The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-02-26
REPUBLICAN POLITICS.

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self confronted with dearth of candidates. and as
usual any OF the men mentioned for the Governor
ship would be credit to the state and to the par
ty, If elected. Reading our exchanges, we find
that the same old alignment between the forces OF
the Gear Cummin's fight is being preserved This
would indicate that the rift in the republican party
OF the state is growing greater instead of being
closed as it should be. From the old time Gear
papers we learn that Mr.. Cummin's friends are
insurgents that they attacking the integrity
of every republican leader the state has had for
years and that the candidacy of Mr.. Cummlns is
meant to be nothing nor less than dir re-
buke to Iowa's matchless congressional delegation
and to its governors past and present From the
Cummin's papers we learn that every man opposed
to his candidacy is the creature of the ring
aged and controlled by the awful Blythe and the
more lexecrable Hubbard. We find that every
man Of the opposition is rngster and corrup-
zionist; that, by implication, Senators Allison and
Dolliver, every member of the House not favorable
to Mr.. Cummins, the Governor and all the other
| officers of Iowa, save and except those belonging
to the Cummins machine, are against the people
and their interests and for the railroads and
porations.
The great wonder to us is that out of all this SO
Il laws
its statute books for the benefit of the aboring
| man and tor the protection of the people against
corporate greed 1t is one of the most economical
states in the Union in regard to its public ex-
penditures and is in better financial condition than
any of sister states. 1t has delegation in
Congress that is the pride of the nation and the
envy of all the other states; has Governor who
is better known and more highly reputed through
I0nf +lo
other state.
4 When we look the facts squarey in the face does
1t not appear that the republicans of Iowa have al
lowed this spirit of factionalism to go too far? Is
1t not apparent to the casual observer of pol
tics that laying up a. great store of regrets
tor the future and that day, by constant tier
alton, the words spoken in spirit of factionalism
/ may be taken home by the people and that they
/ may believe that the republican party Of Iowa is
really as machine ridden and ring driven the
supporters Of each faction represent the other fac
ton to be? The Review has been, on account of
associations and friendships, supporter of what
is known as the Gear faction. Personal knowledge
has made us know that its leaders are fair, honest
and honorable men. AS young the editor
allied himself with that element of the party and
he has seen to in his loyalty to his
friends.
/ The time has come, however, when harmony
must prevail in the party councils. The republi.
lean party has been like the spend thrift son who
has come into the possession of his fathers fortune
and 1t has proceeded to act as if its huge majority
1could not be wiped out by faction and discord.
| Mr. A. B. Cummins would make splendid gov
ernor, he is able and conscientious and either as a
candidate official would have no fault
to find with him. Let his candidacy be stripped
of its Objectionable features; let him run as a can
ddate per Sc, and not the representative of the
4 Des Moines Leader and the Sioux City Tribune,
two unrepublican papers whose highest ambition
would be gratihed were the republican party de-
feated in Iowa. let him say to the world that while
he does not refuse the support of any one, at the
same time he does not approve of the wholesale
denunciation of republican leaders which is beng
INDUCED in by these and few other of his sup
porters, and he will remove from his candidacy
those elements which at present prevent his sup
port by many who have no objection to Cummns
the man and who would not regret to see him Gov
ernor of Iowa if it did not carry with it an implied
denunciation of all the old time party leaders, We
take as an example of the Cummins man who
commands the consderate respect Of ALL Mr.. w.
If O. Payne, of the Nevada Representative PAYNE
is splendid fighter. Mr.. Cummins had no better
supporter in his fight for the senatorship, but at
the same time Mr.. Payne has held the respect and
confidence of all the other elements of the party
MIR. Eaton is another of whom the same can be
said and these only samples of the many Cum
Minis men with whom it would be no hardship to
work in unison