Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-09-25

j. M. CARTER,
of Winneshiek County.
For Senator 42d Senatorial District,
ANTHONY BERNATZ,
OF Winneshiek County.
Stick to the Truth.
The republican congressional COM
mittee g hand book is issued. 1t con-
tsins some good reasons why the pres
emit majority should be retained.
These appeal to the reason Of men
who have capacity for reasoning. Ev-
identity, the committee assumes that
twill not do to depend upon that
class OF voters and that appeal must
be made to another class who are
moved by ignorance, prejudice and
that assortment of notions which
Horace Greeley once said most men
call their political Judgments.
The tariff not being an issue the
book, singularly, gives large space to
it. It attributes to the present rates
the prosperity. real and fictitious, and
predicts disaster from their change,
unless to the rjgher rates. Itunblush-
ingly charges the panic of.1893 to the
tariff act of 1894, which ''cost the In
dustries and the people OF the coun-
try many billions of dollars and In
calculable suffering" and again:
1--WE need go back no farther in our
history than decade to learn that a
low tariff means insufficient revenue.
closing our factories, idleness for
millions Of. our laborers and low
wages for other millions and unprofit-
able prices for our farmers" And 1t
addresses particularly the young
voters with this stun.
Something is excusable in politicians
They maybe expected to indulge in
political exaggerations as some mer-
chants do in trade exaggerations
But that is no reason why voters
should guip down what they pour out.
nor does 1t JUSTIFY, II there be no
other reason, favorable response to
the appeal. That the panic of 1893
could not be the result of tariff en-
acted oyer aSyear later would seem to
be plain enough for even q "younR
voter" to sense. That the panic OF
that year was the elimination OF q
crazy financial policy older voters
know, and that the panic and the
changed tariff were mere coincidents
and had no relation Of cause and
effect.
Secretary Shaw is pretty shrewd
and not over scrupulous politician
himself. He has said, in public
addresses, about what this Campaign
book says; not as directly, but infer.
entially. But when Shaw, as secre.
tary Of the treasury, addresses CON
gress, he does not put his verscity OF
Judgment to rick by any such state
ment. He then states facts as his
position and responsibility demand
In his report to congress of December
1902, he discusses the currency and
the dire need of reforming 1t. The
party had fought for Its life on
questions growing .out of the
currengy.s condition and the score
tary urged plans Of rectiacation. In
presenting his arguments he referred
to that same panic OF 1898.
For the benefit Of the young voters
appealed to by this campaign book and
In the interest OF fairness OF argument
we quote what the secretary said as
TO the real cause of that panic, believ.
4 ing that Shaw, Official, will be accept.
ed sooner than anxious candidates for
reelection. i'In 1893" says the re-
port, ga very serious financial panic
arose which threatened every com.
mercial and industrial institution liz
the land. Without going unduly into
the history OF this panic, 1T is quite
universally recognized that the posi-
bility of government notes being re-
deemed In coin worth less than -25.s
grains OF gold was the prime factor
that led to boarding gold. There
was occasion to fear that they (tks
greenbacks and treasury notes. nigh
be redeemed in unprotected sflvel
worth 81 cents In gold. y
1t is not q pleasant duty to have x
put fsct Of history against the falsi-
ties Of politicians, but the Dispatch
believes thst party victory won By
false. pretensss spells party defeat
Z later.-St. Paul Dispctch (Rep.)
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