Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-04-29
OUR WEATHER EYE
The Strangle Hold

torlal contest this year which the
voters of Audubon County would
do we'll to watch closely.
As Journal readers understand,
this is the year when, according tc
the code of political etiquette, the
republicans of Audubon County are
entitled to choose the candidate
Tor the state senate for the Audu-
bon-Guthrie-Dallas district.
By virtue of the fact that he
owns it, Mr.. Hoogenakker has
closed the door of the republican
official organ of Audubon County
against his rival. Thus, according
to his plan, Mr.. Mantz is to be
denied a hearing among republicans
at home.
By virtue of the fact that he is a
newspaper man, Mr.. Hoogenakker
has been able to prevail upon many
of the republican editors of the
other two counties either to sup
port him openly or to remain silent
during the contest. Thus, accord
ing to his plan, Mr.. Mantz is to be
denied a hearing away from home.
Thus it appears that an r-tight
scheme has been devised and is be-
ing put through by Mr.. Hoogenak-
ker to prevent Mr.. Mantz from
reaching the ears of the voters of
the district.
No one believes that Mr.. Hoo
gennakker is the actual choice of
the republicans Of the county over
MIR. Mantz for the senatorship.
There is evidence that not even
MIR. Hoogenakker himself is deluded
on this score. Rather, he expects
to be nominated by the votes. of
the other two counties and thus
to force himself upon his own coun-
ty regardless of it's known wish in
the matter.
OF course no good party man,
should seek to tramplea underofdot
the will Of his party in this way
However, Mr.. Hoogenakker's duty
in this respect is even clearer than
that of other republicans of the
county. For the truth is that he
has been reaping pretty substantial
harvests from party victories in
Audubon County for several years
now. Hehas been during that time,
and IS now, getting his living in a
very large part flom the patronage
of the party whose will he is now
seeking, by means that are deeply
offensive to fair-minded people, to
defeat.
Mr. Hoogenakker owes it to the
of Audubon County to
put their interests above his own,
to serve them with unquestioning
loyalty and devotion, and to wait
for political recognition until it
comes spontaneously and ungrudg-
lngly from them as it will if he
proves himself a faithful and eff
cient servant. For what is poll
cal newspaper for if it is not to
serve the best and highest interests
of the party? And what is the use
of having one if it is to serve the
selfish interests of an individual
instead?
Our Weather Eye tells us that if
tactics of this sort are to win out
in the republican party this year,
then that party is going to lose the
confidence and goodwill of the in
dependent voters Of the county and
be roughly handled not only in this
election but in others; that if ever
the republicans needed a clean slate
in Audubon County, it is this year
when they have been in undisputed
power so long; and that whoever
of their number fastens upon them
the charge of dirty politics" will
be IN very true sense his party S
betrayer, and richly deserving of
something at their hands very diff
ferent from reward and appro-
baton.