Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-18

Especial Washington letter.
q INCE the days of Jonathan and
Va David, to Say nothing of Damon
and Pythias, there has been no
such exhibition of love of one
man for another as that Of Senator
Joseph Benson Foraker for President
Roosevelt. Wherefore? The cause is
not far to seek by any person ut all
familiar with Buckeye politics. For
aker is as anxious and ambitious as
any nun now living to become presi-
dent of the United States. His is a
waiting policy. Notwithstanding al!
the grand stand plays Of affection be-
twixt him and Senator Hanna, there is
no love lost between them. Quite the
contrary. At heart they hate each
other as the devil hates holy water.
They neve: can be friends. Fifteen
rears ago Foraker's chances Of reach
i1g the White House appeared better
taan William McKinley's, for then Nc
!sinley was only representative In
congress, while Foraker at the early
age of forty-four was serving his sec
ond term as governor of Ohio and was
the idol Of all the young Republicans
in the state. His successful tussle
with Cleveland about the return of
the captured Confederate battlefags
gave him national reputation, and his
star was in the ascendant, but it speed
lily went into partial eclipse. In 1889
lie was nominated for third guberna-
torial term and was defeated by Hon.
James e. Campbell through what For
aker and his friends have always deem
ell treachery on the part of certain Re-
publicaps in Ohio who desired to put
crinlp in his ambition, for let 1t never
be forgotten that Ohio Republicans
never yet scrupled to stab each other
under the fifth rib whenever they felt
like doing so.
AS Foraker's star paled, McKinley's
mounted to the zenith and blazed with
constantly augmanting splendor till the
day Of bis death. AS Mckinley grew,
Marcus A. Hanna grew until he as
sumed presidential proportions-to For
uker's ineffable disgust. Foraker, being
wise man, recognized that Mckinley
had secured lead over him and ac-
cepted the inevitable with such grace
as he could muster and twice placed
his great rival in nomination for presi-
dent Did his own presidential ambition
die? BY no manner Of means. 1t didn't
even sleep. Foraker simply bided Ills
time, which he thinks will be in 1908
b,,f no lypoyvo fbof tho nj, roaS orn for
to one against his nomination In 1903 II
Senator Hanna is nominated next year
for two reasons: a. If Hanna Is llomt
mated in 1904 and elected he would want
second term, dead sure, in 1903 and
having the machine, would probably
secure denomination, though he viii
be past seventy two on March 4, 1909
e. even If Hannn did not want u SECOND
: term the chances would not favor al
.. Ohioan for the succession, and Hanna
! having finished his career, would al
: most certainly use his machine ruth
lessly to bar Foraker; hence JOSEPH
Benson, while damning Marcus AlonZ'
with faint praise, is moving HEAVIER
and earth to nominate Roosevelt. HI
: probably reasons 1t out this way: Tina
If Roosevelt is nominated and elected
: he will not be candidate in 1908; tina
: as Hanna will be seventy-one years oil
8 Sept. "a, 1908, he would not at tina
e great age be nominated first time
that nearly two terms having then in
: tervened since McKinley's death a.
Ohio man could aspire to the Republic
d an presidential nomination with som
t reasonable hope of success, and tha
y Hanna being out of the running, Fol
II aker would be the Ohio man. A
e this is well reasoned, provided hav
y really struck Senator Forakep's train g
thought. He is brilliant man, a
L amiable gentleman, one Of the a5les
/ Republicans in public life. PERSONAL
a like him, and what is here said is nc
;, said in an unfriendly spirit. Nobod
: can blame him for desiring to be pres
e dent. and nobody can blame him fc
]. doing those things which he may d
honorably for his own advancement
It is great prize he is struggling TO
and lie may win.
j. s-