Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-05-05
cl.veland,, Meyor.l.y Race.

cieveiand's Mayoralty Race.
The ambitious and growing city Of
Cleveland. O.. Il anxious to get into
the lirnenght by pulling of mayor
atty FACE betwfxt two national celebri-
ties, Tom johnson, the present mavc-
and Theodore q. Burton, at present u
representative in congress. He has
served many years and has long beer
chairman of the committee on rivers
and ha1bors. Since Mr.. Hemenway' &
election to the senate Mr.. Burton has
been frequently mentioned for the
Craftsmanship Of the committee on ap,
preparations. Everybody knows who
Tom johnson is. He has been con-
gresham and mayor : and shone in
both positions. He ran for governor.
He would not make bad president.
johnson and Burton ran against each
other for congress four times, each
winning two heats. Should they be
pitted against each other for the may
orally they would arouse interest all
over the land. The winner would be
almost certain to become governor OF
Ohio and might land in the White
House.
The spirit Of investigation and re-
form seems to be abroad in the land.
La Toilette Of Wisconsin won both the
governorshIp and senatorship as re-
formes, Folk won the governorship
Of Missouri as aafGrmer. Douglas of
Massachusetts, sits In the sogel9or's
chair because he is reformer. Bris-
tow of Kansas is in sight of curule
ohAir because he Is reformer. Bur
ton Of the same state is under indict-
ment because he is not q Isfqrmer.
Ditto United States senator and two
congressman from Oregon.
It would be decidedly sefseshing to
have an honest, straig htforward opinion
from that palpitating and greatly ex-
plotted patriot, General" Jacob s. Cox
cy, as to our greatly vaunted prosperity.
In the last campaign the Republican
spellbinders held the general" up as q
ans illustration Of how a high protec-
tive tariff car raise the dead. Now he
Is banlrupt-llabilites, s2s5,Ooo; as
sets, I'll. 1t you'd be perhaps more in
teresting to have an honest, straight
forward opinion Of his creditors as to
the generals prosperity.
That eminent psy chologist, Professor
James ]. Jeffries Of California, gives
It as his opinion that that eminent sur
<eon, DR.. Osler Of chloroforin fame, is
loony IT long range Or. 0sler may
dissent from r.-ssor Jefries' opinisa.
thing which he would no. u Ae Meee
in range Of the professors argumen.-
bis fist DR.. Osler was evidently hunt
ing for notoriety when he uttered his
ldiotic dictum, and he achieved 1t, but
1t Ia of variety which any sensible
man would scorn. It's really pity
that Jeffries cannot get hold of him
long enough to maui some wisdom into
his noddle.
The American Economist, organ of
the Tariff league, evidently takes too
seriously the late utterances Of Gov
ernor Albert Cummins about electlng
10 the next congress Republicans who
favor revision Of the tariff, for 1t de-
votes about page and quarter Of Its
valuable space to combating his idea.
Bless Its simple heart, It is wasting
time and ink! Cummins as reform
eH~asna 1lovsfi G1a1s-ykt wneu me Re-
publicauS IN his district renominate
that eminent stand pattsr, Ex-Governor
John A. T. Hull, Cummins will sup
port him tooth and nail. His thunder
10 In the index and harmless.
There is fine prospect for an extern
sive increase In the gayety Of nations.
Governor Luke q. Wright Of our over
seas empire in the Philippines has mo-
tiled an expsctant world that he in
tends to return to Tennessee and com
pete with ID. w. Carmack for sena-
toTial toga. The fur will dy and there
will be music In the air when Wright
undertakes to strip that greatly covet-
ed garment from the shoulders Of Car
mack. Perhaps the fight betwixt them
may give Governor Benton McMillin
or Governor Bob Taylor the opportu-
nifty to break into the senate.
After several years Of enforced rus
tlcaidn General j. Warren Kelfer Of
Ohio. major general in two wars and
ex-speaker Of the house Of representa-
tives, reappears In public life, BIS self
appointed task 10 to reform the south.
Nous verrons.
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