The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-05-15

the candidate. But no matter how that may be- let
the people rally to his support to-day Let show
the plotters that God regns. and the Government
Washington still lives.' We must not allow our cham
pion to be driven from the White House. discredted,
dsbonored stung to the quick by the assaults of wealth
and the ingratitude of the people.
What Can The People DO!
They take their stand NOW. They can give
voice and expression to their faith in the President
They let the socaed conservatives know that the
choice must lie between Roosevelt and man
who will follow out his policies. That NO OTHER
MAN CAN HOPE TO SUCCEED. They can let the
President know that they wish him to be their can
ddate again. That they with him heart and soul.
They cannot notify the Congress that attitude of
supne Indifference of masterly inactivity. will ne
sented They can send messages to the world of poll
tics that the people have learned to remember.
Every farmer who has found his burden lessened
through the efforts of the President every aborer who
is gaming good wages. merchant who has found
the grasp of the trusts relaxing account of what
Roosevelt has DONE every theorst who in the Re-
forms the President has inaugurated and sustained
approach to the ideal in government, all these
men owe the President expression of their thanks
and of their continued confidence. Write the Pres-
dent letter. He will be glad to get it, whether it
comes from the field the factory the store
Write to your newspaper. talk it the Streets Be
out and cutters. 1t makes no difference what your
politics have been in the past. The time has come
when we can have Roosevelt Democrats we'll
Roosevelt Republicans. We have common enemy
and common friend. That should be enough. But
for Heavens sake SAY SOMETHING In a little
while it will be late. Silence will give consent to
the men who would tear Roosevelt down and destroy
his usefulness.
Eternal Vigilance Is The Price Of Liberty
Do something now Keep on doing it. The next
Presidential campaign is to be great BATTLE The
very rich and the very poor are to he united in a
struggle against the middle classes the bourgose of
the country. We know who said he would give
thousand dollars to certain carry single
county for the nomination for Governor and when the
nominated that did but little to Sc
cure his election. Do do that Enlist for the
entire campaign. Let the motto be Roosevelt or
Roosevetlan.' The Review wishes that every reader
it has would Join in great petition to the President.
letting him know. that out in Iowa. the PEOPLE
know him for their friend. that they honor him and
have faith in him and will stand by him to the end.
The President would know that Crawford county was
on the map. He would be cheered by the message
from the people for whom he has done so much. He
would be glad indeed if Republicans and Democrats
joined in the expression. Why not do it? The Review
is thinking seriously of such plan. If you ap-
prove of it let know. Let know right away and
if the response warrants it will give each reader
opportunity to express himself and will see that
this expression direct to the President Roose
welt has singulary honored Denson and Crawford
ty than that he has stood the champion of the
rights of every of US. Would it not be proper.
directly. that are his friends?
THE WAGES OF SCHOOL TEACHERS.
The Denison school board is finding it a hard propo-
stion additional teachers for the High School
for the wages it is willing pay. For part
glad of it. The teachers deserve money. have
deserved it for long time and we glad if they
have come to realizing of their worth and
demanding adequate pay.
For years the standard of requirement has been rs-
We
ask that teacher shall be graduate of college
university and that they shall have had experience
In other words demand the product of twenty years
of labor and willing to pay for it, about sixty
dollars month for nine months in the year. And by
the way. really expect the teacher put in the
other three months improving himself at school
institute to be better able to give value
ceived for the sixty dollars year. If teachers
had guarantee of tenure if they could feel that
long they did their duty they would be retained
and that there would be raise each year until they
earning handsome salary. they would doubtless
be willing to work for low wages as commencement
AS it is. ask the best effort of the young fe at
wages from which it is impossible to competence,
and then, at the first sign of failing powers we turn
them out for young BLOOD. 1t is not bright prospect
of the teacher They ought get full value for their
services if they to expend all of their capital
youth and strength and education only to be cast aside
like old car horses they show signs of age.
The American system is good in one respect 1t keeps
the work at hlgh pressure IL extracls all the good
there is in the young the young But
it is hard the Individual 1t is merciless. pitiess
system If to ask so much. we should be will
,, ing to pay for it. The who gives the
best years life for barely enough to provide for
present wants, does himself great injustice We
not crticisng the Denson school board 1t is paying
better wages than paid by many schools in towns of
like size. We critcising the system. and we are
also crticisng the teachers that they do get
gether and demand better wages. The fault is largely
with them. Any board would be subjected to stern
rehuke should IT nav more than the market price