The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-11-11
Editorial Department
BY F. w. Meyers
A WORD TO REPUBLICANS.

The REVIEW is not 90 hide-bound as
Ito fail to acknowledge the right OF any
imam TO ? tie for the best candidate re-
kgardless of party. When however, as IN
the recent election, the party nomlnates
the superior ticxet it should receive the
support of the members OF that party
Wn many ways the republicans have
!, much 20 learn from their democratic
opponents in this coursy, There are
too many republicans in politics for
purposes of revenge only and 800 many
of these men are not themselves guilt
1 less of the offense about which they are
1sssow so griovously aroused.
~ ,Denisoa partisans may now hold up
thar hands in hoy horror at the way
the ticket was knitted in some parts of
the county but it is rot SO long ago that
Ihey did the same thing and even IN
Y tais ele ton all the republicans OF
Danison did not do their duty by the
cket
When this spirit of petty vengen
ATSU w DIS DlCu ot.S ASPoSAAN
Crawford is matter of too ancient
history to be re allied in detail.
The spirit ha grown however until 1T
is safe to pr sdi how republican can
didate will run in certain precinct
from which the candidate halls.
The result is that the 5 raight repub-
lica IS, The stalwarts, tae men who vote
the ticket every yer a.e ground be-
tt~~een thu upper and the neither mill
stones. Til y work and pan, give time
anG money only to meet defeat not at
the hands of ..e .ocrats but of repub-
liciAls
1t is not our purpose to lind fault
eIash any particular locality at any
particular election The retort YOU
town did the came is too apropos, tc
III invite that kim. of argument.
n We would urge, however that it i:
time for republicans to get together
i time to bury all the hatchets; time tt
4 honestly agree to work together for the
u whole ticket. If this is done, If the re
L publicans of Denison and Vail and Man
n lila and Charter Oak and Dow City ant
all the other localities of the county
will get together, agree upon tlcke
and fight for it together in good faith
the REVIEW will be pleased to give it
best and heartiest support to the cam
paign.
If defeat comes under such circum
stances, it will at least be robbed c
half it's bitterness.
hUnless the republicans get togethe
Wider some such plan it is useleS
II and ridiculous farce for any republica
papel. to enter with zeal into any repul
II lican county campaign in Crawford
49, The REVIEW has lost none OF its re;
gl for republicanism and republican prl
ciples; it simply urges the republican
of the county to get together on a broa
basis so that in the campaign of ne'
year we may know that at least we hay
II none but the democrats 10 oppose
4 Facti,,nalism is Il luxury that on
majority paroles can indulge wltho
danger; in minority party 1t Is sI
ply ridiculous
II When the republicans of the emit
county get together with sincere al
earnest purpose to elect their coun
ticket the REVIEW win be with the
heart and soul. Unit! that time we CT
confine ourselves to the discussion
the board principles OF republicans
1t is up to the republicans OF u
county What are they going to do
bout it? Will they continue the pet
strife that works both ways, or
they learn from the past that in uni
is the only strength.
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IN. The extra session of congress open
on /. Monday, and the remainder OF
week will be DEVOTED TO the usual p