The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-27

American institutions. The bust
ness men in every part Of the count
ry, typihed by this great organiza
ton, were a mighty factor in the
recent contest. And may we moi
also ascribe much to- the influence
of the home, with its affiliations!
In any previous election was i,
greater, or in any did the counsels
| of the hreside determine more
largely the vote of the electors?
nost Impressive Event.
! "Nothing in government can be
more Impressive than a national
election, where the people delegate
their power and invest their con-
stitutional agents with authority tc
execute their behests. The very
character of the transaction clothes
4 it with solemnity. 1t is a serious
business. Its issues are always
momentous. What lesson in self
government it teaches Sixteen
million voters on the same day,
throughout every section Of the
United States, depositing their man
date and recording their will. Done
by the people in their own COM
munities in the very precincts Of
the home, under the supervision of
their fellow citizens and chosen Of
flclals, and, to insure its freedom
and independence, the ballot is a
secret one. God forbid that any
citizen selected for that sacred trust
should ever divert the will of that
sovereign people or tamper with
the sanctity OF their ballot. Some
Disappointment follow all elections.
but all men rejoice when an cleo
ton is so decisive as to admit of
neither dispute nor contest. The
value of national victory can be
only rightfully measured and APP
preciated by what it averts as we'll
as by what it accomplishes. 1t is
fortunate for the party in power if
| it understands the true meaning of
the result. Those charged by the
people with administration and leg
islation are required to interpret as
we'll as to execute the public will,
and its rightful Interpretation is es-
sentlal to its faithful execution.
We cannot overestimate the great
Importance and the far reaching
consequences of the electoral con-
test which ended on the 9th of No
vember.
No Personal Phase.
cit has to me no personal phase.
1t is not the triumph of an individ.
ual, nor altogether of a party, but
an emphatic declaration by the
people Of what they believe and
would have maintained in govern
ment. A great variety of subjects
were presented and discussed in
the progress of the campaign. We
may differ as to the extent of the
influence of the several issues in
volved, but we are all agreed as to
certain things which it settled. tire
cords the unquestioned endorsement
of the gold standard, industrial in
dependence, broader markets, com
mercial expansion, reciprocal trade,
the open door in China, the lnvio-
liability of public faith, the indie
pendence and authority of the ju
dietary, and peaceful and benehcent
government under American SOW
ereignty in the Philippines. Ameri-
can credit remains unimpaired, the
American name unimpeached, the
honor of American arms unsullied
and the obligations of righteous
war and treaty of peace unrepu-
diated.;,
"The republican party has placed
upon itself tremendous responsible
tiles. No party could ask for a
higher expression of confidence.
1t is great thing to have this con-
hdence; it will be a greater thing to
deserve and hold it. To this party
are committed new and grave prob
lens. They are too exalted for
Partisanship. The task for settle
ment is for the whole American
people. Who will say they are un-
equal to it?
elderly has not lost but gained
in strength. The structure of the
fathers stands secure upon the
foundations on which they raised
it, and is today, as it has been in
the years past, and as it will be in
the years to come, the government
Of the people, by the people, for the
people