The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-07
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Was It Worth The Candleq
Now that the campaign il over an

Was It Worth The Candle?
| Now that the campaign is over and
! Crawford county has gone democratic
as usual, we want to ask the democratic
leaders it the game was really worth
the candle? We want to ask the Bulle.
tin ii 1t really thinks the county print
ing worth while the perjuring of Itself,
was worth while charging honest and
honorable men with bribery, was worth
while lying about.
ALI is hot fair in war, the old maxim
has been long exploded. 1t is not fair
to be unfair, 1t never Can be, and the
temporary advantage gained 10y unfair
methods is always more than offset by
the permanent results. AS a few
examples of the Bulletins unfairness
we would cite its repeated insinualions
that the republican party in this county
had $4,000 campaign fund. The
Bulletin knew this was untrue and alb.
surd, 1T was not even plausible lie,
the Bulletin could not have expected
any intelligent man to believe it. We
do not see how such grotesque lie
could influence any voter and are forced
to the opinion that the b lletin lied for
the pure JOY 1t finds in telling all un.
| truth.
AS another example, the Bulletin
asked us, IF the job of Governor is
making Shaw poor. how did he get the
money to buy that $500. farm near
Sioux City,
In the fist place the Governor did not
buy $4,000 farm, the Bulletin knew
perfectly we'll that MIR. Shaw bought
but one-fourth interest in the farm
mentioned. 1t also knew that Mr..
Shaw was man OF means sufficient be-
! fore he was elected Governor to invest
$l3, 100 in farm If he wished.
Again the Bulletin insinuattd, and
irsinuatiOus are the worst kind of lies.
because they add cowardice to menda-
city, that Gov. Shaw had reduced the
railroad assessments, and one prOn4i-
nent democrat OF Goodrich township is
said to nave gone about telling that
Gov. Shaw had lowered the North
western Railroad Compahy's assess
ment, whereas in truth and in fac
Gov. Shaw's vote decided the matter to
raise that assessment $4,000. We
state these facts OF because they can
have any influence on present results,
but that the record may be kept clear
and that the people may know the
truth even though too late to act upon
it. We want further ask another man
it he thinks it was a becoming act, for
him to issue and seLd broadcast as a
political document, resolutions passed
by his own church, and with which
Gov. Shaw had no more to do and was
in no wise more responsible for their
passage, than the man who circulated
them. A man, who would prostitute
his church 70 the petty end Of personal
politics is mighty small man indeed,
just as small as the REVIEW has re-
peatedly pointed out that he is.
Again we wish to ask the democratic
leaders if all these sacrifices of honor
and truth were not too dear price to
pay for the election of few county of
tcers? Falsehoods are chickens that
come home to roost; even the men of
the party they were designed to help,
must think the less of their originators.
One great American said, II would
rather be right than PRESIDENT, the
motto OF the democratic leaders seems
to be, 1--WE would rather be insinuators
and propogators OF lies, we would rather
be dishonest, and guilty OF dishonorable
practices, than to lose county cleo
tion" With this Spartan resolution
nailed to the masthead they have sailed
TO victory which has all the moral
effect of defeat. Well may they ~,
"Another such victory and we are
lost"
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