Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-25
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FNous verrons, as the French wouia
+ say.
Recently Representative Lamar of
Flofida arose In his place in The house
and impeacl,ed Judge Swsgne of the
United States district court i'll one OF
he2districts of Florida for high, crimes
and misdemeanors. Resolutions and
papers were referred to tie coulnittec
on judici:lry, with power to s,.id for
persons stld papers and to sill wien and
Where it pleases. III one-half that La
mar said is true, Judge Swayne richly
deserved hnpp;ichr, III. However. as
two-tlii.t.s of tile senate are required TO
convict, the result Is doubtful, even il
tie house presel,t, articles Of iml,e;.ci-
9,'ilt. Which il :,l.s I ..btful, because
!. N'u-tiiirtls of The holis i.ly.st 50 vote.
-.1sSs:, Lister of fact, trial by ilnl,gs,cl.-
l.lcnt has proved to he j, f.,i..,nu. I. !,
of SVEN trials only iwo Lave resulted
III ce.i, ict.on. one of tie convicted be-
Ing i,istla and Tic other making 10
defense.
Tie esteemed K;nsas City Journal
rises 10 SLY, "l,"i.s:i:ain :, the first go.--
f,rncr of KENTUCKY ,e 81. coed Himself
\ ninetytwo years" Tie Jouia..l
..hould POST up. The Kentucky ccnsti-
ut:on contains clause similar 10 the
one in the consti .,,:ii!n of Missouri:
which prevents Il governor from sue
c2cding himself. General John Mills.
vas in 1875, Dec. S. d,vtcd TO Eli OF,
the uneHDireu term OF Governor Bates.
deceased. Under Tia; election he served
about three years. In 1873 lie WA.
elected Tor Il full term Of four years, ii
being held that the clause Aforesaid Cd
not apply 10 his case Gu the theory that
under The first election lie was scrvln.
out Governor E.,tos' term and not lis
own. So with Beckham.
Last fall Cnc.c Mark declared over
mi ovc1 again-.indccd, it was the bu,
.Nn OF ii.s song-that Republican sue
if.ss III Gi.io--his own reelection. l.
act-was AL that was necessary to re-
a.n the then high scale of wages.
Veil, he was clectcd-the Republicans
Id carry Ol.io for sure. But it will
C difficult to make the $1,000 opera
ives III Massachusetts. Whose wages
ave bccn curtailed 10 per cent Since
he election, believe in Uncle Mark any
more.
The great Chicago and Alton Rail
road 5compar..'. Whose tracks run
through the rici,cst agricultural region
under the sun, has reduced the pay of
its section men from $..la to $l,25 per
diem. Perhaps Uncle Marks promises
will hereafter be taken cum grano sails
along tile line of that road.
mo opposition to Eooscvelt!" is the
chorus of Republican politicians. Peace
reigns in Warsaw" was the cry in
Russia long ago. 1T was the peace of
death that reigncd in the ancient po-.
lish capital. Wonder if it is the same
sort in the Republican camp?
If any one doubts that the Democrats
have Maryland for keeps lie ought
to hear the McComas Republicans and
the Mndd Republicans express opinions
about each other: They abuse each.
other like pickpockets, In billlngsgatc
they can give pointers to any tishwom-
m tnatscvcr lived and then come out.
ahead. The Kilkenny cats were in a
pacific frame of mind when compared
with the Maryland Republican fac
tons. More power to their claws!
As an officcholder Hon. Sanford B.
Dole of Hawaii appears to bear a
charmed life. No matter what hap
pens, Sanford is well provided for. He
was president of the little coteric of
autocrats who styled themselves. "the
republic OF Hawaii" Then. when we
absorbed it, he becams--aa doubt by a
i preagreement-the first governor. Now
he is judge. 1t is descending scale
with Sanford. but he still holds on. He
will be constable or a justice of the
peace next.