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Show H A DECLARATION. ' w i Tiik Republican has never jet hesitated BM, to criticise the republican party and ropubll- Bi can officials when convinced that a doubtful BW . movo had been made, nor is It afraid to glvo a BJ democratic administration credit for a good Hi idea carried out successfully. Tiik Rki'uhli- B j can believes In the principles of the republican . Bt party but not always in republican officials, HsVJ ? BSSSSSSHSSJBSSSSbi LVBHk BBBBBBBBkt nnd while naturally Inclined to view with great charity most of tho unfortunate acts of official representatives of tho G. O. P., wo have never been convinced that flattery of theso same, officials offi-cials serves party Interests best. Wo are Just as Certain that tho Interests of the republican party do not demand that a republican newspaper news-paper refuse to recognize any genuine merit of a democratic administration. Tim republican party stands for a square deal and a political square deal means, before God and man, giving credit where It Is duo, regardless of party. Hues, just as much as it means to crow loud and long attora wide swath Is cut within party boundaries. bound-aries. If we didn't believe that republicanism means that we would be a democrat if democracy democ-racy dfd rcach'that standard. The Uepuuli-cam Uepuuli-cam s arrayed against the democratic party because wo believe it Is a negative party, because be-cause It lacks Initiative, energy, ambition, and progressive Instincts not that the members of the party are less energetic or less brilliant mentally, but that by force of circumstances manliest in overwhelming defeats during a succession suc-cession of years that party has been shoved backward Into a negative position. Wo believe local history proves the democratic party of Logan to bo a negativo party just as tho na- , tlonal party Is negative, but wo arc not inclined in-clined to deny that individual democratic officials offi-cials and administrations sometimes accomplish accom-plish good works. It Is our sincere desire that tho present administration may carry out at least a few of tho excellent ideas advanced be-foro be-foro election, and as it docs tills The Republican Republi-can will either praise or criticise as the situation situa-tion seems to warrant. This democratic administration ad-ministration has already done a thing or two, mentioned heretofore, that hardly arise with pro-election promises, but It is now doing one thing that Is worthy of commendation, and if this council shonld unexpectedly continue to carry out some other good ideas, it Is not our Intention to withhold credit. But that class of republican" wodld-be politicians who disagree witli our policy in this respect need have no fear. This paper believes that the best republican repub-lican can win over tho best democrat and if the present administration manes a genuinely splendid record, then all the republicans need do Is 'to name at the next convention men whoeo business capacity and general worth is such that they will bo commended as the equal of those of the other party with their two years experience. If the party will not do this it is not wholly worthy of the franchise of tho people,. |