The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-10-28

nothing but those things which the
voters have had time to investigate for
themselves and which the Bulletin and
its allies have had every opportunity to
answer.
1t is up to the people now. 1t is their
chance to say whether they wish to
guard againt that corruption which
the Bulletin says is apt 20 exist when
any county is too one.sided politically.
1t is no wonder, under the circum-
stances that aside from the Bulletin
and the candidates, you can count on
the fingers of one hand all the proml-
nent democrats who are this year CIV
ing their active and hearty support
to the democratic ticket. When you
stop to think of it it means good deal
If the ticket were worthy of support it
would receive it. but it is not and the
self-respecting democrats, these with
| whom politics is not question OF bread
and butter, have been able to enter in
to the contest in only the most half
hearted way.
Let us: briefly consider the two coun-
ty tickets. -
For representative we find w. a.
Davie on the democratic ticket for the
fifth time. The Bulletin truly says Mr..
Davie is party worker" If he hasn't
worked. the democratic party of
this county to stand still no man ever
has, Twice elected supervisor. three
times elected to the Legislature, seven
times on the democratic county ticket
no one can deny but that Mr.. Davie has
been most successful party worker. ;,
In all that time, however, even his best
friends cannot point to single measure
he has ever originated for the benefit OF
the people Not a single thing, He
has fought-fer no one but himsef 1t
is a queer thing but absolutely true
that in the few off years when his name
has not been on the county ticket, Mr..
Davie has headed the list of democratic
boilers. In other words he fights for
democracy when he is candidate and
against democracy when he is not
candidate. There are lifelong demo-
Gratis in this county who o1e their de-
feat to election largely 10 Mr..
Davie. This is the party service
for which the Bulletin says Mr.. Davie
is to be rewarded. Two years ago Mr..
Davie had no words mean enough to
characterize the Irish voters of the
county who elected Hugh Langan, this
year he is keeping still about the Irish
but it is safe to presume that his real
opinion of them is the same that it was
two years ago. We admit as the
Bulletin suggests, that from the time
OF that most romantic episode at the
Denison city nall to the present time
MIR. Davie has been a consistent party
worker and that no man has worked
the party more successfully. 1t is ais,
true that there is disposition on the
part of many democrats not to hi
worked" any longer.
, His opponent DR.. Darling, is the type
of the old family physician, friend an(
: counsellor so wildly portrayed by TAI
: McLaren. During the more than
! quarter of a century that he has live
= in the county 10 one can relate al
1 instance where he has not responded l.
!. every call whether it was from the ric
a or the poor, whether there was q fee
t in it or not. He responded to the ca
e when. his country was in need and i
o every walk OF life he has done his dut
}, and done it well we believe the Of
soldiers of the county are going /
/ make il a special object to see tois tha
: the honor of representing this count
goes % one Of their number rather tina
5 to the professional political worker
w A Davie.
. fh next Office to be considered
that Of county treasurer Both of tn
candidates are we'll enough of in thi
world is goods so that they would no
starve if not elected. Nh. Kuhl was
prosperous merchant when elected t
the Office He was postmaster a
Manila nader Cleveland and for fou
years n has received not less tina
$500 per year. Fifteen hundre
dollars as salary, and an amount. e:
timatcd at about one thousand dollar
a year as interests on the public funds