Show MR an fn riDI EDITOR TOR I 1 by cards recently published that tho citizens of uintah county havo have divided ou on party lines and will probably have two tickets in ia the field at aitho thi 0 county election for county officers cora I 1 believe this to bo be utter foolishness wo we h have had trouble enough with and among our county officials when a man is ia elected to an office as a republican or democrat it is quito natural for him to sup suppose that his first duty is to the party that olo ted him which supposition I 1 claim is is erroneous A public office is a public trust and the county officer should know no party creed on clique but do his duty as a man and true citizen without foar fear or favor and in a business like mannor manner wo should endeavor ondo avor to got get mon men for our county officers cora of integrity and capability mon whom wo we can trust mon men who have boon been sufficiently successful in tho the conduction of their own ii i I 1 i affairs affair P that the they y have the confidence confide of at largo mon of ruffic who whon when they read tho the instructions printed in the statutes 3 of tho the territory for their guidance can call at least make an guess as to what their duties are in selecting ting a man n for a county officer the people should first satisfy thom themselves solves that lie ho is worthy and that lie has proved by his daily lifo life and conduct that lie ho can bo be relied upon to do his duty as aa the peoples servant and not whether or not ilot ho he is a republican or democrat A mans mails political belief should not qualify or disqualify him for a county office how many mon men aro are thero there among tho the voters of uintah county who know thoms themselves elvos what thoy aliey are politically how many are there who have given the principles and declarations oi of the two great parties sufficient thought and study to bo be able to say to which party they belong and aro able to give inteli gnit and convincing reasons to support thorn them I 1 honestly balivo the there ro are very few n not ot quite eno enough u 11 to fill all of our county offices then whon who wo find that there are not enough politicians wh why y not meet as citizens aw and 1 taxpayers tax payers of uintah county and select the men for our 1 county off officers leers and not nob meat ay as republicans donio democrats or farmers aliance |