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Show Just Remember This. As an evidence of lepublican Insln-ceiity Insln-ceiity in its pretended filendshlp for the iirlgation inteicsts of the country we call attention to tho failure of the last republican legislature to pass the district irrigation bill which was Introduced In-troduced In the senate by a democrat fiotn Cache county, and was Intended for the lellef of a large and deserving Irrigation project In our county. Eveiy appeal to republican oillclals that has been made by the people who are bearing the burden of this enterprise enter-prise has been rejected. -Section 10 of the democratic county platform. That pait of the above which rcfeis to a large and deserving iirlgation pioject In our county means the West Cache Canal, which Tiik Rwuiilican has stated time and time again is an cnteiprlse deserving the loval support of the cltiens of this county, especial-lv especial-lv those who own land under this proposed pro-posed canal. As we undorstand it, this canal was bonded for $00,000 and if this bill had become a law the bonded Indebtedness would have been taken fiom the canal and placed upon land along this canHl. The merits or demerits of this pioposcd bdl we shall not discuss, but we do feel called upon to emphasize the fact that the failure of this bill to pass cannot be honestly charged up to the republican legislature. legisla-ture. It is a well known fact that Ollf Cronqulst, democratic candidate for county commissioner, and, who now stands on the platfoim, is responsible re-sponsible for the defeat of this bill. This gentleman camped in Salt Lake City and brought to his aid all available avail-able friends to lobby against this Iden tical bill. This was because he is one of the laigest land owneis In the Tienton dlstiict. Senator Raiber, who succeeded In having the measure pass the senate, knows that the above Istt ue. Now the domociats come out dellantly and chaige the defeat of the bill to the icpubllcans, and Mr. Cron-(pilst Cron-(pilst himself stands upon this platfoim plat-foim which he knows Is misleading and untrue. This is a demociatic consistency and maj sound well to those who are not posted. It is here stated without any reservation what-cvei what-cvei that Ollf Cromiulsi Is more responsible re-sponsible for this measure being killed than any other living man. |