Show 10 independent VOTERS the election campaign this thie fall caliere ao an easier opportunity than has bae been bad la in many years lor for voters to place patriotism above partisanship in J the be making up of their ballots ballot 10 locally lly speaking the people are made absolutely free from political bossism bo eelem the disintegration of parties to la in progress and now new combinations of elements are being effected which a low few months ago would have been deemed quite impossible no one now la is questioned or criticized in any official or of serious manner for brea breaking kinic loose from past affiliations and working for the victory of what would formerly have bave have been deemed his bla political opposition strange alliances alliance have been and will be formed for the contest that in ie impending and units unite usually aniag will be found marob lug ua shoulder eb to shoulder to the november fray the situation altogether la is novel it if not extraordinary and I 1 if it hall hali continue to its legitimate end there will be many mady a profound surprise when the votes voted came to be counted the NEWS is therefore happy io in be log able to advise a apollon which it has haa always believed in but which for some flome time it has baa retrained refrained from sm em pha lazing by reason of the mis construction of motive that would have bion been incurred we re fer to the poloy of the names namee or of unworthy candidates off the ticket and of the names of better men from the tiou ballot it in ia a sincere pleasure to be able to declare that no BO voter will be blamed for or taunted diw insincerity ebli your year tor for selecting as ae his hie choice the very beat who are up lor for office regardless of the ticket upon which or tim party parly by which thue those vandi candidates dates have been named in the whirl and aad we the shaking up that bat are certain to enace we shall be much disappointed to in the discern inelow sod and J independence of the people of the state it they do not elect to gieir local offices a much superior eel bet of than are commonly chosen when party lines linea are closely drawn and it to la deemed treachery to overstep overe tep them everybody know there la Is MID lor jor improvement in the per annei of the office holding ira the incompetency li Is not confined to any one nor to any one town or county we cannot be accused of partiality therefore in dwelling upon and declaiming against it generally speak sneaking log we believe the men who were successful in obtaining position are well meaning and honest and these are high qualifications but in places place of great responsibility where vast interests are involved something more than good intentions intention is ie necessary bishop edward hunter of sainted memory once coca expressed the idea when answering anew brini a petition in behalf of a suppliant eup pliant who was vouched couched tor for as deserving of special consideration by virtue of being Is a good man be exclaimed good yes gobol but what is IB he good for capacity for the performance of the duties involved is what the community has a to demand of those whom it ito ie asked to elect to position and this too without regard to the emblem or name of the party at the head bead of the ticket on which the candidates names appear an who has had no experience or who has baa shown none of the capability referred to ought to be rebuked at the polls for his bin presume aton in taking the nomination on general principles we ready to say aay that chat the man who works hardest to vet et a nomination ought to be the most moil quickly and completely defeated speaking or of mattara near at home we would most moat earnestly earu estly urge the ian arts ce of choosing strong and et ei boizot county official offic ialo salt lake city and county are in a tion where w here they cannot afford to experiment with untried or unsuitable guides the ripest judgment the most exalted sense of lublic t responsibility the highest qualities of honesty economy and executive skill will be necessary nece to rescue arkis part of the otate from the burdens under which it arcane if the county realize the situation as they should good tickets will be presented for jbv peopled people a acceptance cep tance but it if on either side aide there Is ia a failure in this respect io in even the smallest degree we shall hope to see the blunder corrected at the ballot box by the repudiation of the objectionable part there ought to be independence and patriotism enough in ia the county to re hect act the whole republican ticket if it Is if inferior in strength and caliber to the other one and we hope sod trust there to is not ft a democratic stronghold so hidebound as to elect a fee grabber a weakling or a scrub a against a high minded efficient experienced man of au aire on the republican ticket |