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Show Editorial Page . . . Regardless of how we may feel about the outcome of the elections both on the state and federal levels it is always good to have a pleasant pleas-ant relationship between a governor gover-nor and a president. This does not necessarily mean a compro-mise compro-mise of ideals or objectives for there is always a difference between be-tween two people in some one or more of the many areas of thought and action. Realizing this, it is heartening to hear of the visit of Governor George Dewey Clyde with President Presi-dent Dwight D. Eisenhower. Also, to know that he was accompanied by his wife and daughter. In such an informal setting not much serious business was transacted trans-acted nor should one expect it to be. But Water was mentioned. Perhaps more important was the opportunity for both chiefs to take a measure of the other. Such impressions im-pressions are not always right nor lasting but in this instance we know of the governor's favorable reaction to the president and we know that opposite must also true. Those kind of favorable contacts oil the wheels of progress. The governor also visited with Agriculture Secretary Ezra T. Benson Ben-son and with E. I. Peterson, his assistant Many others renewed their acquaintanceship. Among them New Mexico's representative on the Upper Colorado River Commission, Com-mission, John Bliss and Ivan Gos-lin, Gos-lin, engineer and executive secretary secre-tary to the commission. With them at their meeting was Secretary Secre-tary of the Interior Fred Seaton. Members of the Utah delegation were included in the busy day. What does all this mean? Well, it is an important rule in salesmanship sales-manship to "never forget a customer cus-tomer and to never let a customer forget you." All of these people with whom the governor visited have been associated with him in various capacities through the years. They were happy to see him, and he, them. This time in addition to the qualities with which his friends were familiar he had the added stature with which the office of Governor of the State of Utah endows him. This additional addi-tional power and strength coupled with his known abilities plus his influential acquaintanceship will go far toward a favorable solution of Utah's problems. We have just seen a real diplomat diplo-mat in action. |