The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-08

sheriff that commends itself to the
people that he must receive a thirc
term? We do not say that he ha:
been either dishonest or inefficient,
but we ask are there not other equ.
ally good men in the democratic
party, and has he so distinguished
himself that he must have three
terms? What has George Myers
done? He has done possibly the
best he knew how. He has not
been as good a superintendent as
DR.. Wright was. But even hadhe
been, is there any good reason why
he should hold the office for life ?
The democratic leaders hold out
the inducement that it will be diff
ferent next year. Will it be? Let
us The old officers will all come
up for denomination andthey have
all sworn tc help one another.
They Rugged themselves with glee
when all the old men were re-
nominated this year for they said,
cit sets a precedent, and we will
all be re-nominated next year"
Under such circumstances what
chance is there for the faithful
democrat who is not in this ring of
ofice-holders? A ring which is
dominated and controlled by played
out republicans who left that party
on account of disappointed hopes
and ambitions?
All the Offices are promised years
in advance, those to whom the
promises are made, are held off as
long as possible and finally the
most insistent of those to whom
these promises have been made
year after year are put in to fill the
place of someone who is so full of
public pap that he is ready to drop
off. So long as the democrats
blindly vote the democratic ticket,
so long as their protests are only
verbal ones this policy will be con-
tinued. The ofice-holders join
with Jay Gould in saying, "The
public be damned" and they will
do so until the people rise in their
might and show by their votes that
the days Of ring rule have passed.
A prominent Irish democrat said to
us the other day, and he is a man
who is in with the ring, elf it was
the Germans who were defeated at
the county convention it might
amount to something, but with the
Irish it is different, l know howl it
is myself, l may not like a nomina-
ton, | may feel pretty mad at the
time, but when l get into that little
voting booth, l always vote the
straight democratic ticket. That
is the way it will be this year, the
Irish will talk, and will say they
will not vote for men for a third
term, but when it comes to election
day they will put a cross in the cir
Gle at the head of the democratic
ticket, just the same" 1t is this
feeling of utter contempt which the
democratic leaders have for those
who vote their ticket which makes
it possible for them to override the
people and to perpetuate and keep
in office the little two-by-four ring,
which now runs the democracy of
this county. Is it true, that which
the democratic politician told us?
Is it a fact that a large portion of
our citizens are so tied to demo-
cracy that no matter what happens
they will vote that ticket straight?
If SO, they have sold their birth
right cheaply indeed. We do not
believe it. We believe the voters
of this county will this fall show
their independence and show also,
that they appreciate the blessings
brought to the people through the
wisdom of William Mckinley and
his advisors.