
Missouri but for it's malicious charges.
"It is dirty bird that befouls Its own
nest is saying peculiarly applicable
to the Globe Democrat. The Washing
ton Post, which all along has made
fun of the Globe Democrats prophecies
of Republican victory in Missouri, says
in It's issue of Nov. 5. 1--WE hasten to
forward our sympathy to the valued
st. Louis Globe Democrat and suggest
that perhaps some other year Missouri
may go Republican" Poor old Globe
Democrat!
An Unnecessary Handicap.
In the recent campaign Democratic
nominees had to carry an unnecessary
handicap by reason of tho jabber OF
Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama to
the effect that It would be a bad thing
for the Democrats to have fha next
house of representatives. By such
twaddlc Senator Morgan Intentionally
increased the load Of every Democratic
candidate for congress. The word I'm
tentionally" is deliberately used, for the
law presumcs-and Senator Morgan Is
q renowned lawyer-that every maa'
intends the results which naturally and
inevitably flow from his own acts or
words Senator Morgan cannot plead
ignorance, for he is not Ignorant. It is
very easy-indeed easy as falling off q
log, and a slippery log at that-for q
man who is Just entering upon 2 six
year term in the senate to sag that
some other man of the same faith who
is struggling for two year term in
the house and against whom no charge
of lack Of fitness is urged should be de-
| feated. It Is an easy thing to do, but
very ungrac,ous ons. What would
Hon. John. Tyler Morgan have thought
| il when he was last up for reelection
| 10 the senate the good people of Ala
bama had said, isrAe Democrats should
not control the senate" and had there
upon elected Republican to succeed
| Morgan? Does anybody believe for
one moment that Senator Morgan
would have been enanoFed Of that the
ory? Not a bit of 1t. He would have
paved up the earth and made the vel
kin ring with his believing. Very
much depends ON whose OK is gored.
Fhe senator. having safely made q
comfortable port Aii.sGif, VAS willing
to see his party brethren sink. Indeed
he was willing to help sink them, for
that is precisely the effect that his dec
larations bad on all who were running
for oeagress.
BY what right did he assume TO say
that Democratic house would be det-
rimental to the party? There are those
by no means obscure Democrats Ell
/ ther-who belieye that some Of Senator
Morgan's utterances In the senate ana
, out of it have been more detrimental to
the party than Democratic house
} would have been, How does Hon. John
, Tyler Morgan relish that sort Of talk I
The senator should peruse "Put Your.
, self In His Place." Evidently it would
! do him good, and the next time 1856
/ Democratic candidates are fighting an
| uphill battle he may ut least be In
duced I'd extend to them il net q help
ing hand at least tie charity of his 81
lepce, If silence is not with him nm ut
, ter impeseeIbility. # he must talk dur
ing eampaig4, be sA99n,!!A seek the se.
t clusion Of primeyai forest ana not
the society of reporters. Then he will
: do less harm.
Tho Presidents Status.
The signs Of the times indicate that
! only one map Of Hesmliinaealnee in the pnit
ed States has improved his status thif
year, and that is President Roosevelt
He is much more commanding figure
now than he was when congress ad.
jourped IN July. Then his chances OF
securing the npmiaaifiiseop,, to say moth.
; Ing Of the election, were not more than
one out Of tlree. New they are easily
two to one. He may not have a elncll
on 1t, but he comes very near 1t. A
great opportunity came to him, and he
seisel II with resolute hand, thereby
saving his party from utter rout and
min 4. the eastern states. The naxx1
house is Republican aAeause' ana i e .,,S
because, Theodore Roosevelt se... ~
great anthracite coal strike, whereas
his masterful great rival, Senator Mar
Gus A. Hanna. tried to settle it and
failed. It will be amusing now to
watch the supple Republican courtiers
fawn upon Roosevelt-the very same
Republicans who in July and August
were cursing him under their breath MS
"marplot," bull in the china Shop
etc. ITO shout with the multitude con.
stitutes the wisdom of this world" 10 a
bit of cynical philosophy which the Re
publican leaders believe in and act up
on. The world shouts for Colonel Roose-
welt now. likewise the Republican
chieftains. Three months ago they were
against him almost to man and were
busy grooming Senator Hanna for the
highest Office in the world. At this
time 1t seems that President Roosevelt
has his destiny in his own hands and
unless he does something Inter on to
knock the fat into the fire will be nomi-
mated.
Amazing Cheek.
For unadulteratcd and monumental
gall commend us to Hon. John Barrett
Of Massachusetts,, late minister to ST.
am and now worlds fair commissioner
general to the effete east. He had
some sort of an audience with the en-
| neror of China md l,ore 10 fho mn % III q