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Show UTAH STATESMAN Liberty - Qthf Ultnh Editorial Comment - Educational Justice secure high places. statesman What is your attitude on this subject Mr. Citizen? It is true that you have passed laws, both state and national, prohibiting candidates from spending more than a reasonable sum for their own (Endorsed by the 'Democratic State Central Committee) election, hut you are not gullible enough to believe that these laws A Democratic state newspaper, published every Saturday at Salt are any better enforced than the prohibition law's. Are you willing Lake City, Utah, devoted to progressive ideas and to promotion of to give of your time and money to make it unnecessary for candidates to spend ten times, yes a hundred times, more than a job pays in the progress and prosperity of the state and party. salary to get it? Office Doom 111 Atlas Block, Heres the rub. You arc a god citizen; You want good govern: Salt Lake City, Utah raent, but you shy at politics, the very foundation of good government. You rise in rightous indignation, at times, and pass laws to FREDERICK L. BAGBY, Editor prevent corruption, then expect the laws to he self executing. The C. S. GODDARD, Business Manager result is sure; more laws, more law breakers. "What a glorious consummation it would be if the people resolved Entered as Second Class Matter, July 18, 1922, at the Postoffice at Salt Lake 1879. act under of March 8. the their government as they serve their church, or their families : serve City, Utah, to Not for just an hour, not for just a day, but always." If every voter in the state would give some thought to sound' governmental principles ,a few hours to concentrated political activity, and one dollar each year to the cause of politics in this state, a political revolution would .result. ADVERTISING RATES Per Column Inch $1.00 . LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Assessment, 5 times. Delinquent Notices, per column inch. Probate Notices, 2 times Notice to Creditors, 4 times Summons, 5 times , 15.00 .50 3.00 4.00 5.00 11 WOMAN t t Phone Wasatch 652 PAGE MR. CITIZEN! Sponsored by THE SPIRIT OF GOOD GOVERNMENT CALLS. VOTERS DEPARTMENT the Sait Lake Womens Democratic Club Edited by Mrs. D. M. Draper bridge. And this Is due In great measure to the lack of opportunity to make POLITICS IN THE SCHOOLS th? theories real.. This is true in other fields as well as in politics. Onr boys and girls would be better equipped ir they were taught along with the historical and literary facts the art of conversing abou tbose facts, if In additoln to bow to aew, they learned what to sew and how to wear clothing, not only how to cook, but how to eat, not mere training In games and contests, but a thorough course in the scientific prin ciples of health, not merely an array of mathematical and scientific facts, but what personal equipment Is necea' ary to enter and succeed In each field. Education should teach young men and women to prepare for tbe fu tare. They should be taught not merely a vocation, but how to manage the Inrome from that vocation. To accomplish all of these things we mast have teachers who have not lost contact with Industrial, profes sional, domestic and political life. How can a teacher really teach banking, if his experience in purely theoretical, or make the study of government vi tal if he is afraid to show his head in a political primary? How can adolescent hoys and girls be guided by prudish spinsters (most of them forced to become such by boards of education) who know absolutely noth6. Public Health. and invite the incompentent and unscrupulous to aspire to political preing of interpreting the Impulses 7. Honesty. own outwhose and of fires youth ferment. 8. Government. Its purpose. Impo- look on lire Is unnatural? and principles. It is notoriously acknowledged that from the president down to rtance. growth, benefits We have mar broad minded, experi9. Payment of taxes willingly. men and women In our system, enced the constable our best men are not sought nor wanted by the bosses 10. Respect for rights of others. but the system Itselr should, be re- to fill the places. The question then arises. Does the modelcd many respects to permit chool prepare the aMent for ill o nf yi(aMrtnf!, of thl present Citing a local and recent example, the people of this state, r I the things? 