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Show POSTMASTER BLAIR IS I RECOGNIZEO LEADER OF : I CACHE CO. DEMOCRACY I With tho nppolntincnt nnd confirmation confirm-ation of Mr. J. M. Blair, as Tost-innster Tost-innster of Logan City, n real bnttVo is nnded. A battle that has dono more to stir up tho feelings, hates and resentments of tho Democracy of Logan City and Cacho County, than nny other that has held tho boards Blnco tho dawn of Democracy. When tho nntloi. wont Democratic and the Logan postofflce becanio a plum for tho Democracy It was expected ex-pected on nil sides that It would bo plucked long ago. It was also expected ex-pected that somo young son of Democracy, Dem-ocracy, strong and vigorous, who had not been In tho limelight of previous battles, would struggle for tho prize, and perhaps It wns so, but If such was tho caBO, none such received oven so much as a respectable hearing, hear-ing, for tho old timers, nnd senrred vetorans of many battles havo holfl tho boards alono nnd tho sign "No joung men need apply" has been constantly con-stantly In evidence. Early In tho gamo tho wily warriors of tho Democratic Dem-ocratic party selected Hon. A. O. Harbor, former Stato Sonntor, and J. M. Blair for the contest. For Senator Sena-tor Barber, County Chairman Goorgo ltomnoy, former County Chairman William Edwards, Georgo W. Skid-moro, Skid-moro, D. H. ThomaH nnd a host of other stalwarts of tho democracy, of moro or less magnltudo, worked night and day, whllo on tho other hand tho skilful manipulating of Mc Blair nnd his loynl followers scored victory after victory until tho battlo was decisively won. Tho Barber forces wore apparently stunned, thoy apparently did not know how to piny tho gamo, thoy acted, and worked, nnd wrote, nnd wired, and talked Hko a lot of amateurs that had forgotten their partB, and were scurrying around for a prompter. Whllo in this dilemma "tho big chief," tho. "old warhorso," tho former postmaster, Mr. J. M. Blair, played them right oft tho boards, received tho prlzo and qualilled ns tho only real, llvo lcador of tho Democracy of Cacho county. Ho Bhowcd them that ho could "eomo back," that It was all right for them to servo In tho ranks, but thoy must not partako of tho "plo," ior, says ho, "tho plo is for mo." Tho Republican has been asked a number of times why It has stood for Mr. Blair. In reply wo say that no ono can point to a single paragraph wherein we havo stood for .Mr. Blair '. or Mr. Barber, or any other Domo- H crat. Tho facts aro wo conceded H early In tho game that tho olllco be- B longed to n Domocrnt, and not bolng i B Democrats, It was nouo of our bust- B ncss. Wo hid our Innings a fow years ago when wo went on record L ! for Postmaster Josoph Odoll. Wo '' were a party to his appointment, j B stood for him then, havo stood tor him all along, and wo now point with B prldo to tho record ho has mndo. Wo B congrntulato him, nlso ourselves, for , H wo bcllovo that were tho matter sub- H B mlttcd to a voto of the people, in j ' B tho good old democratic wny (theo- ' J retlcally speaking, wo mean) that ' !, iB Postmaster Joseph Odcll would out- ! ' B distance nil comers at tho poIIb. t 1 B When thu national ndmlnlstdatlon V B changed It was up to tho democracy 1 B to nnmo n man upon whoso record i ( B tho democracy must Btand. Mr. f 1 B Dlnlr's ability has been nssatlcd. It ' H Is up to tho democracy tn defend It j ,1 ( H ond Is no concern of ours. It dooa , " B appear, howover, that if ho was quail- u s B fled to bo postmaster twenty yearn ' ' ' B ago, and Is now tho only man In tho i ' H democratic party In Logan City liav- H Ing tho capacity, shrewdness, and''. H foresight to Bwing tho deal, that lib" "i H ought to bo fairly well qualified for .. H tho ofllco. Hon A. O. Barber lsrqual- 'j lfled