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Show THE CITIZEN 5 CRIMINALS FAVORED COOLIDGE WANTED. Mrs. Roy Heath is astounded to hear that the murderer who The Republican presidential situation is no nearer a clearing than it was a week ago. Although official proclamations are shot her husband two and a half years ago is asking a pardon. still missing and the gentlemen have attempted to clothe their She evidently does not know that some of our Utah officials canthoughts in cryptic phrases, the candidacies of Hoover, Hughes, not bear to punish criminals severely in this state. There is one change we ought to have in our criminal code, Dawes and Lowden are generally recognized and so accepted. The most noticeable event of the week, however, has been an which should be so amended as to include that anyone instrumendemand that Coolidge be forced to tal in liberating a felon should thereafter be responsible for the increase in the future conduct of the criminal liberated. run again. There is a natural question as to how much sincerity is back of this call. It is being hinted that, the clever ones are availing President Hindenburg is still arguing about the war guilt. themselves of the Coolidge slogan so as to hold their own forces He ought to be good enough politician to know that Germany in line, making a final selection when things are clearer. But, became the guilt party when she lost the war. The only way she whatever the motive, declarations in favor of Coolidge as re- could have made the allies guilty of starting the war would have cently made by C. Bascom Slemp, former secretary ; by Will R. been to defeat them. JWood, chairman of the congressional campaign committee, by national leaders in Washington and Oregon and Tennessee, as M. Clemenceau, the grand old man of France, celebrated well as other states which might be named, are giving a sub- his eighty-sixt- h birthday by dining on ham and pickles and said stance to this Coplidge thought. that he felt as young as ever. Will the dietary experts who write All this is operating, as might be expected, to slow down the for the daily newspapers please laugh that off? development of all other booms. Politics still has" an element of selfishness in it, and the business of being, in right with the Some fellows carry a gun in their hip pocket and others new president is still a primary consideration in the minds of carry a half pint of synthetic gin, and its a toss up as to which will months evident is more that It elapse is the deadlier. daily becoming many. confidence before the canny ones in the political fold will have as to which way they should jump. The Santa Fe Railroad has declared war on the loan sharks. The prediction was made that the Democrats, with Coolidge out of the running as they saw it, through their high command Here is one war of aggression that ought to be encouraged. would begin to figure on a possible Democratic victory in 28 The United States regains possession of the Teapot Dome by the elimination of Smith and McAdoo from the list of candidates. What was predicted has now happened. Mr. McAdoo, oil fields, and millions of barrels of oil must go back to the govg statement recently issued, has withdrawn ernment. The supreme court decided that the oil lands were in a himself from the field and by his own action has virtually urged fraudulently secured by the Sinclair interests. Smith to follow suit in order that the party majr start fresh with Andrew Volstead, father of the radical prohibition act, now hopes of a victory for the organization. McAdoo s statement was not an impulsive movement. It attacks the malt brewers. lit? should also include the sugar inwas carefully and laboriously worked out, and the real thought dustry, the grape industry and Ihe apple industry, all of which behind it was not so much to retire McAdoo as to get Smith out are used in making spirituous liquors. of the running. In no other way can one explain the fact that The stretching of the law appears to be an amusing pastime simultaneously with the McAdoo proclamation, Senators Harris of Georgia, Fletcher of Florida, Caraway of Arkansas, Dill of for some people. Washington, while praising McAdoo, called on Smith to do the The Rt. Rev. Arthur Foley of Wiiiningion Ingram, England, same. Pat Harrison and Senator Heflin, who even before the McAdoo retirement, were pronounced in their declarations that says that American youngsters are being taught to hate Great Smith should get out, have also joined anew in the demand. Britain. We take issue with him and consider his utterings as slanThese maneuvers should interest the Republicans. Because of the extraordinary success of the Coolidge admin- derous propaganda. istration, many Republicans have been nourishing the feeling OUTGROWS STREET CARS. and that any Repubthat the 1928 election will be a walk-ove- r lican nominee can win. It is just as well for them to understand that the movement to have Smith make a burnt offering of himPeople living in Nevada are fast forgetting the old fashself is certain to continue and grow, and may meet with success. ioned street car. The automobile bus has taken the place of the Already an Owen Young campaign is under way, and Jim street cars in all its cities. How long will it be before the airplane puts the bus out of Reed of Missouri is not loafing on the sidelines. Either of these men 'would be candidates who would require the best that is in commission? the men who are discussed as Republican possibilities if a vicOur American idea is that the best way for one to prosper tory is to be had. is for all to prosper. More real profits can be made by paying The Soviet government has again thrown Leon Trotsky out good wages, thereby increasing buying power of ivorkers, raison his head. But Leons head seems to be made of rubber. ing standard of living and increasing business. out-and-op- en heart-throbbin- snatching hats off the heads of passengers through the car win- dows. Maybe these young fellows are just training themselves hotels and restaurants. for jobs as hat checkers in the n The government ownership advocate never builds anything, but waits for private capital and private initiative to construct a successful business and then ho decides that the government ought to take it over and operate it invariably failing to mention that the government usually fails in any business under- still as a A Pennsylvania man left his wife an legacy. Doubtless he thought that if she could keep it in operation she would never want for the necessities of life. Do you know that every income earner in the United States pays about one dollar each day for support of government? Many complaints have been made to the New York police lately that gangs of young men are lurking in the subways and . up-tow- taking it starts. up-to-da- te |