Show A A. State Issue By L L. A. A Hollenbeck A machine 1 Ig il all right provided provid provid- ed it is not a machine to crush the purpose of better machines Our election laws are arc a a a- combinations combinations combinations of machinery and the purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose of this machinery is to honestly honestly hon hon- estI estly and faithfully record the In Intent intent intent in- in tent and desires of the people of oC the state We Ve have an election law Page of Session Laws of 1925 1923 that denies the people of that privilege and right That law prevents a third party or any party from endorsing a candidate candidate candidate can can- nominated on another tick tick- et The rhe purpose of this elect the whole slate If a n party has a badman badman bad badman man on its ticket or a very unpopular unpopular unpopular un un- un- un popular or unfit man on its ticket ticket ticket tick tick- et and the opposing party has a avery avery very desirable man for that office office office of of- fice and a third party wants to endorse that desirable man it cant can't be done Or if either of the major parties wants to endorse a aman aman aman man already nominated it cant can't be done The purpose is to elect the slate slate good good or bad which gives a majority party the power to override the wishes of the people people people peo peo- and elect its ticket from top to bottom Such a statute is a statute in favor of special privileges to be carried earned out in to boost the big interests That is is it not only elects the candidates of the I party in power po but it also throws the whole party strength in favor of the special privileges of big interests And woe be to theman theman the theman man who does not stand for his party in legislating for the big Interests for his party will throw him down with a bang and his pla place e will be filled by the man who will obey the big interests and the said election law will protect protect protect pro pro- the party in power and the big Interests in doing those very things That law must be repealed and now is the time to do it Let us I call on the independent voters of both parties and all parties to help us to do it That is really the paramount issue In the state of Utah That issue is the deciding deciding deciding de de- de- de issue and tells whether the people are to rule this state or whether it is to be ruled by the big interests |