Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-06-13
Entered 1t the Post Office at Cresco'
a bwa, rs second class mail matter.
Responsibility Now On G. 0. P.
Majority.

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8p.r,,h,;..r ,..d.r. .fter thev, had
,5,...a = 1900 1921 -. pre.;dent,s mes.
IA. tt.+ +h.v 49,. confront.d ~ :
80 -..nor.;h;,;tv md that TIA Pre.i.
d.nt -. ontlined vork I'M must be
sc,o,,.;d.r.d .nd .ct.d nnon
7Th. s.n.t. :. nm -r..t,;no 9TH The
rrohlem q lo.ve., ana fi.he.. senator
IPenrose and Sen.tnr Lodge are wor.
~, ov.r az. h.,t;n,, l.4t;tnde Of sena.
~, Ror.b Norria Kenvon and others
80 do ~ vant IS -; the ..proere..
asi,a,, Renublica,n,,s ,vept entirely out
q .x;.4snca Tba .tandnattars have
nrl.n.. for, .thooeine,, everything and
nr.bine the sanate baek 10 the good
old Rsnubliean re,ctionarv,, DAYS Of
Renator Nelson A. Aldrich. a, 81
/. In.mocr.t. h.l;eve th.t the Penrose
f.ct;on vill f;nallv succeed Thew think
/ ~ ..Proore..iven sanators win weld
3nnder the riobt sort of measure. but
Ill h.ve - .n.ver Tor their action to
thar commitments. n
The Rennblic.n leaders n Congress-
are having : hard time ,uppressino the
..Proeressives. 4, but thew have already
mt through their Old Guard proera n
q liz Hone and not < ,ien of s.Pro-
ssrrealsive,' victory. + in sight. The
Canneon.Jo Dalsell domination Of IF.
! teen years 800 "a no worse than the
nann. Gillett combination Of TODAY.
H.re are the nav ..bosses', Of the
Honse. Rapre,entatiye James r..
Mann. Who. "a I ..priyate in the rear
r.nk,,,--so he stvles himself-is the
al leader az the House.
RAnresentatiye Frederick H. Gillett
81 Massachusetts, 10 Speaker. He has
GlWays boen Il Now England reacton-
afypsrtisan, ~ Was supported in bis
contsst aGaiDst Mr. Mann for the
speakership b Senators Lodge and
Psnrose, who assumed : sort Of lord
ship over both wings Of Congress. That
elaasifies him il he had no record to do
%. Fl, q.
Representative Frank w. Aondell of
Wyoming is floor leader. In his auto.
biography Col. Theodore Roosevelt
brands him % IN enemy of the people
and the Government. Mr.. Mondell was
one Of the Cannon lieutenants in the
Republican regime which was driven
ont Of lower decade ago because Of
it, intimacy with privileged interests
and it, aloofness from the masses.
From page to speaker the House or
gsnization is strongly reactionary. The
few timid Progressive" representa-
tives left have been ignored or squelcR-
Cd.
To make tie resemblance to the un.
popular Cannon organization more
striking the leaders had former Speak
e joseph G. Cannon swear in the new
members. Many . smile was observ.
able IL the galleries and on the floor of
the House when 1.-THE gentleman" from
Illinois stepped forward. oath in hand,
to perform that solemn ceremony.
The House is we'll organized from an
Old Guard Republican standpoint; is is
absolutely dominated by reactionaries.
The Mann Cannon faction is in full con-
troll. Months ago that sort OF organi'
cation was predicted BY Democrats,
VINO naa Watcneo oeVe'op"en'' 10 'ne
hepuDi'csn camp
The Mann.Gillett fight over the
speakership. resulting in an empty
honor for Mr.. Glllett. was battle be-
tween stsndpatters. The "Progres-
sives" never had . chance to win.