The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-10-28

Bitter are the lessons u adversely
and hard are the uses OF criticism, but
often they are the only things which
Will bring men to their senses. How
often is the advice and counsel OF
friends disregarded, how often do we
intlict injury and humiliation on those
we love and wait and wait and never
mend our ways until adversely comes,
or the sharp sting of public criticism
brings us face to face with our faults.
The part of the critic is not a pleasant
one. The medicine may do good, but
it docs not taste good, and the giver rs
seldom forgiven. If the voters shall
cause a bright young man to see the
folly of his ways and to mend them be-
fore it is too. the very defeat may turn
out for the best. If the criticism OF
the REVIEW shall accomplish such
reformation. even though it inspire
personal hatred. it viii not have been
| in vain. Perhaps some will become
very angry with us. Perhaps they will
4 feel that we have not acted the part of
! the personal friend and that we nave
caused grief to others We would
point out that the part Of true friend
/ is often most unpleasant one and does
not consist 10 encouraging a course
which leads TO sure destruct!on, and
that the sorrow inflicted upon others
is not due TO the publicity, but to the
fact. Il the fact does not exist, it
would cause no grief to any save the
critic
Mr.. Klinker mas made wonderful
campaign. His friends as well as his
opponents have been surprised at the
way he has proven his true worth. He
is bright, earnesF indefatigable in his
activity intelligent, sober, and withal
just the sort of a young man to be
encouraged and helped. He perhaps
is not so sophisticated as his opponent,
but very decidedly there is such a
thing as being too wise.
AS to the supervisor situation, we
could have had we wished pointed to
many ways in which the money of the
people of the county has oeen squand
cred, chiefly because we have had a
partisan board We could point to the
two idle, approaches bridges on the
telephone road to Charter Oak. We
could point to bridge for which the
board paid 1918 to its favorlte when an
equally responsible party offered to dc
the same work for about $500 less, and
when an exactly similar bridge had
been built for much less money. If we
had non partisan board the county
printing might be let by contract in
stead of by favoritism and an item Of
perhaps $1,000 per year be saved to the
people.
The republicans present three clean
good candidates, all whom will receive
the hearty support of those who know
them best. Mr.. Dieter is one of the
most popular men of the eastern par
of the ccuntv; he was nominated no.
at his own solicitation. but because
prominent democrats and republicans
of the eastern part of the county asked
his nomination. His opponent is no
popular at home or among those wh'
know him. We are told that he 10 con
sidered unreliable in his political deal
inrs. We do not know this ourselves
but it seems to be the opinion of tn
majority of the people of the eastern
part of the county.
Mr.. Coin is so located at Charlie
OAK that he is easily accessible to
large part of the county. He is thor
ough going business man and is needed
on the board. Denison would like t,
2 have supervisor. Had either part,
? nominated man like U. G. johnson
or r. Knaul or Albert Helsley. o
r John Carey the people might hav'
! felt like voting for him, regardless o
? politics. Mr. Cook does not appeal t,
r the people in this way. He is not
Y representative business man of Deni
: son. If so. in what business is he en-
gagged? Where is his office? What j
! he doing? He is perhaps the most bit
, ter partisan in Denison. He would no
vote for the angel Gabriel if that sain
appeared on the republican ticket, a
he undoubtedly would if he enteret
, politics. He has declared prior to be
, ing candidate himself, that were h
candidate he would not want repuh
, lican votes. That if he could not b
, elected without them he would not wan
to be elected Under these circumstance
j. we see no particular reason why re
publicans should not give him tn
, chance.
: Mr. Herman Koenekamp has prove
himself one of the strongest candidate
or the republican ticket He has az
+. pealed to the solid sense of the German
: of the county He represents them, h
9 represents their thrift and industry