Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-07-14
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

President Roosevelt does not like
the tariff for an issue; it touches rath-
er sore spot not only in his own
anatomy but in that of his party, SO he
has given the republicans new war
cry-the full baby carriage.
The trusts have been giving the
screw another twist during the past
month and squeezed up prices of neces-
stiles another notch according to
Dun's index figures. On May / the
numbers were 6s.561, on June /, os.936
Senator Hanna and Senator
Foraker with arms entwined posing on
the stage as the great harmony
tableau Of the Ohio state convention
must have been an interesting picture
to the delegates who were all ready to
poignard their neighbors il the occa-
sion required and their political pie
depended on it.
Perry Heath, who ia mixed up in
the post Office scandals, has sailed for
Japan and the Investigators will have
to get along without the information
that he could give them. He did not
answer the most important charges
that zone Tulloch" made against him
before he departed. Nor has he re-
signed as secretary of the republican
national committee.
This administration will be-
noted for its junketing propensities,
the president, cabinet and higher Off
cials are away from Washington more
than half the time and all travel on
special trains or passes by favor of the
railroad combinations. 1t hardly
looks reasonable that recipients Of
these favors can be seriously fighting
the railroad mergers, but we shall see
all in good time. So far the average
citizen who pays his fare has received
no reduction In rates.
From all appearances the con.
stitution will have to be withdrawn
from Porto Rico, for it is giving the
administration endless trouble there,
through that old fogey nonsense that
trial by jury is necessary accompany.
ment. The Porto Ricans have got into
their silly heads that grand jury has
a right to indict government officials
who have committed crime, but or
ders from Washington soon convinced
them that reasons Of "high moment
could not allow such proceedings.
The St. Louis Republic think
the democratic opportunity is in tn,
tariff question; that the demand 70,
a lowering of the tariff is wider thar
party lines, and comes from the PEG
1 pie, as whole, and that the repub
lican attitude is akin to defiance
This sounds like good reasoning, bu
| it will have to be acknowledged tina
| the republican leaders, while in thei
hearts they see their wrong position
on the tariff, hope to bridge over on,
more presidential compaign witt
prosperity. Then they may reyis,
the tariff and fool the barons.-Cin
| cinnati Enquirer.
Former Postmaster General
Smith believes there is no great de.
mand for tariff revision amongst the
republicans, but adds: st believe, how.
ever, that the platform of the party
will declare for revision, but in such 9
| way that business interests will no
suffer" II there is no great demant
for tariff revision why should the re
pnblfcans attempt to fool the people
by declaring for it in their nationa,
platform? To declare against the
trusts and for revision Of the tariff
and not intend to carry out either
declaration, Is rather stih dose Of
medicine to get even the republican