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Show THE CITIZEN 4 AN INTEREST AROUSING CAMPAIGN. THE CITIZEN A Thinking Paper for Thinking People Published by THE GOODWIN'S PUBLISHING COMPANY 420 Ness Building, Salt Lake City, Utah. Entered as second-clas- s matter, June 21, 1919, at the Postofflce at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: Including: postage In the United States, Canada and Mexico, $2.50 per year; $1.50 for six months. Subscriptions to all foreign countries, within the Postal Union, $4.50 per year. FRANK E. SCHEFSKI ED. S. DIAMOND Manager and Editor Advertising Manager iiili!liiiiiliiiiiliiliiliiliiiiiliiuii: liili.l;:i::iiiliiliiliiliiliiii;iiiliiliiii!liiliiliiH I CONDUCT CLEAN CAMPAIGN . ON BEHALF of the Republican County Committee of Salt Lake County, I desire to announce: The Republican Party through all of its I agencies, national, state, and county, is con- ducting a clean, honorable campaign, free from insulting personalities. Vilifying and are not permitted. Our effort is to appeal to the intelligence of the voters not their prejudices or passions, and win success because of the excellence of our principles. Anonymous pamphlets attempt- ing to bring religion into politics and other- wise sowing seeds of hatred, have been cir- culated in this county. The Republican Par-ty is not responsible for this unfortunate 1 situation, deplores it and denounces those who have created it. The voters can not be deceived and will know that the only of- ficial literature of the Republican Party is that which plainly indicates on it the source from which it comes. In every instance in which this Committee appeals to the voter the Committee will clearly and frankly ad- vise the voter of its responsibility for the 2 appeal. E. R. CALLISTER. mud-slingi- jj ed iong. 2 1 siiiiiiiiiiili:i:iliiiiiiiiiiiiiirii:ii:iiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiliiii:iiiiiii:iiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiii A CLASSIC. HISTORY does not reveal in all its pages a finer speech than that delivered by Herbert Hoover last Saturday at Elizabethton, Tennessee. It will become a part of history. Teachers in the generations to come will read it to the children as an example of true Americanism. It is the essence of simplicity, sincerity and eloquence. Its appeal is similar to that of Abraham Lincoln when he said Stand with anybody that stands right, and part with him when he goes wrong. Through its entire length there is not a word of bigotry, criticism or condemnation against his political opponents. This must have been very disappointing to many of them who have sought in every way they could to raise his ire sufficiently to call forth some defensive caustic remarks. Herbert Hoover has lifted politics to a higher plane. His attitude has won the faith and respect of the American people. His entire speech breathes the spirit of a great American and successful statesman. It is filled with deep interest for the welfare of every human being in the land. STRAW VOTES are all right if you get your straw in the right place. fair-mind- at ng . The present presidential campaign will go down in history as one 6f the most interesting and educational as far as the people are concerned since the Civil war. While both party platforms are the usual political promise to pay, with no bankable security, yet each contains enough to furnish excuses for almost every kind of a campaign ever waged in this cojmtry. So great has become the personal interest in the two candidates and their families that the , partisans of each have been compelled to find some reason for their preference, to select some issue on which to wage a campaign. While it is regrettable that some on each side have resorted to abuse and slander their actions have helped arouse citizens and increased the interest in the campaign . The issues being discussed by speakers and the daily press include prohibition, religion, tariff, farm relief, political history, oil, water, power, labor, social fitness, and patronage. But no issue is going to decide this election. The people are going to vote for Mr. Hoover or Mr. Smith, regardless of issues, and no dope sheet can give anywhere near an accurate idea of how the people are going to vote. Both sides are claiming everything in sight and daily each side announces the addition to its force of some herestatesman who formerly voted tofore near-grewith the other side but now is converted. It is a great game and the leaders of both sides are scared stiff for fear their figures and claims and hopes are wrong. But it is one great election because it has aroused the people and the next president of the United States will know that he was elected by a majority of the citizens of this nation, a majority of those worthy of the name of American citizen, for the man or woman who does not vote if possible to do so is not worth consideration. It is good to know that the people are aroused and that