Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-22

mind there must run the famous Gt
tn, Brutew The prospects for what
Uncle Joe Cannon denominates rubber
currency" do not seem particularly
bright at this writing. II they are not
going to tinker with the currency what
is the necessity for the Republicans,
poor things, to have an extra session!
The latest news is to the effect that
Governor Cummins of Iowa declines to
be considered as vice presidential
candidate. Wonder If he ever heard OF
the girl "who vowing she would ne'er
consent consented?
Evidently the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat believes in the old adage Better
late than never" as it is just now an
nouncing that John S. Wise has moved
from Virginia to New York, thing
that happened some twelve or fifteen
years ago. There is some hope, there
fore, that some time or other IN the
sweet by and by the CD. will learn
that the civil war closed in 1861 and
will cease to wave the bloody shirt.
General Nelson A. Miles must be sur
feited with mentions" for high polit-
ical places. He was first mentioned
for president, then for vice president,
then for governor Of Massachusetts.
oh, what fall was there, my country
men!
The political growth of Hon. John d.
Long, Representative in congress,
ex-governor of Massachusetts and ex-
secretary of the navy, appears to be
after the manner of the growth of a
cows tail-downward. He is now be-
ing mentioned for the Bay State leg
islature, or general court, as it is called.
Now comes also Mr.. Representative
Overstreet of Indiana and joins ex-
Secretary of the Treasury Gage and
Uncle Joe Cannon, the speaker pre-
destined, in opposition to the prest-
dents suggestion as to reformation OF
the currency. Behold how good and
how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell
together in unity"
If it be true that the early bird
catches the worm then the boomers fol-
Secretary of War Elihu Root for presi-
dent in 1908 will be strictly in it-that
is, they would be if there was not an
other set of political "sooners" also
booming Governor General William II
Taft for president in 1908. When early
birds meet early birds some later Gomez
is likely to get away with the worm.
| Hon. Frank Wachter, Republican
representative in congress from Balti
more, evidently believes that an opel
confession Is good for the soul. At an.
rate he makes one by declaring tina
1.-THE entire federal service is honey
combed with corruption. Every on
that has been brought in close contac
with the departments knows thes
4 things" If the genial Wachter doe
not look a little out the st. Loui
Globe Democrat is liable to denounc
him as a Copperhead for telling tale
out of school"
Governor Robert NJ. La Toilette,
Republican who is now filling his sec
ond term as governor Of Wisconsin,
in danger of having the Globe-Demt
crat hurl at his head the awful epithe
of Copperhead for saying: 1--WE ar
building up colossal fortunes, grantin
unlimited power to corporate organize
ton and masslng together business IL
| terests as never before in the commel
cial history of the world, but the PEI
, pie are losing control Of their own go
!, eminent. Its foundations are bein
sapped and its integrity destroyed"
Some Opinions by the Next Speaker
That Hon. Joseph G. Cannon of Ill
nois, affectionately called Uncle 10
Is destined to be the next speaker If h
lives is known OF all men. He appear
to be In high good humor with all IL
world. Recently he was in Omaha.
dispatch from that city runs in tn
wise:
Congressman Joseph Cannon was
Omaha today. and when asked regardin
currency legislation at the coming Sc.
} sion OF congress replied:
That's something I'm saying litt
about. Besides. we're not sure of Jul
what Is happening and what is needle,
It's true q lot of the eastern fellows thin
they are in bad way and need currenc
legislation to help them out, but motto
that stocks are not down to good II
VeSIuSuL UdSlS SVSA 1lOW. w DC
they've got everything way up too hig
3 and things are getting back to normal"
!, | On the lynching question Mr.. Cannc
said:
2 "why. blank 1t. I'm an optimist abo,
, this. This question will right itself by IL
uprising Of healthful public sentimen
The American people are fitted for Sc
government. They've proved 1t on man
/ another occasion. They'll prove 1t nov
Mob violence will be wiped out in tn
country. It Is possible that our judici
: procedure Is little slow and technica
that there are too many opportunities Il
luibble and delay, but It's mighty goc
! system nevertheless. 1t is the old Englis
system. It is built on the English con
mon law. It recognizes the principle thu
1t Is better nine guilty men escape the
+ that one innocent man be punished, ar
al It lie steadily approximatins the pol,
where men who are innocent are sa
y ,shment. think in the main the peop
have confidence in our courts. Sue
: things as the delays of the law. its loo
holes, race prejudice. drunkenness ar
the like that excite to mob violence {
not imply that the mob spirit is to gro
and continue to defy our institution
The causes for mob violence will
gradually lessened at the same time th
public sentiment against 1t increases. ar
e thus the evil may be depended on to rigl
Itself"
UntenabIe.
.. Nobody with much experience in I
observation Of criminal trials will l
dorse Mr.. Justice Brewers newest rel
edy for lynching-that is, to take fro
the defendant the right Of apes
Judge Brewer is a most learned al
: excellent man, but he appears to ha'
lost his equipoise in this matter. E
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