Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-05-22

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magistrate Of the proudest and most
powerful nation under the sun. Fate
plays fantastic tricks with men and
only the stupid will be amazed if some
man now comparatively unknown sue
ceeds Theodore Roosevelt March 4,
1909. Public opinion is in revolu-
honary condition and anything may
happen in the way of president max
ing.
Tho Kansas Brand.
Kansans always were unique lot.
The Republicans Of that state pulled
on their convention lately, and, as
usual, many queer things were said
and done. For instance, Governor
Hoch, who is accused Of trying to kiss
Governor SANKEY'S wife, was re-
nominated with whoop. But it was
on the tariff that the Kansans showed
at their worst State Chairman Stubs,
who was fighting Kisser Hoch's renom-
ination, in calling the convention to
order was moved by the spirit to make
a speech and said inter ALA, 1--WE know
that the greatest robber in the country
today is the great steel trust, made
possible by an unreasonable protective
thrift" That was the keynote to
Brother Stubbs' remarks. It was clear
and ear compelling. A Democrat could
not have stated 1t more LUMINOSITY.
What's more, it's Democratic doctrine.
Perhaps Stubbs was speaking that way
because he thought that way. Perhaps
he was doing it to worry Hoch the
Kisser and his whoopers-up. Perhaps
he was trying to stampede the conven-
ton to himself, thinking that the colo
cation of words Governor Stubs"
would look well in print and would fill
the trump of fame. Not being in the
confidence of Chairman Stubs, I can
not state definitely what his motive
was, but when he spoke Of ian unrea
sonable protective tariff" making the
steel trust possible Stubs hit the nail
squarely on the head and talked more
sense than is usual with Kansas Re
publicans.
But Stubbs' thunder was in the in
dsx only. What he said seemed to
mean business, but when the platform
committee spoke 1t said this pitiful
thing In the nature of straddle, Its
protective policy proyokes controversy
only between revisionists and stand
pattsrs." The old ostrich caper over
again. Controversy only between re-
visionists and stand patters!" "Onlyv
Ask Secretary Shaw and Governor
Cummins what they think of the con-
rovsrsy "only" between revisionists
and stand patters as a bagatelle. They
could give these bleeding Kansans
some valuable pointers as to the force
and meaning Of the word 'only" in
that connection.
To mere locker on in Vienna it APP
pears that ex-United States Senator
William A. Harris, the Democratic
nominee for governor, ought to beat
Hoch the Kisser out Of his boots on
such q platform as that. There is no
sort Of trouble to prove that Stubs
was correct In denouncing the steel
trust as the premier robber Of the age,
made possible by an unreasonable pro
tective tariff. When coupled with that
statement Is the e,rther fact that
the Republicans mad. and maintain
that unreasonable protective tariff, it
ID clear that they made the steel trust
possible, and It is equally clear that
they do not intend to remedy the stu
alton. Sensible people everywhere
know that the only relief from trust
and tariff exactions must be obtained
by Democrats. Now, mark you, Mr..
etubbs, chairman Kansas Republican
state committee, denounces the steel
trust as the greatest 'trobber," etc.
/ Now, -obber is an awful word when
Democrats apply it to any schedule Of
the Dingley bill, but what shall be done
with and to the beloved Stubbs7