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BBB ' Tho problem of reducing the num- BBB t I ber of railway accidents requires the BBB ji . co-operation of both the officials of BBK I j the companies and of tho people, it BBB has been ono of tho real big problems BBB, f ;j of railroad operating for years nnd BBB 1 ' t every lino In the country looks for- wnrd to the time when n death on a railroad because of derailment of collision col-lision will be unheard of. .j. .j. .j. DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU? Tho duty of n newspaper Is to keep the people of the community In touch with tho hnpenlngB both nntlonnl and local that nre taking placo from day to day, but did It ever occur to you that you can bo of Immeasurable service In this respect and that without with-out putting yourself to nny great effort? ef-fort? Occasionally some local reader comes Into the office In a state of more or less perturbation and challenges chal-lenges our right to continue as tho Informant In-formant of the people. He or she has just given n party, or done somo little thing that may be of Interest to tho reading public, and the paper has not printed n word about It. Or again, Mr. Blank has taken n trip to Dlank City and not a blankety word has been said about Itl Now that Is really n Bcrlous calamity. calam-ity. Moreover, wo regret that tho nforcsald Dlank hns been kept out of the public limelight when perhaps If the truth were known ho Is entitled to the whole front of tho stngo and n little red powder effect thrown In on tho side. nut tho fact remains that most of the fault lies with Mr. Hlank. It would have been n very, simple llttlo proceeding for him to call up the newspaper office nnd whisper his llttlo llt-tlo Item of news Into tho obliging car of the person in charge of tho office. Every newspaper In tho country de pends more upon the "work of Its "silent" "si-lent" reporters than upon the items furnished It by Its paid employees. Many an event Is pulled off here In Logan, mention of which Is duly desired, de-sired, but the same Is Allowed to pass unnoticed because someone has neglected neg-lected to Inform tho paper of what was-golng on. If you have an' Item of news' don't keep It to yourself. Give the other fellow n chance at It and thus pass It along. The number of the Repub' llcnn telephone Is 48; when you know of something of Interest that is about to happen or of some event that haB Just transpired without being be-ing brought before the attention of the public, call us up. Such an effort costs you but llttlo, but It helps wry matcrlnlly In tho making of your local lo-cal newspaper. 'Keep this In mind, and If you will co-operate with us wo will shortly be nblo to present to you ono of tho best newspapers In this neck of the woods. Wo have already made a good start In this direction, but we nre not yet satisfied; we need your assistance, so don't forget the number, telephone 48. THE PARTY STILL STANDS. The big convention' Is over. Tho Republican leaders regular nnd "Progressive" "Pro-gressive" so-called, havo met In conclave, con-clave, presented their Individual pre ferences both as to men nnd policies, and gone their several ways. Tho majority, ma-jority, the very big majority, have decided de-cided that the policy of tho present administration Is worthy of endorsement, endorse-ment, nnd that tho men responsible for these policies are best adapted for tho work of leading tho party In tbo coming campaign. The minority has disagreed with this course. It was their desire that radical changes should be made. Somo. few of them prompted by personal, ambition have kicked clear of tho traces nnd havo announced their Intention of repudiating repudiat-ing the party that has fostered ind encouraged them thus far. What tho outcome will bo no true Republican can doubt. President Tnft and Vice President Sherman hnvo been renominated, their course during tho last three years innd a. hnlf has been endorsed and the regulars of the party confidently believe they will bo re-elected when tho election takes placo next fall. When tho mntter Is surveyed calmly calm-ly thcro Is little that can be said against the course pursued by President Presi-dent Tatt thus far. No one questions his sincerity of purpose, no onq-rrues-dons his' honesty, no ono questions bis Integrity In standing for the right as he understands the right, and the' recent attempt to Impeach his character char-acter has not met with any perceptible percept-ible degiee of approval from the American people. Some object that a president has no business embroiling himself In a fight for renomlnatlon. Dut has not the fight been forced upon him? Would any self-respecting American be ho high or low In station, submit to the Insults, the accusations of criminality, crim-inality, the taunting securrtllty that has been heaped upon President Taft of late by those who really know bettor bet-tor nnd refuse to make any effort to defend himself? It Is Just this fight which has been made upon htm by one of his former friends that has ndd-cd ndd-cd much to the present popularity of tho president, nnd it hns had a potent Influence in shaping the events leading lead-ing up to his present renomlnatlon. Colonel Roosevelt tins mado n mistake. mis-take. Ho Is j wonderful character, no ono denies that, but ho has nllow-cd nllow-cd his enthusiasm for what ho considers con-siders "progresslvelsm" to run riot with his Judgment, nnd his lack -of Judgment Is painfully In evidence In his announced determination to bolt his party. Governor Hadley of Missouri Mis-souri whoso dcslro for certain changes chang-es in policy was as pronounced as that of the Colonel nnnounces that he still stands for those changes but that ho will moke his fight WITHIN THE PARTY and not with those who would seek to destroy it. Governor Denecn, of Illinois, stands with Governor Gov-ernor Hadley. Senator La Follette, who made such a brilliant campaign for tho presidential nomination announces an-nounces that "he will still support the party while contending for what he believes to be the best, and Senator Cummlngs, of Iowa, and Borah of Idaho, while not In strict accord with all of the doings of the convention havo expressed their determination of staying with tho party and Its nominees. nom-inees. i In viow of dils 'attitude upon the part of men erittitly as earnest In contending for what they believe to bo right bb is the gentleman himself why should Colonel Roosevelt desire to create a break In the grnnd old party by calling Into, being a third party made up of tho disgruntled leaders lead-ers of n forlorn hope? The Republican party is bigger than Individual men. It Is founded upon tho rock of truo progress. The . waves of opposition may buffet It, the ehjilimus -rotr-dlscord and strife may spend their vain strength upon it, but the part-wjll emerge cleansed, fefretSTJeilktovigoratcd add nfe'ifewotKto' ensry on.tho lorlous.vwojk which it has so nobly prosecuted thus for the upllfUandiexaltatlon of the American Amer-ican nation. |