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Show THAT COMBINE AGAIN. The Smoot-Cutler combine appears In a new role, this time as dictator of the scoietaryshlp of the Hoard of Education. Edu-cation. The Journal says this Is so, so there can hardly boa reasonable doubt of It. Joel Ulcus, present deputy In the County Treasurer's oillee, and now an applicant for this secretaryship, was not a Cutler man In the last convention, con-vention, and accoidlng to The Journal his present application Is turned down In the following words: "You can't have It. Last year when the machine was being built, you tried to wicck It by booming .lames T. Hammond for governor, against OUR man Cutler. You had us badly scared, but now woarc IT and wc ate going to take a fall out of you. Young man, If you want anything licrraftcr you must put on the Smoot-Cutler Smoot-Cutler collar, lie good and you'll bo happy, but don't forget that wc are IT even In matters pertaining to the Logan City schools.'' This is too ridiculous to warrant a serious icply Of course no Republi can on the Hoard said this to Mr. Kicks, or to his friends, nor so far as wc arc able to learn is this the sentiment senti-ment of any nicmbci of the Hoard. Mr. Ricks stands as good show for appointment ap-pointment as any other man In the race. The object of the article Is to make Mr. Hicks and his friends feel that there is a conblnation against him. It Is designed to stir up strife In Republican ranks and Is not in any sense a fair slatmcnt of the situation. sit-uation. Wc have moio contldenco In the good Judgment, of the people than to believe that they will bo misled by the Journal's setting forth of mattcis In connection with the political phases of the school board's action, so we dioii it. |