Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-08-11

something which he can honestly com
mend In an administration to who's
politics and whose policies lie is op
posed on general principles. Therefore
it is set down now and here that the
government at Washington actsd wisely
in giving up all claim to the Isle of
Pines and letting Cuba have it. In the
first place, 1t is absolutely certain that
Cuba will one day be IL part of the
United States of America If we act
with any sense. That was Jefferson's
dream, which has been the dream of
most statesmen since his day. While
the reason for the Ostcnd manifesto
has failed, the public feeling which
tolerated the Cstcnd manifesto still eX
lists. Our possession of Cuba being de
sired, 1t goes without saying that We
should cultivate the most friendly re-
lations with her while she is in tran
stu and should do potlling to create
friction. She wanted TIE Isle of Pines
Twas matter of pride with her To
Us it would be of little value. There
fore it is we'll that Cuba sio;,ld havc
that sand bank.
Attending.
en- the highest authority we Eno
that the leopard cannot change his
spots or the Ethiopian his skin. Con
Sidering his uttnranccs in the past and
| Lis political and bucincss connections,
it seems as incredible flat Senator
Marc;.s \. Hanna sio:,,d fight trust
Il -
bcred, that there ara 70 trust. He then
| Differentiated the trust. into coed
| trusts and bad trusts''-mostly coed
They bled freely for his campaign
chest. Now comes the amazing in
formation that he is the principal stock
holder in the new Aultman- Miller
| Buckeye Harvester company OF AIKEN
O., Which is o.-s:,n'z~d for the pnrposc
of competing With the International
Harvester company. known as '"Ihc
World Combine in harvesting maciiia-
cry and farm Implements. If that story
about Uncle Mark is true then there is
nothing too astonishing to happen tie .
summer days.
Senator Patterson's Philosophy.
In going on my lecture tour to the
Pacific coast recently it so happened
that / passed through Denver while
the Christian Endeavor convention was
in session. In United States Senator
Tom Patterson's Rocky Mountain
News-one of the brightest papers il
America found under the caption of
Lift Push. Pull" the following edi-
n ~,
to The Endeavorcrs:
! One gentleman from Philadelphia 60,
the meat from the cocoanut when he gave
the advice: Lift, push, pull: be active
and others will join in the activity. Do
nothings are grumblers Busy men have
no time to grumble."
Hear this. citizens! Grumbling wastes
energy. Save 1t for active efforts to right
what is amiss. Lift, push. pull!
| One bored, base individual in COM
pany or congregation will cast dampeg
> over all within his radius. One sympa-
thetic, appreciative enthusiastic spirit
will set in motion waves of unity and
fervor without which the best planned
meeting will be a failure. Be alive!
Receive all the good will and wisdom
sent your way and pass on the contagion
to all around. Make the world electric
with waves of hearty comradeship and
mutual help. Be lift, not drag. Be a
sounding board, not 2 deadened wall.
Now, Senator Patterson. one Of the
most brilliant of all our public men,
addressed those remarks to the Chris
tan Endeavorers to help them fight
, the devil. but they are equally applca
Die to Democratic endeavorers who arc
fighting the Mammon Of unrighteous.
ness in politics. Lift, push, pull!
Yea, verify, get together; put your
shoulders to the wheel! BE alive
says Senator Patterson to the Endeav
: orers. He might have extended that
advice to Democratic mopers. "Be q
lift, not drag. Be sounding board
not deadened wall" If every Demo
crat in the land would take to heart
the Colorado senator's advice and act
upon it what whaling we would give
= the Republicans!