The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-11-08
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A VOICE FROM THE ToMBs

IL was not de1eat. 1T was assassin
alton. Assassination of republicans,
by republicans, for-what?
Nearly every republican in the
county went to the polls and srcatch-
ed and scratched and scratched. 1t
was supposed that the scratching
would be confined to the head of the
ticket. but when the party tie is once
loosened it is an easy matter to lose
all sense of loyalty to the rest of the
ticket The democrats knew of the
republican disaffection, took advantage
of it and voted their ticket straight.
The republican who went in and voted
for Uncle Morris felt he had done
his duty by the party. The most
trivial reasons suficed to vote for a
democrat. Ore candidate lost re-
publican vote because he was not
sociable enough. while he lost
another republican vote because he
was too sociable.' 1t is easy to
understand the disaffection for Cum
minis in this county at least. From
the stand-pat' view. Cummins was
an impossible candidate. The friends
of Secretary Shaw felt that he had
been personally insulted. The hiss
ing at Des Moines cost Cummins a
hundred Votes in Crawford. The
course of the Register and Leader
cost Cummins many more votes than
did the course of the Sioux City
Journal. The cartoon published
within two weeks of election. repre-
senting Cummins ditching Shaw, was
the most asinine bit of journalism we
have ever seen, if the Register and
Leader really cared for Gummins
election. 1t easily cost the Governor
another hundred votes in Crawford.
Secretary Shaw's visit did not help
the State ticket. His very presence
here, renewed and intensified the
feeling.
What these republicans did not
count on however was the fact that
you cannot be-head your ticket and
expect the rest to live. Cut the band
and the sheaf flies apart.
The republicans of Crawford county
have lost great opportunity. By
standing together this year they could
have cemented the friendships made
two years ago. They could have en-
couraged the new converts and made
them feel that republicanism was a
live and active force in Crawford
county. This opportunity has been
lost and it will take another ten years
of hard work to bring the party back
to where it was Two years ago.
The Review has nothing to regret
concerning its part in the campaign.
It was loyal to the entire ticket and
did its level best for the election of
every candidate. 1t may have made
mistakes, but if so, they were not
Of the heart. We have no apologies
to offer. We have said nothing either
in these columns or on the stump,
that we did not have every reason to
believe was true.
The democrats were we'll organized.
they had plenty of money. and spent
it with evident effect. AS usual they
made no appeal to reason. 1t was not
the effectiveness of the democratic
campaign however, either in the
press. on the stump or through organ
ization which won them the victory.
1t was republican victory. accom-
plished by republican votes. and made
possible only by men who have re-
ceived party favors in the past. who
pose as party leaders and who will
doubtless expect party preferment in
the future.
The slump from republication took
place all over the state. Cummins
is possibly defeated Iowa's solid
delegation to congress is broken by
the defeat of cue Of it's most able
members. Hon. John f. Lacey. The
Legislature may be republican by a
small majority. Judge Conner is re-
elected by nearly an old time major
ity.
The defeat of such an excellent
county ticket as that presented by
the republicans is not creditable to
the party and two years from now we
opine that it will be difficult to get
good men to take places on the ticket.
We are glad that it is all over. and
that we can now devote our days to
newspaper work and our nights to
slumber. and we promise our readers
still better and newsier paper from
now ON. 1 the republicans ever GENE
to their senses and stand together
their is some hope for the party IN
Crawford. Until that time there is
no hope whatever, and campaigning.
and work and worry are useless nom