The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-11
ELECTION AFTERMATH,

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good working majority in Congress and
instead of losing ground have actually
gained it, They have carried Colorado
for the first time in many years, they
have confirmed their hold on Nebraska
in spite OF Bryan and the Commoner
and in Pennsylvania where the coal
strike was expected to cut such a fi.ure
the republican majority was something
enormous.
| Without the solid south, bred on pre-
JUDGE, backed by outrage and carried
out by a shameless disregard of the
National constitution, we would hardly
know that there was q democratic
party in Congress.
If republican success could be Sc
cured only through the treachery, the
Ignorance, the base motives which con-
troll the politics of the southern states
we would wish the party to be defeated
and driven frori off the face of the
earth.
In Nebraska Que democrat has been
elected through the continuance of u
mercenary press and a corrupt admin
istration in the city of Omaha Let
democracy get all the JOY it can out OF
this victory of subtle treachery aided
by the money of thugs ard gamblers
and rOstitutes.
| In Iowa the silver democrats sold
their birth right and through repub-
lican blunder, they got their mess of
pottage ia the second district Judge
Wade is a fine gentlemen, but his
election was made possible only by
cowardly surrender Of principle
which our democratic friends pretend
to hold so dear. They are welcome to
rejoice over their Iowa victory 1t was
bought at d price which men of con-
science would think too dear.
| 10 Crawford the republican state
ticket re- ahead proving the REVIEWS
contention that many men in this
county believe ia republican doctrines
but are joined to the county democratic
Organization and fear to break away
| from it on account of association and
sometimes account of personal am
bition.
| The republican candidates made
splendid runs this year, they had to
fight against great odds. Republicans
were hard to arouse and the democrats
were stung to action by the partial de
feat of last yea.
1t would be "wee bit man" indeed
|'who would hegru6 re the democrats the
small comfort they may find liz the
figures from Crawford county. We
will not be hypocfitical enough to say
that we would not have rejoiced in
Republican victory in this county, but
at the same time we feel that republ :
cans cans afford to be generous and not
to take it too greatly to heart if Cas-
we'll and his crew do swell up bit.
The last election was cue of the few
instances in his Dry where the by
election resulted in favor of the party
in power. Nearly always has there
been a backward swing of the pendu-
lum and in the middle OF. his admin
stration the President has found him
self confronted with an opposition
majority in congress.
| The recent election has not lessened
our faith that in very few years
Crawford will e a republican county.
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now, when national questions are in
| volved and when all the people will
vote more on account of national
policies than on account of local candi
dates. Cav lord will give a republi
can majority in 1904
The only disturbing feature in re-
cent elections arises from the manner
in which some republicans disregard
the good OF their party. Last year the
republicans of some parts of the coun-
ty failed to support Mart Ryan had
thew done SO Vail might well have
been a republican precinct today. In
the recent election similar instances of
poor political judgment were made and
the party will suffer in consequence.
Defeat met like men, standing to-
gether shoulder to shoulder, is not
hard to bear: the consequences are
not always disastrous. But when to
defeat is added a feeling of distrust
among ones own friends then is the
savit grace gone out of it.
\ TIE REVIEW has always been loyal
to the whole republican ticket it
makes mistakes but it has never been
guilty of disloyalty. We cong atuate
the republicans who stood by their
ticket and those who did not must
make their own defense.