Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-24
e. ru, Henry Cabot!


When President Roosevelt read Hon.
Henry Cabot Lodges remarks in the
senate about unfolding the dignity of
that august body against assaults from
the White House and observed his vote
on the burning question as to whether
the word treaty" should be substitute.
ed for the word agreement" in the ar
bitration treaties he must have felt as
did Caesar when he fell at the foot OF
Pompey's statue exclaiming, EFT tn.
Brute!" except that he would have sub.
stituted for that famous ejaculation
the words, EFT tn, Henry Cabot!' for
it has been grated about now for about
three and a half years that the senior
senator from Massachusetts is the
fidus Achates of the president. The
ungodly did for long time insinuate
that lie even took lessons in equestrian
ism in order that he might ride out
with the president, who, If not half
horse and half alligator, as certain
backwoodsman Wanted himself, at
least sits horse as though he had
| been born in the saddle. 1t has been
said that Senator Lodge is the most
frequent of White House visitors, hav-
ing the entree into that famous and
| garish mansion at all hours of the
day or night. He has been supposed to
be what in General Jackson's day
would have been denominated CHIEF of
the kitchen cabinet and to have great
| err influence over Colonel Roosevelt
than any other living man. They are
both Harvard men, authors and of
scholarly tastes. All official Washing.
ton therefore gasped for breath when
the newspapers stated the fact that in
a case in which the president evidently
has his heart much set on having his
own way Senator Lodge has spoken
and voted to uphold the dignity of the
senate as against the president.
II the departed spirits Of the mighty
dead take any interest in mundane af-
fairs, Louis Kossuth, who once aroused
intense furore in the world, must be de-
lighted with the performances Of the
younger Kossuth, present leader of the
Hungarian Independence party, who is
demanding feasible things for his peo-
pie and who has recently had long
and most important audience with the
venerable Emperor Francis Joseph.
What Kossuth is now aiming at is not
dynastic separation from the empire,
but legislative independence.
It seems that Kansas, with her pro-
Vor}n{01 pllcly pronococ IA MT a ort,,,,,
In the tail of the Standard Oil octopus
by establishing on oil refinery of her
own despite the threats of John d.
Rockefeller. She succeeded splendidly
in her experiment Of making her own
binder Irvine. The world will watch
with bated breath her venture into oil,
wishing her safe deliverance.
Of all the CHASTITY forces in this
world surely 4 congressional funeral
heads the list: Reference is not here
made to what is termed a astate fuher.
al" such MS was accorded the late Gov.
ernor Dingley, for INSTANCE when the
president and his cabinet, the supreme
court, the. diplomatic corps and the
chiefs Of the army and navy crowd
into tlephall Of the house, but to the
ordinary funeral service in the house.
Sunday. the 18TH. the house had serv-
ices In honor of Senator Hoar. Twelve
representatives delivered speeches. Not
to exceed score Of representatives,
with few gallery attendants, listened
to them. Such is fame!
Smart Alecs may now cease to poke
fun at the theory Of that great Nlissou-
rian. Mark Twain. that sure test for
identifying a person is by the thumb
print since the stealer of $4,000 ex-
press package at Pittsburg has been de-
t ect,e ,d1 and brought to justice in that
way. Mark Twain has a great head.
He is flle prince Of hHmerists, but he is
also great philosopher. Yiye lie grand
Miss9urian!
mi H.