The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-03-22
EDITo RIAL
AN APPEAL TO PARTIsANsH1P.

party simply from personal motives
the above appeal is base one, but
to the man who has affiliated with
party because he believes that party
to be, in the main, most helpful to
his country, partisanship and patriot
ism are one and the same thing. We
address ourselves then to the men who
are honestly republican, to the men
who believe in that party, who are re-
publicans from conviction and who are
interested in party success from high
and disinterested motives. Such men
hope to see the republican party sue
cessful in the Nation and in the state
and they also wish to contribute their
share towards that success.
The men who have made great bust
ness successes all tell us that atten-
tion to details is the main secret Of
their successful careers. To gain
party success therefore attention must
be paid to details. To be able to gain
success in the county we must gain
success in the precinct. To contribute
OUR share toward success in the state
we must gain success in the county.
To contribute our share in National
success we must gain success in the
. state Next fall we will be engaged
in battle royal all along the line.
AS republicans we hope to carry Craw
! ford county again and to place it per-
manently in the republican column.
We hope to be able to continue in
Office the good and faithful men who
+, were elected on the republican ticket
at the last general election.
In order to gain these results the
republicans, thesreal, earnest, sircsre
republicans must watch, every point.
Two years ago John Carey was elected
by non-partisart vote, this year if
elected, it will be as democrat.
This means for one thing that every
particle of city patronage will be
placed in democratic control. 1t means
that the marshal and his deputy will
be appointed with instructions to IN
whatever influence their positions MY
give them to further democratic sue
cess next fall. 1t means th3A if pos
1;iff6Ie democratic street commissions,
will be appointed with instructions te
use his great influence among the in
dependent voters to further democratic
success next fall. 1t means that Mr..
Carey will be candidate for repre-
sentative and will have as his mair
tower of strength that the republican,
of 'Denison were unable to defeat hin
for Mayor. Next fall some of tn
republicans who pride themselves OF
their independence in municipal affair
will be working might and main 70
the success of the ticket and will b
wondering why it is such hard wor
to make Roadway in Denison. If MI
Carey is elected, the difficulty may b
easily explained, because the republ
cans have started the game by givin
cards and spades to their opponents
Let no republican be deceived abol
this. The partisan spirit of DEM
crazy is we'll trained, it was shown
the nomination of candidate again
A. j. Bond, an honorable and respec
ed old veteran, man who is phi
sically disabled for many kinds
labor, an officer who has acted wi
all possible fairness to the people
Denison. Mr.. Smith was either non
mated as bluff and without thong
or intention to elect him, in viii
case his nomination was an insult,
else the hope and intention was
81 defeat Mr.. Bond and take from h
the office he has SO ably filled.
You cannot eat your cake and ha
it too. You cannot have party succt
and non partisan victory. 1t must
the observation of every thought
man that all such victories 90 re;
on the party.
An this does not appeal to the N
who does not care fig for republic
victory, who does not care whether
hold what we have gained in Ora
ford and go On to still other victori
who does not care if the county
Leslie M. Shaw and j. P. Con
goes democratic. This we know.
would however ask every republic
to think the matter over very Sc
ously before he places all the i
chiaery of city government in
hands of democracy to be used agai
the republicans this fall. 1t "
mean not less than fifty difference
the vote at the November election
this may spell defeat for the ent
republican county ticket. This
straight talk. 1t is not bluff Ev
republican who will stop to tn
must admit that it is so. But, as
have said before, this appeals only
those republicans who are republics