Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-04

TO be taken conipictely OUT or rnelr CON
troll and turned over TO the Cincinnati
boss. He will string electric wires on enc
Side of 1t its whole length, the ostcnsibie
purpose being to substitute electricity for
mules in the running of the boats. The
| other bank he will turn over to railroad
that for years has been seeking another
entrance to Cincinnati through that part
OF the state penetrated by the waterway
COX Will then control the water and the
power of the canal. He will utilize these
to the best possible advantage in monopo-
ixing the light and water supplies of the
towns and cities along the canal. The
people are protesting against the con-
| templated outrage, but thus far it has
produced no effect upon the minds of the
| legislators, most of whom were sent to
Columbus with the distinct understand
Ing that they were to do the bidding of
Cox and the other Republican bosses of
Ohio.
The Virginians arc making great
preparations to celebrate the tercen-
tenary of the planting of the first white
colony on this continent This inter
estlng historical event happened at
jamestown, May 10, 1907. While it
has not been SO widely exploited as the
landing on Plymouth rock, it ought to
be, for it was Of as much Importance.
ii not more. Three years hence the
denizens of 'ole Ferginny" propose to
make up for past negligence by put
ting the big pot in the little one and by
Inviting all creation to the feast and
celebration.
One effect of Senator Hanna's death
will be to make Senator Joseph Benson
Foraker, temporarily at least, absolute
master of the Buckeye Republicans.
Foraker's presidential stock for 1908
has advanced about 1000 per cent by
reason of that event. This year he
probably will content himself with be-
ing the biggest man in the national
convention. In time, no doubt, the Ohio
Hanna anti-Foraker Republicans will
find leader to rally around. Just now
they are political orphans cropping in
the dark for Moses They may find
him in Governor Myron T. Herrick or
in General Charles Dick and then again
they may not.
The fractional fight among the Penn
sylvania Republicans is warming up.
In fact, it is red hot, SO hot indeed that
Senator Matthew StGnley Quay has
felt constrained to take his pen in hand
in his Florida retreat and to indite a
lengthy epistle to the Republicans of
PENNSYLVANIA, reading certain Repub-
lican chieftains n vigorous lecture on
the way that they are discussing Gov
ernor Pennypacker in connection with
place on the supreme bench of the
state. The aged and usually mild man
nered senator uses the words s.mali-
cious" and 'mendacious" as applied to
one of the supreme court judges a
performance not exactly in the nature
OF pouring oil on the troubled waters.
The more that Pennsylvania Republic
ans quarrel with each other the better
it will be for the country.
Hon. Thomas Taggart of Indiana de-
clares that he knows the identity of
the dark horse that is to win the Dem
ocratic presidential stake, but he is
too bashful to disclose his information
to an expectant and eager world
Clearly this is a case where bird
that can sing and will not sing ought
to be forced to sing. That is too val
liable secret for any man to keep it
locked up in his own breast for his
own enjoyment. T. T. ought to be
compelled to divulge, if for no other
reason, in the interest Of economy.
Think of the money it would save the
newspapers If he would only. tell!
They would not have to waste valua.
BILE space then in guessing, theorizz::nss
and exploitation. Yes; T. 7. should be
made to unburden himself.
Mr.. Secretary Of the Treasury Leslie
NJ. Shaw may know all about finance.
but his ideas on poultry are hazy, not
to say preposterous. He has decided
that frog legs are dressed poultry.
Since when did fowl or bird have
four legs, Mr.. Secretary?
One of the hardest working and
| most valuable representatives in con-
gress is Hon. John Wesley Gaines of
tennessee. He discovers and uncovers
wrong where other easy going states
men are content to pursue the even
tenor OF their way, avoiding snags and
having a good time. Just now John
Wesley is waging war on unclean
money. He declares that dirty money
Is great dissemination of disease, ami
he proposes that the government shall
keep 1t clean. People smiled at first,
but they have quit that. and Gaines
will gain his point,
n ( M.