Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-04-15

OF all the idiotic yells that the
different colleges have formulated
this from the Syracuse Medicoes is
the most idiotic: 'Well man, sick
man. dead man-stiff; dig 'em up,
cut 'em up, what's the diff Humor-
Gus, humorous, blood and gore.
Syracuse medicoes, 1904. "
-s
The recent decision of the u. s.
Circuit court against the Northern
Securities Co. is one of the hardest
blows that has yet been dealt the
trusts and it meets the general ap-
proval of the masses of the people.
OF course the case will be carried to
the Supreme Court, but it is the
opinion of the best lawyers that that
court will speedily affirm the deci-
sion of the lower court.
For the first time in many weeks no
flag flies from the White House. Fol-
lowing an old English custom the
stars and stripes are flown from the
White House flag staff every morning
when the President is in Washington
and are lowered at sunset. By this
means the people of Washington can
always tell at glance whether the
President is in the city. The PIesi-
dent will be out of the city for sixty
six days and during the entire time
there will be no flag ON the White
House.
Iowans follow with special interest
the career of the battleship Iowa and
they will all regret to hear of the ex
plosion of one of her big guns while
at target practice last week near Pen
sacola, Fla The premature explosion
Of she'll wrecked 12-inch gun and
did other serious damage to the ship,
besides causing the death of several
of the gunners. The officer in COM
mand of the gun was Lieut.. Reed,
who was born and raised in Waukon
and was appointed a naval cadet from
this district some wears ago.
Secretary Shaw, Senator Allison,
Gov. Cummins and j. w. Blythe held
a conference in Chicago last Friday at
which it was decided that Senator
| Allison should be asked to write the
| platform for the coming Republican
state convention. The announcement
will be received with gladness by
every Republican in Iowa, for after
all that has been said about the Iowa
idea," it will be conceded that the
principal idea on which all Iowa
Republicans Will agree is that Senator
Allison is all right and can be counted
upon to do just the right thing at all
times.
Instead of following the examples
set for them by the many state legis-
latures In this country, the Porto
Rico legislature has actually been cut
| ting down the expenditures of its new
government and laying money up for
future emergencies. In an interview
with William f. Curtis, published in
the Record Herald, Jas. S. Harlan,
attorney general of that island says
that at the last session the appropria-
tions were reduced in order that the
surplus in the treasury might be
increased. Think of it. Porto Rico
not only has no debt, and possesses a
surplus of $500, 900 in excess of all
liabilities, but she proposes to put
herself in still better financial condi-
tion. She takes the theory that heI
government is like a sound business
enterprise with future, and not
merely spending machine. Further
more Mr. Harlan declares this policy
to be the work of the native members
of the legislature, who have exercised
a restraining influence" upon the
American members.
--Now's the time to take Rock
Mountain Tea; it drives out the
microbes of winter; IL builds mp thu
stomach, kidneys and liver. A won
derful spring tonic that makes sicl
people we'll. II. A. Engbretson.