Show A REQUEST AND NOMINATION There Is just ono one question on the tho mind or of every eer Ogden citizen Just now whether that citizen Is a good bood ono one or ora ora a hat one The Tho question Is not Does Ogden need aced freo trado or the protective tariff It Is not Do wo we want a Democratic or a Republican Tile The question Is Does Doos Ogden Oden need the saloon Haloon and all that goes goOS with It whether that saloon Is a dive or a glided gilded parlor or does O Ogden den aced a 1 clean eiL E lr thinking man and woman knows that both the tilo Republican and the Democratic part Is almost Inex bly mixed up with wita the lie saloon el ale It ho almost Ir If not quito Impossible impassible for either party to shale shake of off the fetters fellers which party part leaders have havo In the past willingly or 01 heM held out their thelt hands to receive from tIme tho saloons Too often candidates who wao st started 1 In with high and UHl oven oen promises to their friends of better things for or Ogden have round found their tied lied their lips silenced b by arty policy But Dut there is n a majority In both bolh toso parties who Ion long to ho be horid bei rid i of the saloons and amI tho other oilier two vIces ices whIch the tho saloons foster and protect Thoro are arc no stab or national officers to bo be elected this year ear Then wh why not do as so o man many other clUes cities have b been doing and hold n a nonpar nonpartisan electIon Lot Uw the Issue be a dIrect ono one be twe n the moral people and the im immoral immoral moral people Let saloons or no sa saloons saloons loons ho the platforms of oC tho two The failure of the city council counell to raise ralso tho saloon license may amy be dIs dIsappoInting appoInting to many citizens but not to those who haxo thoroughly studied the question saloons might do less damage than fifty saloons In the ratio of 90 per cent to per cen cent but IL ii ILIs Is doubtful i if It would make oven een thu difference to drIve a L few saloons out business of It II i the saloon Haloon that lures the tho young boys s to the tho first drink and not tho ilio diva with its Ito hid hideous ous patrons Only a l so 80 high M as lObo 10 ho ab prohibitive will m materially las provo conditions To elect a mayor or und and n a cou favorable to such stick a license or 01 w t Is preferable opposed to granting II ceases at all illi Is an ambition worthy of all good citizens In a recent Open letter leller Hon Han Joseph Josoph JosephS S Peer saId saIdIe If Ie we sc can not have hayo prohibItion at pres present nt b by nIl all means let us bare havo bet better ter regulations anti ami higher license If IC thIs falls then lot let the movement ho bo I started for tor the entire eradIcation of the tho saloons from our fair ell ellWell city Well the council has failed to raIse rals the tho license and now it remains for tor some somo one ouo to t start a movement for Cor the of time the saloons It Is refreshing to see a L man who Is nol afraid to go on record as Mr Ir Peery hiss has anti and It Is vor ery desIrable to see soo n a man In the chair who holds such sentiments In regard to the saloons U It would be unfortunate however to see such suell rL a man nominated b boi by oi either ler of the old parties and amid bound b by party parts ties lies to carry rry out Omit the pledges of party part leaders made mado In his behalf The rho present mayor maJor has lone dono all that he promised so 50 far as the writer although there are man many sho are arc that ho he did not go than he promised What we se need now Is a mayor maor who will promise to go to the last limits of his ability III t In that direction and will make that promise In a public man manner mannor nor ner which sincerity and be begets begets gets confidence And eor every candidate should ho b compelled to place himself on record Just as openly What Is needed Is an independent ticket a reform call It what you ou will It Is not only needed but It would bo be elected for the are tired of oC crime suicides and vIolent deaths All Ml that is i needed Is for an organization to 10 be formed end and Ogden would soon vindicate her herself before the world as a elt city that offers a bOO good 11 clean place In which to live Since SInco speculation is already being as to possible candidates Is It not lot to start such an organization of the better belter class of citIzens as will make malto good candidates a certainty The Tho Is always gIven b by r the theold theold old party leadora ot of course to attend the tho primaries and see that good men are nominated but tho ho clUzen W wo 10 is not even eon a cog In the political ma machIne chIne knows that he stands about n as much chance of havIng n a In thu tho prImary as a ho would have havo or of chang tn lug lie tho plans of n a national conven convention lion tion It if hl he were sere not net a delegate While thord are aro a hundred people who might nith Hh propriety start such sucha a reform movement It would seem scorn lint sInce Mr Ir has alrea already himself on record aU all would have hac In Julia him ag a a leader It IC IChe Ithe he chose choso to accept the position And so BO without consultatIon with IUt any In part or 01 organization I ear car request mim to s start rl such a movement and hereby nominate hInt hIm hImas as temporary tempora to call a Ing to 10 start starl saId movement Is there lucre theren n a second LEOTA S K KENNEDY |