| Show One More fibre Illusion Lost TT is a a. Republican tradition that Democratic Demoi Demo Demo- IT I cratic wisdom is rare and anA of Inferior i I qua quality lit a belief beller founded upon long and in- in observation of oC that party part during its infrequent Intervals of power But the deClon de- de e- e on Cl ot of the Utah Democracy to abandon its purpose to introduce tho direct primary system into the conduct of ot Utah elections evidences a wise vIse ju judgment worth worthy even Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican origin Where the unofficial proprietors proprietors proprietors pro pro- of ot the tho local Democracy obtained this idea is unexplained but the tho discerning discerning discern discern- ing ins suspect it evolved from familiarity with the biennial farce of oC electing electing- members of the Salt Lake Lako city government For years ears tho the men who are managing the affairs of or tho the incoming state government government govern govern- ment have biennially and described de dc- de- de scribed the tho beauties of ot the direct mary malJ Groaning under the intolerable evils I they saw In Republican control they pleaded plead plead- ed od with Providence to give gI them the direct primary with which the they could drive e the tho political changers money from Crom the temple of authority But now that an mating electorate has given them an opportunity op op- op- op they never neer expected there is to tobe tobe tobe be no flO direct primary Of at the propriety of or their decision there can be no doubt candidates tor Cor city com com- of Salt Lake are named in ina ina a l direct primary which did it perform In practice as it performs in theory would make the tho city government a a. model But the voters biennially see seo nominated for fOl office those aspirants who can command the tho most funds Many lany able men such as fiS are arc needed I in the city service are denied gratification i of the ambition and the people are arc denied their assistance because they ther lack means to conduct a campaign The field Is re restricted restricted restricted re- re to those who have private fortunes or those who can enlist the aid of or interests that have money to invest and suspect it might prove profitable to invest it The direct primary is the tho rich mans man's game bame either tho the rich man who is a candidate candi candi- late elate or the rich man who finances the campaign In order to collect later with t in interest interest in- in terest and Utah wants none of oC it Chicago confronted with a fuel famine though within a n few tew hours hours' Journey from ample mple coal supplies Is a striking example of Jt the tho conspicuous failure of ot the American people to solve the problem o of distribution facilities Perhaps instead of ot advising Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope how to end the war wor the tIme American YI acre might set himself to more mor useful seul duty lut nearer home |
