Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-17

Either some sore head partisan who
shortly lost his grip at the polls, or
else some ambitious member of the
family undoubtedly spnrred on by the
sore head himself, takes occasion in
the columns of last Fridays Sun to
arraign the community on their ac-
tion in the recent election. 1t NAV
be, too, that desired closer relations
with the Christian people influenced
the writer. The whole article NAV
be characterized as q rattle headed,
untruthful silly mess of pottage, EN-
anatng from a disordered mind of IA
nono-nnaniac. one gone daft on the
subject of king Alcohol" ana iutem-
perance. 1t does not show particle
of common sense and is unworthy of
the effort Of an intelligent person.
The article starts out with the
query as to what were the political
parties and what the principles they
represented? Do you wish to know.
or has prejudice blinded your ewes to
the true facts? The republican and
democratic parties were opposed, bu,
/ name only. Men and not plat
forms We're the issue And yet it was
Il contest between old ruts and re-
form and the latter won. We freely
admit that the democrats are in the
minority here, but the decision at the
polls convinced all beyond a doubt
that purity aud Intelligence and push
will operate the government of ou,
town the coming year. The writer
asks, What does the result of the
election signify to he civic govern
ment of our town? How will its pros.
periIy and morality be affected9 etc,
etc. We answer with one word. Re-
form! And how reform? By having
elected to our council, meu wide-;i.
wake to the best interests of the
town; by having obtained IL safe
guard against foolish expenditures.
which has characterized the actions
of that body for over a year past
The town is heavily i'll debt with but
u few coppers in the treasury. The
election of the republican ticket
would have been an open endorse
ulenU of the way in which the town
affairs have been run; il would haye
meant that would.be marshals wolld
have been uamed and their personal
interests carried the town deeper into
debt: it would have given ambitious
j. s., and other professional classes
the opportunity to look strictly after
No. 1; it would mean for the town
old ruts, backward movement, old
fogy engineering. The republican,
ticket WAS prepared Slate" q cut.
and-dried affair run through at their
packed caucus, The first intention
about election was u citizens move
ment but few ambitions ones gave
up the idea and formulated tue dark
lantern caucus. All was known be
forehand, however, and counter
} move made with the result KNOWN
| victory for justice, pr. gress, and pros
, perity, and your defeat. These witt
the afore mentioned reasons resulted
: i'll both parties, strengthened by til,
young bloods," uniting to elect thi
= democratic ticket. No one but
crank can fairly say the saloon Gu
/, any figure or was an issue in the elec
tion. That issue has been settled b,
10 its advocates In their canvass of tn
g county. The remarks OF Citizen
y are open insults to our newly electe
9 officers and bear justihable resent
y ment. They ara aso reflections o
10 the fair name OF our town. Wha
Is does Citizen know of any saloon, {