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Show A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEWYEAR Hero's wishing you a Happy and Prosperous New Year, and to avoid mentioning nnmes and tor rear some one will bo missed, wo make It ns broad as tho universe, nnd trust that every mother's ton or daughter will experience such a condition. But to wish It nnd have It realised is a qucston that requires some effort ef-fort on t he part of e very one. Now let's try and make the New Year n happy and prosperous ono through service. Thnt Is what tho country needs. The high places thrown up on account of the wnr i must be leveled down and the coun-j try must tako its medicine and got down to actualities again, and It can Ionly be dono with tho least harm to tho grea'test number through scr-. scr-. vlco. Never In tho Ultjtoiy of tho country coun-try was' hones) service so much In domnnif and so much of a real asset. H Tho people have spoken, havo elect-3 elect-3 cd .tholr servants, and perhaps iiev-I iiev-I er bofore 1ms such' a heavy loadbeen placed on tho backs of our servants. They nro1 broad shouldered and can carry a load but they must not tori a moment think that nt any time I iho load,' will bo easy. It will not ouly require lime, but it will require thought, study, and .tho best of cf-fort cf-fort not only on tho part of officials themselves but on their advisers. nd any advisor that would attempt o wnrp tho judgment of a public aiclnt to gain rnvor through political poli-tical advantage is not a friend or tho people, or a filend of his country. coun-try. In tho selection of help to do the public service tho very best and most competent should bo selected. And right hcie let us sound a note of warning. All public officials if they do not realize It now, will re alize It- sooner or later thnt they themselves are primarily held on a promissory note guaranteeing service ser-vice to tho people. They aio the ones who will mnke tho appointments to such offices ns aro called for under un-der the law, the responsibilities of which they cannot get nwny from. No official can shift the responsi bility to any committee, or cotcrlo or collection of Individuals. It Is right and proper to seek tho ndvlce of committees, nnd of tho best minds, but tho officials thomsrlve must Inquire Into tho capacity or nil applicants nnd then render tho deel slon. No committee or set of men Ic going to act as gunrnntor for tin capacity of any Individual Tim must be looked Into by tho official or officials making tho appointments It Is a solemn duty nnd should be dono only after tho most delihcrati thought and consldeintlon. It should jo done with an eyo slnglo to scr vlco nnd that alone. Let usvdo our utmost to make tliit n year dedicated to service. Much las been trusted Into tho hands of ur now ofliclnls an much is expect-td. expect-td. If tho new ofliclnls approach tin lutles of tho hour In the spirit of orvico with tho knowledge tlia hey nro tho rosponslhlo pintles t tho contract, nnd pursue thilr du ties from day to day unwarped nn unshackled through porsonnl or po lltleal pulls, tho year will be one or servlco nnd lodound to tho bum ft nnd satisfaction of the peoplo Tin It may bo so Is the deslro and hopi of The Republican, and our effort! In the futuro as In the past will bf (llMCtod along this desired line. IOn this plaHorm wo predict r Happy and rosperous Now Year. |