The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-14
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
REPUBLICANS MUST WORK.

REPUBLlGANS MUSI WURk.
The logic of events is on the
side of the republican party. 1t is
the party Of sound money, the
party of progress and prosperity,
the party of patriotism and we be.
lieve that every sound thinking
man who will open his mind to
the truths of republicanism will be
forced to concede that it is right.
Let us all get together, shoulder
to shoulder, in this campaign.
There is much work to be done.
Clubs should be organized, litera-
ture distributed, arguments made,
meetings held and the full repub-
lican votes gotten to the polls.
Every republican must be a com
mittee of one to make convert to
prosperity and progress. If we
cannot do much let us do little.
The success of the republican par
ty means something to every man
in Crawford county. 1t means the
continuation of good times, the
continuation of good wages. 1t
means work for all who will, it
means widened opportunities and
a better chance for all. Surely
these things are we'll worth work
ling for whether you are politician
or not. We are not such fools as
to support republican doctrines if
we did not believe, and honestly
believe, that they meant these
things for the good ofall. There
is nothing in the party name that
would tempt us to support the
wrong. But believing that we are
right, believing that the success of
the republican party means better
things for every farmer, every
business man in this county and in
this country, we earnestly beseech
every republican to go to work.
Do something, bestir yourself,
work without ceasing. 1t is not
enough that Iowa is surely repub-
lican, let us have old Crawford
again in the republican column as
at was IN 1880. 1t can be done.
Democracy is growing weaker in
this county every year. Its brain
lest men have left it in disgust.
Life long democrats have Joined
our ranks, the Germans are no
longer afraid Of the bugbear Of
prohibition and many of the very
best of them are with us. There
are one hundred German republi.
cans in Denison. If they would
just stand up and be counted and
use their influence for the prin.
clples which they believe, they
alone could win the victory.
Ther< is no more honest man than
the average German. He hates
the free silver heresy Of democracy
which smacks so of dishonesty and
reputation and many are held to
democracy only by the slender
thread of past associations. Let
the republican Germans of the
county show themselves, let them
say 'swe are not afraid to be
counted as we vote though every
other German be against u.s."
More of your countrymen than you
think are but waiting to see that
they are not alone, that their judg-
ment of the principles of the two
parties is not their judgment alone
but that of many of their country
men. If they tell you that free
silver is not an issue point them to
the quotation at the head of this
column and ask them if they can
get Mr.. Bryan to take back one
word of it. If they cannot, they
must either accuse Mr.. Bryan of
insincerity and untruthfulness or
else they must admit with us that
the menace of free silver stands
over us all if Bryan is elected.
There is something worth the
while in working in this election.
"When we'll enough is good enough
let well enough alone" That is a
pretty good motto for the working
republican. Let the democrat
point to any other time in this or
any other country when prosperity