Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-11-11
The defect in the theory advanced

it. The sure remedy is for the elect
ors to vote for the best man regard
less of party. Political bossism lives
and thriyes on partisanship. The
party boss would be lean, lank
and sickly object in any community
where the independent voters hold
and WELD the balance of power. Tt
is a comfort to learn that the Home
Press favors the destruction Of boss
ism, for that is long step toward
cleaner politics.
+ The Earlville Phoenix, edited by
a recent arrival in this county, and
who is already enthroned as the
postmaster at Earlville, calls the re-
publicans who dared to use their
Judgment in preparing and casting
their ballots, sore heads and guerril-
las, and covertly threatens that the.
voters in his bailwick will next year
assist in electing two democrats to
county offices. Heis (unintentionally)
impartial in that, he scores the in
dependent republicans in his own
town, as well as those in other parts
of the county, for in his article he
charges them with having assisted
in the election Of Supervisor Lee
gassick last year. We cannot spare
the space for the entire harangue..
The following are extracts from it,.
Last year Manchester hit Hop.
kinton a blow by defeating their
candidate, with Earlville as an as
sistant. q 1. 9 AS for the charge
that it was a poorly managed cam
paign, we would suggest that the
county central committee had charge
of all candidates; if the campaign
was successful i'll the other Offices.
why wasn't it with this one? In the
other cases it was unnecessary to
make any campaign, why-should it
be SO in Mr.. Vanaeet's case? Simply
because the, sore head republicans(?)
made it necessary.
On the war Of '6l-65 there were
the Union and Confederate armies,
both of whom commanded respect
as an open foe, but aside from that
there were bands headed by such
men as Quantrall, who worked be
hind the lines of each, and who had
the respect Of none We are sorry
there lisa close application in this
to Delaware county politics. Are
guerrillas to control the party in
| the future?"
The Delaware County News is
still--very still, ard charges Hen
nessy's election to the primary 1sys-
TEN, and an lily managed campaign
by the republicans. It is probable
that this last charge is a fling at
Fred B. Blair, the secretary Of the
county republican committee, as the
editor Of the News is not personally
friendly to him, and is 4'cheek bA
Jowl' with Mr.. Beels, the chairman
ofthe committee. Mr. Blair, as such
secretary, SO far as we are advised, |
iiiaue IAN, clean and strong fight |
for, all OF the candidates of his party,
and censure Of him for the part he
took in the campaign, is unjust andI
not warranted by the facts.
The Manchester Press makes a
counter charge and after showing
that Mr.. Hennessy is really the best
Sc for sIssitEE- F., hla1sns. , tsnl
News al)lhdsssstts proprietor for his
Gaaeefettion. 'The fact need not he dis
guised, however" says the Press,
"that Mr.. Hennessy was probably
the strongest candidate his party
could have presented. He is extreme.
1 ly popular at home, enjoys a wide
and favorable acquaintance over the
county and is withal an excellent ane
capable man. w. 1t was known tina
J in Manchester the feeling agains
4 the republican nominee on accoun
!. of locality was strong, but the out
4 side precincts were confidently re
lied upon to overcome any loss HI
might sustain here. That confid
ence was ill-fornded. Mr.. VanAee
!. ran behind his ticket in every pre-
cinct in the county save his own, an,
t he succeeded in securing majorit
| in only five of the precincts Of til
$ county" The Press pays its com
l pliments to the News, charging
! with having "hard work to concea
: its Joy at the defeat of Vanfeet,
: that the News is "half breed shee
: and was in full sympathy with til
i movement to defeat the republical
Y nominee for sheriff" Passing fror
4 the News to its Publisher it says
: that the latter wasan opponent Of Va
81 Fleet. That his "oEce force and bridg
: employees Worked openly on the street
$ for Hennessy on election day." an
g yells, ''This is the renegade VIII
Y now expresses sympathy for Va,
Fleet, after having done all in hi
power to defeat him. Maybe Nj
4 VanFleet and his friends will b
+ hornswoggled by such hypocritics
9 rant, and then again, maybe the
: won't"
1t seems that in order to be
; true blue republican, it is neces
i sary, according to the Press
n that he employ only such pei
y sons as will vote at his dictatior
a and that failure on his part
n employ such non-descripts, make
Q him renegade and debal
him from the ranks Of the G.. O. l
4 That is no doubt one Of the IL
$ quirements Of the moss back ell,
$ |ment Of the party Of which til
s Press is the principal mouthpiec
i in this county, but the recent cleo
d ton has unmistakably shown, thu
81 at least one third and probably one
,, half Of the republicans in this count
r have the independence to vote az
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