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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04
When Panics Ragged.

When Panics Ragged.
William ]. Bryan, commenting in
the Commoner on the statement by
President Roosevelt that 'the tariff Of
1894 was among the causes which in
that year and for some years after
ward effectually prevented anybody
from prospecting too much and labor
from prospecting at ALL" says:
Neither the statement Of Mr.. Roosevelt
nor the declaration in the Republican
platform Is Justified by history.
| As a matter OF fact. every panic during
publican rule and developed under Repub-
ncan legislation.
The gold panics which gave history
sBlaok Friday occurred during the
month Of September. 1869. when the Re-
publican party was in power.
The great panic marked by the failure
Of Jay Cooke & Co. occurred in September,
1878. Then the Republican party was in
power. and eleven months prior to the
time of that panic the Republican party
had been reelected to power.
| It is true the Wilson bill was passed
ten years ago. That was in 1894. But that
panic did not originate in 1894; 1t did not
originate in 1898; it began long prior to
the presidential election Of 1892. That
| pAulC originated anu reached ltS WOTSL
under the famous tariff law known as the
Mckinley bill.
The Republican party was restored to
| power March 4, 1889.
The Mckinley bill became o law Oct. G,
1880.
Nov. II. $780, the reports showed finan-
cdal distress In New York. The New
| York Clearing House association voted its
certificates to banks in need of assistance.
The Boston Clearing House association
did the same thing Nov. IT, Barker Bros.
& Co., big bankers in Philadelphia, sus-
pended at that time with liabilities placed
at IS. 100000.
Nov. 10, 1890, there was a run on the
Citizens Savings bank Of New York. and
a receiver was appointed for the North
| River bank
Nov. %, 1890. the United Rolling Stock
company of Chicago assigned, with liabil-
tiles at s6,s51 600.
Nov %. 1890, B. K. Jameson 6 Co., the
Philadelphia bankers. failed, with liabil-
tiles at 100000.
Dec. G. 1890. the Oliver iron and steel
| mills OF Pittsburg shut down, discharging
1000 employees. On the saAne date the
| cotton firm of Myer & Co. of New Or
leans failed, with liabilities at s., 100000
Jan. 8, 1891, the Scottdale rolling mills
| and pike works and the Charlotte fur
/. mace and coke works in Pennsylvania
closed. throwing 10000 employees out OF
work.
Jan. is, 1891, the American National
/ ehhk Ct kansas City suspenasd, with lia.
nAeAAhA lassaReQA j. 49,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04
Bow BRIGADE Saves BUILDING.

Locking the inmates Of the state re-
formatory at Eldora for boys In the
dormitory and calling out his boy fire
brigade. organized from the reforma-
tory, Superintendent Drake succeeded
In extinguishing blaze that threat
ened destruction to $4,000 building.
The loss will not exceed $4,000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04
Farmer Dead In Chicago Hotel.

Dispatches received at Swea City
from Chicago state that William
Heathershaw, a we'll known farmer
living three miles east of that place,
was found dead in room at a hotel.
Death was caused by escaping gas.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04
alu SHORTAGE AIIeqed.

The receiver in charge of the failed
bank at Meservey has not made a re-
port, but there is already talk of
criminal proceedings against the men
shortage of something like $4,000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04
confesses Crimes and Suicides.

George Nusser, arrested at Amana
eolony for firing barns in which TWEEN
W-four horses were burned, confessed
Ais guilt and later committed suicide
n Marengo jail by hanging.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04
wilma st.te ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

At Iowa City. Iowa university won
the state championship Saturday after
magnificent battle with Ames, de-
feating the latter by score OF 10 to
after the most desperate game ever
seen on Iowa field.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04
50 50 50 50 80 50 50
50 50 80 80 80 50 g

Last week presidents Of two great west
ern railroads. who had not contemplated
making any contribution to political
funds, said to man of prominence. also
identified with railroads. that they saw
no escape from yielding to the solicitation,
FOE the reason that they could not afford
to antagonize Cortelyou II he were to be
postmaster general for they could not.
In the interest Of the corporations in their
care, afford to see the mail carrying con-
tracts go to their competitors over the
way. and so would make their contribu-
lions,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04
Shoots and Kills His Wife.

