Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-27

heretofore Of other peoples money.
The widows and orphans Of the hand
VIII not be robbed SO extensively as
heretofore. That's one source of sup
ply dried up. That much good has
been accomplished by the investiga-
lions and exposures, even II Mr.. Cir
cult Attorney William Travers Jerome
does not send any of the insurance
thieves to Sing, Sing, which ought to
be SO full of them that their legs and
arms would stick out at the windows
and doors The lack Of insurance boo
die for the Republican campaign fund
ought to mean at least twenty-five
more Democratic representatives in
congress, which is nearly half which
we need to control the house.
Ever since 1896 Democratic commit
tees have been poor as church mice
Even before that they never had half
as big campaign funds as the Republic
ans, but the Republicans will not have
80 much as formerly, which is some
consolation, at any rate. Recent devel-
opments have convinced reasonable
people that the presidency was bought
away from Bryan in 1895 and the
charges which Judge Parker made
just before the election Of 1904 as to
money contributed by trusts and cor
porations to the Republican campaign
fund were true Notwithstanding the
hot denial from highest quarters. No
doubt the trusts and corporations will
contribute to the Republican war chest
this year, but they will hardly contrib
ute SO lavlshly as heretofore, and they
will be more secretive about 1t. If
each party could be restricted In the
amount of money to the legitimate ex-
penses of the campaign we would elect
house Of representatives by not less
than 100 majority. The reason why
the Republican house would not pass
the bill providing for publicity of cam
paign contributions is that they feared
that IL that bill was passed they could
get no contributions from trusts and
corporations
A Diplomat.
For weeks, even months, before con-
gress adjourned 1t was rumored that
Senator Winthrop Murray Crane Of
Massachusetts was very busy harmo-
ntzing the Republican factions on rail-
road rate legislation. He was given
the credit Of converting President
Roosevelt to the broad court review
feature and for reconciling him to
Senator Aldrich Of Rhode Island and
bis policies, thereby preventing bit
ter feud among the Republicans, per-
haps ruinous feud. Among his po-
litical brethren great praise was given
TO the senator for his rare diplomacy.
It now appears that he was exercising
his diplomacy In another matter en-
| tirely s'unbeknownst" to his senatorial
confreres, for he has just wed Wash
ington lady of many accompl ishments,
which is written up as great surprise
because he was supposed to be con-
flrmed widower. Whatever people may
think Of his diplomacy as to the rate
bill, everybody will wish him JOY over
his success in Cupids court.
One Of my esteemed ex-constituents
10 In luck. 1t is Judge Lebbeus Red
man Wiley, once Of Audrain county,
Mo-, later of ST. Louis, to whom re-
fer and whose promotion take pleas
ure in announcing. When we set up
a judicial system in the Philippines he
was made Judge Of first instance.
which about corresponds to one Of our
nisi prius judges. Then he became at
torney general in the Philippines or Of
the Philippines. Now he is made
American judge in China. His court
will to large extent take the place
Of our consular court, which has not
worked satisfactorily. Everybody who
knows him will congratulate him, for
he Is sterling young man, in every
way worthy Of all the good things
coming to him.
The Washington dispatches announce
the incredible story that Mr.. Secretary
Of War William II. Taft, having ac-
cepted an Alvitation to address the
North Carolina Republican state con-
vention, wrote his speech and then
FASTENED to Oyster Bay to submit it
70 President Roosevelt to be blue pen
oiled and revised. So far as am In
0yidually concerned, do not believe
that Secretary Taft would submit his
speeches to the censorship Of any man.
That he and the president frequently
confer together as to public measures
and even as to public utterafbes is no
doubt true, but that the president die
tates .Taft's speeches Is too utterly
utter for human credence