Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-28

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his 300 wives or might so soothe the
savage breasts Of our affectionate and
patriotic Filipino fellow citizens that
they will cease to ambush and murder
our soldiers. Eloquence rightly direct
ed as well as music will accomplish
marvels. Anyway it would be an in
teresting experiment, calculated to in
crease the gayety not only of the ma
tons, but Of this dull and listless cam
paign. which is sadly in need Of en-
livening, to turn Senator Foraker loose
on the Filipinos. He might remove
the bad impression made upon them
by Governor General Luke Wright,
who has set one whole century as the
period Of their political tutelage To
locker on in Vienna it would appear
that Governor General Wright did not
add much to the chances Of the pacifi-
cation of the Philippines by his ban
quet speech. Still, Foraker might con-
vince them that the governor general
was talking through his hat and used
the hundred year declaration as
mere figure Of speech and that the
FACILITATING Filipinos may really expect
independence in ninety-nine years or
less.
Tho Quincy Affair.
The hullabaloo which has been rails
cd about the arrest and fning Of Mr..
Quincy, assistant secretary Of the
British legation at Washington, for
scorching with his automobile in Mas
sachusetts will probably and most as
suredly ought to lead to a change of
law as to matters Of that sort. Just
why representative Of foreign gov
eminent should be permitted to violate
the laws of the land with perfect i'm
punity is difficult to understand. 1t is
an outrage on common sense and jus
| dce. Nine hundred and ninety-nine per-
sons out of thousand never knew that
such was the case, and perhaps Mr..
Secretary Quincy has unwittingly done
q good thing by his high kicking and
loud squealing. The Massachusetts
authorities refunded his money and
humbly apologized, but nevertheless it
all may end in revising the law.
OF course the representatives of for
eign governments ought to be protected
In their persons and their property, but
why should they enjoy privileges great
er than American citizens? AS rule
they are estimable folk, but occasion
ally there is one among them who
makes immunity from arrest a license
for doing most unseemly things. Such
should be adequately punished.
MouFnful News.
The mournful intelligence comes from
Washington that Mr.. Chairman Bah
cock Of the Republican congressional
campaign committee and the esteemed
secretary Of that body, Hon. Jesse
Overstreet, are becoming irritable by
reason Of their own poor prospects Of
being reelected to congress. Babcock
10 in danger of losing his seat by rea-
son Of the capers of his bette noire, Gov
ernor Robert NJ. La Toilette. 1t ap-
pears that when the Republican party
Ia Wisconsin split Babcock got on the
wrong side and is now accounted a
bolterI In fact the Republican nation
al committee has, following the de-
cision Of the Wisconsin supreme court,
recognized La Toilette & Co. as the
regulars, which leaves BabcocK out in
the cold or up In the air, or both.
Hence his tears. Brother Overstreet,
who represents the indianapolis dis
trict and who Is candidate for re-
election, has troubles of his own. The
district is not very reliable anyway,
which worries Overstreet, but he has
an extraordinary cause for being in a
blue funk A colored brother named
Knox, an editor, is running independ-
emily. and Qyerstreet is afraid that
Knox will draw off enough Republican
votes to enable the Democratic candi-
date to slip in. Overstreet thinks that
Hon. Thomas Taggart persuaded Mr..
Knox TO shy bis castor into the con-
gressiopal ring, and the chances are
that In Overstreet's mind there is lit
tie difference between T. T, and "Old
Hornie." Hence Overstreet's nervous
ness. It would be nice howdy do II,
after saving others, both Babcock and
lQyerstreet should be lost in the shut
de, Congress would be a cherries
waste without 3, and @.
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Republicans Angry.
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