'toy 'S" i eulom. This Is a task not only for responding to spirit of a national campaign .decided they wanted eavlng cbool ready teacher, but for the boards of duties responsibilities for parents, for taxpayers, education, a it. few For well as worked as prohibition. They got years it of a citizen? Are they taught men.. for citizens. There i for business V c c a font TOt be 'When might it ?ils no person Hlvng who does not have expected until public interest began .to wane. wtnt them before him some avenue by which he waned enforcement waned and conditions, particularly in Salt Lake mcke for the community become aec- spect 8pproach thla QUPstlon and lend beat at County, became bad enough to awaken the public conscience, with ond nature . Have they not piace j,e can vote Ft school elections, he can take part the result that enough of the people deserted the old parties to n organisations, he can nominate and elect an enforcement officer of their own. But he was pav his taxes willingly, knowing that too good. Too many good" Citizens insisted on their divine rights the greater part of these taxes goes toward education, he ran atudy and to govern their own drinking, and the officer who took his oath read and exrhanee ?aa with his too seriously was turned out as percipitately a's he was heralded in. friends and neighbors snd last Imt pot by any means least he can help This fickleness of the people fooled the leaders of one of the to put honest forward looking, comold political parties who reasoned that if the people really wanted petent men and women in office to nmnerlv manave this business of livprohibition enforcement, it would be good polities to sponsor the ing together which we call society. enforcement officer, specially set apart by the people, but this political (By D. M. Draper) By F. R. D. Now that school la opening and the Flaring headlines of crime aiul corruption in public office sells, children are to spend nine more newspaper, but does it cure the evil? After the reader has had the months in intensive training, parents thrill of a great scandal what does he do about it? It is feared that and teachers alike are considering e of study best suited to for a day or two he makes it a juicy topic of conversation, and then the boy or girl for life. A great deal Is being said by educalapses into a complacent state, waiting for the next big kick." about the new educators It is fashionable, of course, during the heat of sensational disclo- tion. nowadays and how It develops In pupils sures to blame the politicians, the lawyers and the judges but it is an appreciation for life and trains them in citizenship. But it ia a far well to remind ourselves, over and over again, that the politicians, cry. in many cases between the kind the lawyers and the judges will never be any better than the people, of citizenship training received In the schools and that which one actually who elect them, want them to be. needs In public life. Realizing this a The state of Utah is a good state and the people of Utah are good group of educators sent questlon&irea to 600 people representing the leading people, hut they make a fundamental error, common to the people ! and , vocations, asking reof most states. They regard politics as dirty, and feel that they have professions them as to the topics which should in civic done their full duty when they have denounced the politicians and ceive the greatest emphasis teaching. have refused to have anything to do with polities. Yhat is the The ten most frequently mentioned these: were The machinery of government tends to fall into the hands of 1. Individual duties, responsibilities 'those who are not so. thin skinned, and who see an opportunity in and privileges as a citizen. 2. Duty to vote. holding governmental office for personal gain. 3. Respect and obedience to law. It is not now contended that all the offices are filled with 4. Respect of the Individual to the and crooked politicians: the marvel is that there are community. . In community af5. so many good men and women holding office, but the tendency is to fairs. pre-na:- re-sui- t? ( curri-thes- e Wj" I I J , parent-teache- r judgment proved to be anything but astute. What could ho more natural, then, than that the visitors should think that prohibition enforcement was not wanted? What more natural than the wide open condition that ire now behold? Mr. Citizen, let us not rant, nor preach; let us reason together. Folitics should not be dirty it should he our most honorable profession. It can he made our most honorable profession. If the average voter will give some thought to correct principles of government between elections, if ho will go to the primaries with the thought of getting men who will stand for correct principles, if he will go to the polls and vote for the candidates who can be trusted to carry those principles into operation, and finaly, if he will give the officers elected a little moral support, he will find polities a clean honorable, and satisfactory undertaking. Soberly consider this situation; it is generally conceded that a man without wealth is foolish to aspiro to high office. Why? Because it takes money