Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-08-28

Henry Grosvenor Of Ohio and myself
engaged In joint lecture on the gen
eral politics Of the day.
By close inquiry discovered that the
Democrats Of Illinois are getting to-
gether and girding up their loins for a
united and triumphant assault upon the
works, while the Republican
factions are clawing each other in such
a Kilkenny catfish way that 1t augurs
well for the Democrats. Governor
Richard Yates fls appears to be a
misdt In the gubernatorial chair, and
there are curses not only deep, but
loud, against the capers cut by his ma.
It is. supposed that his excel
lency desires another term, though the
signs indicate that II he forces himaelf
upon his party as the nominee there
will be an open revolt by the antima-
chine Republicans. Private Joe F1fer,
the ex-governor whom the late John
Peter Altgeld knocked into comatose
condition, is manifesting signs Of resus-
citation and is having himself numer-
ously mentioned for governor, but II
Joseph Ia really aware Of which is the
buttered side Of his bread he will
freeze on to the Office which he now
holds, that of interstate commerce COM
missioner at salary ofsS7 500 per. He
had his day in court, and generation
hos grown up that knows not Joseph.
Colonel Vespasian Warner. congress-
man for Clinton, is also mentioned for
governor. Warner-"Pash," as his IA
miliars call .him-is fine gentleman
and would do honor to the place. He
and his most estimable family would
grace the gubernatorial mansion at
Springfield.
Benjamin 2. CALDWELL.
Unless, however, the Republicans
cease wrangling neither Yates nor Fife
nor Warner nor any other Republican
will be elected governor Of Illinois.
That honor will go to Benjamin F.
Caldwell, the able and indefatigable
Democrat who now represents the
Springfield district. Caldwell Is not an
orator; he is worker. He believes In
conducting the government as he con-
ducts his own affairs-on strictly bust
ness principles. He has made an emf
nent success Of his own affairs, and
he would make an eminent success in
the gubernatorial Office, just a. he
makes an eminent success Of his posi-
ton as congressman. The only Ques-
ton appears to be whether Caldwell
Ben, as he is universally called all
ever central 1llinois-can be induced to
give up his place in the house Of repre-
sentativeA which he likes and which
he can hold as long us he pleases, for
four years as governor. It ia dimcult
to discover whether Caldwell is really
ambitious or not, even after serving
with him six years in the house. He
is modest, unassuming and close
mouthed. He appears to believe the
old proverb, Speech is silvern; silence
Is golden" For that reason, II no
other, he would make an ideal candi-
date for governor. II he will accept
the nomination he can call to his as.
sistance the best stump speakers in
congress, who will give the Sucker
State great shaking up from Cairo
to Chicago. One thing, If he is ambi-
tious, ought to induce Brother Cald.
wells run for governor, and that il
this: II Democrat is elected governor
in 1904 he would at once become pos.
sible, If not probable, Democratic
presidential nominee in 1908, and Ben.
jamin r. Caldwell would look well
seated in the chair of Washington,
wearing the mantle of Jefferson.
What's more and better, were he in
the White House people would know
that as good Democrat as ever trod
shoe leather was at the helm Of the
ship Of state.
Human Nature Paramount.
Governor Durbin of Indiana may is.
sue all the sonorous addresses that he
pleases against lynching and President
Roosevelt may write him congratu-
latory epistles until he suffers from
pen paralysis, but they will not there.
by stop lynching. There Is only one
way to stop it. and that Is for all men,
white or black, to stop making felo.
NOUS assaults upon women. Rape and
lynching 60 together as surely as water
seeks its level OF course lynching is
contagious, and. being started in a
community by reason of rape, it
spreads to malefactors guilty Of other
crimes. To once more quote Mark
Twain, Human nature is very strong,
and we all have heap Of 1t in u.s."
For some time 1t was popular up north
to abuse the southern people as bar
barians because. undersgreat provoca-
tion, they sometimes pulled of lynch
Ing, but now that lynchtng bees have
become popular In the north and color
ed people are fleeing for their lives
from the Republican states of Illinois
and Indiana into the Democratic states
of Kentucky. Tennessee and Missouri,
Republican Pharisees up north no
longer get hearing when shooting of
their mouths about southern lynchings.
The old saying, Let him that is guilt
less throw the first stone," seems to be
OF universal application in this country
just now. OF course no defense Of
lynching is herein made. am discuss.
Ing what is and not what ought to be.
Everybody ought to live I'D to the
Goiden Rule, but such is not the case.
~ Is as true today as it was nine
teen hundred years ago that ut must
needs be that offense will come, but
woe unto him by whom It cometh. !"
Inc latter Is the one who gets his neck
suetched. There ts an unfailing meth
Ga by which man may prevent the
s4olent elongatlon OF his neck, and that
10 to observe the law comn,o, CO.,