Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-07
themselves for pay enough.
Business and Politics.

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Business and Politics.
The Cincinnati Enquirer gives the
st. Louis be-Democrat the follow
Ing editorial dig:
altered by journals which are run on the
plan OF partisanship and without even
faint suggestion of philosophy is by the
st. Louis Globe-Democrat:
1.-THE railroad men of the United States
stood by sound money, and great has been
their reward in the advance of business
and values.''
Fiddlesticksl The major portion of the
prominent railroad men may have been
with the Republican party in the cam
paigns OF 1896 and 1900, but their present
prosperity Is not due to that fact or to
the fact that Republican executive or
Republican congress has done anything
for their advancement For the leaders
and politicians of the party now in power
to proclaim that the people are wholly
indebted to them for the good times is
good politics" for thousands upon thou
sands Of them believe the story. The
men who have the genius to lay out and
operate railroads know better. At least
they ought to know better. They know
that, the overwrought and clogged condi-
lions which made adversely having run
their race, prosperity came naturally and
as matter of course. They know there
has been no executive action or legislation
to bring about improvement.
The Republican leaders claim to have
put the country on gold standard. They
have done no such thing. All that has
transpired In that direction has come
about without their aid and to their sur
prise. Let the conditions be the same
that they were before the enormous dis
coveries of gold during the last few years.
and all legislation for the gold standard
would be helpless. Enough of the people
to frequently make q balance of power
associate the party in power with busi-
ness conditions. but there are people who
know better. Among these ought to be
the railroad men.
Then there are other things in politics
and government besides business. The.
patriotic business man recognizes this
fact. Tho ignorant, sordid fellow who
thinks that all legislation. and even forms
Of government. should be warped to his
ambition for fortune shouts in exulta-
ton when some politician mounts table
or store box and shouts. Let we'll
enough alone"
Punish the Guilty.
The Washington Post contains the
following pungent editorial:
Those Republicans in congress who have
seen fit to condone the alleged atrocities
III CQe fnllpplneS ny comparing THEM
with the work of Grant, Sherman and
Sheridan during the civil war can hardly
be complimented upon their taste or their
regard for the truths of history. Even II
their proposition had any warrant in fact
| the argument would be beneath contempt
An act of barbarism committed forty
] years ago does not excuse inhuman cru
city today. AS well set up the bloody
| Duke of Alva as screen for He'll Roar
| ing Jake Smith to hide behind.
| 1t Is not true, however. that the Union
armies in the south or even Quantrelrs
Confederate guerrillas on the Kansas bor-
| der ever practiced such hideous savagery
as is charged against certain of our off,
GERS in tho Philippines. The accusations
in question may or may not be we'll
founded-we hope not-but such as they
are, true or otherwise, they far exceed in
horror anything ever dreamed of in the
war of 1876, between the north and
south. Every survivor of that tremendous
conflict knows that we speak the truth
herein. 1t was a war-a desperate and
Banguinary war. struggle OF the Titans-
and death and desolation were its fruits.
But 1t was not a ruthless and barbaric
orgy, carnival of ghouls and fends. To
say 1t, is to SANDER the living and the
, dead of both sides-the bravest men that
/ ever fought.
| Just why congress cannot investigate
this affair in q judicial and patriotic
spirit we cannot even distantly imagine
It Is not properly party matter. There
IL no anti-American party in this country
none that should be willing to seek or tc
accept advantage at the cost Of our ma.
tional dignity and honor. Such party
would deserve the scorn and execration OF
all honest men What we seek is the
truth. We want to know, for the sake OF
our flag and our humanity. whether these
appalling crimes have been committed
and II 80 at whose instance and respon-
ability. To make this quest the oppor-
tunity for political campaign material ID
simple, unadulterated shame.
Republicans and Democrats should make
common cause in the effort to erase q
frightful scandal and to punish the guilty
X such there be. Party rivalries may
wait upon our common honor.
Contemplated Grand Larceny.
1t is given out that President Roose
welt feels so certain Of his own nomi
nation that he is casting about for {
running mate and has selected Gov
ernor A. B. Cummins of Iowa. Til,
reason for the governors selection 4
more important than the selection 1t
self. He Ia to be nominated, so tn
story runs, because he stands In popu
lar estimation for the Iowa idea"-
which in plain English is the Demo
cratic idea of tariff reform. Cummin
lie to be thrown to the people as tn
tariff reform tub to the whale. Presi
dent Roosevelt Is to be congratulated
on having the wisdom and foresigh
to see the approaching storm and t
try to prepare for it. Cummins is, o
course, playing in great luck. No maj
can now refuse vice presidential nom
NATION. The V. p. stands one chanc
put Of five to become president. Th
net result Of the whole performance
that the Republicans propose to stea
bodily the Democratic plank Of tarii
reform. They are doing this becaus
they see clearly that the Democrat
Idea is growing like Jonahs gourd vine
, Whether they can make people believ
they are in earnest remains to be seer
The New York World is whooping
up at great rate for Grover Clevt
, land for president. It is mad as
March hare. It evidently believes tha
, people have very short memories, fo
no paper in America has abused M
Cleveland more viciously than has til
World. The trouble with Mr.. Pulitze
is that his hated rival. William I
Hearst, is frequently and favorabl
, mentioned for the presidency: henc
the green eyed monster is preying o
his vitals.
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