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Show Who Is Choice Local G.0.P? Is it Taft, Hughes, Fairbanks, Fair-banks, Cannon, or? What The Republican Has Discovered. Who do the republicans of Cache county desire to have nominated for the presidency? During the past six weeks the writer of this has been endeavoring en-deavoring to find the correct answer to the question above, and In the course of Inquiry lias talked with not lesi than two-score representative citizens citi-zens of Logan and the surrounding towns. Our conclusion Is that there Is no strenuous, nor even a well-defined, feeling In the matter at all. It appears to be the Idea that there aie several good men suggested, any one of whom will be acceptable, so there Is no deep concern The opinion that "wedoD't have anything to do with It" prevails, also, and this tends to make the matter of no tremendous concern to any but the fellow who is always concerned about anything political. po-litical. The writer found this one feeling manifest Taft is not the first choice of those approached. Only one man spoke squarely and promptly In favor ot him. All readily conceded that Taft would make a good lace and an Ideal president, but for some reason the (Irst thought Is not of him. Two gentlemen approached expressed the wish that Root might be named, or at least elected president. They doubted his ability to make a popular race, but expressed unbounded confidence In his qualifications for the presidency. In-so-far as the many others expressed a preference, It was for Hughes of New York. The writer does not moan to Intimate that a single one declared flatly for Hughes, but in their Indecision Inde-cision all expressed their confidence In him and hoped that he would come to the front. Tho general opinion is, however, that Taft will be named and that Bryan will be his opponent. The writer Is a Hughes man unqualifiedly, un-qualifiedly, for the reason that from the time he came Into prominence In thoNew York Investigations nughes's every public expression has been a big one. nis Ideals aro high, his judgment judg-ment sound and his nerve unquestioned. unques-tioned. As governor his work has been such as to command the admiration admira-tion of every thinking man of this country, and to us he looks a bit bigger big-ger than the others now In the race for the nomination. We like a man who says: "I believe In party organization. organiza-tion. I promise all members of the party fair treatment and just consideration. consid-eration. No Individual gr group of Individuals and no private Interest will be permitted to dlcato my policy." And we like him better when, In defining de-fining the proper relation of the chief executlvo to his party, he says: "As a party man he will servo his party best In olllce by adhering adher-ing strictly to his duties and maintain-tainipg maintain-tainipg the highest standards of Impartial Im-partial administration," Wo like his Chicago speech In which he said: "Tho country Is morally sound. Tho security ot business depends upon just and dellnlte lawsand their Impartial enforcement." In this samo speech ho declared that Imprisonment and not lines should be the punishment for violation of the Federal laws by corporations engaged In Interestato commerce. He there said: "Tho punishment Is most salutary, salu-tary, when visited upon tho guilty Individuals. Few men can be hired to go to jail. And if offenses which pub-Continued pub-Continued on Page 8. i Choice of G. O. P. J Continued from Page 1 lie sentiment recognizes to be of a i grave character are punished by lm- ( prlsonmcnt the law Is more likely to bo obeyed and tho punishment, to have ' its Intended effect." ' And wo like him best In his splendid ' utterance before tho Republican club ' of New York, In which he said: ' "One of tho fundamental purposes pur-poses of the administration Is to vindicate the adequacy of our institutions, institu-tions, to put an end to abuses, without with-out tumult, or disorder, without Injustice, In-justice, or demagoguery, and In a patient, deliberate, but none the lets vigorous manner to Insist upon tho recognition and enforcement of lublic rights by availing ourselves to the utmost ut-most or existing machinery of govern; ment and by making such new pro-vlslonslas pro-vlslonslas tho Interests of the people may require." "There will be no going back. The American people are Intent on tho proper administration of public office, the recognition of the supremacy of public rights, tho discharge dis-charge of publlo obligations and the elimination of abuses or public privilege." |
