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Show SMITHFIELD RECORDER GOES REPUBLICAN. Mr. Richard I'llklnton, recorder of Smlthticld, ,was In Logan Saturday looklnir after business Incident to the coming election, lie says that polities Is receiving as little consideration In Smlthllcld as here. The city is now Installing a waterworks system, will have electric lights by January 1st, and a telephone exchange is already there, so , that Micro seems to bono strong Issuo before tho people. Mr. Pllklnton was elected recorder two years ago on the democratic ticket, he being the only man of that faith elected. He .says now that he Is a republican. Mr. I'llklnton says that ho has watched conditions, compared tho results of democratic and republl-t can adm Inlstiatlon, has studied carefully care-fully tho principles of both parties, and In tho past two years has come to the conclusion that ho has been voting vot-ing against tils own and his country's interests. He says there arc those of his old friends who regret his departure depar-ture from tho ranks of tho untcrritled and unkindly attribute his change to baser motives than thai of principle, but ho accepts this as a punishment that must como with wrong living In the past. Mr. I'llklnton says that tho water was tttrned Into the mains on the west side of Main street Saturday. Satur-day. Nino blocks of excavation and plpo laying will complete tho system. |