At Buxton, Marshall Fielding shot
and killed his wife in family quarrel,
He has been arrested,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04
New President Des MoInes College

The hoard of trustees of Des Moines
college, in session at Marshalltown,
unanimously elected Herbert L. Stet-
son, now president of Kalamazoo COL
lege, Kalamazoo, Mich, as president
Of Des Moines college.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04
Liberia and The Philippines.

Liberia and the Philippines.
Under the above heading the st. LOU
is Post-Dispatch says editorially:
The republic of Liberia was declared
free and Independent in 1s47 by the United
States.
Can Mr.. Roosevelt explain why since
OF one Of the great powers" waiting to
take up what from his standpoint is the
task we 30 cravenly abandoned" in CIV
ing the Liberian republic independence?
This is his principal argument for deny
ing the right to establish an Independent
republic to the people Of the Philippines.
He says that If we established or per-
nitted to be established in the Philip
pines such an Independent republic as we
helped in establishing in Liberia then the
islands would be Immediately seized by
some European power.
While every other part Of Africa except
the little republic Of Liberia, without
army. navy or money. has been seized by
European powers since 1874, Liberia for
dfty-seven years has remained on the
map as monument to the moral power
| Of the friendly interest OF the American
people in a republic established under
American auspices.
Was 1t "policy Of scuttle" for the
United States to establish and recognize
before the world the independence Of the
Idberian republic?
And If the question is Of "relapsing into
barbarism and anarchy with "bloody
conflicts inevitably ensuing" Mr.. Roose-
welt can find by consulting history that
many more lives have been sacrificed by
q single week Of his policies in the Philip
pines than have been sacrificed in Liberia
by all the "barbarism and anarchy OF
the flfty-seven years since the United
States withdrew from the country and
declared it an Independent republic.
| AS these are the two points on which
he rests his case in refusing the same
freedom and independence to the people
Of the Philippines we conceded to the peo-
pie Of Liberia. 1t remains for Mr.. Roose-
welt to explain why all the harm has not
come of the simple Justice we did the
people of Liberia which he says would
come from the simple Justice we owe the
| people of the Philippines.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04

May 8, 1881, the spring Garden Nar1onal
bank at Philadelphia closed it's doors, and
the Pennsylvania Safe Deposit and Trust
company made an assignment
The Homestead strike and other strikes
during 1892 are well remembered by the
people.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04
A Republican Mistake.

A Republican Mistake.
Representative John Sharp Williams
of Mississippi in a recent speech de-
clared that the contention of the Re-
publican party that it was responsible
for the prosperity which has attended
the labors of American farmers in re-
cent years reminded him of story
told by Abraham Lincoln. Mr.. Lincoln
said there was woodpecker away up
in the top of tree pecling and peck
ing and pecking at the tree, and after
awhile windstorm came along and
blew down the tree, and the woodpeck-
er believed to its dying day that it had
pecked the tree down.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04
AN OLD SUIT is REVIVED.
j. Ogden Armo,Jr Made Defendant In
BID DAMAGE Case.

]. Ogden Armour stepped off train
at Sioux City from Chicago last week.
having come out to see the formal
opening of the big new Armour pack
ing plant in that city, one of the larg-
est the company owns. He stepped
from the train into the arms of a
deputy sheriff, who served the original
notice in a suit for $4,000, and five
years accrued interest. The suit is
brought by ]. M. Ralya, head of the
Ralya Meat company. Ralya contract
ed in 1899 for supplies of meats from
the Armour company to be supplied
throughout certain period at fixed
prices. Soon afterwards prices went
soaring. Rayla, seeing he had a big
thing, sent larger and larger orders,
finally ordering by the trainload. The
Armours refused finally to fill the or.
ders, and Ralya sued for the profits he
lost by their refusal. The matter has
been in litigation ever since, and the
new action will probably give the liti-
cation new lease of life.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04
Thought to Be Unconstitutional.


