Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-21

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The panic of 1873, which came under
Republican high tariff.
The panic Of 1893, which came under
the Mckinley bill.
The empty treasury at the close Of
Harrison's administration.
| The gift of millions in rakeoffs to the
National City bank Of New York.
! Twenty millions paid conquered ma
ton for a batch Of islands.
| Almost continuous instruction In
those islands since their purchase
The conspiracy to dishonor Schley.
publican war heroes for political puS-
poses.
The humiliation Of General Nelson A.
Miles.
The preserved beef scandal.
The packing Of the supreme court
under Grant.
The sudden conversion of supreme
court justice on the income tax.
The recent loss of free government in
Colorado.
Unemployed labor at present, figures
taken from the Republican Chicago
Tribune, 6S5,OO0.
The approaching hard times, already
felt everywhere outside the city of the
worlds fair.
The emasculation Of the Chinese ex-
clusion bill year ago and the conse-
Inn oil ne oil, Ary{,, he
American flag by hundreds Of Chinese
coolies.
The recent decision Of the attorney
general to the effect that these coolies
were not imported because they were
only brought as far as the wharf at
San Francisco, disregarding the three
mile limit and the fact that they were
on the deck of vessel flying the Amer
lean flag.
The removal Of Attorney General
Knox to please Wall street after he
had prosecuted the Northern Securities
trust
The expenditure Of but 5000 Of the
100000 fund forced through congress
by Democrats to be used in prosecut-
ing trusts.
; The impeachment Of Andrew John
son.
Space forbids going into the glorious
achievement" business any further,
but what need? These samples should
prove to any fair minded man that the
Republican party Is literally a grand
Old humbug.
A Remarkable Discovery.
It will be remembered that the most
spectacular event-in fact, the only
spectacular performance Of the Chica-
80 convention-was the reading Of Mr..
Secretary Of State Hays fiery telegram
to the sultan Of Morocco. "Perdicaris
alive or Raisuli deadI' That made the
groundlings roar and throw high their
sweaty caps in air and made Hay sec
ond to his great war chief, and second
to him only. In fact that blood and
thunder telegram thrilled the hearts Of
the whole American people and re-
called to their minds that glorious day
IN the long ago when an American ship
captain on Jefferson's order shelled the
Barbary pirates out Of their hole in
stead Of paying tribute at the strait
Of Gibraltar That Hay telegram has
been the stock in trade of Republican
spellbtnders ever since. Now comes
the Washington Post, Independent and
truthful chronicler, saying that when
that telegram was sent the state depart
ment must have known that Perdicaris
had been released twelve hours before.
II that Is true, then the sending Of the
telegram was game of political bunko
Ipure and simple, unworthy Of the state
department Of any civilized country.
The whole editorial on the subject in
the Post Is well worth reading. Here
It Is:
The Hagerstown Globe gives Ave min
utes to philosophy:
zion Perdicaris has taken occasion to
give another glowing tribute to Raisuli,
the man who kidnapped him, and to de-
liver back handed slap to the United
States. the power that set him free. So
many things have been said about in
gratitude that there Is no need of adding
to them here. Besides, we should not re-
gret good deed because the recipient
does not appreciate 1t. The stars and
American citizen even though that citizen
- not big enough to acknowledge the
service rendered him. As for Perdicaris,
Il he had not spoken the world had not
taken his measure"
But, surely, good Maryland neighbor,
there must be room for much wider and
holder adumbrations In your spacious
hill bound amphitheater. Has It never
occurred to you, for example. that Mr..
Lon Perdioaris and the sheik Raisul
understood each other from the frst7 II
gAerns easy to evolve the picture OF true
love and perfect understanding between
these kindred souls. What happeuedf
Faisuu made descent upon Perdicaris
luxurious suburban residence and carried
him away into the mountain fastnessss
Of the bandit tribe. DID he hurt the KID
mapped gentleman7 Did his attendant
robbers ransack the gentleman's palace?
Was the smallest indignity offered the
captive or his-well, let us say stepson?
~ It turned out. Raisuli wanted $50, 900.
which Perdicaris could have paid him
Without the slightest trouble. and which
he doubtless would have paid him had he
expected injuries or hardships. Very
wealthy gentleman, such as Perdicaris is
said to be. do not voluntarily go forth into
barbarous captivity when they can settle
on the spot. But the money was an Incl
dent. Raisuli wanted other things, which
Perdicaris was in position to obtain for
him because Of his prominence in public
affairs and the various influences he could
bring to bear upon the sultan. Why
capture him at all. them why, merely to
multiply those Influences and expedite
was powerful, no doubt, but PerdIcaFis b
Ynv1on In tHn \o hi 11p ~