Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-07-12
Better Employment.

Better Employment.
In the meantime 1t Is pleasant to
learn that while the v. P. is worry
ing about delegates Senator Beyeridge
is preparing his own wedding trous-
seau and will soon be married In gay
Paris.
I'm the spring a young mans fancy
lightly turns to thoughts Of love-"
Guess Tennyson was right. Senator
| Beveridge is not exactly young. but
he Is not old to hurt. Notwithstand-
Ing his political yagaries. everybody
will wish him well in his matrimonial
venture. We may wool each other
about politics, but in such matterp az
falling in love and getting married we
can all sympathize with each other.
And Governor James x. varlaman
of Mississippi stopped running for the
United States senate against John
Sharp Williams long enough to join
the church at a great revival In Jack
son. Let us hope that the nery gov
ernor will find peace for his soul.
And Senator JEFF Davis Of Arkansas
has let up on politics long enough to
open a law office In Little Rock. Safe
to say that the senator will keep one
eye on the political field, though many
Arkansas statesmen would be delight
ed If his law business should engage
all Of his time.
And Uncle Joe Cannon IL devoting
his time and energies to running a
bank over at Danville while his son-in-
law, Who is generally tho manager, Ia
rusticating in Europe, but 1t may be
safely assumed that your Uncle Joseph
is not neglecting his presidential boom
entirely.
And Secretary Taft is swinging
around the circle enjoying himself.
Reductio nd Absurdum.
AS the signs Of the times indicate
that certain high and mighty function
aries are determined once more to try
to force the ship subsidy Job on the
country, deem 1t pertinent herewith to
file as part of this letter the following
unique petition, which was sent to me
last winter for use in any anti ship
subsidy speech that might make. As
made no speech In congress on that
fertile theme because / was too busy
with other matters, give my readers
the benefit Of 1t. Here 1t Is:
To the Congress of the United States
Greeting:
The urgent need Of ship subsidy law
10 apparent to all. II the United States
10 to gobble up the carrying trade Of the
universe. she must encourage the building
and running of ships by ready money con-
Bideratfon.
But this Is not all. A world power. the
United States must take her place IN tho
forefront OF progress. What was good
enough for last year will not do for next
year In ships. as IN everything else. the
United States must be prepared TO face
The world with the latest modern methods.
The great ocean steamships have solved
The transportation problem Of the past be-
steamship 10 passing.
Tho airship 10 the passenger liner and
the. freight carrier OF the future
The bill now before congress- nn3uetly
aiscriminates in favor Of ocean steam-
ehips Against this gross injustice to cir
thip building wish to enter protest and
to appeal for fair play and spot cash
REIMBURSEMENT to aero navigation.
II this country Is to make g winning Eff
fort to do the Hons share Of the carrying
trade. 1t must establish air Zines to the
orient and to South American ports. kpd
this cannot DO done without proper bid
Rom the government.
am not. misduoting high authority
when I say that state aid to shipping Is
rs much part OF tho commercial system
Df today as state employment of consuls
to promote business. Whatever has been
said IND favor Of the subsidy for steam
ships can be more forcefully said Of air
ships
My plan Is to establish great airship
building industry in Seattle and run regu-
lar -passengerr and freight lines to the
orient and South America, provided the
government is willing to encourage my
Infant Industry by proper cash recogali-
ton In such quantity as will prove an alb
solute guarantee against loss.
The idea which these maritime patriots
have Of fair and just subsidy bin is O
Measure that will enable tlfbm to grab
about 90 per cent of the swag-I mean
subvention--for their own obsolete vessels.
/ object to this. I appeal to congress to
give all ships an equal showing.
AS I understand 1t. about 100000 of
the bard earned dollars of the taxpayers
of the United States arc to be openly do
mated to the shipping industry.
AS the Morgans and the Griscoms on
the Atlantic coast and the Hills, the Har-
rimans and the Spreckelses on The Pacific
coast own the steamship lines, naturally
they will get all the subsidy.
But. submit to all fair minded men.
they don't need the money. do.
In asking for an airship subsidy under
the pretext that 1t is needed to encourage
our trade with South America and the
ofaAnk II would be reflection upon my