Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-05-22

ination for .preAident." Now, IL all rms
talk about Senator Hanna's candidacy
for president is bosh why does he not
stop it? He could do SO instanter il he
wished, but he does not wish 1t. The
Republican enemies Of President Roose-
welt are playing waiting game. Just
now they are quiet as mice or are pre-
tending to be for him because Of his
great popularity with the rank and file
of the Republicans, but should his pop
ularity sag to any considerable extent
they will be up and at him in the fash
Of an eye. and they will be led by SEN
ator Marcus Alonzo Hanna. II moth
ing happens to jolt the president he
will be nominated, but not because the
Buckeye boss desires it.
The Boston Herald's Switch.
Hon. Richard Olney Of Boston some
months ago doomed up large on the
horizon as presidential candidate.
The Boston Herald, Mugwump, was
his principal sponsor; but, alas and
nlack, the Herald has been swept COM
pletely OF Its feet by the manufactured
enthusiasm for Grover Cleveland at
st. Louis, has gone squarely back on
Richard and has come out fat footedly
for Grover What Olney thinks of that
is not known generally. He perhaps
thinks thoughts which could not be
printed in any paper and sent through
the mails. IL he can't hold his own
organ in line how cam he hope to se-
cure support elsewhere? How can the
!. Herald explain Its going back on Oh
ney? What has he done to be dropped
like hot potato? People like fidelity
and do not admire foppers. The Her-
aid will probably wake up to a realiza-
ton of that fact.
Uncle Sam and. Manchuria.
And so England and Japan are Inn
portuning Uncle Sam to play the con-
demned part OF the idiotic monkey and
pull their chestnuts out of the fire in
the Russo-C hinese-N Ianchuria business.
II our uncle has not become entirely
daft he will do we'll to let that affair
severely alone. 1t concerns him not.
His entire interest in Manchuria is in
selling things -everythin from nee
die to a mogul steam engine. He
should not care baubee to whom lie
sells. One mans money is MS good as
another's. Our uncle's trade with
Manchuria will be as large with Rus
slams in possession as with the Chi
nese ruling the roost, perhaps larger.
Why, then should lie rush in to help
John Bull and the Japs out of bad
scrape? England and Japan are two
Of our chief competitors for trade in
the orient.
A Busy Cabinet.
Is any person is harboring the de-
fusion that President Roosevelt and his
cabinet officers d9 not know anything
about practical politics and about
whooping up the boys that person ID
innocent MS the babes in the woods.
1 The president himself is doing Jam
up good piece Of electioncering for the
nomination in his two months tour Of
the country. secretapg Of the Interior
Hitchcock is out on q tour OF llls
own, inspecting "Indiansv' Secretq-
ries Moody. Root, Shaw and Wilson
never lose nm opportunity to address
hoi polloi. Attorney General Knox IL
prodding tin. trusts. Postmaster Gen.
eral Payne is after the boodlers, and
there is activity all along the line,
which Senators Mark Hanna, Fair
banks and other aspiring Republicans
would do well to note.
aescEetary Wilson Of the agricultural
aepartmeft, WHO NOT long ago demon
strated that he has a great head BY
declaring that Missouri Is the best
place In the world In which t9 bug 4
farm. has added to his fame and Win
increase the wealth Of the country bY
discovering that we can raise az good
macaroni wheat in the United States
as anywhere else on the habitabie
globe.