The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-10-27
Pointed Questions for Voters

Pointed Questions for Voters
1t seems to be an Improbable task
TO ask questions of the Bulletin, al
though it might reasonably have been
expected that as the recognized organ
OF the silver republican ring, it would
be prepared to defend the principles
and candidates named by the ring.
The Bulletin has seen fit to ignore
these questions and we leave it to the
voters to decide why it has done so.
Has it not been because to answer the
questions truthfully would show the
inconsistencies of democracy too plain
y,and would display the weaknesses
OF the candidates in too white a light
for the voters to stomach? Is 1t not
true that if these questions could be
answered favorably to democracy they
would have been answered long ago?
ls it likely that the Bulletin would have
missed such a glorious opportunity to
strengthen it's party and it's ticket? Is
not its silence therefore an admission
OF weakness, is it not an admission
that to answer would be harmful to
democracy? In fact is it's silence not
paramount to saying that the charges
as contained in the REVIEW questions
are true and correcJp
Voters should think long time be-
fore voting with a party whose leaders
are unable to defend it, or for men for
whom their party paper is unable to
find reasonable defense.
Having faied to elicit any reply
from the Bulletin, we wish to ask the
voters few questions which we hope
to have answered on election day:
Questions for the Voters.
Is not competence the first thing to
be considered in selecting county Off
GERS?
What difference does it make to the
average voter whether a county officer
is a republican, democrat or a popu.
list?
Is man any more of man because
his father was German or Irish or
Swedish or American?
Who are you voting for, the candidate
or the candidates father?
Is not the main question before the
people who are the best men. rather
than what is there nationality or to
what party do they belong?
Mr.. Blume was elected to the legisla-
ture as democrat, now we would ask
the democrats to point to one single
act of his legislative career that would
tend toward the advancement of demo-
cratic or of any other kind of principles?
Was democracy one whit better off
for having Mr.. Blume in the legisla-
ture?
Was not Mr.. Blume an absolute
nonentlty in the legislature?
Would not the people of the county,
democrats and republicans alike, have
been better off if they had been repre-
sented by live active man, who would
have made friends among the other
members and who would have had
some influence upon legislation?
Did Mr.. Blume make any motion,
speech or other utterance during the
entire session that would be helpful to
the people of Crawford county?
Is it not true that Mr.. Blume did not
introduce a single bill of a general
character?
Is it not true that the only measure
introduced by Mr.. Blume was a simple
legalizlng act which could have been
introduced equally as we'll by any mem.
ber?
Is it not true that Mr.. Blume made
but two motions during the session
one that the house vote on the legaliz
ing act, and the other-to move the
previous question:
Do you consider these services worth
$500 and mileage to the people of Craw
ford county?
Does one poor term deserve anotheri
Is not G. E. Price one of the bes,
equipped men in Crawford county fol
treasurership?
If you had business large enough
to demand the services of bookkeepe
and treasurer would you not select /;
man who had had special training ant
experience in those lines, rather than /;
man who has had no special training
Are you not perfectly sure that i
Price were elected the books of tn
county would be neatly and accurately
kept?
Are you not perfectly sure that tn
monies would be kept with absolut
honesty?
Is not A. G. Beers perfectly reliabl