Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-08-05

drawal OF Gov. Drake is having the ef
feet of reminding Iowa OF how many
good men there are in the republican
party who would make excellent gov
errors. Naturally the comparison to
the other political parties is odious to
them.
LeMars Sentinel: Frank Jackson de-
clined to be renominated for governor
Drake has made the same declination.
Talk about precedent! The next gov
ernor will break the precedent, if he
stays in Office two terms. It takes good
health, much surplus nerve and long
pocketbook for man to hold the Office
Of governor in Iowa two terms.
Atlantic Telegraph: The duty of re-
publicans now is to select the strongest
man in the state, then all go in to elect
him by the heaviest majority ever given
governor and effectually smash free
silverism and socialism in the best state
in the union. 1t is necessary that Iowa
should stand before the world free and
clear of all blights of that kind, and she
will do it by her vote in November.
Webster City Freeman: The popo-
cratic leaders of Iowa are sadly undone
over the withdrawal of Gov Drake from
from the gubernatorial contest. Their
magazines are full OF ammunition which
was to have been fred at Gov. Drake in
case of his denomination. They are alb
solutely disconsolate and refuse to be
comforted. They realize now that Fred
White has not the ghost Of show for
election.
Mt Pleasant News: Two years ago
James Harlan was the choice OF the peo-
pie, and certainly second choice of that
convention. Drake has been honored.
Let Harlan be honored. He is greater
today than ever. His health is the best
in the last decade. He does not ask for
it. He will not fight for it. But the
nomination at the next convention
would be accepted with gratitude by the
republican party of Iowa he loves 50
we'll.
Marshalltown Times-Republcan:
Whoever is chosen it is now evident that
an old time republican victory can be
won by the nomination of leader of
the best type. Republican chances have
been greatly improved by the with
drawal of Gov. Drake, judging by ex-
pressions heard from republicans in this
locality. There will be no reason for
apathy in the party ranks. The Times
Republican now feels sure a grand re-
publican victory is to be one of the com
ing events of this fall.
Washington, To-, Press: And now the
fellows are tumbling over themselves to
get nomination! 1t is amusing that
any sensible man is greenhorn enough to
think that anything that has to be
fought for like fury to get is an "honor"
There's no honor about it. If respon-
sible office were forced on man; that is,
if the people all said to him, "Take itr'
as they said to Washington, that would
be an honor, for it would be the tallest
kind of complement and testimonial
But there are dozen men, say, who
seek an Office: they canvass like blazes,
buttOnhole; have runners and beggars
out; open headquarters, and set up CT
gars, fans. toddy, and beg for votes; and
some one of 'em gets the votes, and all
the rest get-left How much "honor"
is there in that?
But then, all mankind is under the
power of one illusion or another. and
we've got to have nominee; SO it's just
as we'll that there are men who are fas-
cinated with the gubernatorial toy.