for such an ofllco. Everybody , l') concedes that. Surely It tnkes .some M -'l capacity to- beat Senator Barber, and ' I'llB Mr. Blair did It. Howover, this is I ;. , !B a matter that old father tlmo will ' ' fH tako caro of. I ' ' IB Wo did feel somewhat resentful, i', rB and Btlll-do-attUiwUomptB-inado . - ;' sB to bellttlo his character, and c'spq,- . dally tho reported attempt to make '" ' ? of him a dishonest man. We resent i'i "' sucli things against our citizens nnd JLj ;H should llko to bco tho porpotrutors' 1M ,M of all such dnstardly attacks In ought F t M to justice Wo havo known J, M. J j i! Blair for twenty years, and wo think ,1, , H ho 1b thoroughly honest, and an all, i , , i lounil, good, rcllnblo citizen. Of ,. ! ,J courso In Mr. Blnlr's case this may 4 i jJ bo n matter of "chickens coming to t'i ( f H roost," In a measuro nt least. Soon lj -j after tho administration changed " j j I H dnstardly nttack was mado on Post- '' I'l 1 master Odoll.' Somo affidavits wero jj I H filed and an Investigation was held, l' i resulting as it could only result, In ti ! ill (Continued on Pago Eight) ft Postmaster Blair is r- Recognized Leader Cache Co. Democracy (Continued from page one) a complete Indication for Mr. Odo'l. Now Mr. IJlalr claims that ho did not sign an affidavit, and that he In no way was connected with tho conspiracy con-spiracy against Mr. Odell. But tho oflldavlts were signed Just the sarte, and by Logan peoplo, nnd Just how closo Mr. Iilalr was to theso affiants, Just how strongly ho acquiesced i their dastardly work, Just how much and bow many times ho and tboy conferred together Is not known nnd perhaps necr will be, as tho dirt aEsallants of a hotter man thnn any of them ever can hopo to becomo dirt their work In tho dark, nnd up to this hour not ono of .them has had tho manhood to npologlzo. Mr. Iilalr may havo had nothing to ilo with this dastardly conspiracy, but he was certainly' caught In somo very had company, as It was current report re-port that all tho affiants were boosters boost-ers of his. So that in a measuro the Ulair incident may bo "cbickona coming com-ing homo to roost." nut bo that as It may, it is not right. Tho nttack on 1'ostmaBter Odell was not right, and an nttack on Mr. Blair's character charac-ter Is not right, and tho sooner wo got away from matters and things of this character tho better It will ho for all of us. Wo aro glad tho mailer is settled for In a measuro it gives ut a dofln-Ito dofln-Ito line on "Who's Who" in n democratic demo-cratic way in Cache county. A fow oars ago Mr. Georgo Romney camo hero from Salt Lako City and brought with him a lot of city frills and In tho recent post offlco fight it la reported re-ported that Georgo said, "Now boys, let's let Dlair got n little start, give him somo following so that the old boy won't feel bad, nnd then when wo get ready, when tho right time-comes time-comes wo will Just "turn turtlo" llko wo used to do in Salt Lako City, and pet tlio Job for tho other fellow." Ilut Georgo let It go too far. Intact ho did not know tho "old wnrhorBo." Tho Republicans aro always out for big gamo, and they can now got ready to train their guns on tho Right Honorable Postmaster J. M, Blair, leader of tho Democracy of Cacho county. William R. Wallace, National Nation-al Committeeman for Utah Is Mr. Blair's friend. Mr. Blair is bis friend. Theso two will work together, hand in hand, for tho democracy of Utah nnd Cacho county. Mr. Wnllaco will handle tho state end and Mr! Blair will deliver Cacho county. GcoYgj Itomnoy, William Edwards, A. G. Barber, Georgo W. Skldmoro, U, H. Thomas, now will you bo good and take your orders from the man who has received fltato and national recognition, rec-ognition, the man who lut It all .over you, nnd 1b how your recognized leader. |