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Show POLITICAL STRAWS. Tho Provo Republicans havo nominated nomi-nated S. K. King for precinct Justice, and Frank Tucker for constable. Nearly n dozen of tho faithful attended tho "mass-mooting" lust Tiiusday i evening. Tho Enquirer says tho people will "fined," etc., In regard to the Republican Republi-can Legislative ticket. It would bo moro nearly correct to say that they , should ''bo lined" for voting that ticket. ' Some papers have a grout deal to say concerning men who are recent comers to tho Stato and are nominated for olllco because in a short tlmo thuy have tho pcoplo's conlidonco. Theso men arc at least as worthy of suppoit as those, who by trickery and manipulation manipula-tion of a ring, havo always held or sought office hut never gained the conlidonco con-lidonco of tho people. Lohl IJannor. Prof. John P. Meaklu will rcclto nt Sprlngvlllo next Friday ovening, at Spanish Fork Saturday afternoon and at Provo Saturday evening. Ho will bo assisted by tho lessor lights of tho cmiblnatlon, John Houry Smith and Alma Eldrcdgc. Tho local goldbug organ says: "It seems to be n mistake that Is becoming gonerally recognized to elect mon to office who havo innde n failure of life In n private way. If ihey are' not a success In tho prlvato affairs of life, the chances are that they will be Just as great a failure In the public offices. The Republicans have this year got up a lot of candidates wljo are successful citizens, and It goes without saying that they will ho successful officers." Our only response neal be, "ditto," from a Democratic standpoint. Hut ns most of our candidates are proved and theirs unproved, wo certainly have tho best of tho aigumoiit. E. R. K. Ferguson, proinhcnt Democratic Dem-ocratic politician of Lake Shoro, was doing business In Provo Thuisday. A. O. Smoot nnd S. A. King nttended tho meeting of the Stale Democratic committee In Salt Lako Thursday evening. John E. Booth went to Salt Lake jostorday, on political and lcnal business. busi-ness. Tho local g. o. p. organ says that Moses Thatcher Is In tno Hold and that at least ouo ot tho local Democratic LegUlatlvo candidates Is pledgod to his support. Wo deny that report and challnngo tho proof. Our candidates aro not pledged, nnd will not bo pledged, other than to support a ster ling Democrat for Unltod States Sena, tor. Iu this conuootion wu will say and nlso will challongo contradiction that tho local Republican Legislative candidates aro already pledged to John Henry Smith. The- Enquirer wants to havo "professional "profes-sional otllco-soekers" wcoded out of Utah politic?. 'Wonder what the Enquirer En-quirer will dp, with Its board of directors. Tho Trlbuno snys that In Utan, as nobody Is lighting silver, let the matter mat-ter rest. If tho Republicans of Umn by their endorsement of President Mc-Klnlcy Mc-Klnlcy and his policies nro not lighting silver, In tho uamo of common sense, what aro they iignttng. Democrats and other citizons who desire to kflPVf tho truth should not fall to hear Congressman W. H. King spoa.k. at Amorlcan Fork next Monday OYening. |
