Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-19

ernQr Richard Yates, second, lS bent OH
forcing himself on his party against
their candidate for governor. The ma
5ority Of the Republicans in Suckerdom
do not want Dick. They have had
enough of him, but he has the machine
and seems disposed to use it ruthless
~. Congressman yespasian Warner,
commonly called "pash," has been in
duced to enter the race for the nomi-
nation. Warner is an able, popular
and amiable gentleman, and If the peo-
pie select the candidate he will most
probably defeat Richard.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodges partic-
ular political friends in Massachusetts
are yelling at the top of their voices
TO the effect that he docs not want to
be secretary of state or ambassador
abroad, but does want to remain in the
senate. There is no public desire to
have him secretary of state or ambas-
sador. Then why this uproar in the
old Bay State? Is some dangerous III
val lotfoot after Lodges toga? To
mere locker on in Vienna it would so
appear.
Governor Beckham of Kentucky has
taken up the cudgels for his state in
IL most vigorous fashion. He is not
+, mealymouthcd about expressing his
opinion. Inter ALA lie says:
| 1t is not an exaggeration to say that
there was not day during the past year
/: that human life was not safer in Ken
| lucky, even in Breathitt county, than 1t
| 10 any night upon the streets OF Chicago
| or New York, from the sanguinary col
| umns of whose veracious journals the
people have been told day after day of
the awful condition Of lawlessness and
crime in Kentucky.
Will that fiery language change in
any way the comments of the New
York and Chicago papers? Not a parti-
Gle. They will go on till the end of
time acting after their kind, endeavor-
ing to remove the mote from their
neighbours eye before freeing their own
optics from the beam.
En- PEASANT 1t is an interesting fact
that down in old Kentucky the Demo-
Gratis are lining up for Beckham and
Blackburn rs opposing senatorial cam
didatcs, which is quite likely to make
"a condition of things"-yes, quite
likely.
They have found him at last. e.,
the Republicans have found man to
act as tail to the presidential ticket.
He Is Hugh II. Hanna Of indianapolis
1 mot Marcus Alonzo Of Cleveland, of
course. Hugh H., like Barkis, is will
in'-aye, more. he is anxious. He has
never been sufficiently rewarded-in his
own estima tion-for helping to get up
the Palmer and Buckner side show in
1896. He ought to have the reward
his friends are now seeking for him
the Republican vice presidential nomi-
nation-and then he ought to be so de-
cidedly defeated that his name will be
heard no more.
Congressman Tim Sullivan of New
York has very large heart. He be-
lieyes In practical charity, proof OF
which 10 that he gave Christmas din,
ner to 5000 homeless people. He must
have long bank account as well as a
big heart. Many happy returns to Mr.
Sullivan.
The jingoes are now agitating for the
annexation Of Haiti and Santo Domln
60. We are evidently progressing. Gen
eral Grants efforts in that direction
split the Republican party in 1872
at least aided materially in SO doing
There is a chance that this lingo insan
ity will be cured some day-one chance
out Of a thousand. 1t is said that tht
, denizens OF the aforesaid republics arr
tender footed about annexation by rea
, son of the numerous lynchings of col
0rcd gentlemen in this country. Per
haps clause might be inserted in tn,
treaty Of annexation prohibiting lynch
ing.
When Sancho Panza set such grea
store on being governor of an islant
he perhaps did not know that he va
setting the pace for Uncle Sam and D,
Dowie, otherwise "Elijah" relncarnqt
, cd, but that's what he was doing new
) ertheless. Uncle Sam is loaded dow
!. to the guards with all sorts of islands
. and "EliJah" ID hunting one.
President Roosevelt has been present
ed with q pair Of African lions by til
! Emperor Menelek, who refused ono
: upon a time to be assimilated, benevo
lently OF otherwise, by the Italians
Perhaps Meneiek had not heard Of tn
Panama caper.
Ex-Governor and ex-senator Davi,
, bennett Hill has expressed his Opinion
about President Roosevelt somewha
deliberately and strenuously. Theodor
/ would retort In kind and in quantit
II 1t would add to the gayety of na
tons.
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