The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-10-27

so directly bears upon the prosperity
of the country. The Republican party
has always stood for a protective tar
|iff which would foster and build up our
Industries thereby producing what the
consumers require and at the same
time furnish an opportunity for the
wage earners Of the country,
The laboring men Of the United
States are more indebted TO the Re-
publican party than to any other Dr.
ganization for employment and good
wages and yet it seems labor is fire.
quently misled by demagoguess into
supporting policies and candidates
which do not contribute to their vel
flare. One OF the strongest factors
which every one admits is due to the
Republican party is the maintenance
|of sound money which issue was
fought out in the election Of Mckin-
ley in 1895 when the Democratic party,
in order. to win the election, made their
campaign on the free silver issue,
which, if it had proved successful,
would have meant the bankruptcy OF
the country. Other issues of like i'm
|portance are involved in this campaign
and in order for them to win, it must
be through returning the Republican
party to power. We cannot believe
the voters OF Crawford County and in
other counties in Iowa will make the
mistake Of acting against their own in
terests.
The character of the two candidates
themselves should appeal to the peo-
pie Senator Harding from the time
of his nomination up to this time has
maintained that dignified bearing that
should characterize the action of a
candidate for a distinguished office
such as that of President of the Unit
ed States. He has discussed policies
and measures as a statesman would
do and has never lost sight OF the fact
that he remembers the Importance OF
his candidacy for the office Of Presi.
dent of the United States. We do not
recall that he has referred to his oppoJ
nent in a personal way or that
he has mention his name in his
speeches and certainly il any reference
has been made it has been made In. a
gentlemanly way Willie, on the other
hand the conduct of Mr.. Cox lacks that
dignity which commands respect, ever
ready TO engage in personalities ana
to personally criticize his opponent, to
ask people in his audience If they
know that his opponent is a brewer,
to spend weeks censnring the F1epub-
lican party for raising a campaign
fund although it developes that the
amount raised is in fact limited
amount: to become n jocky at q horse
race and to drive a horse around the
These things, at least. do not speak
well for one aspiring to fill the posi-
ton Of President Of the United States.
Whoever heard of Washington, Lin
coin, Grant, Garfield. Mckinley or any
other distinguished candidate for
president resorting to such undignified
things in order to make himself popu.
lar. we believe that Mr.. Cox by his
own indiscretion has cheapened him.
.aelf as candidate and no doubt he
will suffer on account Of It at the
election.
Senator A. B. Cummins is candi.
date for the United States Senate to
succeed himself. He has reached that
point in experience where the work OF
lgislating has become familiar to him.
No man in the u. s. Senate gains so
much in ability for effective work as
Iect for time after entering the sen.
ate is still a novice at securing results.
while o man of ordinary ability may
in time become most capable leg1s-
lator. Senator Cummins qualities III
both respects for effective work. He
has the ability and the experience
which enable him to easily pass as one
In his history has he sshoWnGthe abil.
ity and capacity for effective work as
during his last term. The most i'm.
portant measure, and we have no hes
itancy in saying the most mer1torious
measure, with which he has been con.
nected in his official life. was the rail.
road law passed under his SUPERVISION
roads We're taken back from the gov.ii
to private ownership.
more complicated piece Of legislation
has not been presented to the United
States Senate for many years and yet
It is conceded that he was the master
mind that directed in the preparation
Of the bill and its passage through the
Senate as well as carrying 1T through
conference after it had been passed by
the two houses. The bill Is proving
itself fair to all interests involved. |
Labor, the railroads and the people all |
have reasons to congratulate them
selves that so good a solution has been
found of disagreeable situation.
While Mr.. Cummins lead In the prep. |
aration of the bill, prominent Demo.
Gratis on the Committee endorsed the
and it was supported prac-
tically by all leading Democrats. When
1t passed the Senate it was believed
them and time justifies the belief thati
it was the best measure that could1
have been devised for all parties con.
cerned It was not until somebody
began 10 look IOC All ehCuSe lOi Iuti-
ming for Senator on the Democratic
ticket that an attempt was made to
pick flaws with the bill. Samuel!
Gompers. who Is always a Democrat
before he is anything else said that
the measure WINS unfair to labor be.
cause it undertook to prevent strikes
on the part Of the railroad employees,
at least, until an effort was made to
reconcile differences between the rail.
road employees and the railroads. An
effort has been made to induce the
farmers to believe that the railroad
law guarantees n definite rate of in.
terest to the railroads in the future. \
This is all pure buncombe and abso.
lutely false as correct reading of the
bill will show. There are men talking
this foolishness that know that what
Isl asserted is untrue or at least theyI
should know it. A man should not lie
permitted to go out and harnngue peo-
pie about the provisions Of the law
until he comes to understand it him,
self, because he can do n great deal OF
harm. Our advice to some of the peo.
pie who are criticjking this law is toll
secure q copy of II. and read it. and
read it over often enough to come to
it and IL they do they will
agree with the Review that the law
is good law and the best that could
be devised under the, circumstances.
This being true. every Republican
should at least vote for A. B. Cum