The new Iowa primary election law,
which was made applicable in Des
Moines and Polk county only for the
present, is declared by many to be I'M
constitutional A former chief JUS
tice of the supreme court states that
If he were on the bench he would de-
clare the law unconstitutional without
hesitation, as violation of the secrecy
and sanctity of the ballot. At the
next election the judges of election are
required to ask each voter after he has
voted what his party affiliations are,
and with what party he desires to act
at the next primaries, and this will be
recorded. This is taken to be equiya-
lent to securing information as to how
the man has voted 1t will enable the
poll workers to make perfect record
Of how the vote is going and how each
man has voted. The provision is SO
distasteful that there is serious con-
temptation of plan to enjoin the
judges from asking the questions.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04
In the Primo of Life.

The lively way in which ex-senator
Henry G. Davis has been stumping
Maryland and West Virginia shows
that there is lots of life in that vener-
able statesman yet. "a woman is no
older than she looks" so it is said, and
ga man no older than he feels" Judg-
ing by that rule Mr.. Davis is still in
the prime Of life. Consequently our
Republican friends may reserve their
'weeps'-to borrow an expression from
Artemus Ward-by reason Of the ca
lamities which they conjure up as hap
pening should Judge Parker be elected
and then die before his term expires.
The indications are that Senator Davis
will be hale and hearty for score of
years yet and will become known as
Americas Grand Old Man" even as
he is now known as "West Virginia's
Grand Old Man."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04
A Self Evident Eib.

Republican stories touching the Dem
ocratic situation are so contradictory
as to be amusing. Recently a great
metropolitan Republican paper stated
that the Democratic national commit
tee is so completely out Of funds that
it had ceased even to send out cam
paign documents. On another page of
the same issue it stated that Judge
Parkers only hope of election lies in
Tom Taggarts promise to buy Indiana
outright. Query: If the national Demo
cratic committee is so thoroughly i'm
pecunious that it has been compelled
to discharge a large portion of its Of
flee force and to quit sending out cam
paign literature how in heavens name
can Taggart buy Indiana? The editor
of that paper ought to get himself to-
gether and tell fib that is not self
evident Both Of the above tales are
not true, and it is 10 to shot that
neither is true.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04

! The Tammany delegation in the next
house will be much strengthened by
! the accession Of Hon. Charles A.
Towne, formerly both representative
and senator from Minnesota. He is a
man Of brilliant parts, an orator Of
rare force and Democrat Of whom
! the party is proud. Tammany does a
good thing for the country in once
more sending him to the national coun-
ellis, where he will receive a most
hearty welcome on both sides Of the
chamber.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04

With Judge Parker in charge Of his
own campaign in the east and with
William Jennings Bryan on the stump
for both candidate and platform in the
west, Democratic prospects are hourly
growing brighter as election day ap-
proaches. 1t looks at this writing that
no Democrat will this year play the
role of Achilles by sulking in his tent.
/ When Democrats are united they win.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04

q AsTo7IA.
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always Bought
s's1 !; IlM1zsNs
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04
County Ticket.

For Recorder,
AUGUST sCH1MMING, of Saratoga.
< For clerk of the Court,
FIJI. OWENS, of Chester.
For Supervisor of the First District,
F.C. WOELLSTEIN, of Cresco.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04

