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Show THE CITIZEN .ordinary organization has only one selfish object in view money at no matter what cost to the other fellow, ijjay the United States can say yes or no, but tomorrow, if we t league, we become a small unit within a big wheel and we compelled to roll, whether we wish or no, where the whim and of fanatical Europe may desire. the league is a good thing, then why not brush aside all our opast history, organize a union of states of the world and elect or president and do away with much of this political buncombe. be-ji- t, League has the welfare of mankind at heart and the people let us do the job up right. Then people would become cit-(- f the world states and would be free to come and go as they Jin all nations of the earth. care in dire need at this time of another George Washington The nation is on the verge of giving up its birth- his country. POLITICAL DISASTER. j.T poor Utah Democrat, commenting on the recent election, blames mocrats for their own defeat, admitting that the Republicans jed them at the polls. If the employes of the city departments Harry L. Finch, commissioner of parks, they must have because of the good service Finch was giving the people. As and as ;fity of the city employes voted for Barnes and Finch, Moran ic several thousand of them, it shows how popular P. J. he is to be congratulated upon receiving such a big vote when odds against him are considered. he Democrat states that the Republicans are out to put over a n ithirdtermers in the county next fall. And, with the apparently dead to what is going on, they probably he a Demo-anizatio- xceed. se would not imagine that The Democrat would acknowledge or It is a grand old party and without its party is dead. world war, ought to be sufficient to hold, this generation and give the next generation an opportunity to wrestle with the prohlem. The debts which Europe forced upon our people will not be paid for in the next 100 years, and yet there are some in this country yelling for more. Will Europe do anything we say? They will not. Will Europe pay her debts? They may, hut we will never live ' to see the payday. ' Then, whats the game? Private interests have loaned large sums of money to European interests. They fear that they may lose this money. There are reports current that that is one reason why a world court would be desirable. We dont think that President Calvin Coolidge is the man that George Washington or Thomas Jefferson was, and we will take the ad vice of the latter two in preference to any advice of any living man on earth today. Let us remain out of all entangling alliances with the Europeans. Why, we even restrict them coming to our shores; we do not recognize Russia. The Japanese and Chinese are entirely ex eluded. Yes, they love our money. The people must not forget when we enter an international organization we have one vote and we must abide by the majority vote of such organization. European ideas are far different from our own and when we join them we will be asked to conform to their ideas. Europeans would like to see our tariff laws done away with. They would like to see our wages reduced to their levels and they want to be free to come and go in this country. With our one little vote, Europe would easily decide what is best for us. Let the men who wish to entangle us with Europe come out at the next presidential election on such a platform, or are they afraid to trust the people. We believe that the nation is mighty lucky to have a few men like Senator Borah who is for America, first, last and all the time. NEW PARTIES. could not prosper. Surely, the editor of The Dem-fa- s out in bad company last night to have such a bad taste in The recent election at Park City proved a surprise to the ins as ithand to have lost all hope in his party emblem, well as to the outs. The Republicans and Democrats had party ito what the Republicans will do next fall, well that time is so tickets in the field, but both were ignored by the people. One business Sant that even the most optomistic Republicans would not dare man of Park City said that the people had tired of political promises It can be truthfully said, a guess what will really happen. by leaders of both parties so they ran R. W. Macdonald on an insr, that the Republican boys will go into the political fight to dependent ticket which shattered the present political machine. The Democrats have held the the for in many years city power As soon as parties become irresponsible and ignore the general A fact did not in the least deter the from working Republicans find themselves kicked out of office. The trend of govavers and their work was awarded with success. It is quite public, they ernment, especially since the world war, has been of the most extthat the Democrats lost hope when they saw the Republicans travagant nature and the people are tiring of it. This Grand Old firing line. The night before election everybody said that a Party Stuff must be presented with a real punch and kick to get anymeant Democratic success and when election day came and it where these days. The people not only want service for their tax wing hard, the Democrats were out celebrating weather condi but they want interest on the principal invested, and if those Aile the Republicans were out rustling voters. When the final money, the biggest elected are unable to give a real business administration, they will not tame, the. Republicans took a turn at celebrating be supported. if the Demo the and the of the capturing city storming day, Unless politicians wake up and present real party platforms, not political machine, for jokers, but to be lived up to, and reduce the tax burden of the peostatute Was a real knockout, hered. ple, new parties will spring up galore all over the country. EUROPEAN MUDDLE. by to FOOD FOR THOUGHT. edeJ isjbflWts come out of Washington that President Coolidge favors Jth There are few fundamental facts regarding every day affairs talked of World Court and there is every indication that it which should be more generally understood. Since 1913 the cost of Jfle up before congress where it will receive big support, irtainly congress has not forgotten that the issue has been twice living has more than doubled. Contrast this with achievement of electhe Amrican people and each time it was voted down strongly, tric light and power industry during the same years. Figures taken teentatives in Washington are not authorized to link this na- from Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor, il the destinies of Europe. The people in general are tired of show that the cost of electricity has actually gone down since 1913. Few other commodities or service can show such a record. The cost pan mess. They will not even pay us the just debts they owe W still trying to further involve us in their troubles. of government during this same period has in many instances doubled Matter of such importance should be voted upon by the people, and trebled. One trembles to think what would have happened to Ae people want to know the facts behind all this propaganda electric light and power industry if they had been owned by the govin the ernment and the cost for these indispensable services had been inij8 league of nations or in the world court, only experience we had across the water, that being in the creased in proportion to cost of government. lepublicans X 101 |