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Show REPUBLICAN PARTY TO BE CLEANSED Senator Smoot Demands Action as Indicated in Bingham Bulletin. Action looking to the cleaning up of the conditions affecting the Republican Repub-lican party is demanded by Senator Smoot in a statement he has just issued. The voters have, from time to time, been demanding some action be taken but it remained for our Senior Senator to lay the situation before the party. In a statement issued Tuesday evening Senator Smoot said, "The scandals involving certain public officials have hn fnrrihlv hrnnvht to my attention since my arrival here... The condition to which I refer affects more than the individuals named... It affects the public. Things cannot in justice to the public be permitted to drag on without action. "As to the details of the charges and counter-charges there may be divergent claims and disputed statements. With those items I have no intent to interfere. It is enough to know that a definite and notorious scandal cannot be passed by. The people of Utah possess an inalienable right to have their public officials above reproach. As an American citizen and as a member of the Republican party, I have always set my face firmly against thst which is not moral or which is not honest or lay to our government, national or state. I cannot do otherwise now, nor do I propose to try. PUBLIC WELFARE AFFECTED ' "Charges have been made in the public press and otherwise against) certain officers in Salt Lake City and in Salt Lake county, which constitute grave offenses against the public welfare. The Republican party has neither patience nor tolerance with such officers, if the charges are true. They are unworthy of the sacred trust reposed in them to guard inviolate the public name and welfare. The public demands that its officials be free from just criticism, and that they avoid any improper conduct which affects the good '' name of the people, or of any political organization among the people.. "The Republican party in the county of Salt Lake and in the state of Utah has proved itself worthy of the confidence of the people in this state and throughout the nation. It is definitely and positively worthy of that confidence, and is determined to continue in that position. For this reason loyal Republicans are demanding that culpable persons retire from public' office. "That is my attitude as a citizen and as a Republican. I confidently expect that every loyal Republican will take the same position. The Republican Republi-can party insists that the persons whom it supports for public office shall be clean. It has no purpose of condoning anything of an opposite nature. I hope my words are sufficiently plain and positive to admit of no uncertainty It has been known that County Chairman, Jesse B. Sharp, has beenj counseling with the leaders of the party other than the "rule or rain gang" looking to taking some action that will cleanse the party of any statement.. j as to meaning." l.. |