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Show THE 6 SEARCHLIGHT Opposition to Clark Based on Political and Economic Views child in the land; high employment standards; improved educational methods; Wagner acts, Occasionally we run into a fellow Utahn who finds it extremely difhcult to distinguish clearly between J. Reuben Clark, churchman, and J. Reuben State, Federal and International; acts; and kindred social projects Clark, reactionary political manipulator, lawyer, and hard-nosed boss of several predatory enterprises. Apparently those individuals assume that when the Searchlight and other Utah publications dis FLOOR this for decent country. And living we for wage that every believe that and hour provide a inhabitant of America in is a fair way to realize those goals—realize them in spite of the implacable opposition of the Rube cuss Mr. Clark’s consuming hatred for President Roosevelt; when his vindictive enmity toward Clarks throughout We criticise the country. J. Reuben Clark because—and collective bargaining is scrutinized; when his wanton assaults on old age pensions and social se- only because—he uses every resource at his com- curity reveal a harsh inhuman attitude; and when thwart the realization of those objectives. We attack him because we believe he is pitiless and unfeeling toward the aged and the unacquisitive. We censure him because we observe him employing every means to keep Utah and the Nation on a low-wage, insecure basis. And we oppose every other man who supports the political and economic views of Mr. Clark. We pay no attention to any person's re ligious professions, or to the absence of them. On occasion we have been highly critical of many prominent Salt Lakers whose religious leanings— - mand his political wire pulling is publicly examined and exposed; those individuals take for granted that Mr. Clark’s religion is being assailed. Such is not the case. The assumption betrays an utter lack of perception. So far as the Search- light is concerned—and we speak for no one else on any subject—there is no desire to offend the religious sensibilities of any person in any de nomination, including Mr. Clark’s. The Searchlight simply is not concerned with Mr. Clark’s religious views or beliefs—if he actually has any. Nor are we concerned with the religion of religion. Religion and the religious beliefs of any person do not come within the scope of this publication’s service to its readers. gether earthy. inside or We state of man. And, with any to venture after-life.* planet are L. Richards, a Utah man, sitting on the *And there for it. in adequate old age insurunemployment and survivors’ insurance; wage; annual an collective bargaining; ance; compensation insurance; extended hospital and medical services to cover every man, woman and have wondered believe and Similarly, we have questioned the propriety of with political, social, and economic have to do with living standards We problems that of the living. pensions; old age enmesh, —if he has any. Stephen entirely over-ride, his supervision to forsake the high ethical standards of fair-minded, impartial journalism for a contemptible niche as house organ for predatory business concerns. The Searchlight does not now —and never has—criticised Mr. Bowen’s religion post-mortal problem enough for the Searchlight. The Searchlight concerns itself almost block, or when he influences the daily newspaper under with alto- a hot political campaign coming on, we have little inclination into any wild conjectures about an The hard facts of existence on this to Mr. Clark’s, when he participates in the collection of a political slush fund— as he did in 1940— have no reliable information— otherwise—concerning try if any—are totally unknown to us. We criticise Mr. A. E. Bowen, a yes‘man of of anybody else, or with anyone’s lack The Searchlight is preoccupied entirely mundane affairs—with problems that are to seems to be little immediate need threatened since last fall haven’t been when the cocky agent of Utah Copper Company suggested that we reserve a room in a hospital— Indeed, life has been we were going to need it. so tame and dull the last three months that we We if we could be slipping. |