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Show THE COMING 'ELECTION." 4 The time for the casting of the ballot bal-lot "For Sale" or "Against Sale," of lntoxat,lng ltnuorstlj near at hand, and before another week rolls around tho result will be a matter of history. Tho people of the city nnd county have had ample time In which to think the matter over. They have had experience under the license plan, and also under the so-called prohibitive prohibi-tive plan, nnd by this time have their minds made up ns to which they prefer, pre-fer, so that practically all that remains re-mains Is the formnlity of casting the ballot, and counting them up. We nre glad to note the apparent good feeling thnt tins prevailed, nnd are glad that the old strife of a few years ago has passed away, so that men and women can think and vote as they please on this question, and still maintain their good namo and self respect In the eyes of tho enthusiast enthu-siast on either side. We are glad to feel thai which ever side wins the victor will have tho assurance. Judging Judg-ing from what Is gleaned from time to time, thnt he Is looked upon ns honest In his convictions, nnd that from tho fact that he Is on the side of the majority Is Justly entitled to I have his Ideas enacted Into law. There are, as Is now conceded, two sides to tho question, nnd up to date the Republican has tried to present both sides, without, partiality to either. ei-ther. It is now up to the people. It is your concern, and will bo decided by your ballot. It has been said that "last fall the people voted It out of tile hands of the Democratic party, nnd turned it over to tho Republicans, where it now is for settlement." If this be true wo congratulate theipeople on their good Judgment, and say to them to get busy and seo that their 'desires pre-villi pre-villi at the coming election. We were of the impression howovcr, that the people voted the question out of tho hands of nil parties and placed It with themselves, where it Justly belongs. be-longs. Ono party said you must have "stato wldo prohibition" whether you want It or not, while the other said "let tho people say what they want nt tho ballot box." The Inttor was ap-(coved ap-(coved at tho polls and tho matter 1a now In the hands of the people. Personally wo do not believe In pro-hlultlon pro-hlultlon as It Is generally Interpreted. Wo are satisfied that It has chalked to its credit n great many failures, all . duo to tho fact that the sentiment and determination of the people have not been behind It. Neither do wo believe lu the saloon as It has been generally interpreted and operated. With us It is not n question of prohibition or otherwise, It Is a question as to what is best for Logan City, und the other cities lu this valley. The question then Is. have wo advanced or retrograded under the now condition? Ho we wuntl to go back to the old condition? Thett-! questions will be'uiiswered by your ballots. It Is our opinion that the sentiment sen-timent that we liavo advanced prevails, pre-vails, and that we do not want to return re-turn to old conditions. It Is possible that thero may be better ways of handling the matter, but they havo not been forthcoming. The people will then bo careful about voting to change u condition thnt to them appears ap-pears better than the old conditions, and hence will voto "Against Sale." Logan City ubovu till tho cities lu tho state should have the sale of Intoxicating In-toxicating liquors reduced to the lowest low-est possible minimum. Logan is n col lege town. In nor schools jmo practically practi-cally lives. They nre her pride. A aieful Investigation on tho part ol i ho Republican among the business .nun, and people generally leads us to lollovo that tho majority sentiment b to tho effect that conditions are bet-er, bet-er, thnt wo havo advanced, and that the voto should be "Against Sale." -Vo shall therefore vote "Against Jale.-.und for tho advancement of Lo-ni Lo-ni City and Cache coun'y, and urgi-ll urgi-ll our readers and goad friends to do kowise |