The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-16
Numerous Sketch of Iowa
at Cabinet MEETING.

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canal. Then the president will inquire,
with merry twinkle in his eve, adj.
dressing himself to Col. Hepburn more
especially: How is my old friend Gum.
minis getting along? l have just read
his inaugural address. 1t is beauty,
don't you think, colonel?-one of the
finest things in the English language, y
and Col. Hepburn's state pride will
cause his face to glow with appreciation
of what the president has said about
the new governor, and Governor Shaw,
for the time being, thinking he is at
class meeting in Denison, will shout,
"yea, Lord, amen,' which is the
Methodist style of applause.
Then the cabinet will take up the
question of establishing new rural
routes leading in all directions from
| Denison; also consider an additional
appropriation for the experimental sta
ton at Ames and Col. Hepburn will
put in word for an increased appro-
priation for the federal building at
Ames. At the conclusion of the in
formal meeting the Iowa men, not per-
manently belonging to the cabinet,
will retire, each to take charge of his
particular department in the great
machinery of government and as the
mass meeting disperses the young presi-
dent will be wondering if there are any
great men remaining at their regular
jobs in Iowa.
But all dreams have an end and the
serious question is being asked. "Can
Iowa maintain herself at her present
dizzy height? Who will furnish the
balancing pole for the Iowa equillbrist?
Who will steady the nerves Of the Iowa
steeple climbers?
Will there be jealousy between the
two Iowa members Of the cabinet; will
their schemes if they shall haye them,
go counter to each other? If the presi.
dent shall look trustingly at the other
and shall ask more questions in one
direction than the other will there be
anything thought about it? If one
shall call on the president while the
other shall be closeted with him, will the
one who is. in the red room wonder
what they are talking about in the
room where the door is closed? Will
best sugar ever come up against the
banking interests? Can two strong
politicians from the same state sing the
anthem of politics as we'll together as if
they were from different states? These
are problems that the future holds for
the men from Iowa.
If there shall be friction who will
have to go, and if it is the secretary of
agriculture what will be the effect?
vii Jose ham string will be cut if Tama
JIM comes home?
Will he go back to bis farm in Tama
coGnty; will he 90 back to Ames, OF will
the people begin to talk him for some
gEeat honor at homer Tama Jim is
something like G. c. Carpenter whose
enemies continued to give him Office all
his life to keep him away from home
and to prevent his securing an office
that they wanted; therefore officers
came easy to Carpenter, while the
officers were still in the problematical
stage to those who sent him away.
Tama Jim is stronger with the farmers
of Iowa than he ever was before, strong.
er than any man in Iowa could be ex-
cept himself. If he were temporary
chairman of the first state convention
after he got home he could not take care
of the boquets that would be thrown at
him.
Indeed what will happen if Tama Jim
comes marching home a martyr to too
much Iowa?
Iowa raised $44.oOO,00O worth more
products this year than any year since
Mahaska wandered up and down the
banks and braes of the Muehikifnock,
and is evidently prepared to raise more
disturbances in politics next year than
any year since old WapeAlo located
Agency City, or since the pio-
neers invaded the reservation in the
night time west of the Des Moines river.
Question answered.
| Yes, August Flower still has the larg.