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Show Published Every Saturday GOODWIN8 WEEKLY PUBLISHING CO., INC. A. W. RAYBOULD, Buslneas Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: postage In the United 8tates, Canada and Mexico, $2J0 per year, rilng months. Subscriptions to all foreign countries, within the Postal piO per year. BY Single copies 10 cents. Payments should be made by Cheek, Money Order or Registered Letter, payable to The Citizen. Address all communications to The Citizen. Entered as second-clas- s matter, June 21, 1919, at the Postoffice at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the Act of March S, 1879. Ness Bldg. Phone Wasatch 5409 Salt Lake City, Utah. 811-12-- 18 POLITICS IN THE LIME LIGHT need the services of a Marconi to detect strange and nous political waves surcharging the air in and around Salt That the Republican senatorial and Qty the coming week. essional conventions will have their wires attuned to catch any e short or long waves that now fill the unlimited reaches of alitical atmosphere, locally and nationally, appears a foregone not will ision. the Republican party will hold undisputed sway of the political stage. They are to gather the center-spdelegates in this city from the most remote corners of the s well as from the big centers of population, to consider cants for congressional, senatorial, judicial and educational posi- week ext ot -- next Friday, passes, it is certain iefore Estate sub-divisio- ns selected a full quota of delegates, for the major to select suitable Republican candidates for these highly will have pledged rtant July 14, set aside as senatorial cpnvention that all the various political public offices. hoped that this gathering will prove as harmonious as former gatherings which for years have always selected from our leading citizens, men of character, stability and high itions to serve the citizens of the state, either at home or at And again the people, it is to be presumed, are familiar with the fact that the opposition party is bent upon throwing wide open the gates of our great home market to the exploitation of foreign manufacturers, cheap European and Asiatic labor and to the machinations of a predatory profiteering class of domestic importers and retailers of foreign made goods. Thus it behooves the delegates to the senatorial, and also to the congressional convention, which convenes Saturday, July 15, to select candidates as to whose Americanism there are no doubts, as to whose ability and satability of character there exists no question either in the minds of the delegates, themselves, or that of the public. In this hour of. danger to our nation from predatory nations and domestic exploiters, it is necessary that Utah select two of her most trusted citizens citizens strong in their American faith and accomplishments to represent her. at Washington and to back up the Republican administration in its endeavor to keep this nation from coming under the baneful influence of international politicians and foreign propagandists. . it be ,et AMERICAS BIRTHDAY LESSONS. & lington. have nothing to fear in this campaign from hereditary foes, the Democrats, in a straight forward fight for ufferage of the people. Their national, state and county records conomy and simplified public service will stand the test of public ay and should carry them back into office with banners flying, frec-- ! fter, there are being heard the usual calamity howls, and preachments, designed largely t to divert the attention of the from the really big things the Republicans have accomplished st year and a half. poleons maxim: Never despise your adversary should not gotten, but neither should a hostile force be magnified, espe-- f a force that can offer no better or sound reasoning for changing 'Wplexion of things political, than that they want another whack public pie counter. voters are fully conversant with the great strides back to "ty that have come about under Republican administration of Washington, headed by that kindly and efficient man, Presi-rdinThey arc no doubt equally conversant with the fact 's samc Republican administration has kept our country out 're'&n con-ateentangling alliances which the Democrats had about that in so doing and guiding the ship of state away from 0res of predatory foreign lands, shot to bits by internal strife hatreds of races that thrive on clannishness, the Repub-- , Ministration- has adhered strictly to the mandates of the ers of the nation, whose mandates should be the only ones this y should ever assume to heed. flic Republicans 5 1 g. dJ 5 Se-o- ld - Again these United States have successfully weathered another celebration of the nations birthday. But what a different day it and cannon sputtere was to the ing celebration, with its giant fire cracker din ascending to the high heavens, leaving in its wake thousands of sadly burned and maimed embyro citizens. In this respect the nation has advanced taken a decisive and timely step forward in the protection of life and property. But what of the trend of the social and political aspects of national affairs? who, as usual, Taken by and large our orators and shot the ambient atmosphere full of holes, were just a little more concerned, if possible, with the apparent drift toward internationalism and our evident loss of a national spirit, like that which made the fathers condone those great calamities that invariably accompanied super- each and every celebration of the Fourth in those patriotic days of the past. From the great and eloquent plea for a better national spirit and for better understanding between labor and capital and for a more rigid enforcement of law by President Harding, down to and including the most glaring partisan tirades emitted by political the satraps and retainers, all carried the burden of thought that country has reached a point where nationalism must be made the slogan of the hour, if, as a nation, we are to survive and go on. down through the ages, to the attainment of that glorious destiny and achievement for which the founders of the nation offered up their lives and pledged their fortunes. That the citizens of the United States have become heedless in old-tim- gun-wadde- d, anvil-boomi- ng spell-binde- rs by-go- ne |