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I Ices C Compared d II T republicans who wIlo cond conduct ct t the e i if f 14 newspaper campaign in in this county 4 object j ct to the the democrats asking the 4 4 1 v people people to vote for men f j Very well then thc let us I f f. f i t compare policies pol Pol- 1 and platforms They surely Burely I surely f H Cannot annot object t to that unless th they y dov do- do mss mss' a v silo Biro to ro ta take e from tho the republican vot vat voters voters V V ers era their agency entirely Now in s e me points tho he similar q but in many important particulars ff i y 7 they differ very essentially Take I for or ins instance nce one of of the matters which concern concern us most vitally in Sanpete Sanpete San- San pete county The republicans in jn in 4 their reser- reser platform approve without reservation reseT reser 4 the administration of their F county officers They thereby endorse endorse en en- dam dorse dorm and approve the salary alary raise enacted en- en acted by the present Board of County Commissioners Nor will win it avail r th them m t. t that at the they turned down two of rl ti the present incumbents at their re rex ref re- re f t- t e I cent county convention endors- endors x t v 1 By k 1 t t f ing their administration they become to the 6 t party act and they become r. r s further responsible by bJ placing in int t t nomination men who aided and v t t V c enl eni en- en l- l y i r co I the th said t rage raise and It is lS x a. a l' l even even charged instigated it The democratic pa party ty of the county coun coun- county ty on the other hand condemned in their pla form thus this th j aC action on on the part of of the republicans and pledge its ita candidates if elected to reduce the salary to the old schedule and t. t l the expenses to the minimum consist- consist 4 j. j cant with efficient service o It does doea seem to us ua that the tho people L K irrespective of political affiliations should be permitted ted to 1 say at the t polls which policy they wish to endorse endorse en- en I dorse clorse and to elect the men for office I Lj t tV V 1 whom nhom they know will carry out that r policy It has boen been t- t Ii demonstrates demonstrated j time tima and aad andr time a again in in the r history of nations V in the history of states and of coup conn- ties and f 1 cities that whenever a party Vart r a set of men or an any single becomes all powerful and feels safet safely r i. i ri i behind t the tho power it inv int in in- V v variably results in arrogance and aud t tj- tj w runny ranny i and of times In fra fraud d and corruption cor- cor v. v f It Is not a safe situation when conditions are Such that a nomination nomination nom nom- means absolute ab el election 1 null ana jr v it has therefore been necessary ay many I t times in the tho states and citi cities s of of our w j country to rebuke the d dominant V v power at atthe the ballot box and tea teach h it I that tho the rights right of the people must be 5 respected The voter that tea I f is the Ule man or woman who can cannot l t t V V VV pot not be induced to vote ote an any kind of a aY j Jt r Y J- J 7 i. i J r at ticket or lor sor any any kind l of ofa a a measure moa u just beca it la 13 th th i ticket or r the m measure which his t party leaden leadora ha have prepared or propounded but who I claims the ri right ht to t-o think and choose for himself lias thus otten eaten saved saed tho the people from iniquitous measures and unjust government Tho democratic party part of Sanpete county appeals to t the tho o thoughtful in int intelligent in- in t voters and a asks ks is ia it not notI I tf voto e to check the tho career of tho the rin ring which has hns BO so long dominated the tho I republican party and tho policies of I our country and it submits its ita can candidates candi- candi II I- I I dates and its ite platform t to their earnest I consideration t Y press and spellbind spellbind- I era ers aro ro constantly at ii ting culo cube and md belittle belttle the tta efforts of the the democrats in this campaign and make mako that the tho democratic party isso is ia isso so insignificant and its chances for so 80 remote that it is scarcely worth notice Their actions however belie bello their ther words If the democratic cause was wasso wasso wasso so hapless in lathe inthe the nation why was WaR it necessary for AIr Ir Taft to change his his' plan of campaign from his porch in Cincinnati and aud take the stump slump wearing wearing wearing wear wear- ing himself out in the mad race through tho country especially after having condemned Mr Bryan yan as a adema dema demagogue for bringing his cause in person be foro the people of tho vaz- vaz ious fous states If t. t the tha democrats of tho the nation had no ghost of ofa a show at the tho coming election why was it necessary for Theodore Roosevelt velt to descend from his exalted s station tio as the United States tates into the pool of politics politic as as a president done b before fore and sling mud with the best worst of them and have his hands soiled l land and hu his immaculate clothing bespattered bespattered bespattered be be- spattered W Were ere the tho republicans so sure ure of Bryans Bryan's overwhelm overwhelming ng defeat wh why endeavor to injure his cause by taking taking tak tak- ing adv advantage of a forged s statement attributed d to President ex-President Cleveland Fortunately the forgery was exposed ia in time and the perfidy will redound as ai a boomerang to their own disc discomfiture dis dis- dis- dis c If the tho outlook fo for democratic success success suc sue cess coBs in the State of Utah is so gloomy as they would have pou you believe wo would td the republican organ find it necessary to garble arble the statement of Pl President Smith at the recent conference conference conference con con- ference and publish it under box- box heading and glowing headlines on it its first pa page e with a vi view w to appeal to the tho religious prejudices of the people of Utah No indeed the r republican pu leaders are driven to employ these d means because the they have been warn warned warned ed by the tho ominous rumble which is preceding the tho 8 storm rm of ballots ballow that tha t shall shan register th the voice elect the peoples people's choice and demonstrate In jn unmistakable mani manner er that in fn sp spite te teof of monopolistic plutocracy cracy and entrenched in in- trenched political madness THE PEOPLE WILL RULE |