The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-08-30
A Farmers Illustration.

Iowa City Republican: A farmer says
that some of the political platforms
this year remind him of hollow log
under the fence. You can let the hog
pass through from one field to another,
or you can make it so that he will come
out in the same field he was in when
he entered the log. .2rf. J.l*9#rF
The Iowa Falls Citizen says that few
people will take exception to Mr..
Hughes handling fthe Mexican sit.
uation. MANY good things might be
said of Wilson," the Citizen continues,
'but the most miserable subject to
which refence can be made is his sick
ening. nauseating, disgusting policy
toward Mexico.
There is nothing at all unusual
about Mr. Meredith, the democratic
nominee" says the Mount Vernon
Hawkeye, beyond the fact that, like
one Mr.. Ford, he made good business
guess and won more than the average
competency in, worldly wealth; nothing
that represents any particular reason
or prospect that he will attract re-
publican votes"
Cedar Rapids Republican: Gacst
is an honorable man." they exclaim.
But is Harding any less honorable? In
what respect has Garst proved himself
more honorable than Mr.. Harding? And
Mr.. Harding has had the approval OF
the people in ways and to an extent
that Mr.. Garst was never able to at
tain, although he worked all his life FOR
it. Are we to conclude that the over
whelming majority of the people are
such ignoramuses or fools that they do
not know for whom to vote? If the peo-
pie are really SO incompetent, why
have they ever been endowed with the
primary election rights? At the render
ing of about their first campaign, we
have their intelligence challenged by a
few political editors-editors who as.
sumo that they know everything while
the masses of voters are presumed to
know nothing at least not enough to
know how to vote for the best man.
No particular regret is expressed by
the summer girls along the Atlantic
coast on account of the shark peril, as
it gives them one more excellent ex.
cuse for sitting on. the sand and not
wetting their bathing suits.
y 1t is believed that the commission
which is. to control the Mexican bord.
er will at least succeed in passing some
strong resolutions the next time Amer
lean citizens are killed.
The cause of the munitions explosion
in New York harbor is not yet ascer.
tanned, but no doubt there are many
trustful people who believe it was
spontaneous combustion or matches
gnawed by mice.
Progress threatens every unfit indi.
vidual. If you would be success, at.
tend the Mankato (Minn) Commercial
college. Send for their catalogue. 32-2t
So far none of the cannibals Of At
RIGA has protested against the cruel.
ties of the European war, but it would
seem as though their moral sense must
be thoroughly shocked by this time. !
I The injury to the crops by unfaYor.
able weather causes less popular dis.
tress than the, interruption OF the ball
games. r.sy 4tls g ga a@T-.9
/ Having completed the annual task Of
scraping up the dust and mud from the
cutters into the center of the highway
from which it will be ground or wash.
ed out in a few weeks, the road max
ers of the country districts are now al
ready for another years appropriation
The fact that lady can wear low
cut bali gown on the street does not
prove that she will allow her husband
to come to the table on hot day with.
out starched two inch standing col.
lar 20.