Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-12

If the Democrats gobble the legislature
he will have to walk the plank. Doesn't
the Illinois situation show that the
Democrats are pluclling up resolution,
girding up their loins and buckling on
their armor for great and, let us hone.
successful fight?
Truth to tell, the more the election
figures of 1904 are analysed the more
1t becomes apparent that though the
Republican majorities were enormous
-abnormally enormous, If such an ex-
preston is permissible - they really
won by default. From sea to sea
Democrats stayed at home-that's all.
Roosevelts lead over the Mckinley
vote of 1900 was not the natural in
crease of Republican votes. Roosevelt
had only 3S4.232 more than NicNin,ey
had four years before. but Parker had
l.292,0O7 less than Bryan had in 1900
Does any sane man believe that any
considerable number of Democrats
voted for Roosevelt? If so, he has
faith that would remove mountains.
Does any man believe that Democrats
have a confirmed habit Of staying at
home? If so, he ought to be tapped for
the simples. The chances are decidedly
in favor of the proposition that those
who stayed at home in 1904 will be the
first at the polls in 1906. Democracy
dead? Not very much!
A New Orator In the House.
The house of representatives. is said
to be a severe critic. 1t also is fair.
Pinchbeck orators and Pinchbeck
statesmen are ruthlessly turned down.
They are persona non grata, but
when a genuine orator or debater APP
pears he is hailed with delight, sans
ceremonie and without delay. Conse-
quently when young Fred Landis Of
Indiana closed his maiden speech
everybody knew that he had won his
spurs and would henceforth be placed
on the roll of the house speakers worth
listening to. His theme ostensibly was
1.-THE Distribution of the Presidents
Message" really it was the insurance
thieves. Fred did scientific job Of
skinning. Some of his epigrams will
live, such, for instance as those where
In he characterized Cassie Chadwick as
"the daughter Of the regiment Of the
captains of industry" and J. Pierpont
Morgan as ''the great international
kleptomaniac." Three years ago Fred,
who is the younger brother of Hon.
Charles B. Lands, also representa-
tive from Indiana, defeated Governor
George w, Steele for the nomination
while all the world wondered. During
his first term in congress he never es-
sayed to speak, but when he did speak,
just before Christmas, the house sat up
suddenly and took notice.
When Hon. George Brinton McClel-
Ian was indicted into the mayoralty
on New Years day, he intimated that
in all human probability he was hold
ing his last Office. He is only forty,
and it is sad to think that he is disgust
ed with the game which he has played
with rare discretion and rare good luck.
While he was thus indicating his retire.
ment at the end of four years others
We're predicting most alluring polit-
tcal future for him. If Mcclellan
cuts loose from his old fulcrum, Tam
many, who will furnish him another?
William Travers Jerome and William
Randolph Hearst are in possession of
the anti-rammany fulcrum. All New
York's presidential aspirants cannot
use that one fulcrum-that's plain.
That neither Hearst nor jerome will
relinquish his coign Of vantage to Nc
Clellan is equally clear.
Senator Reed Smoot is finding Jordan
hard road to travel True, he is still
In the senate, drawing his stipend and
discharging the other duties of con
script father, but he realizes that he is
permitted to remain solely because lie
Is Republican and that had he been
q Democrat he would have been fired
long ago OH the same evidence which
has been adduced. When Mr. Smoot
thinks of ex-senator Kearns he must
feel like making an old proverb read
this way, Hell hath no fury like
multimillionaire Republican statesman
scorned.' Kearns is out, but he must
roll in his mouth as delicious morsel
Lord Byrons mot, Sweet Is revenge. 20
He certainly has caused Smoot many
sleepless nights and unhappy days, and
he is still at it, The chances are ten to
one that Smoot wishes he had doubled
Teams and Joined hands with Kearns
instead of locking horns with him. In
that event he could have had some en-.
loyment out Of bis senatorial term.
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