Hon. Arthur Pue German appears to
be source of perpetual worry to Re-
publicans. Early in the campaign they
were Fostering their noggins to discov-
or why he was inactive and torturing
the most trivial circumstances into
proving that he was lukewarm. Now
they are worried greatly on account Of
what they allege is his pernicious ac-
tivity. The truth is that Senator Cor
man is one Of the most astute political
managers in the country and is doing
his level best to elect Parker and Da-
Wis. That's what is causing incipient
insomnia among the Republican lead
ers. They remember too vividly what
the great Marylander did to them in
1884 to rest easy when he is in action.
He has lost none Of his resourcefulness
in twenty years. That's what hurts the
Republicans.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
For Secretary of State,
CHARLES A. DICKSON, Woodbury. County.
For Auditor of State,
EDGAR F. MEDARY, Allamakee County.
For Treasurer of State.
HENRY REIGELMAN, Polk County.
For Attorney General,
MAURICE o'CoNNOR, Webster County.
For Railroad Commissioner,
J. P. MANATREY, Jefferson County.
For Judge Supreme Curt,
J.W, SULLIVAN, Kossuth County.
For Electors at Large,
w. o. SCHMIDT, Scott County.
J.B. ROMANS, Crawford County.
For Fourth District Eleetor,
X. w. SCHUG, Clayton County,
For Congress 4th District,
VIM. o. HOLMAN, of Mason City.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-04

For Congress 4th District,
VIM. o. HOLMAN, of Mason City.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-10-20
Senator Alien Denies Rurnor
Madison. Neb.. Oct. IS, 19C

Madison, Neb., Oct. IS, 1904.
Fred G. Boeltz, Central City, Neb.
My Dear Sir: have your letter of
the 18th inst, in which you say: "The
report is being circulated here that you
occupied a seat on the rostrum when
lu1cle Joe Cannon spoke at Columbus
auG s,,sSS Nnllz.a are supporting Roosevelt
and Fairbanks. FlGaS1 sfytmaaes~kpoW
the truth in regard to the matter, as
such reports are intended to injure the
fusion state ticket"
| did sit on the platform with Uncle
Joe Cannon, at Norfolk, not at Column
bus. Mr.. Cannon and have been per-
sonal friends for years and when he
asked me to sit with him it would have
been personal discourtesy not to
have done SO. / have made it rule
to occupy the platform with republican
speakers in my town with whom | am
personally acquainted and who invite
me to do SO. / can not afford to be
personally discourteous to any friend.
/ am surprised that you are misled far
enough to write a letter on the subject
or that you should give credence to a
report that | am supporting Roosevelt
and Fairbanks.
IL you will read a symposium article
of rhine in the October Arena, you will
see that 1 am supporting Mr.. Watson.
and there has not been time when
there was the slightest doubt that 1
was loyal to Watson and Tibbles.
AS between Judge Parker and Mr..
Roosevelt would, If compelled to
choose, support Parker because he is
the bigger man of the two. being con-
sentative, in opposition to imperialism,
strongly opposed to trusts. as his jul
dicial record clearly shows, and, in
other respects, in my judgment. emf
nently better qualified for president
than Mr.. Roosevelt But Judge Parker
is not on nv ticket while Mr.. Watson
is. Mr.. Watson believes in what ] be-
Iieve in. He is my party candidate.
He is well worthy of my support and
will receive it.
Some time ago / had occasion, In
letter in the Omaha Bee. to defend the
memory of the late Senator Quay of
Pennsylvania against an assault ny
a minister. l knew Mr.. Ouav. and.
while disaDproving his political views.
always esteemed him as personally an
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-10-20

honest man.; and l could not permit
the assault to pass unnoticed. Possibly
TINS has likewise given rise in the
minds OF suspicious men to the idea
that was supporting Mr. Roosevelt.
Mr.. Roosevelt. while a very good
man in my judgment, is not big enough
to be president of the United States.
he is too much given to display, TO
tinsel, to the spectacular; he loves the
music OF the fife and drum too well and
is too strong believer in swords and
guns and is too much imbued with the
spirit OF war and aggression to stand
at the head OF great nation whose
true policy, according to Washington
and the fathers of the republic, is to
stand clear Of entangling foreign al
liances.
trusting that this is satisfactory, and
all that l will have to say on the sub
ject, / remain,
Very respectfully yours,
VIM. v. ALLEN.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-10-20

