The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-09

that they are Still alive and that
under some name there will be
found large number of people
who will be dissatisfied with exist
ing circumstances no matter what
they may be, and that there will
always be party OF opposition.
There is every indication now how
ever that democracy as democracy
is thing of the past. That party
cannot go back to the old prin-
ciples of the party without leav-
ing behind it large number
of voters who are honest and sim
cere in their misguidedness and
who will refnse to leave the new
tenets of Bryan democracy. A
gain it will be equally as hopeless
task for democracy to win under
the Bryan standard or anything
akin to it. Thus while there will
always be a large opposition vote
the indications are that it will be
divided into numerous parties and
that never again will the same de-
gree of fusion be possible. This be
ing the case the. democracy of Craw-
ford county will undoubtedly share
in this spirit of disintegration. At
present the only thing which holds
the democracy of this county to-
gether is the distribution of the
county offices. We still believe
the absolute truth of cur ante-elec-
ton statement that fully one-third
of the democrats of this county are
not in sympathy with their party
and that they were held together
simply by the ties of county poll
tics. These facts are what gives
us the courage to hope that a
brighter day is soon to come to
the republicans of this county.
We believe fully and honestly
that the reelection of Mckinley
means the continuation of good
times in this country, we believe
it means an era of national and in
dustrial growth such as has never
been witnessed In all the world be-
fore; we believe that every demo-
GRAFT has ample reason to congrat
ulate himself and his country that
the principles advocated by Bryan
are not to be carried out The
entire responsibility of the nation
al government rests with the re-
publican party for the next two
years. The party has a golden
opportunity and we believe it will
live up to every promise it has
made. 1t will not please everyone,
indeed there are some people
whom it is wisest not to please.
1t will make mistakes because it is
not gifted with supernatural pow
ers, 1t will be criticised for there
are always those who undertake
that ungraclous task, but we thor
cughly believe that the continual
ton OF the republican administra
ton will bring added greatness to
the nation and added prosperity to
its people. We have no desire to
unduly exulr over those who were
defeated, they We're wrong and we
are sincerely glad that their dan
gerous doctrines did not prevail,
but we believe that In the main the
democrats in the north We're hon
est In their convictions although
too many of them allowed them
selves to be ruled by their prejud-
ices instead of by their judgment.
The republicans Of this county
have been schooled to defeat for
many yesrs and they know well
how to sympathize with those who
have lost the battle.
There is one thing about the
more than two thousand republi-
cans of Crawford which we admire;
in spite of the fact that they have
little to hope for in the way Of
| qualification of personal ambition,
they are ever loyal and true and
each year shows them with an IN
| creased vote. There are no better
republicans than the republicans
of democratic communities, they
know the sting of defeat, they
know the taunts and gibes Of a
triumphant opposition, they arc
| tested in the fires Of conflict, anc
they are entitled to more credit fol
the energy and vigor of their te-
nacity to principles than are the
republicans of county where it il
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