Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-16

fsst, the Democratic party 10 Z mere
oumbsrsr Of the ground, and the sooner e
rceasees 70 exist the better. i do not b..
iievs there IL single man on the face 81
the earth who really agrees with Senator
Morgan. He stands alone, wrapt In the
solitude OF his contempt for the universe.
Wonderful Republican Harmony.
have frequently referred to Yne fact
that the Republicans are split " D among
themselves on the tariff question. 1t
may be that some people hav conclud-
ed that the wish is father TO the
thought. Now comes the Washington
Post, one OF the stancHest high tariff
advocates in the land, with the follow.
Ing rich and racy EDITORIAL on Repub-
lican harmony. GIN certain TINT the
excellence Of the a.ticle VIII Justify the
lengthy quotation:
That delicious harmony which mo for
many months Weighed and ragged IN the
bosom oil the Republican family on every
question RELAXING. directly or remotely to
the tarin h0-, broken out with an increase
OF Viruiencs anent the Cuban reciprocity
propositi0i. 1t will be recalled that In
sne iast session OF congress the beet sugar
. nl.Sa waged q winning fight on this
subject against the administration and n
majority of the Republicans in both
houses. Including nearly all of the leaders.
Vhat defcat OF the policy of Mckinley
ana MS successor was accomplished by
an alliance OF Republican minority with
the democrats In the house. Soon after
the last session OF congress ended Presi-
dent Roosevelt. In q speech at Pittsburr
pointedly referred to the setback which
Cuban reciprocity had encountered. but
Predicted Its early triumph. ut will come
a. sure as fate he declared Since then
reciprocity treaty between the United
states and Cuba has been negotiated, but
= VIII require the concurrence OF both
houses 20 make 1t operative.
The Philadelphia Press and the New
York Press. both radically Republican
and advocates OF extreme protection, may
fairly be cited to show how sweetly-har-
monious the party Is on this matter. Our
Philadelphia contemporary stands with
the administration and therefore fayors
the treaty. It goes SO far as to declare
mat there ought to be no doubt about
the ratification of the treaty even II It
does require Democratic votes In the sen.
Ate Tor that purpose, and there ought to
pc no question OF majority vote in the
house OF representatives"
s. The New York Press, which. when the
congressional campaign was on loaded
Ito editorial columns with screams and
jscreeches to the voters to stand by the
president. now reverts to Its former hos.
tiltty to the presidents wishes 1t virtu-
Ally brands the president and those who
stand with him-a great majority of the
party-as free traders. It declares that
fha \
OF the free trade party OF the United
states and the particular scheme of the
eu8ar trust OF the Havemeyers Congress
ought not to pass the legislation which Is
necessary to carry the treaty into effect.
even though the senate should ratify that
instrument as y comes to II from Gem
eraf Tasker Bliss. The protection Repub-
leans of the senate ought to fight Il.
The protection Republicans Of the house
ought to fight It. The two branches OF
congress ought to beat It, Our New
York contemporary after good deal
more Of that sort of talk winds up with
the declaration that .'the Cuban treaty
ought to be killed. It ought to be killed
by the Republican party In congress be-
cause II Is free trade scheme, promoted
by free traders and financed by the sugar
trust. Kill it!''
That represents the administration and
IT. Suppoeters In a more shameful light
gan would dream OF doing. According to
that Tabid rhetoric. the president. his cab.
met and a majority Of the Republicans
IN e9psFess are In q free trade plat, and
the sugar trust - its banker. il this the
rev drops before a more plentiful show.
sr'sthat win be let leese when congress-
Senator Hear Assalls the Trusts.
FheFe IL an old saying, ,'Too many
cooks spoil the broth !" Wonder IL Il
WIN amply to the trust qpestionY All
the doctors, big and little, appear to
be willing to prescribe for the disease,
some With q diagnosis and some with
put. Pr, Vest published his prescrips
tion. 30 did DIR. Morgan. Or, Bah.
cock has offered q prescription and
swallowed It htmself .. in popular
parlanee, he has eaten his own words,
He cFayAshed. He reneged, DR.,
Richardson Of Tennessee prescribed;
likewise Dr.. sulAer Of New York, DR.,
De Almond of Missouri formulated
two prescriptions, DR.. Roosevelt talk.
ed a good deal about the nature OF
prescription, but has not yet reduced It
10 haze rerba document While ALL
these preseript ions are being filed the
disease seems to grow more and more
severe and to spread alike wilafire.'.
ia the meantime Hon, Serene p, Payne
,bawls, sLet well enough alqne!'' and
Senator Marcus n: Hanna Fells, STAND
pat! Amid this babel Of conflicting
and resonant voices the venerable ply. I
slelaH from Worcester, Mass, Dr., ]
6eeFge Frisbie HonF, ADDS to the con. /
fusion by fling A verF lengthy pre-.
scription which includes the ingredients
OF publicity and competition. II he
can secure the latter. he win have no
need Of the former, for there would be
n9 trusts to publish their proceedings,
Pr. HoaF's plan viii nat be adopted:
l.zz;
Trust Those Who Have Tried.
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