For over sixty years Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup has been used by
mothers for their children while teeth
ing. Are you disturbed at night and
broken of your rest by sick child
suffering and crying with pain of cut
ting teeth? If so. send at once and
get a bottle of Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup for Children Teething. Its
value is incalculable. 1t will relieve
the poor little sufferer immediately.
Depend upon it, mothers, there is no
mistake about it. 1t cures diarrhoea
regulates the stomach and bowels
cures wind collie. softens the gums. re-
duces inflammation. and gives tone
and energy to the whole system. Mrs
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for chill
dren teething is pleasant to the taste
and is the prescription of one of the
Oldest and best female physicians and
nurses in the United States and is for
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price. 25 cents a bottle. Be
sure and ask for MRS. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup"
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-10-20
Ole Nebraska Independent

nificent piece of republican legislation
known as the revenue law. The state
ment follows:
Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Val
ley-Iax 1903, $l3,504.S9; 1904, $751;
68y..l; increase, $1S4.82.
Omaha & Republican Valley-1903,
$6,693.9l; 1904, $7,O67.72; increase,
$373.81.
Lincoln & Notwithstanding S.
595.79; 1904, Sc, 449.27; decrease. $55l.64.
Omaha & North Platte-19O3, ST.
635.79; 1904, $2,23067; decrease, $55l.6l.
total in county-1903, $28,430.38;
1865 $2S,437 81; increase, $55S.63; de-
crease, $551.64
Total increase $685.
1t will be seen that while the farmers
OF Butler county are required under
this republican revenue law to pay an
increase of $3O,542.4O, the increase in
taxes to be paid by the railroads in
that county amounts to the enormous
sum of $500.
A--other feature of this revenue law
is worthy of observation. In Butler
county, out of every 500 of state and
county taxes collected, the state re-
ceivea in 1902, $27.02; in 1903, out of
every 500 the state received 1872; in
1874, under the republican revenue law,
out of every 500 the state will receive
$4I10. In this glorious year Of 1904,
under that magnificent piece Of repub-
iican legislation known as the revenue
law, out of all the railroad taxes In
ii, cfof f,.oo nj
receive S654.02 more than it received
in 1903, and Butler county will receive
81 3ll .O9 less
1T VIII esscsz. therefore that under.
the practical operations of the fuph'se
ilcan revenue law, not only are the
corporations relieved Of much Of the
burden that should properly be borne
by them, and not only are new and
unjust burdens placed upon the plain
taxpayers, but the revenues to be used
for the purpose of building up the
county are materially decreased, while
the revenues to be used in maintaining
the extravagant machine of Mickey
ism are materially Increased. While,
in the case of Butler county, the coun-
ty government receives Of railroad
taxes s2,31709 less, the Mickey ma
chine receives 1854 more and when it IS
remembered that the increase in the
railroad taxation In Butler county
amounts to $3.50, it will be seen that
the republican revenue law, aside from
its injustice upon the plain taxpayer as
an individual, imposes marked injfs-
tice upon the plain taxpayers of the
county as whole and seriously em-
harnesses them in their efforts to push
their county to the front World
Herald.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-10-20

At last one of the state house en-
ployes, by the name of J. ]. Roberts,
has attempted to come to the relief OF
the Nebraska 'sredeemers" with the
purpose Of continuing the figures pre-
scented by George w. Berge in his cam
paign utterances. He starts out by
admitting the correctness of Mr..
Berges figures, but confuses them by
adding the resources in the form OF
cash in the treasury.
Mr.. Roberts, If you were honest and
fair and not intending to deceive, did
you not see'' in the two pages OF the
1898 auditors report that a large part
Of your cash in the treasury was wind.
1t seems cruel to touch you on ten
der spot, but do you know that OF the
81, 729, 627.30 shown as cash balance at
november 80, 1885, and your 1907, 210.43.
forms part of this, that $673, 641.25 OF
this balance was practically wind?
Did you ever hear of what is known as
the suspense account and did you know
that the fusionists charged this on,
for which refer to the 1889 auditors
report. In case you do not care to
look / give you it in detail:
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Mickeyisn In Nebraska

Do you know that the last two legls-
latures made appropriations as fol-
lows:
1901-1902 .~..............$2, 875, 289 81
19u3-l9O4 inconvenience. 3,740,280 70