The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-10-02
PROSPERITY THE ISSUE

1t is not primary question with
The Journal as to what ticket or what
men are likely to win the election
contests of this year. The Journal
believes President Taft should be re
tanned for second term. 1t believes
he is entitled to the earnest support
OF Republicans. 1t believes the Re-
publican party has rendered and can
yet render the best service to the
country Of any party heretofore or
now in existence. The United States
has record of progress covering the
past fifty years unmatched by any 9th
err country. The record has been
made under the ruling power OF the
Republican party. This is not saying
the Republican party is responsible
for every good thing but it is saying
the Republican party has not been Sc.
riously in the way of good things.
While the party is not responsible for
every good thing, at the same time
it is not responsible for all the bad
things. The weighty problems in the
past have been met and overcome.
Many Of these problems are now out
Of mind, even the problem Of saving
the union and the associated problem
of preserving the financial integrity
OF the country. The party has ad-
hered to the policy of protecting home
industries, and the growth of these
Industries has. made the country rich.
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formation, and men have taken wrong
full advantage of unexampled oppor-
tunities. Whatever has been done to
correct abuses has been done under
the leadership of the Republican
party. 1t has always been party OF
The tendency of the time is to exag'
gerate evils and minimize good works.
The disposition of many men is to cut
loose from fact and chase after fancy
to give way to Impotence in asso.
citation with desire to get rich or to
get Office quick. The record, upon
which the Republican party stands. is
brushed aside for acceptance of prom.
ises to meet the dreams Of men in
blocks and singly. The promises can
not be met, and the proof Of that is
written plain in the history Of all
time. In the campaign Of 1890 and the
succeeding presidential campaign OF
1892 wonderful things were promised.
The promises could not be redeemed:
nor could much else be redeemed dur
ing the painful years that followed.
Business combinations and all that
sort of thing were dealt with effectual-
ly The restoration Of confidence and
business opportunity found the Amer
lean people with grateful hearts. They
were ready to unite in building up.
Really the paramount issue in this
campaign Is prosperity. Is it worth
while to preserve it? Can our people
endure prosperity? Is adversely nee
essary evil? 1t is not intended to
imply that the Republican party is
the sole custodian Of good times. 1t
is intended to enforce the truth that
business prosperity will suffer inter-
ruption under impractical experiment
and persistent attempt to put into op-
Grafton fanciful and wildcat schemes.
The Republican party is not playing
to the galleries. 1t seeks to address
itself to the sanity and good sense and
to the moral and business integrity
of the people. The Journal believes
the people should trust themselves.
and that they should trust themselves
to do the right thing at the right time.
They should not trust everything to
the men and factions that petition to
be heard while they tell anybody's for
tune, and who ask for pay In advance.
The Journal admires the stand taken
by Abraham Lincoln In the dark days
of war. He sought to do every day
what he believed to be right. and trust
ed to the morrow for proof that he
had done well.-Sioux City Journal.