public questions are being studied and statements of campaigners checked up, that there is a desire to learn the truth, to learn more about our government. We have been indifferent too DENOUNCES DEMOCRATIC MUCK-RAKER- S. FOR SEVERAL days now the Democratic National Committee in Washington has been digging up old bones and displaying them with gusto. These treasures consist of remarks made by various Republican statesmen, either in the ancient past, or the recent past, which are highly unflattering to Mr. Hoover. Some of them are not only very old, but very cheap and silly. It is difficult' to tell from the manner in which this material is published just when the Democratic Committee is quotingsome Republican and when it is adding some brilliant footnote of its own, but in either case there are references here to Mr. Hoover which are both unfair and vulgar. He is described, for example, as a quaking Quaker in the war and as the fat candidate from Piccadilly. For the Democratic National Committee to peddle such stuff is indecent, stupid and contemptible. If this is the best the committee can do, it had better shut up its shop and go home. New York World, leading newspaper supporter of Smith. The time grows short before the November election. Political history has shown that the amount of damage which may be done in a few brief weeks is incalculable. GOVERNOR SMITH AND THE LOW DOWN WHEN GOVERNOR SMITH was asked if he thought the type of campaigning he had followed had brought the results he was seeking, he 4) said: I think the people of this country are fed up on set speeches with meaningless phrases in them. There is no doubt about that, I think it is an innovation to talk right out, talk plainly and give them, as I put it in St. Paul, the 'low down' on the situation they never get in set speeches. (The Governor is surely modest about his rare qualifications as a speechmaker.) When asked if he had anything more to say about farm relief, he answered, There is not anything more to be said about that. What I said about it is a mouthful. We agree with him, he has said a mouthful, but what the people want is an earful of con-crete policies which are workable. We dont doubt the sincerity of the Governor. We believe he realbely thinks he has given them the cause, he has given them the benefit of all the knowledge he possesses on the subjects of farm relief, water power, etc. The people, however, do not know as yet just what he is driving at. As to farm relief he said he was seeking a better method. He is not the only one who is doing that. Many others have done the same thing for years. A solution is what the farmer wants. He has dwelt on prohibition at great, length at various times without stating just how he is going to effect a change. On this subject we do not believe the Governor is quite fair with the people. We feel sure that he knows that an amendment to the Eighteenth Amendment .is practically an impossibility. The South is dry and will continue to be dry. Many other states in the country are also dry. It only requires the votes of thirteen states to block the amendment. Governor Smith is faced with Congress and will be faced with Congress as long. as he is in office, if elected. Congress would not follow his legislations on this subject. Legalized liquor which he is holding before the public on his fishing rod is merely bait for the unwary voter. Governor Smith has sought to make prohibition the main issue of the campaign, but we feel sure the voters of the United States, who are thinking clearly over this issue, will realize it is hoakum pure and simple. V low-dow- n, . ANOTHER LIE EXPOSED. AN EASTERN magazine recently published a letter stating that Mexicans and Japanese are employed on Mr. Hoover's ranch at low wages in preference to Americans. This article, of course, has started another campaign whispering which has raised the wrath of the Hoover supporters in the San Joaquin Valley, resulting in a plea being made to the Kern Counfy Labor Count-- , dl to investigate and report. The report of the Labor Coundl has caused the bottom to fall out of another whisper. C. E. Sheets, President; W. A. Stan, Secretary, and John Sinwell signed a sworn affidavit to the effect that We, the Kern County Labor Council, have looked further into labor conditions at the Hoover farm and have found conditions . there favorable and have no objections or complaints to make with reference to classes of labor hired, living conditions, or wages paid. It would be interesting to know Just who furnished the eastern publication with he information they have broadcast over the country, f j Possibly A1 Smith took bad advice when he assailed the Washington, D. C., police. They are often friends in need; and if Democratic hopes are sustained, A1 may have to live, here himself some day. Washington Star. -- Jud Tunkins says he might be less happy, even if he was rich and idle. The hardest work he ever undertook was learning to play bridge. |