to be elected and the candidate must furnish the money. This ought not to be so, but it is a cold, hard fact. Of course, there are candidates ready, willing and able to furnish the money. Sonic of them arc unsurpassed for ability and integrity and some of them have been convicted of corruptly using money to Successful Party '"'"H Tbe Salt Lake Womens Democratic club he'd a very aurrossful card party at the New Roberta hotel on Thursday fear of being criticized or of losing ,Mt ThJll flrst of a mHcs ones Job which camjea the omission? , of aofja!a whlth t)ip wJn rlvPn by tbP Is it, as tome politic Ians would j entertainment motion of the club dur- us have which all and friends to the ,,h" winter, J," ing a'ten themes dess are sfmW onenly with s.ny political The first meeting of the season was hold on Thursday. Sentember 8th, and there will be a meeting on the second Thursday of each month hereafter. All women who ere Interested In learning and discussing good government and the principles of Decomcracy are Invited to attend. Definite topics will be taken up at each meeting either tv members or the club who are prepared on thecs sublerts, or by speax-erwho will hetnlvted from the outside. Good music is provided ny the I s music committee. Colorado River Tbws is a chasm between the Anhwei whlrhh w"nd re 6 unablo" to j ,n( - a week aro the governors of C"M Ari'Ynd eT'MexJo'mA S? la the state office building at Dea- the doctrine of human rights. rer and again took ui the discussion "If I understand the life of Amer-- . of a very vital problem, that of dividing the water In the Colorado River lea, the central principle of it la this, that no small body of persons, no The governors of Utah, New Mexico and Colorado had little to aettle. Their atatea are in tbe upper basin of the Colorado River. Prior negotiations at Santa Fe, New Mexico In 1922 had established the principle that when the Colorados torrent la entirely turned to human use, E0 per tent of Its volume will go to the upper basin states. The four upper basis states then agreed on proportional allotments The lower basin among themselves. states were to have done likewise. But they could not agree. Nevada baa been content with a very sma'l part, 2 per cent of tbe Colorado's water per year, but California and Arizona have been unable to come to an understanding over the other 48 per cent. It wsa to arrange an agreement between these two atatea that the governors met last week. Arizona would have been willing to share the remaining 48 per cent of the river equally with California, after deducting the amount furnished by the Arizona streams. This did not suit California, who wanted to appoint a board of arbitration. Then Nevada stated that though nne was content with 2 per cent of the water, she wou'd insist on one; third of the lower basin power rights. California then suggested that the water be divided as suggested by Arisons, but that either state be free to use any water not used by the other within 20 years. It was very evident to all the governors, that as. Arizona la sparsely settled, it could not expect to use all of lta proportion of the water In 20 years, and California, who la desperately in need of water would be profiting at the expense of Arizona. The five other governors then tried to effect a compromise between Arizona and California, but were unsuccessful. and the matter remained aa at the beginning. After the water ia divided, there. will still remain questions of power rights and the site of a dam to he settled. mat- ter how influential, shall ba trusted to determine the policy and development of America." Woodrow Wilson. Lindberg When we understand the motive which resulted in the marvelous flight of Charles A. Lindbergh to Paris, It ia easier to realise how little the receptions of various towna on his present tour really appeal to thla young man. The flight to Paris was ao mantrea-ttalo- n of the modern spirit, no commercialized sport, no organized and d stunt for publicity purposes, no artlflcal and carefully built Up stimulus to public sentiment. Tbs present voyage partakes of all of these. The first flight was simply a boy following hla dream, in the old manner although in the very modern method, aa youth has followed lta erreama glory of the human race, a boy who aiace tbe beglnalag of time to the happeaed to embody in hla owa slim person the characlstica which humanity moat admires in itself. Idealism, courage a cleaa bright courage untarnished by ostentation or boastfulness, modesty, dignity, simplicity, and a valiant spirit, these are the things that Inspired Europe and America with a spontaneous enthusiasm rarely, equalled. Now. although hia feat 'has been after a fashion commercialized, Lindbergh himself la evoking a still greater