Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-14
put up the price Of meat food products
to abnormal figures, much in the spirit


to his sorrow, and the trusts are find
ing out in Missouri. feel especially
proud Of this decision Of the Missouri
supreme court because it was render
ed under and by virtue of a law re-
ported by the committee of which l
was chairman when was in the legis-
lature. As matter of fact Hon. Ly-
sander Thompson Of Macon and Hon.
]. o. Allison of New London were the
subcommittee which appointed to re.
duce the bill to proper shape, and to-
gether we piloted it through the legis-
| lature. This was in 1889. suppose
the bill has been somewhat amended
since then, but it is substantially the
/ bill Of 1880. Now, If Mr.. Attorney
| General Knox will secure few con-
| victions, people will begin to think that
the trusts are not bigger than the gov
eminent.
Senator Stones Opinion.
The following Washington dispatch
must be Of interest to all persons In
terested in the next presidential cleo
ton:
/ otOuc, junior SeEaLOr from
| Missouri and vice chairman OF the Demo-
cratic national committee, said tonight
| when asked as to the future of the Demo-
| cratic party:
II prefer not to make prophecies as to
! paramount issues for 1904"
Asked as to the probable makeup of the
next Democratic presidential ticket, Sem
ator Stone said:
II do not think Mr.. Bryan will be NOM
mated. nor do think that he either ex-
poets or desires the nomination. If any
effort is being made to eliminate him. It
will fail. for he is still undoubtedly the
most commanding individual force in the
party. He cannot be eliminated, and any
EFFORT in that direction will recoil OIL
those attempting 1t. The business of
eliminating people from the party is not
the business I want Democrats to engage
in. 1t would be more profitable to get
men into instead Of getting them out of
the party. We have plenty Of able men
who would make safe. conservative presi-
dents. although they might not indulge in
such erratic strenuosities as would keep
the country on the tiptoe of some dread
expectancy.
''The Democratic candidate for president
must be Democrat who has always sup
ported his party ticket-a party man.
who. IL elected, would give us a stalwart
Democratic administration.
ut Is not necessary that man should
have subscribed Internationally to every
declaration of the Chicago and Kansas
City platforms. 1t Is sufficient IL he has
always stood loyalty by his party flag
Talk of recognizing the Democratic
party Is puerile and silly. Some men may
need recognizing, but the party does
not
When asked what he thought of the re-
cent talk to the effect that the regular
cessions from gold Democrats who
wanted to come back into the party, Sem
ator Stone said:
$50 far as people getting into the party
Is concerned, want every one there. It
IL no question of repentance sackcloth
and ashes. The doors are open. and IL a
man wants to cooperate with the Demo-
cratic party all he has to do Is to get into
line with the party. There Is no form Of
doing it that know Of except to do IT,
Under Cloud.
1t is pity-indeed 1t is pitiful-to see
an old public servant like Assistant At
torney General Tyner of the postoffice
department retire under cloud after
a long life spent principally in the pub
lie service. He has cut wide swath
in Republican politics. He was post.
master general under Grant, being up.
pointed by that irate president to sue
coed the great Connecticut tanner, Mar.
shall Jewell, who had become enamored
OF the Bristow reform idea, thing
which was IN abomination in the sight
OF the Silent Soldier. Tyner was also
one of the main instrumentalities in de.
feating Blaine for the presidential nom
ination in 1876. He claimed that Blaine
had promised him great chairman
ship in the house provided he would
support Blaine for speaker, which he
did, and that Blaine failed, neglected
] and refused to deliver the goods though
frequently requested SO to do. The
thing alleged against Tyner is that in
his rulings in the postoffice department
he has favored the swindling turf in,
vestment companies which have fleeced
, the public out Of millions Of dollars. II
> is even claimed that young man re
lated to him resigned position in his
, Office to accept service with said com
, panies, as he could use his knowledge
Of postal affairs greatly to their ad
| vantage.
Hungry.
If the news from Kansas is true, then
the Kansas Republicans are the hun.
griest set of politicians on top of
ground. 1t is said, for instance, that
thirty palpitating Republican patriots
are struggling for the congressional
{ shoes Of Chester l. Long. Hungry
Joe" must be the progenitor of the
D Republican statesmen in 1.-The big Sew.
: enth," rendered famous by Jerry simp
son.
Again, that vociferous Republican
lingo, Senator ]. Ralph Burton, has
hardly warmed his curule chair as yet
!, and still has four years to serve II he
lives; but wicked Republicans are al
: ready scheming to yank him out
: Among these aspiring Jayhawkers II
!, Governor Bailey. How Burton must
!. have CRASHED his teeth when he found
that Bailey was lunching with the pres
! ident in Washington, performance
which will be worth great deal t.
Bailey in his impending tussle with J
: Ralph.
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