The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-10-30
THE COUNTY TICKET.

The Review has had compare
lively little to say this year about
the county ticket, not because it
did not believe the candidates OF
the republican party were worthy
men, but because we have felt
that the presidential election so
far overshadowed county politics
thatit was best to speak of that in
which the people W. re most inter
ested. The people know the men
who are candidates this year
and they are just as well able to
judge of their merits as we are.
We might go on and recite all that
we have heard against different
democratic candidates, but their
neighbors know all about them
and they will have to stand or fall
upon the records they have made.
We do not think that any OF the
democratic candidates are bad men.
Many of them have done things
for which they might be criticised
and criticised severely but the peo-
pie know these shortcomings just
as we'll as we do and there is no
need of our going into details.
Suffice it to say that we believe the
requirements for county official
should be efficiency, honesty, So
briefly, morality and an honorable
and upright past. If the voter
knows OF any man on either
ticket who does not meet these re
quirements it is his duty to vote a
gainst those candidates. The re-
publicans have we believe every
reason to be proud of their county
ticket. Every man measures up
to the full standard of manhood,
every man is especially fitted for
the office he has been chosen to
fill.
We believe that every voter in
this county should be glad and
proud to cast his
cof FOR vote for Judge P.
letin tells US that the people of
Boone county irrespective of par
ty expect to vote for Mr.. Dale the
democratic nominee even though
they know that he cannot be elect
ed. If this is true and it is reason
able to suppose that the Bulletin
occasionally tells the truth, would
it be any more than fair that the
people of this county should give
their friend and neighbor like en-
dorsement? The Bulletin thinks
it etninently proper for the repub-
licans of Boone county to give
their neighbor their endorsement
and we cannot see why the argu-
ment is not as good in Crawford as
in Boone. Aside from the honor,
the election of Judge Conner is
very apt to prove of material bene-
fit to the people of this county.
They will have personal repre-
sentative in the National congress,
a man who knows their needs from
intimate personal acquaintance.
We know of very many democrats
in this county who voted against
Mr.. Shaw when he first was can.
didate for governor who have since
felt that they made mistake, anc
this fact was shown by the largely
increased vote he received at the
time of his second election. Dc
not make the same mistake this
year and vote against Judge Con.
ner. He may bein position to dc
many things for Denison ane
Crawford county, and should he
be we know he will not fail us
Now that we are in position to dc
something tor him we should do II
gladly and willingly and for the
time lay aside all question of par
ty and show that we appreciate the
honor of having congressman e
lected from Crawford. 1t is only
the most imaginative democra
who can think that there is any
doubt about Judge Corners elect
ion. If there were a possibility O
the election of a man representing
democratic ideas we can we'll I'm.
derstand how spirit Of partisan
ship might lead many to vote a
gainst Conner. But as his election