Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01
Be Careful Teddy.

interesting to hear from the presid ent
concerning the present business ou.-
look, with particular reference to the
money market and the proposal to
have congress in extra session author
ize the treasurer to receive railroad
bonds as collateral, so that the trusts
which control the railroads, can get at
the hundreds OF m illions of gold now
locked in the treasury vaults.
The Globe adds:
''The public would like to know
whether he is going to "straddle"
with tue voters and make friends
quietly with the trust magnates,
whose financial operations he has so
vehemently arraigned and denounc-
ed on the stump. He must be it'll
er for or against the trusts in the
next presidential campaign.
An Interview could be furnished
the press which would determine
whether he had experienced a change
OF heart, and refute the allegation
10 high financial circles that the
trust magnates have him "bottled
up, owing to the recent scare in
Wall street."
In Mr.. Roosevelt's own language,
words are good only when backed up
by deeds and only So" The people do
not care particularly for an interview
with Mr.. Roosevelt They would like
to have Mr.. Roosevelt show by his
deeds that he is opposed to trusts and
that he has no disposition whatever to
make compromise with the trust mag
mates in order to advance his political
fortunes.
Mr.. Roosevelt might give out inter-
views every day for the next two
months, and yet ali Of them combin-
ed would not do nearly SO much to
strengthen Mr.. Roosevelt in the pub
lie confidence as few brief paragraphs
In a special message to congress in de-
nuciation of the Fowler bill and the
Aldrich bill, or even private word tc
the representatives OF the trust sys.
tenn to the effect that they could not
depend upon Mr.. Roosevelt making
any compromise.
Mr.. Roosevelt would have nothing
to gain politically by submitting te
the "bottling up" process The trust
magnates are unfriendly to him, bu,
not because of anything he has done
Even should he now submit to the
"bottling up" process, they would take
advantage Of that display of weakness
toadvance the fight that is now quiet.
ly being waged against him. These
magnates may realize that Mr.. Roose-
velt might be Inclined to do some
things ut this time In order to pacify
his opponents among the representa-
lives Of the trust system, but they are
afraid Of what he might do should he
be elected to the high office he now
holds.
Its reasonable to suppose that Il
the trust magnates succeed in "bot
thing up" Mr.. r )osevelt on the Fowler
bill, the Aldrich bill and other ques
lions In which the trust representa-
tives are SO deeply interested, tina,
Mr.. Roosevelt will nave been "bottled
up" for all time to come.
Better have care, Teddy. Better
stand by your guns. The display OF
one white feather may be the means
of your undoing. Since the Miles cpl.
sode and the exposure of your postal
frauds, your administration is moi
nearly 80 popular as 1t once was. Your
powerful enemies within the republic
can party will not be slow to take ad
vantage of these things. You are
treading now upon the most danger
GUS ground that you have ever ap
preached during your entire public ca
reer.-Omaha World-Herald.