Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-11-03

return of prosperity" as likely, If
only bankers and would-be specula-
tors will be careful not TO run
amuck." Vanderlip should pay more
heed to his words. 1t is the claim of
the Republican campaign managers
that prosperity is here already, and
has been here ever since the Dingley
tariff went into effect Why, then,
talk about return" of it?
Among the numerous reforms that
may be looked for In the event of the
election of Judge Parker is one for
the preservation of the lives of tray
elers by water. The steamboat inspec-
! ton service, by practice of graft and
indulgence in faNoritism, has been adj
mittedly rotten, like the bulk of the
life preServerS aboard the Inflated
General Slocum. 1t was rottenest
! when Chairman Cortelyou was Secre
tary of the Department of Commerce
and Labor, which has under its juris-
diction the steamboat inspection SER
vice.
The Panama chicken is coming home
to rooSt before the coop is ready. II
was not intended to be ready until af
ter the election.
The Steel Trust takes from the peck
cts of our people and does not even
give its workmen fair share Of its
swag. In fact, it robS them right
along with the rest of the people and
besides giving to foreigners better
bargain than to our own people.
All signs point to the election of
Democratic House of Representatives.
Then will the time come when rot
ten Administration will not be per
initted to investigate itself aud exclude
Congress from participation.
Announcement is made that during
the New York campaign the Republi.
cans will keep Odell in the back
ground. The Democrats, on the 9th
er hand, will keep Odel and Odellsm
well to the front They are worth thou
sands of votes.
Roosevelt boasts of his undying de-
votion to civil service reform. yet not
extensively and fiagrantly violated as
now. All over the country Government
employees are being forced to contrib
ute to the Roosevelt campaign fund.
The New York Press predicts that
Roosevelt will come down to the Har-
lem River with 10000 plurality. If
he reaches that point with 10000 plu-
rality he will be doing very well, but
even the former figure will not save
him, because Judge Parker's lead be-
low the Harlem will be at least 1861
! This is a Democratic year III New
York.
We have often wondered just what
was the matter with Tom Watson and
now we know. The Nashville Amerl.
can let's the cat out of the bag. Tom
has had a kind of viperish, gangrenish
hatred for the Democracy ever since
Judge Fuller, of Georgia, mopped up
the earth with him in two separate
races for Congress"
The Boston Journal, the newspaper
that the Vermont Republicans regard
as only less sacred than the Bible, re-
ports that eleven men have subscribed
each $1,000,OO0 to the Democratic
campaign fund, and yet the Journal is
sure that Roosevelt will win out. This
nice little wad of the long green" is
to be dumped" into the doubtful
States. Next!
Governor Chairman Odell says these
stories about ''perversion of State
funds" are lies from start to finish.
ION the contrary he says, Il have
saved the State over $G,00O,O0O by my
yetoes." What an awful lot of graft
ers 0delfs henchmen must he, If, in
addition to what they got away with.
the boss held them up and made them
disgorge to the tune of $G,oO0000!
"You can see twenty acres of Philip
pine life at the worlds fair, but YOU
cannot see Il square rod of the Cons;i-
tuition. Justice Brewer, of the Unit
ed States Supreme Court.
Respectfully referred to President
Roosevelt, with the suggestion thai
Justice Brewer be promptly tried for
high treason.
The campaign for the perpetuation Of
Odeilism in the State of New York is
progressing beautifully. NO act OF
the Republican State Administrator
could bring blush of shame 10 thc
face of any Republican" exclaimed
State Senator Elsberg, one Of Odell'S
henclmen, in closing an impassioneG
plea for fair treatment of the Govern
or-Chalrman. Marvellous, comments
the Republican New York Sun. that
so immaculate a thing should diffusc
such an appalling stencil
Colonel George Brumder, OF Milwau.
kee. who started out to help elect
Eoosel alt. has decided that he made n
mistake, and Is now advocating the
election OF Judge Parker instead.
Colonel Hrum Ger owns the leading Ger
man-Amefican newspaper in Milwau
kee. he is also the proprietor Of the
Freie Presse. published IN Lincoln,
Neb.. and German-American weekly
OF large circulation in Chicago Colonel
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