Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-07
As to the Hawaiian Islands.

As to the Hawaiian Islands.
When the resolution was pending in
congress, backed by strong Hawaiian
lobby, for the annexation of those is
lands any one listening to the speeches
Of the annexationists would have
thought annexation would have made
both Hawaii and the United States
happy forever. Now comes Governor
Carter of Hawaii and rises to make
the following complaints:
The annexation of the islands to the
United States has not been commercial
success SO far as the islands are concern
ed. Since we have been United States
territory we have not made great prog
ress. One reason for this is because the
laws by which we are governed are not
suited to the country. For instance, we
have to obey the United States land laws
and cannot rent government land for a
period Of for more than Ave years at
time. AS 1t takes from two to four years
to raise q crop in our climate. we can
not find anybody that will rent land for
such short period as Ave years. Thus
we are deprived of big income from
government lands.
Since we have been annexed congress
has never dredged our harbor. It ia fill-
Ing up and thus prevents the landing Of
the largest vessels. AS q result Of this
our traffic Is falling of. We have dredg-
cd the harbor at our own expense since
we have been annexed. but unless 1t Is
dredged again we will lose much of our
traffic.
Annexation has cut of all our inter-
national revenue. On the other hand,
from Uncle Sans point Of view. annexa-
ton has been a decided success. Over
ho hoavn vooi1 INT thn Irtt cd
States treasury from the islands. The
whole cost OF annexation was only $1,000.
Republican Harmony.
Another most convincing evidence of
Republican Harmony-spelled with u
big, big "H"-is afforded in the fact
that the Republicans Of the Twelfth
senatorial district of West Virginia
have nominated two candidates for the
state senate! No wonder that United
States Senator Nathan b. Scott has
abandoned the Republican national
committee headquarters in New York
and has fastened home, taking Mr..
Fairbanks, the Republican vice presi-
Dental candidate, with him. Scott pro-
poses to save his own senatorial bacon
II he can, which Is extremely doubtful.
A Senator and Dog.
The papers devote much valuable
space to the fact that Major General
Charles Dick, Junior United States SEN
ator from Ohio, undertook to separate
two dogs that were fighting at Akron,
o., one being the senator's coach dog
and the other the bull terrier Of Neigh
Dor Miller, and that both General Dick
and his secretary stood over the dogs
with two revolvers, trying to shoot the
Miller bulldog, but dared not shoot lest
they hit the beloved coach dog. It
would have Jared badly with the sena-
torial dog, Notwithstanding the major
general, his secretary and the two
guns, had not Jenreys, Miller's coach
man, run in and separated the angry
brutes, at the same time shaking his
whip in close and dangerous proximity
to General Dicks proboscis! Query
No. /: Why didn't General Senator
Dick ard his secretary separate the
CANNES in the first place? Query No
2: How can Junior United States
senator who is also a major general
ever look the world In the face after
having horsewhip shaken In his face
in the presence Of the multitude?
To mere locker on in Vienna-not on
the dog fight aforesaid-it appears that
man who has had such large expert
ence in separating Ohio Republicans
when fighting ought to have known
enough to pull or kick two fighting
dogs apart.
Since The Rape Of the Lock" there
hasn't anything so exciting appeared
| In print as the account of General Dick
chasing that bull terrier whole BLOCK
| with revolver in hand and blood IN
| his eye. If General Dick and Senator
| Foraker had had wool pulling-a rea
one, not verbal one-on q street cor
ner in Akron it wouldn't have had
more space in the public prints thar
the futile attempt of the senatorial
general to shoot his neighbours dog.