admiration from the American people by demonstrating that even victory and loud acclaim are not enough to turn the head of a true American. presa-agente- Our Slogan: Every Reader a Contributor After searching diligently and without avail among our column of last week for the little motto which we is promised you, we found it lost under the printing press. Even that experience did not diminish lta spirit, thia time that however, and we During the past year there has been we still and fromrepeat now on will apprea 67 per cent decrease in the illiteracy ciate of men and a 73 per cent decrease in from any articles and news notes our readers. that of women in this country. (An . illiterate person ia one wno Is over j ten years of age and cannot read or Calvin, your alienee Has worried us so write.) Enlighten us please, our some of educators to According na in on "the know." a this increase in literacy ia handicap Let us your answer Instead of a blessing, because it in- Give creases the nuipher of people who For it we yearn: ns friend Cal, make a steady diet of our tabloid Tell Do you seek a third term? fiction, and lograde newspapers which they say are written to appeal . Here ia another to those of limited mentality. The news writers ask. Surely it la of no value to read if To persuade you to answer we read nothing worth while, or to Hat proved quite a task. and of freedom of boast thought Tell us please Cal, speech if we do not think and speak. May your answer be ready, Did you protest a third term Teddy? F. J. Wade in The Forum. A Littel Learning Dangerous Thing a I -- Her Eighth Anniversary On August 11th Germany celebrated, the eighth anniversary or the Republic. Three parties Joined in celebrating tbe regime that "led the nation back to Only one party peace and liberty. the Nationalists, which ia the strongest In the government, attacked the Republic, blaming it for the disasters that have come to Germany since her dereat. Down East Propaganda Field Candidate For Commission B. D. Field, 728 East Second South street, for years Identified with the mining and livestock industries in this state, Friday announced himself an in- dependent candidate for Salt Lake City commissioner. Mr. Field came to Salt Lake twenty-thre- e years ago from Pennsylvania an ' 2 haa his business offices at Ness building. He la general manager j of the Mutual Metal Mines and of the Baker Mining company, and haa hold-- ; Inga and interests in West Tlntlc and 8llver City, Idaho, nl addition he la engaged in buying and selling 201-20- The latest stunt of the Republicans ia that of trying to create for themselves a deep feeling of appreciation on the part of the American people by making it appear that they are struggling against great odds to bring about a tax reduction. If they hold off until the psychological moment before election and then are able to offer us even a small reduction, thev believe our hearts will ao warm with Since Commissioner Dahlqulsts gratitude that we can't help voting steam shovel at the gravel pit ia said for the G. O. P. Unfortunately for , to be Idle ; much of the time, why lying them we are able to see through this not move it up to the county building type of propaganda. and use it to scoop the grafters out V of that sructure and drop them into the discard? Perhapa tbe commissioner's pet 9000 rock crusher could be moved to the state prison, ao that when some of the Sevens who formeWhen we compare the petty held office, land there, they would amounts saved by the business reor- rly not need to do the work by hand. This of the government or the scheme would fit nicely into the G. O. ganization consolidation of departments, or the P. economy program. I dismissing of superfluous employees with the vast outlays made necessary by the very policy of the present ad' ministration we are bound to remem' fcer the old adage. The president's much boasted economy has saved some small amounts, but these have Too many people have wool over been used many times over by new their eyes, says Mr. Allred of Sprtns appropriations demanded, and these C'lty, Utah, In explaining ihe prepend appropriations are a rewult of the po- eranee of Republicans in that town, licy of the admlnlsl ration. We can "It seema that when a boy. now days, never really save monev nnless we cels a lamb he Immediately becomes a change the policy. A little tempor- Republican." ary relief hero or some class legls. Judging from the number of sheep lotion there mav act as a salve to men in the Republican 4 are heel the outer sore, but to attack the O'f the opinion that Mr. Allred has the evils at the source we must administer situation sized up about right. . Useful Implements For Certain Uses Penny Wise end Pound Foolish ; . Republicans Have Wool Over Optics ly |