The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-08-16

In the beginning Senator Delamater,
Matthew Stanley Quay and McManes,
Republican boss of Philadelphia, We're
for the measure out of spirit of re-
venge. 1t passed second and third
reading, when the Standard Oil COM
pany got Into the game. McManes and
Delamater owned a gas plant in the
western part of the state and the
Standard bought this for 100000. AS
a result McNIanes and Delamater ceased
their support of the Billingsley bill,
and the measure died. So bitter was
Emery over this action that he openly
charged pertidy and dishonesty on the
floor of the senate and said that he
understood Delamatcr was to be Il can
didate for governor Then he dramat-
ically added 81 will be against him
and do my utmost to bring about his
defeat"
Delamater was candidate for gov
ernor. Emery stumped the state
AGAINST him, and he was overwhelm-
ingly defeated by Robert L. Pattison.
Old War Horse of Bradford, Pa.
After the session of 1880 Mr. Emery
withdrew from the state senate and in
way from politics, vet has remained
the antillonopoly leader of the state.
Though he has been out of public of
fee for over twenty Years. the people
have not forgotten him, and when the
Lincoln Republicans arose to over
throw boss rule it was to the old war
horse of Bradford that they looked for
leadership. SO popular was he with
the Democrats that they overthrow the
state leadership of Colonel James NJ.
Guffey in order that they might in
dorse the candidacy of Emery for gov
ernor.
Although nearly threescore and ten,
this nlan is at the height of his pow
ers. He approaches the fight of his life
fully equipped and equal to the occa-
siop. He is in his prime physically
and intellectually. Age has broadened
and deepenel him. but has not inn
paired his vigor or curbed his spirit.
Science and correct living are now set
ting the old age line back anyway,
and in a. few years we may expect to
see men active and forceful until We'll
i'll the eighties. Oslerism never had
less OF an excuse for existence than to-
day.
1t has been said that the pioneer may
| never expect the reward for his effort
that the agitator can never become the
leader; that the John the Baptist must
| look for nothing more than to be be-
headed and forgotten. While rebelling
against the injustice of this dictum
| men generally have admitted it to be
| true. Here is one that combats it,.
| There is no reason why the man who
| stands in the vanguard for truth
| should not be rewarded when her
cause is triumphant. Nobody but self
| ish camp followers ever denied him
such reward. Who is better entitled to
be the leader of Il movement than the
| man who has created that movement.
OF late the word reform is somewhat
| IN 'lisrepute, not because of real re-
formers, but of spurious ones. Yet it
| is a good word and the fact that there
are counterfeit men who use it does
not detract from its worth. \ genuine
| twenty dollar gold piece is none the
| less desirable because imitation ones
are in circulation. We only need to
| learn discrimination, so that we can
| detect the false from the true. \ self
seeker always lands himself and his
| followers in the ditch, but the work
| of a man who forgets self and seeks
to serve truth grows in reputation with
| the years. Lew Emery is the real
goods. If he had been a self seeker
there are hundred places in his ca
| reci that would have been different,
| points at which he could have secured
wealth and position by turning from
| his principles.
| 1t has been said that words are
| cheap. but they are so only in the
mouth of Il cheap man. Words always
reflect the character of the one speak
ing. one who can read between the
lines has no difficulty in determining
the caliber and sincerity of the one
pennins the lines. 1t is matter of
| discrimination again. BY any ties.
| whatsoever the following utterance OF
Lewis Emery rings true:
| IF l take the governors chair. as
sure as there is a God who takes ac-
count of the actions of men, so help
me God. the statute laws of this COM
monwealth shall he enforced and the
eighth commandment shall be obeyed
in every department of the public
service"
Here is another of the same sort:
II trust that l am neither Il dema-
! gogue nor an anarchist have never
trucklea to power in order to curry ia
| vor nor pandered to the vicious in or
der to gain votes but for more than
I quarter of Il century have labored to
establish reign of law have fought
| for popular rights, honest government
and equality of opportunity under the
law. That is all now seek
| Here is one more that packs it all
| into Il few words:
The square deal means equal and
exact justice for ALL
That is it; no discrimination, no IA
voritism, no partially; equal treat