Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-05-19
Prosperity Association Booming.

against WudC II reSdTuS us QeSIruCulNe |
agitation and pessimism all over the |
country. In addition to the cry of "Let
us alonev' it will use this appeal. Let
us have rest, sunshine and more or
less silence"
Jerome on the Gridiron.
The inquiry into the official conduct
of District Attorney Jerome of New
York before Special Commissioner
Hand has continued, with more sur
prises in connection with his handling
of the Metropolitan Street railway CAM
paign contributions. 1t was shown from
the grand jury evidence that Jerome
had coached the wealthy witnesses and
had refused to indict Ryan. Jerome
admitted to having dined with Ryan's
son and with having told e. r. Thorn
as, the accused banker, that he should
change lawyers in order to get the
best results in the dealings with his
office.
Danger In Wave Of Socialism.
Addressing the faculty and student
body Of Cornell university, Mayor Nc
Clellan Of New York spoke Of political
tendencies and referred to "the great
wave of social unrest sweeping around
the world which marks concerted
movement of lawlessness and an
archy." The men who sincerely help
the cause of socialism constituted, in
his opinion, ''the real menace to the
world today" After telling Of the re-
cent great progress of socialism In Eu-
rope he said that Its spread in this
country with the doctrine Of paternal-
ism is zone of the most astounding
phenomena of modern times" and that
"the popular faith in the power of the
government to right all wrongs is al
most pathetic in its simplicity and
| would be rather admirable II 1t We're
not so utterly futile" The practice in
recent years of clothing special COM
missions with almost dictatorial pow
ers he said might prove to be uncon-
stitutional. He expressed the fear that
the peacefully inclined Socialists would
be carried away by their violent COM
rades when the crisis came and the
bomb substituted for the ballot.
Denver Convention Arrangements.
The architect of the new auditorium
being built to house the Democratic
national convention at Denver, July Z,
has notified the committee that there
will be seats for 10000 persons, the
first floor alone seating 5000. OF these
g,010 seats in the center will be for the
| delegates and alternates. There are no
pillars or posts to obstruct the view.
The hall is built of brick, stone, con-
crete and steel SO as to be freproof,
and extra large exits are provided
against the possibility Of panic.
Key to the Hearst Platform.
In the platform adopted by the hide.
| pendence league Of New York state the
public recognizes the keynote of the
appeal which the national Ipdepend-
ence league is expected to make In the
coming campaign. The document is
very short and expresses contempt for
modern party government and pro-
poses to wrest the government from
the special interests and make 1t "a9
agency for the common good" Both
the old parties 1t regards as respo4-
sible for the existing conditions Of pri-
vate monopoly to the disadvantage Of
both capital and labor; hence it con.
cludes that the country must look
to new party to bring relief. De
mand is made for Equality of oppor
tunity and the largest measure of in
dividual liberty consistent with equa
rights, effective control of enterprises
which are distinctly public in theil
nature, the overthrow of special inter
ests and the restoration of government
by the majority"
Labor Protects suffragettes.
Upon the appeal of Mrs. Lydia Com
mander, the New York Central FEEDER
ated union has Endorsed the campaign
Of the uffragettes for the ballot and
has undertaken to protect the women
speakers at street meetings from the
hoodlums who hitherto had maltreated
the women agitators.
Small Majority For Bailey.
All interest in the Texas Democratic
primaries conferred in the effort of the
friends of Senator Bailey to have him
again vindicated by being chosen as @
delegate at large to the national con
vention. The early returns indicated
a sweep for Bailey, but later unofficial
counts appeared to cut his lead down
to a few thousands.
Chandler Questions Taft Delegates.
The latest move of the Republican
allies combining against the nomina
ton of Taft is contained in the letter
of former Senator Chandler to the ma.
tional committee raising the right OF
southern delegates to sit In the national
convention If they were chosen by O
convention "a condition of whose &c.
tion was that no colored man should
be allowed membership" He urges
that such convention was not Re
publican body in view of the fifteenth
amendment and the history of the Re
publican party.
More Presidential Preferences.
The Republicans of New Jersey in
state convention ut Trenton tabled Q
resolution to indorse the candidacy OF
Taft and refused to instruct the dele
gates for any candidate. Ex-Governor
Murphy was Endorsed for the vice pres
| idency.
| Taft sentiment encountered almos
| no opposition in the Connecticut Re
i .iaan convention at Hartford, anG