Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-02
fspecial washington Letter.1

ISpectal washington Letter.J
UDGE CRUMPACKER is likely to
be the most oyerworked states
man in America II he undertakes
to look after the interests Of all
the negroes in the country. Indeed, he
Is quite likely to die of nervous prostra-
ton. It must be noted that all the
things of which negroes complain are
not done by southern Democrats, but
many are done by northern Republic
ans.
For instance, one Of the most promi-
nent Afro-Americans In the United
States just now is DR.. w. D. Crum,
whom the president nominated for col
lector of the port Of Charleston, South
Carolina, whose nomination the senate
refused to confirm and whom the presi-
dent appointed during vacation. DR..
Crum was in high feather until pay
day came around, when he was dunn
founded by the treasury officials at
Washington, who CURLY but firmly re-
fused to pay him anything for his more
or less valuable services as a public
functionary and who declare that
under the law they cannot pay him
anything until his nomination is con-
frmed by the senate, which will prob
ably be the other side OF the resurrec-
ton day. In fact, DR.. Crum was in the
condition Of certain friend Of our
childhood days of whose distressful
experience this poetic account was
given:
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
To get her poor doggie bone,
But when she got there
The cupboard was bare.
And 30 the poor doggie got none.
Which was simply awful on the poor
doggie, and 1t is awful on DR.. Crum.
He is one of those palpitatlng patriots
who howl for ..the old flag and an ap-
propriation" especially the appropria-
ton.
Now, we submit that Judge Crum-
packer cannot afford to let this out
rage so UNPUBLISHED. The heartiess
Republican treasury officials who have
thus ruthlessly deprived the eminent
and learned DIR. Crum Of his pabu-
lum should be brought to justice and
should receive condign punishment.
Judge Crumpacker owes it to his rec
ord for consistency to institute inn
parchment proceedings against these
Republican oppressors Of the poor.
downtrodden colored man. He must
not let them escape because they hap
pen to be Republicans from the north.
If he does and confines his investiga-
tons to southern Democrats common
sense folks may conclude that there Is
a lot OF demagogy in the whole per
Torrance of the illpstriops HoosieE
regulator Of the domestic institutions
of the south. "a
Another outrage which Judge Cruln-
packer is In duty bound to ventilate
aud whose perpetrators he should in
justice to himself not only arraign for
impeachment at the bar of the senate,
but for condemnation at the bar Of
history. is that decision of the supreme
court of the United States in the Ala
bama case which practically rslegates
the colored man and brother to the
tender mercies Of the people Of the
state wherein he lives. The Judge
must not be deferred from the heroic
and humanitarian part BY reason Of
the fact TINT there are nine Republic
ans on the supreme bench and only
three Democrats, just one Of them
from the south.
Judge Crumpacker has the chance OF
his life-tn fact. such an opportunity
as comes to not one man in genera,
ton. By moving bills Of impeachment
against the supreme court judges who
practically told the colored man and
brother to go home and go to work
and let politics alone he can become
one OF the star performers in a drama
which would attract the attention Of
the civilized world. People would not
only cross the continent, but the ocean
also, to attend trial wherein ninety
senators Of the United States were
Judges. the chief justice and the JUS
tees of the supreme court Of the Unit
ed States In tksir ssilken robes were de-
PENDANTS and Judge GsNHppcker. the
renowned Hoosier, head manager at
the house OF representatives. 'Twould
equal W Interest and in spectacular
features the trial q Warren Hastings,
governor general OF India. or Of An.
drew Johnson. president Of the United
.St9Hss, or of Aaron Burr, the most
Ebrllf6ht aud fascinating human being
that ever stood In the prisoners dock
on this continent. ,.s-.s., ,ss45si -
Almost High Treason.
{ There can be no question that Hon.
HeHtt g, Ide Of the Philippine com.
mission should be tgied for leze maj.
esty. He has had the teMafity tn jump
pn the Dingley bill, which comes neal
being high treason. Inter ALA he says,
should say that the greatest help that
congress can give us will be to relieve, iss
1FoM The heavy burdens imposed by the
Dinghy taflhs eQ the exports from the is
lands to the United stAtea It is impossi-
BILE for the Philippine Manufacturer OF
cigurs to send his goods to the Dhitef
Gtates without paying as duty a tariff
En}punting to 10 per cent OF the Dtngley
tariff ev ~ per cent of $3.50 per pound. and
9 per cent % salq 9lsa9a in addition.
The restriction which prevents the
acquisition Of more than 1900 dtfes Of
land BY eAe corporation, he says, has
prevented the establishment Of sugar
industries, He thinks the limit should
be 25.0o0 acres In order to secure the
opening OF large plantations.
Evidently Brother Ide does not be-