The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-02-20
EDITOR ENrERPRIsE.

Esteemed E'ilend: = We notice that
the editor OF tue Review has gone out
OF his Way 10 make your write up OF the
institute all occasion 10 Vent hls per-
sonal Speeu upon certain parlles,
though the lnslnuationS are turned to
ward 1.-The management" the disguise
is loo thin to i'll any way conceal their
real intent. We wish to state now that
your write up is not Endorsed by 1.-THE
management because it is too mild.
And further, when the institute was
over 1.-The management hadn't nerve
enough left 10 write a postal card, but
are now somewhat recovered and Will
br ely state SONS OF the facts in the
case.
1.-The management spared no pains
or time Or effort TO make the program
a success and we defy the Review to
snow an institute in the S, ate where
the papers and addresses were better
written or more to the point or the dis
cussions llvelier than at this institute.
When the management had secured the
co operation Of the parties that would
make the program certain lis response
blllty ceased. We went i'll good faith
to the business men Of DenlSon stating
that one of that one of the objects of
the institute was to establish Il better
understanding between the town and
country, that upon the welcome Dent
SOL gave depended the success Of the
institute and to all this was given the
most hearty assent and proiuse prom
lses, not one of which was fulfilled ex
cept 10 procure a hall. The publlcation
committee agreed to send out five hun
dred general and one hundred special
Invitations, not one of which was sent
out Though the editor of the Review
gave us his word of honor just before
he f1a1tered off to Des Moines that he
would see that il was done. We are
under obligations to editors Caswell
and Cook for the assistance they Cor
daily gave in preparing the program,
and are glad to take this opportunity of
acknowledging it.
i The statement of The Review that
1.-THE management made any promise
whatsoever to the show people AS to
the time OF their performance is wholly
and unqualliiedly false The addresses
were over and Prot. Craig had lett the
hall before nlne O'Clock to catch the
east bound train. Probably there is
not another town IN Iowa where MIR.
Green and Prot. Craig would not have
been accorded respectful attention,
Their treatment in Deulson Was simply
shameful. 1t makes the cold sweat
start on 1.-The management" to think
that they invited them to such mug
mites. The afternoon before the show
the eilte OF DenisOn could only talk Ut
what cracker jacks they were and what
a sacrifice had been made to tickle the
hay seeds. 1t is no doubt very BRUSH
on the part OF the hay seeds to fail TO
be hooked. In the evening the same
elite came struggling in and took on d
, very broad and injured air that any one
saou presist in Atalking about some
hing with some S nse to it.. About
fifty ornery little street Arabs occupi, d
the front seats and kept up perfect
0edlOm. We have seen sume tender
hearted Denisonite nearly have spasms
over some little disturb nee at Dow
City. But we suppose they have petted
, and Tailed their dear little darllnss
that did so much to get the horrld
farmers to saw off and let some real
people on the stage. Right in the
midst of one of the addresses the show
came pounding on the Size door making
enough NOISE to run threshing ma
chine and took their places behind the
scenes Before hey had been there ten
minutes members of the troupe were
peeking around the curtain and with
grlmaces and gestures were inspiring
their" part of the audience to loud
confusion. To cap it all little imp
was sent across the stage just behind
the speaker all blacked and trigped up
ihe whole performance simply showed
more plainly than usual the contempt
the elite of DenisOn have for the out
side community.
| One word as to the columns of sdver-
of
one word editorially as to the institute
or inviting anyone to attend. II
printed the program from the copy the
executive committee furnished; nothing
more than every other paper in the
county did. What condecession it
was for the 'Great and Only'' to pub
llsh the program If public meeting.
Furthermore. just before the institute
when there were crowds of farmers in
own, business men of Denison were on
the streets making the institute and all
1T represented the butt of vulgar, point
less wit. Is it any wonder the farmers
tributary to Denison did not come out?
1t the editor of the Review thinks We
are misrepresenting the sentiments of
the farmers present we will furnish
him next week with statement, sign
ed by large percent of those present.
that will educate him.
Yours Truly
The MANAGEMENT.
The above taken from the Dow
City Enterprise simply serves to show
how far good men may be led astray
by indignation over fancied wrongs.
The REVIEW has no persona al spite to
vent upon any of the managers of the
farmers institute. The statement that
the REVIEW contained no words of in
vitation of welcome, is a mistaken one.
The editor of the REVIEW was the onlv
newspaper man in Den son to attend
the meetings held to prepare for the
institute and to evince any interest
whatever the matter. Later, being
called away on business concerning the
normal school project the editor resign
ed his position as a member of the ex.