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Show TURNER'S X-RAYS. On thc first page of this paper is to be found an article headed "Turner's "Tur-ner's X-Rays on thc Disgruntled Democracy Dem-ocracy of Cache county and Alleged Church Influence." In that article Mr. Turner, under oath, charges the Democratic County Chairman and a majority of the Democratic Central Committee of four years ago with having elected the Republican county ticket at thc regular fall election of 1808, and also alleges that these men kept silent in regard to a report to the effect that thc disaster to the Democratic Demo-cratic party was due to "church Infill encc" thus allowing tho church to rest under thc odium attached thereto. Mr. Turner In setting forth the case sajs at the regular Democratic convention con-vention of that year, two factions were striving for mastery one headed by the County Chairman, a majority of the executive committee and a few others; and the other faction headed by Monson, Thoreson, Farr, Turner, ct al. He further states that the latter lat-ter faction was successful and named the candidates. As a result the defeated de-feated faction became dissatisfied and after three discussions, witli both factions fac-tions and State Chairman Moylc present, pres-ent, this faction got up a "Sample Ticket" to take the place of the legu-larly legu-larly nominated ticket, and proceeded to work for its election. On this "sample ticket" were placed the names of four of tho regularly nominated Democrats and ten names from the regular ticket put up by the Republb cans. Mr. Turner gives a fac .simile of this "sample ticket" and the result of the election, showing thai ever man on the sample ticket, with the exception of three, were elected the three who were defeated losing onlj by :17, 44, and :w votes, respectively. Mr. Turner sajs that .sonic of these men w lie v oted aga Inst , w orked agai list and defeated the Deinociatlc ticket four jears ago, aie now asking olllce at the hands of tlio Democrats whom they outraged hence these disclosures on his part. Mr. Turner also states that these men were willing to and did penult their chinch to rest under the accusation of causing this wholesale whole-sale slaughter of Democrats. Just how much merit there Is In Mr. Turner's statements, we are not pre-paiedtosay. pre-paiedtosay. We do not know that his honesty and tiiithfiilness has ever been questioned. Do be;irs an excellent leputatlqn and his statements state-ments are worthy of considerable eon-sldeiatlon eon-sldeiatlon on that score. That he has swoin to the greater part of his statements, state-ments, makes them of the gieatest consideration to the voteis of Cache county. If his statements aie true certain 'ondidates on the Democratic ticket aie surely in an unfortunate position. The good, .solid Democrats who went Into that convention and nominated a ticket, will hardly stand up now and fight for those who turned down that ticket. What assurance have they that this faction has not already prepared a ticket different from the one recently nominated In regular convention. How do the Democrats Dem-ocrats know that this faction isn't conspiring to elect a large portion of thc Republican ticket and but three or four on the Democratic ticket? What they were slick enough to do before be-fore they arc slick enough to do again. If Turner's statements are not true, then he has perjured himself and Is liable to severe punishment; provided the proof is forthcoming. Its up to thoso Interested to clear themselves, or admit their guilt by silence. This matter Is of vital importance to every Democrat In the county and wo would suggest that they read Mr. Turner's article carefully and then think for themselves. It Is a sure thing that hundreds of good, earnest Democrats were spat upon at .that time, and when least looking for it, were taken advantage of. As an example ex-ample of what smallncss was Indulged In by the "sample ticket" people, Turner's own case may be cited. In thc discussions between the factions, Mr. Turner, who had been nominated for sheriff, very generously offered to get off the ticket If they were dissatisfied dissatis-fied with lilm, but they said "no." It afterward turned out that they wanted want-ed lilm to stay on the ticket so they could defeat him, and they did defeat lilm, but by only fifty votes. However wc have no disposition to argue this case Mr. Turner's article stands for itself and is sufficiently plain. |