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Show SHOULD BE DONE BUT LET GEORGE DO IT The other day several well-known citizens were discussing a matter of local interest, and agreed that something some-thing should be done about it. Butj they also agreed it was unpleasant and unprofitable for any individual action to be taken, so they were inclined in-clined to think that it was an opopr- tune time for the home-town newspaper news-paper to jump in with both feet and force the desired action. There isn't anything strange about such proceedings as this. Hardly a week passes but the mails bring at' least one letter to the editor from someone asking him to "jump on" somebody, and nearly always tne writer wants his own name kept secret. sec-ret. If the newspaper were to do all that is asked of it by these people j it would be a growling, snarling thing and it would accomplish; nothing. The newspapers are always ready j to' oppose wrongs, and always ready j to fight for the right, to demand prac, i tical reforms, to support every movement move-ment that is for the betterment of the community and to aid in every worthy cause. They are not afraid of making enemies when they know they are serving the public. But the truth is that most of the demands that the paper "Jump in with both feet and demand action" are generally gener-ally based upon selfish motives ana are usually urged by the people wno themselves are unwilling to d oexact-!y oexact-!y what they request the newspaper to do. And about nine times out of ten they stand in the back ground and refuse co-operation when the newspaper does try to get something worth while accomplished. Exchange. oi State Representative Aecn; ris returned from Salt Laiet last of the week, after sP:; 1 th couple of months in the i( lature in Salt Lake City, li reports that he enjoyed hi -with the other lawmakers h: In view of the feeling (s pressed, that we are beret: burdened with laws, it r to i . it that he didn't introduce - bills, but devoted his efe Cil careful study of measures;:- by others t oenable him tor f.l-. ly on them. As far as Tew;-, en check up on him. Mr. !!;- L'ti very cons'stent in his toe cor various bills passed, and i li-s gratulate him for the work : as Ut |