Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-07-03
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Passing Of Democrat. -
The Long Fight In Georgia. "
Changes In Twelve Years. go
Michael Davitt >->>l>> III
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a a a q a a =
gress. Messrs. Lester of Georgia an(
Hit Of Illinois retire voluntarily by
reason Of failing health Messrs. Bank
head of Alabama and Grosvenor Of
Ohio have been defeated for renomi
nation. Mr.. Little OF Arkansas has
been nominated for governor, Mr.. Ad
ans Of Pennsylvania Is in his grave
Mr.. Swanson is now Governor of Vir
ginia, and Mr.. Hermann of Oregon was
not candidate for relominati ton. He
retired under compuBion by reason
Of an Indictment pending against him
Here are the names and length OF
service of the other tErty-one: Ketch.
am, New York, "a vars; Cannon OF
Illinois, 80; Bingham Pennsylvania
%; Payne, New Ydk, %; Dalzell
Pennsylvania, 20; ROBERTSON, Louisi.
ana, 20; Hepburn, Iva, 20; Wads-
worth, New York, 20 Smith, Illinois,
1S; Sherman, New 4rk, IS; De Ar
mond, Missouri; HUI, Iowa; Jones,
Virginia; Livingston, Georgia; Meyer,
Louisiana; Lacey, low, 16 years each;
Babcock, Wisconsin; Bartholdt, Mis-
souri,; Cooper, Wisconsin; Cousins,
Iowa; Curtis, Kansa; Gardner, New
Jersey; Gillett, Massachusetts,; Louden-
slayer, New Jersey Mccall, Massa-
chusetts; MoCleary, Minnesota; Bur
ton, Ohio; Mahon, Pennsylvania; Taw-
ney, Minnesota; Wager, Pennsylva-
MIA, and Williams, Mississippi, IA years
each. In length of totaservice both Cen
eral Ketcham and Sptker Cannon rank
General Bingham, buas he has served
longer continuously tin either Of them
he is denominated 'he father of the
house." Robertson Louisiana will
be the ranking Demcrat in point Of
service in the next cagress. He sue
ceeded his father, wD served sixteen
years.
A Great Humanitarian Gone.
When Michael Daft died a great
humanitarian went I his reward. He
had led stormy al vicissitudinous
life. At the time ohis death he was
famous and well byed man, for he
had wrought nobly 1.-THE cause Of hu-
man liberty not inreland only, but
wherever men werstruggling to be
free. He was not aid eyed fanatic,
but a resolute work in behalf Of the
human race. His sypathies went out
to the distressed inIl lands, and the
world is better becse he lived in II.
A public speaker ofre power, a writ
eY whom it was a.light to read,
conyersationalist wlcharmed all who
came in contact within In the social
circle, a patriot wb heart was true
to his country as theedle to the pole,
he was welcome thvide world round
by those who love stice, honor, hon.
esty and fair dealir One of the most
pleasant and menible hours in my
life was spent listag to his luminous
table talk. Some srs ago he visited
Washington, and brilliant friend
from Michigan, q. William Alden
Smith, gave a lunoarty IN his honor
in the senate rturant. Brother
Smith did me the 4ness to invite me
as one Of the gut. Famous sena-
tors and ambitiI representatives
graced that boardd were eager to
honor the celebratfrish patriot. Mr..
Smith is most tful host, and he
asked Mr.. Davittch questions as
would cause him flk most interest
ingly, which he q The rest Of us
listened, except tpntribute a word
of sympathy occAally as this bril-
liant son Of the braid Isle poured
forth his reminischs, sometimes pa
thetic, sometimes horous, sometimes
philosophic, but Fays fascinating
He was a gentle dest and candid
man. Evidently lossessed unquafl-
ing courage. Frohat lunch hour to
this 1 have lovedchael Davitt and
have had a tendespot in my heart
for William AldSmith for giving
me an opportunity see, hear and en-
Joy this celebratSrishman at short
; range.
1t is easy in thiAd of the free and
home of the brato declaim about
liberty, but it is + another thing to
urge it by tongud pen with dun
geon in the vista, the latter Is pre-
cisely what Mich5avitt did and for
so doing was senprison. The stupid
authorities who ced him behind
? prison bars for fling the cause Of
his country and lountrymen raised
him up an army lends and endow-
cd him with a influence which
. otherwise he mieever have achiev-
e ed, and that ince was exerted
:: wholly and unsly to ameliorate
- the condition Of kind, especially
It the condition Of women and chill
If dren 10 the Gre,le where he was
" born. He has go join Robert EN-
# met, Daniel O'ell. Charles Stew
is art Parnell and other illustrious
1t Irish patriots v names will live
forevermore.
i In Blet Kansas.
J. Some years a = friend William
d Allen White e of the Emporia
- Gazette, leaped sudden fame and
= q brilliant andative literary ca
~ Feer by writingtching article en-
:. titled, Whats latter With Kan
- sas?" 1t so he'd that when l
- graduated fronas Senator Henry
9 Cabot Lodge wsay, was gradual
~ ed from, the Caati Law school /
g e. hung out my shat Wichita, Kan,
g and tried to pc law for eleven
&c weeks, since Wine have taken
&C a deep interestle affairs of that
" =. splendid commtlth. In fact, my
~ friend Colonel Murdoch, the fear
uS | LOGS aditnr Of ilnrnl do a ttnihltns.