The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-03-28
THE CITY ELECTION.

RENlEW WlSuSs w say u lew WOTuS W
the citizens in general and to its Re-
publican readers in particular. III this
be called cracking the party whip"
our opponents are at liberty to make
the.most Of it. 1t is all very we'll for the
Bulletin to make hypocritical pretense
of supporting the best men regardless
of party, tut we would like to ask when
that paper has supported any one but
Democrat. Did it not support Flaherty
whom it now abuses? Did it not even
urge upon the people the second elect
ion the ineffable Blume? Recently
there was vacancy on the Board of
Supervisors caused by the resignation
OF the only republican member or
that Board. The people had decided
at the last election that they wished a
republican on the board. Did the
Democratic officials who had the APP
pointing power consider for one moln-
ent the appointment of q republican?
Not an instant If all but one demo-
crat in the county outside the Board
had been stricken with sudden death,
that one would have been the appoint.
ee. 1t comes therefore with poor grace
from party which yields not an inch
when it has the power, to ask OF the
republicans of Denisun that they Law
aside party organization and party
fealty and vote for their ticket. We
grant all that the Bulletin says con.
corning Mr.. Carey personally. We
like him and are glad to be enrolled
among his friends, Nevertheless he
is democrat of democrats. If he
were elected he would pursue the same
policy in the city affairs that he did
W hen in partial control of the county
affairs. Not one penny of city business
would go through republican hands
where he could help it. Every minor
official from dog-catcher. if there were
one, up, would be tried and trusty
democrat.
''No republican need apply" would
be the sign hoisted as soon as the
democratic victory had been properly
celebrated. Let no republican con-
ceal this from himself, if John Carey
is elected it will be heralded through
out the length and breadth OF the land
that Denison, the home of Secretary
Shaw and Congressman Conner, has
gone democratic. The talk about the
best man will be dropped like hot
cake and the people will be told how
the principles of William Jennings
Bryan had triumphad in this re-
publican town. Last fall the republic
cans of this county made gallant
fight, and for the first time in many
years were successful. If the republi-
cans wish to continue to be victorious,
if they have pride and ambition in
making Crawford a republican county.
they must yield no point in the contest
The ola soldier will tell you that the
successful skirmishes had much TO do
with winning all important battles, that
if the enemy were allowed, point by
poiat, to intrench themselves in, fav-
ordbie positions all the galantry and
bravery of the army was made of little
use. This is excactly the case in Den
ison to-day. The republicans have a
majority in every ward of the city.
They have good candidates. Their
caucus was one of the largest ever held
aad was free from political wire-pull-
ing or maneuvering. 1t was not a star
chamber council of few scheming
politicians, but an honest expression of
the wishes of large per cent of the
republican voters of all walks Of life.
This being the case every republican
should feel it his duty to support his
nominee and TO gain for Denison
another republican victory. AS to the
''best man" proposition we believe
that the republicans have no cause to
blush for their ticket Mr. Jackson is
one of the rising young men of Deni.
son, young man of brains and energy
His whole future is wrapped up in the
development OF our city. 1t is a fact
that he has no special interests tc
develope. Denison has suffered enough
in years past from men who wished tc
increase the value of their own prop.
erty at the expense of the tax payer
We believe that man who has nc
private reason for wishing one street
to be developed at the expense Of
another will come nearer making ar
ideal official than the man who, nc
matter how honest he might be, would
undoubtedly be influenced by a desire
to make his corner lots as valuable as
| possible without inviting undue criti
cism.
Mr.. Carey will not dare to say tha
he ever voted for republican in hi
life. We invited him to make such
statement last fall when he sough
republican votes for the Office O
atate senator He will Give renu h