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Show WHY CANNON WORRIES THEM. Thank J. Cannon has not yet begun his campaign, lie has not said a word publicly outside of his speech of acceptance, ac-ceptance, sinca the nomination. And yet the Democratic Herald can think of nothing but Cannon, Can-non, and write nothing except laborious leaders intended to show that the Republican candidate is hopelessly weak. if ho is bo very weak, vrhat is the Herald worrying about, and why does tho Democracy wriggle so painfully? If it id plain to everybody that he cannot be elected, why does the Herald make such tremendous efforts to convince con-vince its readers that such is the case? The fact is that Frank J. Cannon is an undefoatable candidate. The Her- aid knows it. Every Democratic leader knows it. The people feel it in their bones. Thi ah' is full of predictions of his election. And that is why the Democratic donkey is so weary. The Herald is hopelessly tangled rip iu its own logic. It says Cannon was nominated because "he is a Mormon and a-member of a leading Mormon family." Then it says, without tho slightest suspicion of its ludieious inconsistency: in-consistency: "The more intelligent and better informed Mormon delegates in the late Republican convention were aware of the trustworthiness of the Mormon voters, and how impossible im-possible IT AVOULD BE TO LEAD THEIR votes to Mr. Cannon because of his church connection. they pleaded with their fellow delegates dele-gates not to bank on" church sut- l'OHT, NOT TO NOMINATE Mk. CANNON BECAUSE 1IE WAS A MORMON, BUT TO NAME A STRONG AND TRIED REPUBLICAN, REPUBLI-CAN, REGARDLESS OF RELIGION." This is true. Mr. Cannon was not nominated by Mormon votes or for Mormon reasons. He was opposed by leadiug members of that church. He was nominated for his ability, for his popularity, for his qualities as a gallant and convincing advocate of the princi-j princi-j pies of the Republican party. The Herald says Cannon has been a Republican only two years. How long has the Herald been a Democrat: How long have the Demo- cratic members of the lato legislature been Democrats ? How long has Judge Zane been a Republican Re-publican ? How long has anybod in Utah been publicly afhliated with either of i ho great national parties ': "About two years," of course. That j is as long as they have had a chance, but for years they have been for one party or tho other at heart, and Frank Cannon has been Republican at heart ever since he came to the j'eara of understanding. Ho has been an outspoken out-spoken Republican from the moment when the division movement was born. 1 lie ueiaiii, iu 11s Luui.niiig boiiuilllue for Republican success, asks why the party did not name a Republican who had done something for his cause? Who has dona more to mase Repub-ik-an.isui a living, vital movement in I'tahjiodny than Frank J. Canxos? I iis eloquence reversed & Democratic majority in J.ojjan last spring. Ilia brilliant speeches brought southern Utah into line for tho party of IIakki-!-n" and litii). His manly right at Minneapolis obtained from the subcommittee sub-committee on credentials a unanimous report iu favor of the recognition of the party in Utah. Jn the present campaign, cam-paign, his energy and enthusiasm have i :lo:ie more thau anything el.-e to make I the Republican parfy so Ptrong today that the Herald shakes in its boots a it bo'uolds it. Fkank J. Cannon has won his honors by splendid services unselfishly given i to his party. j Hut the Herald 6ays an older man would have been better. Nonsense ! It has been well said that ! "the younp man in politics is the old man in politics." Cannon is older than Rlaixe, Garfield mid Shf.rmax were when they entered congress. Al-k.xaxdek Al-k.xaxdek Hamilton had finished a brilliant career there when he was 33. Tho young Democrat who has made the best record in the present house HiiiAN of Nebraska is younger than Cannox. Brains, energy, enthusiasm these hre the qualities that the people want in their congressman. They have them all in Frank J. Cannon, who also stands for Republican protection and Republican progress all along the line. Dou't believe the Herald is worried by Cannon's weakness. It is his splendid and undeniable strength that makes the Democratic organ feel so tired and so blue. |