Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-15


Gillespie Blaine when it began to dawn
upon him that he was defeated; but
claiming everything did him no good,
as all the world knows. Among Demo |;
Gratis there is disposition to get to- |
gcther, while among Republicans the
tendency is the other way. The Demo |
Gratis in the house are working more
tremendously than at any time in clev-
en- years, while the most bitter speech
delivered in that stretch of time by
one Republican about other Republic
ans was the speech Of Mr.. Fordney Of
Michigan ON the Cuban reciprocity bill.
1t was composed largely of aqua FORTS
and burned many of his political breth-
rem to the bone. Safe to say that his
rations at the pie counter will be much
reduced in future. The Wood-Rath-
bone feud is likely to make rent In
the G.. o. P. wide as barn door"
for it is becoming more and more a
fight between President Roosevelt and
Senator Marcus A. Hanna. Roosevelt
is determined that his old colonel shall
be a major general in csse and lieu
tenant general in posse, While Senator
Hanna is bent on preventing the pro-
motion of the eN-doctor. Republicans
are lining up on each side, and it prom
Uses to be a battle royal and to the
death. To mere locker OH in Vienna
there appears to be no ground on which
the belligerents can compromise their
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very nature of things be war of ex-
termination. No doubt President Roose-
welt thinks Wood worthy and well
qualified. More than that, Wood is his
personal friend. They soldiered to-
gether. On the other hand, Major
Rathbone is Senator Hanna's friend
and constituent. Rathbone asseyerates
solemnly and frequently that Wood
prosecuted him in Cuba and was the
| cause of his conviction, while guilty Of
high crimes and misdemeanors himself
Hanna believes Rathbone; hence the
row. Evidently the fuel for great
!, fire is there in abundance, fire which
| may consume many regulations, scorch
many statesmen and burn great hole
in the G. o. p.
The acquittal of Miller and Johns,
postoffice officials at Cincinnati, is an
! other element of discord among the
Republicans. All of Colonel Roose-
velt's enemies in his own party are re-
1 joicing at the result, yociferating that
4 1t is slap in the presidents face. while
il his friends believe they We're acquitted
in order to aggrayate him. In the
i meantime all the indicted officials have
plucked up courage and are expecting
il triumphant vindication.
j All these things help the Democrats
A few more miscarriages Of justice in
, the postofice cases, and the rank and
file will conclude that there never was
!. any serious intention of Furnishing any
, body and that all the investigation ant
, hullabaloo were waste of labor ani
|. breath = another case Of 'parturiun
montes; nascetur ridiculus mus" 9th,
mountains are in labor; ridiculou!
mouse will be brought forth'O. The in
/ cvitable conclusion among rational peo
: pie will be that the only way to ascer
! tain the truth is to put the Republican
out and the Democrats in.
: AS remarked in previous letter, tn
fact that SO many mon are considere,
!. and groomed for the Democratic presi
Dental nomination is proof positiv
n that the wiseacres believe Democrat
4 chances to be good and to be increas
ing. Men do not deliberately seek
nomination where defeat at the poll
i is a foregone conclusion. Mr.. Cleve
q lands declination somewhat clarifie
the atmosphere. Mr.. Bryan has re
, peatedly stated that he is not candi
/ date; but, barring Cleveland and Bryan
. nearly every man in the party supposed
, to be Of presidential stature is beini
, pressed by friends upon public atten
, ton. Cockrell, German, Olney, viii
liams. Parker, Hearst, Hill, Garvin
Tom johnson. Harrison, Miles, A1cClel
Ian and Towne all have their advo
Gates. Lately the Commoner, MI
|, Bryan's paper, has placed Hon. JOIN
!, w. Bookwalter Of Ohio In the list. An!
genuine Democrat will stand fai
show Of being elected.
A Tale With a Moral.
Strange things come to pass in thi
) vale of tears. In 1895 D. Crawford