Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-15

Srlt6lH, Tree tTaue. "A laTlIt
revenue to carry on government eco
nomicaliy ana effectively administered be-
comes the American tariff reforn;t.-'s goal. !
1t must be kept in mind until it is reach
ed, but it must be reached by the exercise |
Of wisdom and good sense. The tariff re- |
former who would do things recklessly or |
too suddenly would run the risk of de- |
a.roying the very end which he had in |
contemplation by furnishing object les |
IONS which would not help him, but would |
hurt him. and in consequence of which |
he and those of his opinion might be lurl- |
ed out OF pace and deprived Of the power |
o; doing anything"
Hon. John Sharp Williams. Dem
ccratic leader OF the house, posters Tie
"stand patters'' iacessantly. His last
effort to put them in a hole is a bill
providing that wherever there is Il tar
iff on any article of more than 500 per
cent the rate shall be reduced to 500
per cent. The committee on ways AMI
means has not considered that bill yet,
but should it do SO it will probably
lay it out i'll cold death, as it has
done with every bill Introduced into
this congress to cut down various en-
orbitant rates, and the Republican
members of the committee will prob
ably kill Williams bill with chuckle,
thinking that they have done a smart
thing. Wonder il the people will see
any fun i'll paying more than 500 per
cent tariff on anything! Nous YER
rons.
Governor Van SAINT of Minnesota has
faith that would move mountains. He
has declared himself candidate for
the Republican nomination for vice
president. He has no more chance for
that plum than he has to be ahkoond
! of Swat or autocrat of all the Rus
! sius. lie is persona non grat!ssima to
the trust magnates, and they will sec
to it that his eXcellency is not nom-
mated.
One Of two things is true-either
President Roosevelt is much misrepre-
sented by the public press or lie is
running the G. o. p. not only in ma
tional affairs, but in the states also.
For instance, it is given out from time
to time that he has sent for Governor
Odell and Senator Plat to come to the
White House to compel them to quit
quarreling, then that he has been in
close confab with Illinois statesmen
for the purpose of devising ways and
means to knock out Governor Richard
Yates H., and SO on to the end of the
chapter.
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and rebuild the central portion of the
capitol. 1t is said that this scheme is
to carry out the plans originally drawn
by the capitol architect. 1t is very
doubtful whether it will improve the
appearance of this we'll known build
ing. The truth is there is always
something on the tapis to induce con-
gress to plant some more of the peo-
pies money in Washington.
Democrats the country over will be
glad to know that the Democrats Of
the house are working together in
greater harmony than at any time
within ten years. Every Democratic
representative appears to be willing to
do his level best to bring order out Of
chaos and DESTROYS that the De-
mocraey shall present an unhpoken
front to the enemy.
Among his fellow representatives
on both sides of the house there is
sorrow ut the failure of Hon. Hugh A.
Dinsmore Of Arkansas to secure re-
nomination. He is man Of fine char
acter and capacity, 10 serving his sixth
term and will be greatly missed, espe-
Cially in the important committee on
foreign affairs, on which he is the
ranking Democratic member.
It is given out now that white winged
peace is lowering over the Republicans
in Ohio. They have ceased to punch
each others noses and to hammer each
others heads. Senators Foraker and
Dick have retired to some sequestered
spot and agreed on such a division OF
the pie as will produce harmony
enough for both Of them to go to the
Chicago convention as members of the
Buckeye 'big four along with Gov.
ernor Herrick and George B. Cox, the
hoodlum boss Of Cincinnati. It is q
truce-a mere suspension of hostilities
cure to break out again, for no Ohio
Republican is ever satisfied to divide
the provender.