Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
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~ the COOLER. This happened within
the sacred precincts Of the senate
chamber, but after what General Fran
chs Marion Cockrell denominates "the
most august legislative body on earth
had adjourned. Now comes Senator
James P. Clarke of Arkansas, who as /
saults Congressman Stephen Brundidge
shedding his blood more or less copi
ously. This happened at Little Rock /
II this sort Of thing is to continue
among senators, the proper caper fol
California Is to elect Hon. James ]
Jeffries, the renowned boiler maker, to
succeed Senator Bond, and New York
might send Red Robert" and "Pompa.
dour Jim" or the mighty John L. I'd
succeed Plat and Depew.
Has the turn come in the matter Of
prosperity? That is the question which
every sensible man will PROFOUND I'd
himself when he learns that the quar-.
terly earnings of the steel trust have
fallen off s2.000,O00. Let us hope that
the inevitable turn has not yet come.
Hon. Carter H. Harrison came near
being In position to comprehend in all
its mournfulness King Solomon's re-
mark about carrying ones pitcher to
the fountain once too often. AS it is
he may congratulate himself most
heartily that a miss is as good as
mile.
Soelalistic Massachusetts,.
There is Massachusetts! Behold her
J and judge for yourselves! Those extra
smart editors who have been larruping
| David Bennett Hill for placing gov.
eminent ownership of anthracite coal
mines plank in the New York state
platform last year ought to turn their
fearful optics on the Massachusetts
egislature-Republica both branches
| whose committee of investigation has
recently reported set of resolutions
recommending that the anthracite
mines of the United States be placed
under government control or super
vision, and if this prove ineffective
then the government is to take such
measures as will lead to national own
ership! Socialism, pure and simple, Is
therefore taking deep root among Mas
sachusetts Republicans!
Il We are not the adviser, spiritual,
legal or political, of G. c., but it seems
to us that such a paragraph as this
from the New York Press would make
"the sage of Princeton" utter words
not to be found in any polite letter
writer. The Press says:
II by any strange perversity of fate Mr..
| Cleveland should be nominated for the
| presidency, the main interest of the DEM
} ocratic party will lie in the vice presi-
dency. on the theory that SO old a man
cannot live out his term Mr.. Cleveland
: would be sixty-eight in March, 1905, which
would make him the Oldest of all our
month after his Inauguration. Here's
possible chance for bright young man.
The Hobsons In Politics.
J That gallant tar, Captain Richmond
Pearson Hobson, has aspirations to
break into congress. He will most
probably find that the politicians are
harder fighters than the Spaniards. A
desire for office runs in the Pearson
family of North Carolina. The cap
tain's maternal uncle. Hon. Richmond
Pearson, now minister plenipotentiary
l.
the official mania IN such virulent form
that he stole seat in congress; but he
was a Republican, while his nephew,
Captain Hobson, is a Democrat.
Hon. Golden Rule" Jones appears
still to be "the top Of the heap" in To-
ledo, for he was reelected mayor by a
comfortable majority, but lie does not
seem to attract attention any more
! outside his own bailiwick. Wherefore?
Nobody knows, or if anybody knows
he has not taken the world into his
confidence.
Certainly after the ridiculous row
among Governor Cummins, Congress
man Hull and Mayor Brenton as to
which of them shall ride in the car
, riage with President Roosevelt when
. he visits Des Moines the men should
, take rest from poking fun at the
, women for squabbling about matters
of precedence. The president would
serve that quarrelsome trio right to re-
fuse to ride with any of them. A good
long walk of some ten or fifteen miles
, would help the governor, congressman
, and mayor.
LIE ScdHu;llS III tHe post Omce ue-
partment at Washington, which get
, worse the farther the investigation is
, extended, show what wise thing it
would have been to have elected a
, Democratic house last year. 1t would
have overhauled and investigated ev-
cry department of the government,
which would have been rafting good
thing.
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