The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-07-16
GENERAL COMMENT.

the eNodus OF u people on all sorts
of excursions and recreation trips to
summer resorts. The American people
have money to burn and they are
spending it royalty.
There is a fortune awaiting the man
who will invent a homeless sausage.
Thirty-six cents for corn reminds us
that this is a republican administration
The recent senatorial convention OF
the Carroll reene-Sac district re
nominated Senator Warren Garst by
reclamation. There was a strong fight
against him in his home county and
we have heard that threats have been
made that an attempt will be made to
beat him at the polls. The Review,
while outside the district, urges upon
the republicans OF that district that
such a course would be suicidal. No
matter what the facts may be as to the
Carroll county convention, Senator
Garst is now the regular nominee of
the republican party. He.had enough
votes in the senatorial convention to
have been nominated without the vote
of Carroll county, and it is the part of
wisdom for the republicans of Carroll
county to unite in his support. No man
is bigger than his party and the men
who bolt the regular nominee always
have a long, hard row to hoe, and
many apologies to offer before they
can reinstate themselves again.
Although the Bulletin is remarkably
close-mouthed about it, there are re-
peated evidences OF unrest in the dem
ocratic ranks of the county. The Bull
letin expects the regular SIS contribu-
ton from each candidate. and for that
sum it will pretend to be neutral. Its
private work will be done, as usual,
for the ring candidates, whoever they
may be. The masses of the democratic
party have no more to say about the
nominations in this county than they
do about the nominations in South
Carolina. The bosses fix up the whole
deal and it goes through usually with
out a hitch. How long the democrats
will quietly submit is a matter OF in
terest and curiosity.
Fifteen hundred millions is said to
be the total value OF American. exports
for the fiscal year closed June 80.
America is thus the greatest exporting
balance of trade in its favor. In fact,
exports OF most of the great nations.
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this was reversed. You can have it re-
versed again if o can only persuade
enough people to vote the democratic
ticket. Do you want it reversed, or do
you like the present state of affairs?
The Review does not believe in cam
paigning Just prior to elections only. 1t
has faith in the republican party as the
best present agency for the welfare of
all the people. and it wishes to preach
the good gospel in season and out Of
season. Democratic friends. honestly
and candidly. deep down in your hearts
are you not about ready to admit that
republicanism has been a good thing
for this country. While some few have
amassed immense fortunes. have you
not been we'll paid for all that you have
done? What more can you ask? No
legislation will ever drive greed out Of
the human heart. No legislation will
ever reform the characters of men. But
legislation that gives all an opportunity
to get fair reward for their effort is the
best that can ever be expected. You
rich farmers, who are growing richer
every day, are you not satisfied? Are
YOU going to repeat the old parable OF
the laborers who complained because
others coming into the vineyard at a
later hour received the same recon-
pense? Or will you remember the an
swer of the master Of the vineyard,
which amounted to this, so long as
you are we'll paid, so long as the con-
tract is lived up to with you, it is none
of YOUR business what some n else
receives.
The Review wishes to make a propo-
sition to the democrats OF the county
) 1t will publish any definition of democ-
: racy or any platform OF principles
J which democratic leaders here can con
/; coct. The truth is that democracy doe:
2 not know where it is. 1t
; lost in the wilderness OF popu.
4 lism, all its tenets for the
> past few years have been discreditee
not only by the people but BY events
Free silvr? Who is there who is toe
!. poor to do it reverence? Agulnaldo
| He has himself declared that his friend'
the democrats were wrong. Cuba? ln'
: Cubans have adopted the republican
: measure and are satisfied. Porto Rico
: That country was never more prosper
> GUS. The trusts? The greatest demo
cratic leaders have become stockhold
= = ers in them and all parties unite in say
J. ing that they should be regulated, and
= if necessary. abolished. The creates
: difficulty in the way Of trust regulation
arises from the defect in the %constitu
! ton, which does not give congress suf
y fcient power to act. How many demo
a cratic states would vote to give con
gress that power? 1t is safe to say tina
: not more than one-ffth OF the state
carried by democracy at the last gen
E eral election would do so. while nearl,
y every republican state would. Go t
q thinking and you will become republi
= = cans in spite Of yourselves.
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