Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-18
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persons are likely to recall Napoleon's
mot, "China is sleeping lion; let her
Sleep which is only another evidence
Of the immortal Corsican's mental
grasp on this world and all who dwell
therein. No wonder that his fame in
creased as the years steal into the CEN
turtles. Incidentally 1t may be re-
marked that it's a pity he did not have
an adequate corps Of skilled short
hand writer's at st. Helena to take
down verbatim what this marvellous
man said instead Of set Of long
hand writer's to give us only the SUBJ
stance Of what he said or what they
thought he said.
The fact that now recalls his remark
touching China is that she shows signs
Of knowing that she Is alive By de-
handing an indemnity Of 100000, 600
from the Japs and Russians for the
use Of Manchuria as battlefield and
the destruction of her property. She
wants rent, and who can blame her?
She asks to be heard at Portsmouth,
and who has the hardihood to say that
she is wrong7 To large extent it's
her territory they are talking about
disposing Of. The justice Of the world
Will conclude that she is not only an
interested party, but the most inter-
ested. That she has plucked up
courage enough to thus speak out in
her own defense has no doubt sur
prised the rest Of those In interest as
much as the mourners at Athelstane's
wake were surprised when, after three
days Of what was supposed to be
death, he suddenly awoke, rubbed his
eyes, arose from his cooling board and
with robust appetite made assault
upon the victuals and viands prepared
for the guests.
A feeble nation2 Not very much.
True, Russia or Japan could admins
ter an awful whaling just now, but
what does that signify7 She has about
100000 people. Russia does not
have to be told that one way to teach
a man or a nation to fight is to keep
on thrashing him or II, Tor II was by
being repeatedly trounced By Charles
XII. Of Sweden that Peter the Great
and Russia learned bow to fight, and
at Poltava they took ample revenge
on '-the Mailman Of the North" for all
the beatings and humi1tat1ons they re-
cetved at his hands.
History has queer way OF repeat
ing itself, and it may be that Russia,
japan and the rest will continue to
kick. cuff, rob and maltreat China till
she really wakes up and pummels
them all within an inch Of their lives.
Far stranger things have happened
than in less than fifty years Russia
and japan will be fighting as allies to
prevent the Chinese from overrunning
them and gobbling their territory, and
the worlds verdict would be, "Served
them right" Everybody may have
cause to recall Napoleon's sage remark
before this young century is old.
A Great Buckeye Democrat.
The ancient saying, "a prophet Is
not without honor save in his own
country" does not seem to apply to
Hon. John 81. Patterson, Democratic
nominee for governor Of Ohio. Quite
the contrary. It is in his home city of
Dayton where he is held In the highest
honor. In addition to being candi-
date for governor he is president Of the
American Cash Register company
Lately Mr.. Patterson returned to his
home after years trip around the
world, during which he was nominal.
ed, "unbeknownst to himself" as the
witty Irishman who had taken the
pledge wanted the doctor to give him
the whisky. His fellow citizens, with
out respect to party, hearing Of his
home coming, determined to make II
the event Of the season and red letter
day in his life. Consequently they put
the big pot in the little one. Dayton
donned her holiday attire and decked
herself out In the American flag in
such gorgeous manner as to make On.
Gle Sam chesty and prepared to give
royal welcome to her most distin-
guished citizen. A committee Of emf.
nent Daytonians met him over at Rich
mond, Ind, and escorted him home
The whole city turned out to meet him
at the depot, and cheering thousands
accompanied him to the shady side OF
the biggest schoolhouse in the city
where Mayor Snyder delivered q
speech Of welcome, 200 girls sang q
welcoming song loving cup was pre-
sented by Hon. Horace A. Irwin, the
ladies-God bless 'em!-presented 6
welcome address through the president
of the women's auxiliary and there
was read poem, written for the occa
sion, by Paul Laurence Dunbar, the
coiored poet, also native Day tonian
Everywhere the stars and stripes
waved in unison with the crimson and
gold bunting Of the American Cash
Register company. It was great dag
for Patterson, for Dayton and for Ohio
With that far resounding sendoff he
ought to beat Herrick out of his boots
and put the Cox Dick-Herrick gang
out of business for awhile. Fal
stranger things have happened than
his election.
The Democrats are united, vigorous
and aggressive, while the Republican
factions are clawing the hides of
each other in the most approved manner
known even to Buckeye Republicans
who are experts in such matters. Since
the war the Democrats have elected
four governors Of Ohio-"Rise VI
William" Allen, commonly and foundl,
called "Old Bill" Bishop, Campbell
and Hoadly. Certainly Patterson''
election would not he 40 surprising q,