Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-02-02
DElUDING HIM.
signs In Ohio Indicate That Some.
thing Is Doing Against
Roosevelt.

y Throughout Ohio the impression
seems to be general that at conference
of republican leaders in Akron on Decem-
Der % the announcement was definitely
made that Senator Hanna will be can
didate against Roosevelt for the presi-
dency. Gen. Dick is reputed to have
brought characterization direct from Sem
Rtor, Hanna, who is in Washington, to
the Akron conference. The notice al
ready given by Chairman Clingerman OF
the state committee, that the convention
would be held at the latest possible mo.
ment, is regarded as move in the inter-
est OF Mr.. Hanna, says the Denver News.
The point is made now that the state
convention properly had nothing to do
with declaring the policy of the party in.
The state in regard to the presidency;
that its resolution does not bind the
party, and that the convention elected to
name delegates to the national conven-
ton is the only body rightfully entitled
to declare the wishes of Ohio republic
ans as to the party candidate for the
highest Office in the nation.
While these rumors of war come from
u,
necticut, Senator Allison, of Iowa, and
Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island, per-
sist In their public utterances, in saying
that Mr.. Roosevelt will be the candidate.
Whether these powerful leaders of the
party mean all they say is another story.
In well-informed quarters the belief IL
growing that there is an understanding
among many Of the leaders to lull the
president into feeling of security
while arrangements are being made in
important states to deprive him, at the
last moment, Of delegates upon whom he
confidently reckons.
Attitude of observation-disclosures.
President Roosevelt and the republic
m party have decided to "stand pat" on
q the tariff question, at least until after
the presidential election; the trusts have
decided to stand pat" on their high
prices, regardless of the fact that the
buying power Of the people is nearly ex-
hausted and that hundreds Of thou
sands of workers have had their wages
reduced radically while other hundreds
Of thousands are out of work. Around
Christmas time several groups of man
ilfacturers In iron and steel-each group
forming an illegal trust-met, and, in
stead Of reducing prices as was expect
ed, decided to "stand pat" Amongst
these were the manufacturers of billets
structural shapes and plates The tar
Unprotected trusts are merciless in their
extortion. And why should they reduce
prices? The people vote for high prices
1T every opportunity and put themselves
at the mercy of trusts by putting tariff
wall around themselves to prevent them
by any possibility. from getting CHEAP
foreign goods. Certainly the trust.
should stand pat" on prices.
To Reduce Wages.
In regard to the report that the
steel trust is to cut the wages of its
employees, the Richmond Times-Dis-
patch (dem.) says: 1T expects to cut
wages and in this way sell It's products
abroad In competition with foreign
manufacturers. but the foreigners will
get the benefit Of the reduced price
while Americans will pay higher price
and American workmen will have their
pay reduced. Yet the protectionists tell
the workingman that protection Is fol
his benefit, and operates to keep him
out Of composition with foreign work.
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