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Show H . X NON PART1ZAN. H' Complaint has liccn made by ccr- H1 lain parties that the Record has not R been non-partiz.Mi in its treatment H of tho municipal election in this city. H These who supported the Republican Hj ticket claiming that the influence of Hj thenaper was used in the interests ft. of the oilier party. The facts in H' the case arc these. Wc consider H; - thtit in supporting the move that the H people in our city were making for H bettering of the moral and social W Ctfudltiolirvswerc working in the ' interests of the entire ctnr.muuitv.and not in the interests of any party or H faction. All parties took part in M the nominating of the Citizens ticket M and each of the politicial parties L that exist in the municipally were kkw represented in its makeup. Four H lcudiilg republicans, four prominent C democrats and two socialists. Un- H'. derthese conditions the ticket could H " - not be considered to be any thing H else than what it is called a "Citi- Hl ssiis- Ticket." In order to have B it placed on the ballot it was neces M sary to give it a specific title, and fl that cf Citizen's Party Ticket was B cliosca as said title, it being welt uu- T tlerstcod that the Citizen's Party H vas not a permanent politicial orga- M nization but only a special move on B the ravtvpf the community to abol-. B, isU the I licensing of the liquor B traTibfrfnV'nsar as possible put a) Bf Mefirio. the sale or disposal of iiitdxt H trfi'ng beverages in Cedar city. We H akc it to be the duty ot the press H Co work for the interests of the com mm -unit)' who support it, in taking H - tUe course that we have taken in H this matter wc have acted upon this H - conviction, and if any thing that we H tiYc said or done has contributed to H the success of the cause of prohibU H tion wc arc proud of the fact. Al- H tcady the effects of this uprising of H the community is to be seen in the H freedom of our streets from drunken H men, and the -closing of the saloon. H'i Onr people are no worse than others H similarly situated, and the preva- H (ence of the drinking habit amongst H us lately has been caused by the H facilties for indulgence that licens H ing the sale the sale of intoxicants H lias presented. The idea that there H would be as much drunkenness if H there was no saloons in town as if H there was, has been proven crrone- H bus, and men who two years or so H ago approved of licensing have be- B come satisfied that it is a bad H 'proposition not only fron a moral B stand point, but the conviction B ik gaining ground that there is B 'no money in it. |