Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-14


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for the Panama canal they would buy
where der could buy the cheapest.
buch b soaf went up from the stand
pattees as must have startled the man
IA tho moon. A woman scorned or a
ahe bear robbed Of her cubs was an
emiab1e creature compared to them.
The American Economist, organ Of the
American Tariff league, danced reg
ular war Jig on the president and his
Of war and caused those IL
lustrious patriots, SO 1t seems to mere
locker on In Vienna, to suddenly let up
on their policy based on Justice. pa
triotism and common sense. say, it
seems that the president and secretary
have let up, for it Is still to be hoped
that they will live up to their pro-
thereby giving the coun-
try an object lesson in tariff reform
which even the dullest cannot fail to
comprehend. All save idiots must rec
ognize the fact that II buying where
one can buy the cheapest is good for
the government 1t Is also good for the
Individual Convince the majority OF
that and the stand patters would be in
the condition Of Othello, for their occu-
patton would be gone. Even II Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Taft
have recanted or shall recant, still they
have set in motion forces which they
cannot control If they would. So 1t
looks like a fight to finish between
the two wings Of the Republican party
Force the Fighting.
said awhile ago that to all appear
ances all the Democrats have to do is
to stand still and see the salvation Of
the Lord. But 1t is not the part Of wis
dom, Of good politics or Of patriotism
TO stand still. We are right on every
public question. Therefore we should
boldly take the initiative and wage an
aggressive warfare against the out
RACES Of the Dingley bill and In favor
OF genuine tariff reform. inviting all
tariff revisionists to join US, for it Is
Cur thunder they are stealing. We will
welcome to our ranks all who are will
ing to bring forth fruits meet for re-
psntance, not scanning too closely their
antecedents. A policy OF negation does
not commend itself to the people.
Hence the Democrats should buckle on
their armor and force the fighting all
along the line-on the tariff, on the
txusts. on the Philippine propaganda
and on regulating interstate commerce,
for that is really Democratic idea In
5ected into public consideration by that
pure and illustrious Democrat, the late
Judge John n. Reagan Of Texas. True,
Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom, a Repub-
lican, managed to fasten his name on to
the bill creating the Interstate COM
Werce commission just as Amertcus
vespucius fastened his name upon the
western world, but nevertheless Co
lumbus discovered America, and Rea-
gan Is the father Of the interstate COM
nerce regulation.
In advocating thorough regulation
Of interstate commerce President
Roosevelt Il standing on Democratic
ground on the platform built by Judge
Reagan and other Democrats years
ago, Democrats are glad to have his
aid, He IL valuable reinforcement.
From his cpign Of vantage he Is potent
for good, 30 long as he upholds Dem
ocratic ideas we are with him; but In
this he is following In our footprints,
not we In his. It Is well to state the
case thus plainly on the principle Of
1honor to whom honor is due"
The theory. Is industriously propagat-
Cd by Interested parties that regula-
| lion Of Interstate commerce which will
really regulate inevitably leads to pub
uo ownership, and they shake that
bogy man In the faces Of the Ameri-
can people to terrorize them into mac
ton, It Is superfuous to discuss pub
lie ownership here and now. 1t is not
at the present moment an issue, but IT
soon may be. We do not have to cross
| that bridge till we come to it. Suffice
It to say that the people will have a
thoroughgoing regulation Of interstate
commerce. Their heads and hearts are
set on that. BY lighting it the great
captains Of interstate commerce, coal
barons ct Id genus omne are doing
| more in year to build up sentiment
In favor Of public ownership than all
the agitators In Christendom could &C.
compllsh IN century. They are play.
Ing with Are,
They must make up their mlnds at
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