| Show CITIZENS ANI AND PRIMARIES the primary elections of the differ ent political parties are to be held lo in the near future 0 and all citizens who consider the general welfare take a deep interest therein at theme primaries are to be elected delegates whose duty it la Is to place fi hino minati n candidates for office to bealler beAl beIdl led at the coming november election no doubt ucb delegates will exercise the beet bee judgment at their command in i a raa n e men whom they deem moat most suitable aai table for official place at be same time no BO man exercises judgment from a position po be d di eb not occupy and it if the delegates are not fairly representative vt of the substantial class of citizens it la Is not to be expected that their choice abole will be other than of a kind with themselves heoc henc the necessity for the respectable element of the cotina making its ce felt in politics by appearing at the primaries tand and uniting in the election of honest capable men to do the work of dele sat in ID a government like ours oura it la is fool lab job almost criminal for the respectable ble division of the voting population to tay stay at home and lot let schemers and ward vard heelers ma the political machine so that corruption reaches to very every part and the country is burdened with wicked administrations administration it way may be very well sometimes for a citizen to say ay that when the tickets are up he will vote for the best beat men but as i a matter of fact when tickets are formed in the inter eat of corruption lets there are no best beat MOD men to choose from the placebo place to correct the evil is at the outset not alter after the wrong la Is done the rho starting point of political machinery la in in the he primaries and there la Is the place to have it started right once aping in the proper direction bytho bythe by the selection irom the Sho people of respectable i and A responsible delegates there Is leas w danger of the machinery failing under the influence of Fop especially in utah should the better class of voters come to tb front at the present time and maintain the terri torys attitude for square and fair elections free from the nefarious schemes and uncleanness that mark wany many other places the territory is in the important transition period that merges into statehood sand and every citizen should be up and doing to place the commonwealth in the best beat possible situation officially to lot let wire workers and schemers control and then than to grumble at the vileness of politics la in unbecoming to olti sons who love tair fair and honorable dealing and have the fower flower to enforce it here hera in utah it la Is a scrod sacred duty to the country for every citizen to do his utmost to insure official integrity and he can 0 to o this only by getting in his work at the primaries then the tie legates selected by such influence will follow it in conventions and instead of the voter having to hunt among all parties lor for good men to make up a ticket that will suit him every ticket will be composed of good honorable candidates and the choice of the voter be simpli fled to a consideration of the particular principles or policy one or the other party may offer for consideration we hope the reputable elements of citizenship will galst on conducting the primaries and conventions of all parties in utah that we may be assured of a continuance and even advance in good government locally |
