Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1904 — Jewett a Democrat. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Jewett a Democrat.

Charles A. Jewett, former speaker of the house of representatives, who left the Democratic party in 1896, has declared for Parker and Davis. In an interview he said: “Parker and Davis are Democrats, and were nominated by a Democratic convention, and it would be very queer if I did not support them. Of course I shall vote that ticket. The man who does not is no Democrat, and I have been one ever since I cast my first vote for Tilden. And it’s the same way with the state ticket. It’s a firstclass one, and is headed by the leading Democrat of the state. From top to bottom it is composed of good men, most of whom are my personal friends, and three from my district.” Under the whip and spur of publie opinion that the trusts needed curbing, the 57th congress appropriated $500,000 for the department of justice to use for that purpose. Nearly two years have elapsed since that appropriation was made and less than $30,000 has been expended. The money spent was used by Attorney General Knox in having some other lawyers, who are notoriously not trust busters, to fight the trusts. Of course under those circumstances no trust has been disturbed since the appropriation was made. Mr. Knox, Just before the corporation elected him for United States senator of that state, said there was no Intention by the administration of “running amuck” against the trusts. Attorney General Moody, who succeeded Knox, seems to be running in the same rut, and the trusts are more oppressive than before congress appropriated the money to fight them. It may be said that President Roosevelt complacently approves this do-nothing policy. Republican prosperity and accompanying high prices that Secretary Shaw thinks is so prevalent and that

ba says is the result of Republican policies has bad a disastrous effect in lowa. When business is good nnd people are prosperous it would naturally be expected that the banks would par* tlcipate in the prosperity, but in lowa It seems to be the reverse. Seven bankers have taken their lives in that state during the past seven months, and all their banks have been found upon examination to be hopelessly insolvent. Judge Parker has set a commendable example by resigning the office ha held when nominated for another. Yet Senator Fairbanks continues to hold on to his Washington job. It ia no secret that he has advised with the party leaders and that they have told him that the outlook in Indiana is too desperate to take any chances. They don’t want to risk the election of two Democratic senators in Indiana. Under Mr. Roosevelt a surplus of $30,000,000 in 1900 has been changed Into a deficit of more than $40,000,009 for the fiscal year just closed, and a further deficit of $17,407,728 for July, the first month of the present fiscal year. This deficit for July is an indication of the enormous deficit that wll be certain for thia fiscal year, which will probably exceed $50,000,000. The three P*a —Parker, Prudence and Peace. The three R’s—Roosevelt, Race-riot and Ruin.

“A class of professional noncobatants Is as hurtful to tha real healthy growth of a nation as Is a class of fire-eaters, for a weakness or foiiy Is nationally as bad as a vice or worse, and In the long run a Quaker may be quite aa undesirable a citizen as is a duelist.” —Theodore Roosevelt