Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-01-19


to their cause. believe know some
al capital, and l venture to assert that
the most reactionary sycophants of
wealth gravely ponder on the crisis
they have brought on themselves, pre-
cipitated by the Wright decree.
Let it be remembered that judicial
findings always contain more than one
ingredient and that sometimes there is
one part legal astuteness to several
parts of intellectual slant, one way or
another.
Again, then, labor must not be
commodity of kind with coal. We
must come to view the laboring man
as possessing inherently right in his
industry, and the courts by their later
findings have placed on themselves
the pressing necessity of discovering
wrongdoing in high places, else will
this social revolution come crashing
along on it's way with ruthless disre
gard for cherished social standards.
What commentary on the "construc-
tive" Republican party these recent |
events! When labor comes before the
bar of justice (sic), how quickly does
the law wreak its mighty vengeance!
When e. II. Hartman laughingly de-
fed the antitrust law. as it is alleged
Gompers ct al. did how difficult for
the courts to discover his wrong!
When men who work with their
hands put forth leaders to do their
battles, how majestic the law! When
for business sake plethoric other men
ignore all laws, how impotent the ma
chinery Of government!
Fifty Years Wasted.
Is 1t panic which has seized the
estimable Judge Taft, who just now
enjoys the luxury OF southern aristoc-
racy and who has evolved complete
nlan for REIMBURSEMENT Of the federal
scheme of regulation of corporations?
Theodore Roosevelt boosted that I'M
der his administration corporation con-
troll had been achieved, when along
comes his fidus Achates with confess
sion of utter failure by his party, his
president and his congress to accom-
plish the needed reform.
And these have had the hardihood to
aver that the Democratic party is not
constructive!
This confession, then, opens again
the whole question of rate regulation,
watered stocks, rebates, discrimina-
lions, pools, corporate control of poll
tics, greed for dividends and the trust
competition issue.
Fifty years of Republican govern
mental supremacy have not sufficed to
even make good start toward the
solution Of the problem. Shall not the
minority in the congress rightly claim
attention by the country to its offer
ings on this subject? Shall not it
profit the nation to reread the Democ-
racy's declarations in the late cam
paign? Shall not radical Democrats
too, tell their reactionary brethren
that this is not the time for stand still
so called Democrats to be given right
Of way for 1912?
Permit this citation of fact-that
Bryan received 100000 more votes in
1908 than Parker had in 1904 and that
Taft had paltry $4,000 more than
Roosevelt in that same year.
have heretofore noted that 1t was
obvious that Il well ordered plan is
being quietly put into operation to cap
ture the Democratic organization for
the next national campaign. l de-
sire to remind these political gentle
men that hitherto the radical Democ-
racy has been quite tenacious of their
views, has not been easy prey to Sc
cret manipulators and has kept in
mind faithfully that this contest now
being waged is one eternally central in
all great political struggles. fight be.
tween those who would and have been
able to use government for their own
selfish ends and those who would re-
store government to the people.
Enlisted For War.
Gentlemen, please keep in mind that
lack of votes on Nov last year did
not alter the convictions of those Bry-
an followers and that they don't care
one fig whether one man or another be
their candidate so long as he has the
love Of God in his heart and love of
his fellow man dominates his political
activities You will make better politi-
cal guesses If you remember these
basic facts.
, at was for war, not for a cam
paign or BATTLE" these radical Dem
, ocrats enlisted.
Really l had almost forgotten the
, tariff. which in these days, like the
poor, we always have with us. We are
RECALLED with stories of strengthening
Of ''peace pacts' between Cannonites
q and Taftites. with occasional mutter
v ings against keeping the tariff in poll
|. tics. l am disposed to the opinion that
o before long we will witness the adop
. ton of some plan for settlement o
o this issue outside the domain of narti
san politics Surely all who observ'
doings here devout,y hope for such ;
!. day.
II In Ohio Charles p. Taft continues t
= attempt to collect his senatorship iron
% the Republican party in return fer hi
y contribution of-wcll. considerable dol
:, lars to the late campaign funds of hi
~ distinguished brother. And Thecdcr
70 E. Burton has broken out ut Toledo II
ie diatribe against bosses in politics
= Having known street car ma@nates Il
politics in Cleveland, those who trie
=, with Mr.. Burton to crush Tom l
. johnson and succeeded in part, til
Ohio congressman should be an expel
- on political bosses. When tried on hill
- he doesn't like it, No wonder.
Washington, D. G.