Show I vu 9 94 4 ABOUT THIS THAT AND By D J G I go I hear harsh f and politicians things about politics recent dinner em- em emphasized em emphasized Speakers at t a they considered a a pout a a scoundrel and they wanted nO appointments pared based on more politics Nearly everybody to whom have ave no use lono fOr one thee the sp speaks person seems styled to la a politician lIe Is a man seemingly without good citizens for tor friends Yet the dictionary says that poll tlc poll I tics tic la Is the science of ot government and a politician is one skilled In that science Therefore wo are de- de denouncIng denouncing de denouncing a science which should be ted and studied and looking beI I down n upon those who practice that science I I Ot Of course those thoe who denounce politics and politicians do not want It understood they aro are attacking wantI I honest folks who are aro active 0 In po- po political po political affaIrs There has hs gro grown groan n upa up upa upa 1 A a new now meaning for or politician I politician has hae come como to mean me n I a schemer one ono who acts from 1110 mo motives th then tives es not the tho highest I SUIi Still there Is le something something to bo be I aId ald about the politician the tho fellow who ho Is the tho target for so much abuse hat Is la the politician do- do doi doIng ing do-ing leg Ing He Ho merely Is making use useI us i of machinery which Is available to the use of o all to advance his hit per personal desire In other words per per-I he uses the tho 0 right to attend primarIes to elect delegates to conventions i and to vote rights vote rights which all elti- elti lem I zen hold The Tho politician merel makes use of o the machinery 1 which all good citizens should use and ances ad his hie personal alms alma there there- thereby thereby by I have heard It said that almost an anybody body can sit alt down don and write l on onI ona ona ona I a sheet of o paper the names of ot the Republicans who will be bo delegates to lo tho the Republican state conventions convention I and to the national convention and I 1 Ithe the delegates to tho the Democratic state slate and national conventions The I same Mme people go to each convention ls Is the complaint I Now very likely this ibis le 1 true but Its very truth Is ls a slam at the tho lack lacko of Interest the average citizen takes In tho the governmental affairs of ot his community state and nation If these men and 1 women emen are peren- peren perennial nial nial delegates It IS 13 Is because they I take a 0 perennial Interest In gov gov- govI governmental governmental I affairs and nobody else takes the time and trouble to go 10 goto goto to the Iho primaries and compete with wilh them for tor positions as al delegates I Self preservation Is 10 a 0 paramount I law It Is II natural for or one to work werk to ene ones Interest The nun milD who is termed a politician merely makes use of o the machinery provided by society for or perpetuating the gOV 1 gov The thing to do Is to cense cease politician verbal verba attacks on the tho poll poli Instead get Into tho the political political political cal game and make mke a fight tight for those things which you complain the tho politician keeps you from rom get get- get getting politician Ung ting If It everybody becomes a 8 poll poll- poli right will have hAvo a 8 hotter botter chance chanco to triumph It If I r had bad a few ew million dollare would I provide pro Ide a fine tine monuments lighting system tor for the business dis- dis dis district storefronts brighten up all the tho store J I fronts In town provide a fine flub open aIr concert shell In some somo park for outdoor musical events park parlo both bOlh forI I banks o of Ogden river at tho bridge j to 10 remo o 0 what Is now an eyesore e cv esore I buy bU a great grent stack of ot books for or the ns n's department at the publio would l would I I do all alt this Chances are I 1 wouldn't Id I'd feel I like most moat other and say Day I lot the tho city do It U |