Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-10-09
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Clark's : :,
Republicans Who Dissent From
the Prosperity Claim - Special a,
Session and Financial LeGislation
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At the outset it may be admitted that
no sentiment has been developed in favor
OF a currency based on bank assets that
encourages the belief that legislation will
be enacted in the near future The dis
cusson is therefore wholly academic.
There is not even enough sentiment in
favor of an emergency currency, such as
Secretary Shaw has suggested, to secure
its adoption-at least, there has been no
public expression of 1t. But in the end
some change Is going to be made in our
banking laws. and some leeway is going
to be granted to banks to meet emergency
demands for money, for other countries
have proved that an elastic currency sat
isles a real demand of business, and gov
eminent bonds are going to prove less
and less adequate as the basis of our
bank issues
"A Bluff"
Hon. John II. Clarke, Democratic
nominee for United States senator
from Ohio, has challenged Hon. Mar
Gus a. Hanna, Republican nominee for
United States senator from Ohio, to a
joint debate. Hanna replies that cts
a bluff" Wonder If Senator Hanna
never heard that the proper thing to do
with bluff is to call it?'
Leze Majesty.
Is the Chicago Inter Ocean good au-
thority for Republicans or not? 1t GER
tainly ought to be, for it is one of
the most rampant Republican organ
grinders in the land. Consequently all
! persons whomsoever, especially the
Republican readers of these letters. are
cordially invited to carefully and
prayerfully peruse the following ex-
cerpt from the Inter Ocean on the SUBJ
ject of prosperity:
Yet 1t may be doubted If one-half the
heads of American families are in as IA
vorable position as they were in 1897.
The third party-the majority who are
neither capitalists nor able to fortify
themselves behind labor union walls-is
today giving more proportionately than in
1887, while getting only the same
| When capitalists combine to raise prices.
! reduce expenses OF anticipate profits. 1t
! is this third party that pays the higher
prices. stands the reduction of expenses
and converts the anticipated profits into
| actual ones.
The plain truth is that fully one-half
! the workers Of the United States-the
men whose incomes are from $500 to s.. 00o
O year. the men who are neither in trusts
nor labor unions-have not been getting
their share Of the national prosperity.
They are working for the prosperity OF
is working for them. and under this bur.
den they are becoming exhausted.
Now, if some unwashed Democrat OF
wild eyed Populist had said that ii
would be leze majesty, or misprision OF
/! treason at any rate, but what will the
whippers in and whoopers up for the
Republican party do to the Chicago
Inter Ocean? Will they read 1t out OF
the party? Will they denounce it as 9
traitor to the country? Will they sup
press it2 They will be compelled t.
discipline it In some way, for to permi
such talk as that to continue to pro
coed from Republican organs viii: Ger
tainly land the G. O. P. in the souI
Hearst.
| The Washington Post contains tn,
! following as to William Randolph
Hearst's status as a presidential can
didate:
at begins to look as though Mr.. vii
liam r. Hearst were going to be thu
choice of all the prominent labor leader.
for the presidency" said Mr.. q. r. Buck
alew of San Francisco at the Riggs House
II travel a good bit over the country ant
find that the young editor Is a redhot ia
vorite with organized labor everywhere
There are many big cities where his nam
ts household word. and II he were tn,
nominee of any big party he would ge
the solid support OF the wage earners. II
fact, 1t isn't at all improbable that he will
be voted for anyway, even though tn
Democratic nomination goes elsewhere
tc hn,, ~ 10 bl<~l ,I~@ a,
this country some day. as separate pc
litical organization. and 1t may COM
quicker than any Of us now think posi-
ble."
; Senator Hoar's Proposition.
| Senator Hoar has made statemen
to the effect that a tariff revision
should take place Immediately after ,
presidential election and not Just be
fore 1t. in order that congress may b.
working under fresh instructions from
the people. The senator is evidently
losing the power Of memory. Repub
ncan congresses are not in the habit
of following the instructions Of tht
people. In 1874 congress was instruct
ed overwhelmingly to take the soldiers
out of the south. In 1876 the people
elected Tilden president, but congress
counted in Hayes, who was not elected
president any more than he was elect
ed ahkoond of Swat. Republican con
crosses were instructed in 1882 anG
1890 to do certain things which they
did not do. Remembering these things
nobody will believe that any Repub
lican congress will pay any attention
to the people, and every one will be
lleye that Senator Hoar knew tina,
when he was talking on the subject
The only way to get the tariff revised
is to turn the Republicans out.
Naughty EIlhu.
Certainly so suave a gentleman as
Senator Chauncey Mitchell Depew and
such an inveterate and industrious dis
penser of sweetness and light as he Is
ought to have reelection without op
position If his party elect majority
Of the next New York legislature
which God Forbid But the signs OF
the times indicate that that will not
happen. 1t is whispered that Mr.. Sec
rotary of War Elihu Root has fixed
his covetous eye on Chauncey's sen
atorial toga and chair. Too bad! We
are informed that Senator Depew is
in love with the life and experiences
(! Of senator and. Ia Oliver Twist, is
crying for more. There are eighty
nine other more OF less aged and au
gust personages in and around Wash
ington in the same frame of mind. Nc