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Show a strong ticket In the Mold, which Is an follows: , Representative, Virgil Kelly, Recorder, Re-corder, Mrs. Alice Davis; Attorney, Geo. C. Velio; Treasurer, Verne llar-tholomew; llar-tholomew; Sheriff, Charles Laver; Assessor, As-sessor, Joseph Sum; Surveyor, Lar-vnce Lar-vnce Cbrlstensen; Superintendent of Schools, Mrs, Cronholm; County Commissioner, Com-missioner, 2 years, Wm. Memiuott; four years, 11. S. Cahoon; County Clerk. H. G. Walters. For County Chairman of the central committee Mr. F. II. Slaughter was chosen, and under his able direction there la no doubt that the "Progressive" "Progres-sive" sentiment will be crystallzed Into In-to a formidable force by election day. The Republican party at the county seat larks one essential element In making a successful campaign, and that la union t)f sentiment. Tbey are not united In their political views. They are not united for Tuft, for the state ticket, or for the local ticket. The sentiment generally Is greatly In favor of Mr. Tolton fr governor. His supporters argue that the aouthern part of the state has Interests that need recognition at the state capital. Tolton Tol-ton will, being a resident of aouthern Utah, give us the recognition we desire, de-sire, while Gov. Spry has repeatedly In the past Ignored our needs and desires. . Many men ate out working hard for KimlAiH. Some over-active for Kelly; few apparently are using their Influence for Hinckley, while some are energetic In attacking him. The writer thinks that every man has a right to vote and work for whom he pleases; he has a perfect legal and moral right to vote against their regular party nominee; but he does not think that any ono In politics or out of politics has a right to circulate anything about a man that would give a wrong Impression concerning his character or actions. It Is certain cer-tain that Mr. Kimball and Mr. Kelly would be the last two men In the county at present to desire any one ,i to say that Mr! Hinckley fought Kil-more Kil-more In the high school election. THE NEWS FROM FILLMORE PdEc Affairs and Local Happenings tt ita County Seal The Fillmore correspondent pleads riot guilty to making an argument last week in favor of the Republican party, aa be was accused by the editor. On the contrary he made a few observances observ-ances on the political situation In general. gen-eral. In his comments he stated that any man who believed In the Initiative, the referendum, the recall, and In direct di-rect primaries la not a Republican. The Republican party has stood for the extreme application of representative government from the beginning of Its existence, and under whatever name the party haa gone by. The Democratic party has stood for a more conservative application of the doctrine of representation, a conservatism conserva-tism expressed In their stand for "state rights," strict construction of the constitution, confidence in the political po-litical Judgment of the people at large. On the contrary the Republican party bah favored a loose construction of the constitution, giving congress many powers denied It by the Democrats; they believe In a strong centralized national na-tional government, thus taking power away from the states; tbey have always al-ways been mistrustful of the possibility possi-bility of direct legislation by large bodies of men. There Is no question that representation In government as developed by the English speaking race It the greatest political achievement In history. Yet there Is empiaUy no denying that evils have developed In the application of this principle. The Democratic party Is true to Its historical histori-cal stand for populur government when It seeks to correct these evils by modifying the present representative system by Introducing the direct primary, prim-ary, the Initiative, the referendum, and iUe im-jlL-.Thc ','Atand pat". or eou-servative eou-servative Republicans, believe the Introduction In-troduction of these principles would result In creating more evils than they would remove, The movement toward popular government Is growing and la progressive In that sense only. Whether Wheth-er It Is truly progressive, that Is, whether these principles when applied will result In improved government only time and long experience can loll, rhe writer Is studying thene question ind has been studying them carefully 'or many months, but has not formed iny conclusion. He Is opposed io lumping at conclusions, and being a Ittle conservative, naturally hesitates ibout leaving the "tried and true" for that appears doubtful. He admits that klr. Taft, being mortal, has made mls-akes, mls-akes, but he thinks that the presi-lent's presi-lent's wonderful achievements In the 1 llrectlon of International peace alone ntltle him to reelection. In this re- pect he Is the greatest progressive of he age. A study of Mr. Taft'a pro , lotted arbitration treaties with Great , irltaln and France will prove this tatement. Mr. Roosevelt took a nar- ( cw and reactionary attitude In oppos- ( ng those treaties. Which Is the more , irogresslve, Mr. Taft or Mr. Roose-elt Roose-elt I" a debatable question. This ( nuch Is true. Had the Taft treaties , ieen ratified by the senate without mendment It would have been the iiost progressive step that civilization j as taken In government since the atldcatlon of the Constitution of the tnlted States. For this reason chiefly he writer Is actively supporting Taft or re-election. Now, Mr. Editor, the above Is not ( Mended aa an argument. ( Tbe Hull Moose county convention 1 tet last Saturday and placed a county I cket In the field. Parley i Chris-?nsen Chris-?nsen addressed the convention. He 'ade a clever speech In favor of cer-iln cer-iln cardinal Democratic principles, torn his conatant misuse of certain rms It was apparent that be has not tade a careful atudy of the principles e advocated, but being an old Repub-can Repub-can should of course be pardoned for 0 i.l being thoroughly grounded In emocrary. It was further evident ' orn Mr. Chrlstensen'a talk that so r as be w as concerned the only rock le "Progressive Party" resta on In- pendent of other parties, Is what " i termed the dynamite personality of r. Roosevelt. However, there Is no 1 lestlon that the Bull Moose crowd is " owing la numbers la Millard coun- Some of the strongest and best a en la the county were at the con- d ration, ard tbey succeeded la placing li |