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Show oooooooooooooooo o COMMUNICATED o oooooooooooooooo American Fork, Utah, July 23, 1914 ICdltor Citizen. Dear Sir: ' Heiug In a very thottul mood Jtint now, nnd my thots being or that great and momentous occasion, which will como to tho citizens or this great state this rail, when wo can again have tho glorious prlvelcgo or placing our noble and true, solf sacrificing, and patriotic rrlouds, Into tho legislative chairs of the state, to vote our money Tor this, that and tho other, fad accessary and unnecessary, and to mako some morn laws, to bo placed on tho already crowded statute hook, to mistily the layman and' provide a llttlo mora for the lawycjri to siiinbble over, and say, that black and white and red Is yellow nnd then another comes along more learned limn they all, and declare they aro ait wrong lor a is green, and it remains so until another season. N- Well, as 1 was thinking, Mr. Editor, wouldnt ll be a good thing It we could exact a promiso from each aspirant as-pirant lor ollhio this fall, that thoy vyoulu not, in otiug lor appropriations, appropria-tions, exceed the prciormances 01 tho last legislature, uy moro than one-half, one-half, you know tho Governor had to cut down tho appropriations about hair, because tho taxes would not in two years cover the legislative appropriations appro-priations tor one year. And why not ask them to plciiBO don't Increase their salaries this tlmo remember when you complain or expenses ex-penses being higher, bear In mind It is only sychologlcal, wo havo President Presi-dent Wilson tor it. And also ask them not to crcato any more olllccs this time, for ultlio 1 havo a fow friends 1 would llko to bco In office, 1 huvo advised them to wait it llttlo until they havo cut alt their political po-litical wisdom teeth. But say, Mr. Fdltor, If you nro working work-ing for tho public In legislative otllco, whether stutc, county, or city, ho Is lho best kind or a boss, you can ratsu your own salaries, Just beroro you quit and the public pays It as cheerfully cheer-fully ns ho pays his taxes always, and K you get elected ngniii you congratulate congratu-late yourseir Tor your wisdom and foresight. Tho Democrats wIbIi they could bo elected, they would do tho right thing; mo ucpuuiicaus say tno Democrats don't understand government and wo can't ask the Progressives now, but I It seems to me, that tho need or tho hour Is "men" who can not ho bought by tho spoils or ofllcc. Why not Join with tho other progressive states, and adopt tho recall principle, and remove those who prove themselves unworthy ot the confidence of the people, tho real masters. Hy the way the Prophet Joseph rec onimcudcd the recall of officers In the following words: Let tho people of the whole Union, whenever they find a promiso mode I by the candidate, that is not practiced as an oiTlcer, hurl tho miserable sycophant syco-phant from his exultation, ns God did Ncbucknduczzcr to crop tho grnss of the field with a heasl heart among the cattle. I am yours very truly, tor honest men JAMliS MARTIN n |