Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-05-12
c. 3. Landis, Reformer.

friend, Hon. G. b. Lands of |
Delphi. Ind. proposes to go into the re-
form business. Reform is one Of the |
essential movements of the present |
time. Democrats not being numerous
enough to work any reforms at Wash
ington by themselves, any assistance
from the Republicans will be enthu-
siastically received The particular
matter which Mr.. Lands proposes to
reform is the government printing
Office, which is sadly in need oft. The
News sagely remarks,
'"This looks like large and inviting
field for economy, retrenchments and
reform" 1t adds, I'VE advise Mr..
Landis to enter it with his pruning
knife whetted." The expenses of that
printing Office last year were more
than $6000,0O0. There are hundreds
and thousands Of tons of useless rub
bish printed there. Lands is cheer
full sort of statesman, blithe rs lark,
but by the time he gets through try
ing to reform that Office he will be
as sad as professional undertaken
seems to be, for the printing Office is
one Of those places where Republican
statesmen are wont to stow away their
useful henchmen. OF course they will
not take the reformation in the print
ing Office with any great hilarity. These
statesmen will undoubtedly labor with
Brother Lands, and the probable up
shot Of the whole matter will be that
there will be no great reform effected,
but that Landis will get a few more Of
his constituents into the printing Office.
l am a Missourian and have been
around Washington for ten years, and
when they talk to me Of Republicans
(, working for reform they "have to show
me-"
Returns from the spring elections in
Colorado illustrate and emphasize the
command, ''Thou shalt not steal" Al
va Adams, Democrat, was elected gov
ernor of the Centennial State last fall
as fairly as Theodore Roosevelt was
elected president, but he was robbed
Of his gubernatorial chair by as reck-
less q gang of political cutthroats as
ever held sway in any commonwealth
The honest men and women Of Colo.
rado-for the women vote there
showed at the spring elections their
opinion Of the political burglars in the
legislature by rolling up Democratic
majorities in most Of the cities, towns
and villages.
II anybody doubts that President
Roosevelt's agreement with Bandit
Morales, who poses as president Of the
Santo Domingo republic, Is the first step
and a long one, in the direction Of an
nexing that political, social and com
mercial plague spot, he ought to under
stand that Santo DOMINICAN affairs Q,
Washington are now considered ant
acted upon by our bureau Of insulal
affairs and for all practical purpose.
Is even now treated as enc Of our pos
sessions.
, Among the good things which tn
! present legislature Of Missouri did wa
to vote 800 for the purpose Of erect
ing a memorial tablet In the st. Jo
. seph postof1ce to William A. Davis
J originator Of the railway mail service
Many men have been made earls an,
dukes and princes for services not one
half as meritorious as that which thi
man rendered to his country and hi
kind. He is one Of those whose inver
tions have assisted largely In practica
!: ly annihilating time and space. HI
: memory should be cherished forever.
: Some of President Roosevelt's Ell
: thusiastic friends who want Office 6
his hands are trying to ingratiate then
). selves with him by going around an
declaring that it will never do for hi
! to retire to private life. So they al
boosting him for mayor Of New Yorl
They need not be Fostering their heat
about his retiring. The chances q,
more than even In favor Of the pro
e osition that he will be candidate f,
e reelection to the presidency. He ma
be defeated for the nomination or
t may be nominated and defeated at Il
n polls, but the impression is growing
the minds Of men that he will seek a
g other term in the White House. So Il
e incense swingers in New York a
IS wasting their sweetness on the desc
n air.
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