Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-05-20
Political Po.pourri.

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1t is said that the War Department
Is still feeding the troops In the Phil
ippines on embalmed beef, though Gen.
Miles recommends that beef on the
hoof be supplied. but there would be
no profit for the beef trust in that way
of doing it.
Postmaster General Payne certainly
has a tough lot of employees around
him, If the numerous charges made
against them are any ways near true,
vet only one has so far been called to
account.
Alaska is the latest scene of pecu-
lations by army officers and Secretary
Root has been obliged to order court
martial proceedings. but perhaps the
matter will be hushed up as the snug
Cling cases We're in Porto Rico.
Favorite sons are springing up in
several States to compete with Teddy
for the presidential nomination. Sena-
tor Elkins is the last one to he groom
ed and will. ii Is said. open big
barrel for the occasion. What good
time those Southern delegates will
have next year.
The Railroad Merger Company does
not so much care what the courts de.
eide, If 1t is only allowed to continue
the exorbitant freight and passenger
rates and thus pay big dividends.
| The Union Veterans Union are not
satisfied with treatment the old SOL
diers are receiving at the hands OF
the last Congress and Commander Pet
tvs is so excited about it that he says:
Every bill introduced favorable TO
veterans was killed in one house or
the other, and we find great major
| ity of those who have worked and
representatives of the Democratic par
ty." Hoop it up, Brother Pettys. and
tell the truth, whoever it hurts.
/ If President Roosevelt would inves.
| tigate the civil service as closely as
he has the wild animals in the Yellow.
stone Park. he will find that some of
his appointees to office are tougher sub
jects than bears or mountain lions and
require similar treatment. Turn the
rascals out.
Senator Hanna is trying to snuggle
up close to organized labor and is Civ:
ing them lots of taffy these days, but
then Brother Hanna is up for re-
election for United States Senator and
is prospective candidate for Presi-
dent and the laboring men have lots
of votes.
The pious Baer takes the ground
that he controls a monopoly of the an
thracite coal fields through his ancient
character from the State of Pennsylva-
mia and that no law can be Invoked
to prevent the coal trust from chnrg-
ing the public whatever Brother Baer
and his associates may demand.
1t is hardly likely that any of the
big fish will suffer by the stirring ur
ment: some of the small fry will De
caught III the net and exhibited to the
public to show the skill of the adj
ministration.
Publicity is one of the strong cards
of President Roosevelt, though so far
he has not told an anxious country
how to make the trusts let UP in theil
depredations on the public purse
though he is talking every day on the
subject. His cabinet officers however
seem to shrink from publishing tn,
facts about the scandals in their de
partments, especially Secretaries
Payne and Root. When the Presiden
can spare time enough to look into til,
scandals perhaps he may take the PEG
pie into his confidence and reorganiz'
these rotten departments.