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

which made 1t possible. ana by unwise
legislation It would be easy enough to
destroy it. There will undoubte 5iy be
periods of depression. The wave W vi re-
cede, but the tide will advance. This ma
ton is seated on q continent fianked by
two great oceans. 1t Is composed OF meAs
the descendants of pioneers or, In a sense,
pioneers themselves; of men winnoWed
ont from among the nations of the old
world by the energy, holiness and love OF
adventure found in their own eager
hearts. Such nation, go placed. viii
surely wrest success from fortune.
AS people we have played large part
in theeworld, and we are bent upon MAX
ing our future even larger than the past.
In particular the events of the last four
years have definitely decided that for woe
or for veal our place must be great
among the nations. We may either fail
greatly or succeed greatly, but we cannot
avoid the endeavor from which either
great failure or great success must come.
Even II we would we cannot play small
part II we should try, all that would
follow would be that we should play a
large part ignobly and shamefu!ly
But our people-the sons of men of the
civil war, the sons of the men who had
iron in their blood-rejoice in the present
and face the future high Of heart and res
olute of will. Ours Is not the creed of the
weakling and the coward: ours is the
gospel of hope and of triumphant en-
leavor. We do not shrink from the strug-
gle before us. There are many problems
for US to face at the outset of the twen-
tieth century, grave problems abroad and
still graver at home, but we know that
we can solve them and solve them well.
provided only that we bring to the solu-
ton the qualities of head and heart
which were shown by the men who in
the days of Washington founded this
government and in the days of Lincoln
preserved it.
That he is honest in his declarations
as to the trusts may be freely granted,
and still the statement may be made
with perfect truth that his recommen-
dations on that subject are decidedly
hazy. The only thing certain about it
is that he adheres to his original opin-
ion. stated in his speeches last fall. that
there is no connection between the tar
if and the trusts, Which believe and
which millions more believe is crrone-
GUS. Judging from the message, the
president needs new attorney gcncr-
al, for. while he suggests that possibly
constitutional amendment is needed
to control the trusts-for apparently he
does not favor their Observation-Disclosures
ney General Knox in his famous Pitts
burg speech declared that the law al
ready OH the statute books or which
congress may place there is ample to
control the trusts. It's pity that these
eminent physicians disagree on a SUBJ
jcct so important.
the following is the best and most SEN
siblc:
There is q growing tendency to provide
for the publication of masses of docu-
ments for which there is no public de-
mand and for the printing of which there
Is no real necessity. Large numbers Of
volumes are turned out by the govern
ment printing presses for which there is
no Justification. Nothing should be printed
by any of the departments unless it con-
tains something of permanent value, and
the congress could with advantage cut
down very materially on all the printing
which it has now become customary to
provide. The excessive cost of govern
ment printing is strong argument
against the position of those who are in
clined on abstract grounds to advocate
the governments doing any work which
can with propriety be left in private
hands.
"AIlec samec."
Though they have an antilynching
society with headquarters in Boston
and branch offices in many other places
and though much has been said in the
northern press about lynching in the
south and west. it appears. after all,
that human nature is much the same
north, south, east and west. Some
time ago certain eminent citizens Of
Marion. Plymouth county, Mass, tar
red and fcathered visiting brother
who was too assiduous in his atten-
tions to a married woman Of that town.
They rode him on rail. All these
things were done in the most approved
style of the White Cappers of Indiana.
A great uproar ensued The country
was horritied-not so much that a
lynching should take place. but that it
should take place in the county of
Plymouth. in the old Bay State. The
Antilynch society demanded the pun
ishment of the lynchers and seven
prominent citizens of Marion, Plym-
outh county. Mass. We're duly indicted,
and we were Informed that the expedi-
ton and severity with which they
would he punished would set the whole
country an example of how TO treat
!ynchers. The trial came off, and,
mirabife dictH, the lynchers We're ac-
quilted! More. and worse still. when
the acquitted lyncllcrs returned to Mar.
ion the population Of the entire city
met them at the gates and acclaimed
them hcroes-conqucrlng heroes. 1t
was a great day for the city of Marion,
IN the county Of Plymouth. in the COM
Popwealth Of MassdehRpssetts.