The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-02-28
NOT PARTIsANsHIPj BUT GOOD
sfayf GOVERNMENT

4 The statement frequently made b
ptDminent republicans, both in cor
|. gress and out, that republicans will
not do anything for partisan purpose
70 embarrass the president during tn,
y differences with foreign countries il
absolutely true, but no more true nov
Lnan it has been all the time since
wilson has been president. Neither
now Or at any other time have repub
NcaflB pursued any course for mere
nAfttsan advantage. 81.
However, Republicans have said and
dome many things that have been EN-.
b4fTassing to the president and they
I'll probably do so in the future.
Their course in this respect has not
Deeh prompted by a desire to promote
p1fty advantage, but by desire to
promote the best interests of the coun-
1fy. We advocate certain things,
not because. they are for party ad-
vantage, but because we believe the
welfare of the United States requires
the advocacy of the policies we sup
port. We have criticised many things
the democratic party has done not
merely because they were done by the
d0Mocratic party, but because they
ware done against the interests of
good government. @
We have advocated protective tar
ID ana &eH5 6fced free trade; not for fof'
partisan advantages but for the betie-
ut of all people Of the United tSates.
We embarrassed the president by
exposing his. violation Of his pledges
to support the merit system in the
civil service. That exposure was
nr0mpted not by partisan interests,
hut by a desire to conserve efficiency
in the government service.
I'VE have exposed and criticised the
appointment Of totally incompetent
men in the consular and diplomatic
service, and have criticised such acts
~ the attempted promotion of the
presidents personal physician over
the heads Of LA superior officers who
are more entitled to consideration than
he. And all this has been done, not
for mere partisan advantage, but for
the purpose of attaining and maintain
Ing higher standards in public service.
q Undoubtedly, republicans caused
great embarrassment to president Will
son by insisting upon the leak in
yestigatiOn, which disclosed the fact
that certain spectators obtained ad-
vance information regarding the char
saeter of the presidents peace note,
thru the brokerage firm of which the
presidents brother-in-law was then
member. We are sorry that this was
embarrassing to 1.-The president and
sfhRt 1t occurred during time when
sonr diplomatic relations with other
'ssCountries were strained, but we be-
eslieye it would be disastrous to the
siMterests Of good government it such
Things were to be CLOSED over or, dis
regarded just because we have foreign
complications. ,.T
IA multitude of other subjects that
have been discussed in the past and
that probably will be discussed in the
future might be enumerated, showing
that altho many things have been en-
barrassing to the president because
discreditable to his administration yet
they have been subjects upon which
PATRIOTIC Americans citizens could not
be silent without being derelict in
their duty.
Those persons who grow profused
ID, their protestations that all republi-
e3fls will be loyal to the president are
MT judicious in their choice OF words.
K6g loyalty of both republicans and de-
33tcrats is to the government OF the
Edited States and it's institutions. We
6H no greater obligation tof loyalty
HIM does the president himself. The
t&ssident is the servant and not the
hh1ster. of the American people, and all
NyAl citizens will aid him in rendering
fss best service possible. We shall
Tot however, Etransform him into, a
dictator and ourselves into subjects,
merely because one of his tasks is
that Of dealing with foreign relations.
lin the. death OF Judge Deemer the
state loses an eminent jurist and a |
I've citizen. Judge Deemer
was an eminent lawyer before he /
went on the district bench when % |
years Of age. His record as district
Judge was unassailable and such as
to point him out as suitable man
for the Supreme bench. His record |
on the supreme bench was just such
as an able and upright judge would be
expected to make. He entertained
not only the respect, but the highest
regard Of the legal profession of the
state. r
President Wilson has demanded
Sc congress that he be clothed
upifh authority RI deal with Ger