The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-10-12
Editorial Department
By F. w. Meyers
No matter what may be the case in

No matter what may be the case in
other localities there seems to be no
lack OF enthusiasm among the repub-
licans of Crawford county. In truth
we can see no reason why the repub-
Means of the entire county should not
be aroused and at work.
AS Mr.. Bryan has said there is no
hope for people along economic lines,
In the election of Parker. There is no
hope, for Parker is bound hand and
August Belmont type. There is a
great deal to fear in Parker's election
however. It. means a period of unrest.
Democracy as a governing power is an
unknown quantity and the most essen
tial thing for the continuance of pros
perity is stability and confidence.
Mr.. Parker does not even dare to pro-
phecy what legislation would be enact
ed were democracy to control the
government. He cannot and does not
guarantee that he could hold in check
the fanatics of his party. The boast Of
safe and sane'' applies only to por-
tion OF democracy, the balance is just
as unsafe and insane as it ever was.
We warn the people that the election
of Parker and democratic house
means bad business conditions, poor
prices for farm products. idle laboring
men. tight money market and all the
gloom that attended the last democrat
ic administration.
There are not a hundred democrats
in Crawford who are sincere in their
wish to see Parker elected. For per-
sonal reasons they wish to see thedem
ocratic party carry the county but if
they believed their votes would elect
Parker they would vote against him.
We can conceive how such motives
could effect the politician the, ringster
or the Office holder, but we urge upon
the independent democrats of the
county, The great mass of the demo-
cratic voters that they vote as their
best judgment and conscience dictates
Vote as they honestly believe, not TO.
party with the idea that their voting
wrong will not change the result.
The suffrage is the highest priv
lege of the iAmerican citizen. The
ballot should not then be lightly cast
Each man should vote for what be
honestly believes to be right not at the
behest of bosses, or to keep up in party
organization.
The republicans of this county are
putting up a brave and manly fight
They are appealing to the voters in
straightforward manly way. They
are not bush whacking or still-hunting
Theirs is no free cigar campaign but
an honest appeal to the voters of thu
county to consider the questions fairl,
ard we'll. The very difference in tn,
campaign methods is an argument il
favor of the republicans The demo
cratic ideaiof a campaign seems to bt
for four candidates for petty count,
Office to get into a carriage with un
limited cigars and go out to Jolly" the
voters. They want the people to lost
sight of tho issues, stick to party il
spite of their own interests and lin'
the pocketssof the7candidates with tw,
years more in office.
From Maurice O'Connor whose ego
tistcal candidates card (which bring
horse laugh from every man wht
sees it, to Jim McKim who peddle
cheap cigars with breaking heart
there is.not man in the democrati,
party of this county who Is appealing
to the voters along anything but purel.
selfish and personal lines.
The republicans have named count,
ticket composed of good men. 1t is
ticket which should receive the sup
port of every republican voter. W.
believe it will and that there is enough
dissatisfaction with the ring rule o
the democratic bosses to make the in
dependent democrats of the county vot
to down the ring rule once and for all
Fifty-fve republican first voters il
Denison. At least dozen of them tn