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Show s : i .' i.d 3' y. GOOOWIN'SWEEKLV ; . JlffiAi $& RVOUUq,j: .V. ! ' Payments should be made by Check, Money Order. or Registered Letter, ;pu.6l1Wg co, ;nc: : . payable to The Citizen. . . f r . Address all' communications to The Citizen. Entered'as second-clas- s matter, June 21, 1919, at the postoffice. at 8altLake of March 3, 1879. Act under the Utah, City, Ness Bldg. Salt Lake City, Utah Phone Wasatch 5409 1 BUINESftfWANAGERV;:-- '' S 'rWIPTiONrPRiCE:-- ' 'f ln and Mexico,' thVUhitoi8tate,'C cludmpMtage t V, -- i - '. $2.50 per year, $1.50 for six' riftafiths Subscriptions' 4a all. foreign countries, within the Postal Union, $4.50 per year, 311-12-- . 13 0 r BERN CARRIES UTAH , i a glorious victory for Galvin Coolidge. He carried Utah his popularity and he so conducted his office. It was very hard'for ji and the entire ticket was elected the ordinary man to see or approach .the governor in his office and by a large majority ' with the exception of Governor Charles R. Mabey. For some reason many who went there to see him and some of them hi s' Very best the peope refused to rally around the governor, but in his stead they friends left without seeing him but determined that if he ever .came j j elected George'H. Dern, a Democrat, by a big vote. It was one of up for election they would show their disapproval. In many of his Ij the biggest suprises of .the election. Mabey had his enimies, of course appointments he hung an anchor about his neck which would sink the j but in this election it appears that they were legion. It was commonly best of men. He was either by would be friends who for said that Coolidge woud pull the entire ticket over. It was a big their own personal gain killed him politically or he used poor judg-- ! i Republican landslide all over the country; it was a landslide in Utah. ment and acted contrary to party support. The men who worked the However over ten thousand Republicans scratched their tickets in hardest for his election were the farthest from his confidence. He i had too much confidence in his own ability and not enough in that ! of his friends. He never took advice, but always gave it and lie was j always right, and under such conditions his great support gradually j i slipped from under him and left him to paddle his own canoe.- He j had the greatest opportunity of any young man in Utah. He has a j pleasing personality, is a good orator and effective speaker, but sdlf-- . importance deadens all other good traits which he possesses, and .the j lesult in this election was but a natural sequence of what follows to j ! all that are imbued with the idea that they are perfect. j In the election of 'Mr. Dern, the people have chosen another wha'is-aT- young man of this state, who is a thorough businessman, rich man, and who at the present time is given credit for good judgment. He too, has a great opportunity to decorate himself .with honors. Time alone can tell whether he can; make good asth governor of this great state. He is a success in business. There. 8$ no reason why he should not make a good governor. All his.wealth ds' in Utah. He pays big taxes and his business experience ought now: to be his biggest asset. He has a pleasing personality and those whu know him say that he is a fine fellow. lie has promised the people a business administration. The people have confidence in him or they If Dern makes good as' would not have elected him to office. governor, there are other political honors in store for him if lie want$ It yvas State-Republic- an . , . ill-advis- ed , . them. ' ' ' ; SUPREME COURT. tr. i r George f - H.Deri, ejected by the people of Utah for their Next Governor. i h w hear it said that it iwsjhe gentiles who did favojf of the w6rk, but wexiall:a Halt-- . Utah county i.s oyeiwheimingly Mormon, so.isi Tooele, county ..and .several other counties.that went for Dern, yet to give their support to Governor thiyotera Mabey.. .If, the scratch ing Had been done in Salt Lake county only',' a Possible reason might have been given, but the voting against Mabey ' was general. - Thfe , gentile districts , of thisv city - went stronger for Mabey than the Mormon districts. It is plainly a case where the people had tired of their governor and wanted a change. It always appeared to fflhnyth'at GoVerrtbr Mabey Was too important to confide people. 'Hetook it.for granted that he was elected because of Dern.--Weno- . in-th-e L m r.i In a clear statement of the danger involved in tampering with the authority of the United States Supreme Court, Liberty magazine ' says editorially: What would happen if Congress or any one of the legislature of a state should pass a law declaring that the Roman Catholic church, or the Methodist church, or the Baptist or Presbyterian church is thejj official church of the United States, and that no citizen may hold anyj other religious belief? w unconstitutional declared be That law, as we all know, would by the Supreme court of the nation or by the Supreme court oLthe; ' state in which the law was passed. What would happen if Congress or one of the stale legislatures should pass a law providing that no one should criticise any. pubjidj official; or that no newspaper or book should be. publishedywitht - - i |