The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-09-27
Stewart Lumber Company
Der1i1on, Iowa
the road and get the benefit from the


manufacture of automobiles to be used
on these roads. az They are desert.
ing Meredith because of your unfair
tacks upon Mr.. Harding. CD They
are deserving Meredith because in the
past and at the present time he favors
the single tax, putting all the burden
of taxation on land. az They are
democrat. They remember that four
years ago he supported and financed
|;Holden's campaign in the republican
party. 60 They remember that
Holden and Meredith were both con-
nected with that Idaho land deal. CO.
They are deserving Meredith because
there is feeling that he is dry for
political purposes only, and then on
ly in profession. Cd They are desert
ing him because there is a feeling that
he entered into some sort of negotia-
ton with certain few to get the nom
ination in the primaries. In other
words, he has no mandate from the
rank and file of the democratic party
Eof Iowa to be candidate.
Answering your second question, it
was known that Meredith was to be
the democratic candidate. as early as
April of this year. Ny county is dry,
and has been for many years. Hard.
| ing carried eighty-seven counties in
the primary, most of them dry. II lib
erals have been for Harding in the
past and are now, it is no doubt due
to your influence, largely. For you
have been misrepresenting him for
several years.
Your third question relates to the
liquor dealers letter.
In this letter you said Harding was
fair" and Hamilton was Liberal"
You and a few paid anti-saloon people
of Des Moines were indorsing the 9th.
err candidates and, no doubt, knowing
that they could not get fair treatment
from you, sent out this letter of in.
dorsement Mr.. Meredith at that time
was supporting Mr.. Hamilton, the
liberal candidate l know l am safe
in saying that neither Harding nor
Hamilton knew of this letter until you
used it in your paper. Harding~is fair
on every subject and that Is the rea.
son he has so many friends. He is
fair to friend and foe. l know from
my visits to the legislature that your
reports and those of the Des Moines
ministers are not fair and do not give
the full record. Neither you nor the
ministers are fair to the public The
fact that the minister's sent out their
letter three days afer the primary
casts shadow over it and makes it
look as though the Register and Mr.
Meredith had something to do with it
Your next question is about the
\ Huntoon letter. When first read this
the thought came to my mind, Where
did you get it Lost, strayed or stol'
Ten. If farmer found neighbours
steer he would return it. ! said to
myself, basing my conclusion on my
experience in the wrestling game and
what know of a certain type of man
that Harding could have had that let.
ter back if he had been willing to pay
! the price. Then the thought, "The
man who is in the possession of stolen
goods and exhibits them to destroy
another, even though there is nothing
in the goods to hurt, is using a dag.
ger and stabbing in the back" l do
not know about Mr.. Harding's ac.
quaintance with Huntoon, but no
doubt he knew him as newspaper
man. l presume Harding was like
others who run for office and did not
ask for certificate of character from
those who were willing to help him. !
notice you take the money from all
kinds of subscribers and ask no qIes.
lions. You took the money from the
Meredith Holden Idaho land advertise
ment, and, SO far as i know todhy,
lhaye not made restitution. III
{ Harding has said that he will en-
force "all the laws as far as it is in
his power" and that he will carry out
the republican platform pledge to pro.
tect the prohibition amendment. Hard.
ing is man of integrity and has
friends among all classes Of people
and he respects that friendship. He
knows from personal experience the
heartbeat OF the ,toiler and burden car.
riers of the field, and he will be true
to any trust that they may impose
upon him. You ought to get acquaint-
ed with Harding, shake his hand, look
into his eyes and feel his interest in
things human, and you will know that
he will be true to the states best
ideals.
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