Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-11-02
IT IS FINISHED.

The most bitterly fought political
campaign Winneshiek county has ever
experienced is ended, and today the
individual electors will with their
ballots decide the contest. The fight
has been long and tiresome one, and
a great many will be glad that it is
finished, however the result may be.
1t has also been one of decision. The
republican candidate for senator was
nominated by decisive majority over
both his opponents in the county con.
vention, and was the unanimous nomi-
nee Of the senatorial convention at Cal
mar. We had been outspoken in his
support, and did our best through
honorable means to secure his nomi-
nation. And in the natural course of
events, being republicans and he being
the nominee of the party, we have
worked as well as we knew how to Sc
cure his election. Defamatory charges
of different natures (too well known
for us to reiterate) We're brought out
when those who were enemies of the
doctor saw that he was to be nominated,
and after he had refused to buy their
support by promising to do their bid
ding, which to us had too fishy an
odor to believe; and from the fist the
opposition to his candidacy was con-
Quoted by those whom he had before
defeated. The doctor assured us of his
innocence and we believed him, and
we do not now believe him guilty of
the charges hurled against him. This
is the reason we have been so earnest
in his support, and from no other
reason. Our enemies have claimed
that DIR. Daubney or his friends have
purchased the support of this paper,
and have even said that he owned a
controlling interest in it. We wish to
state right here that neither DR.. Daub-
ney nor any other man except the
publishers owns particle of interest
in this paper, nor have we ever re-
ceived or been offered a single cent for
the support of any man for office, ex-
cept for actual expenses paid out by us
in such support. When it comes to the
position that we have to receive money
for the support of any person we will
cease to do business. We are and shall
always be perfectly independent in the
selection of those to whom we shall
give whatever support we may have to
offer. We have done our best toward
securing the election of DR.. Daubney
because we believed it was right, and
because we considered him to be the
most capable candidate in the field,
and we further believe that those who
have read this paper since it located in
Decorah will bear us out in the state
ment that IN supporting any one man
for office we have, as far as our know
ledge enabled us, confined ourselves to
facts, and have abused no other can
didate in endeavoring to aid the man
whom we desired to see elected to office.
With these few remarks we leave it
in the hands of the people. To them is
rightly delegated the power to elect the
republican or democratic candidate,
and it is the duty of every voter to con-
slider thoroughly the arguments pro
and con and then cast his ballot for
whichever one seems to him to be for
the best interest of the people at large.
No personal friendship or animosity
should enter into the consideration,
but the question should simply be-
(which man would better serve the
people at large, the republican or demo-
cratic candidate, if elected?"