Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-02
Ship Subsidy.

Ship Subsidy.
At last. after many failures, the sell
ate has passed the ship subsidy bill.
Let us be thankful and proud that cv
cry Democrat in that body voted
against this wasteful and preposterous
measure. Also five Republicans. They
We're Burkett of Nebraska, Dolliver of
Iowa, La Toilette and Spooner of Wis
consin and Warner Of Missouri. Now
the bill comes to the house. Some time
ago it was grated around that Mr..
Speaker Cannon, had organized the
committee against it because it was
developed by the investigations last
summer that by reason of our blessed
Dingley bill-fount of every blessing
American manufacturers sell structure
al steel and iron for shipbuilding pur-
poses to- English shipbuilders 30 to 40
per cent cheaper than to American
shipbuilders here at home. If Uncle
Joe organized the committee against
the ship subsidy, he did well.
Homer Davenport, the great cartoon
list, has taken to the lecture platform,
where he should be very successful.
Recently he lectured and Illustrated
his lecture with rapid cartooning in the
presence of the audience at the Column
bia theater, in this city. I took my chill
They enjoyed it hugely; so did 1; so did
everybody there. Davenport is an un-
usually interesting talker. He told Il
story about how he came to draw his
famous cartoon of Admiral Dewey,
which alone was worth ten times the
price Of admission. There is no talk so
interesting as "reminiscences when told
by one who has the faculty of selection,
which Davenport has developed to an
extraordinary degree. He was intro
duced by United States Senator Thorn
as 81. Carter in happy manner. All
who have enjoyed Davenports cartoons
| in the papers will wish him abundant
| good luck on the platform.
Governor Albert B. Cummins of Iowa
has finally decided to be governor of
his state for a third term If he can.
Several ambitious statesmen, among
them eX=Congressman Hon. George D.
Perkins, are after his scalp. Brother
Perkins is editor Of one Of the most i'm
| portant newspapers in Iowa and, in adj
dition, is delightful speaker. So the
chances favor an exciting canvass for
the Hawkeye gubernatorial Republican
nomination. Cummins has given the
stand pat Hawkeye delegation in con-
| gress SO many raspings that they may
try to even up scores by supporting his
opponents, finally centering on one.
But they may be afraid to defeat him
even if they can-lest they be defeated
themselves in November.
| General James B. Weaver Of Iowa,
for several terms a representative in
congress, the Populist candidate for the
presidency in 1892, now a Democrat,
has been in Washington recently re-
newing old acquaintance and forming
new ones. On dit that the general may
tackle Major John T. Lacey in tussle
for his seat in the house. If SO, there
will be something doing in that dis
trict sure as fate, for both Of them
are adopts in the difficult art Of cam
paigning. General Weaver is a man
Of splendid ability and seems to be in
fine fettle mentally and physically. He
knows what he believes, and he has
both the courage and capacity to make
others comprehend what he believes.
On dit, that Senator John T. Morgan
Of Alabama is loaded for bear on both
the Panama canal and the railroad rate
question. If so, the public printer will
have plenty to do this session. The
chances are that the senator will use
most of the 100000 words in our Ian
guage over and over again.
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