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Show BALANCED PARTY TICKETS Republican and Democratic tickets lor the approaching election have been completed the Einal dejections having been made at tho Republican count) convention held on Saturday ( n both tickets ar-many ar-many splendid citizens. The interest taken in their selection, as well as in the definition of issues, indicates that there will he keen contest con-test for election. Announcement of the complete tickets shows a peculiarity in the nominations thai applies with oqtfal force to each of the parties De-i De-i spite the fact that hi fealt Lake county, the majority of thi people an- not Mormons and Chal in Ogden there are practically as many rion Mormons as Mormons, the representation of non-Mormons on th tickets is practicallj nil For nomination on the Republican state ticke't to one oi the highei state offices there was keen competition i)nc candidate, whose iioniination would hav strengthened the ticket by reason ol geographical Location and other determinations as to a" balanced" ticKet was a ifdh-Mormoii His opponenl was a Mor-mon Mor-mon ami the Fael fhat th lattei had faithfully served as bishop of B the Second ward' oi his horn. . ity was declared CO have been reason H sufficient for the swinging "I the majority to him H For the elective offices ol Weber count? and the Weber legisla tive district, the number of non-Mormons selected by both parties is very small Nominating speeches in both convention brougjit ouJ the service that had been given bj various candidates to the dominant church. In contrast ilyrv were speeches regarding service given ly other candidates to their country, withoin regard to chiirch, some being "I""' tnf' ,,;v;js ot w;lv 'tinls. The delegates seemed 1o feel H that the service to the church should be considered as far as politic goes, as of greater consequence H For eighteen years this condition has applied in 1 tah. It is not entirely confined to Ogden or to salt Lnke county The situation H has gone to the extent that non-mormons, as a general rule, do not bring forward then candidal ies foi the various political offices, eape-, H dally those of major importance. This is true ,,i the United States scnatorships. With the high positions held by the senators in church H activities, othei Mormons of prominenci h not aspire to these tw. offices, while the non-Mormons, realizing these same conditions, d. the The situation is one thai can well be considered as not lest foi the state's general welfare There arc no doubt many non-.Mormons I as well as Mormons, who would malic excelleiU officials .mil who would like to take an activi pari in I tali's affairs As long as they are barred so thoroughly from the party tickets, not by direct action! H of any church or an organization hut by the attitude of delegates. ihems'elves this excellent material for management of Btate and H county affairs cannot he considered as available. If the condition continues to apply there may conn- the time when uoh-MoriUOfts Will H not permit the introduction of their names in conventions ami then H even the now remote possibility of well balanced party tickets will A PARTY'S DISGRACE ' Georgia Democrats have disgraced themselves bj nominating j "Tom" Watson as I nited States senator In Georgia, a Democratic '' nomination is equivalent to - lection and, therefore, the rieri United States senate will he afflict d with the presence ol one of the worst ! demagogues who has come into prominence in twentj years, In bitter hatreds racial dislikes and religious bigotry there is no other man like j "Tom" Watson in puhli life f One ot the best edited papers in this country is the New V World. It is sometimes referred to as a Democratic organ hut Wat- i son is so offensive that the World has seen fit to aj 1 The nomination of Thomas E Watson Eor United States I senator at the Democratic primaries m Georgia is an evidence of political demoralisation without a recent parallel For twentj years he lias made no pretense that he is a Demo- I crat Winn the Populist partj died he persisted in all its vagaries and violences ami added thereto religious, racial and social bigotries which in any enlightened community should ! have consigned him to political oblivion. That such a man ji can be made rt United states senator by a progressive and i prosperous state is a son v commentary on the democracy I of the south I Like John Randolph ot Roanoke, Whoni he resembles in j some respects Mr Watson has made himself politically im- I possible, first by his bitter personal animosities and secondly by his incurable demagogy. Of Randolph, Thomas Jefferson I said that his fate was a warning to all honest and prudent mm to sacrifice a little of self-confidence, even though they ; might believe they were absolutely in the right Watson j has sacrificed reputation, fine abilities and opportunities for ; great usefulness, but never any self-confidence or sense 0f right, by the advocacy of cans.- that in spite of his present triumph cannot possibly prevail Many a man less vehement than he in opposition to the var with Germany received the j attention of the department of justice. j Georgia's astonishing acceptance of Watson must be at- ' tributed in part to the deplorable decline in that state of re- I sponsible political leadership, lie did not drive the men of commanding influence from the field They practically abandoned it in his favor or that of anv other irresponsible a gitatoi . TEACHING CHILDREN HEALTH I In order to impress the French with the necessity of an organized I campaign against tuberculosis, the Americans sent over commission j for that purpose, had posters distributed, gave lectures and did many other things in the wav of publicity, but nothing attracted mon at-j; at-j; t'ention or did more good than a Punch and Judy show which trav- f eled over France and Was seen by thousands of children. 1 A little boy on bis w;; to school meets a little girl in the street I The boy starts to talk of hygiene "Do yon know what a microbe ' is!" he asks the little girl ' Yea, it is a big animal," she answers. I Then the boy explains how microbes are spread by dust, by dirt, by overheated nir etc Be also tells how to avoid them. A soldier ap-j ap-j pears who teaches them how to keep the house clean, how to air it, " ' 1 ct. While he is speaking a drunken mn reels in", who shocks ih children. The soldiers scolds the drunkard: "Yon mustn't drink al I cohol " At this moment the drunkard falls down. "See what be- comes of a man who drinks," says the little girl with great scorn, j "WTe must not imitate him. we must take care of ourselves for we J are necessary to France " With these noble and generous words the ' curtain falls I "Aunt Clotilde, don't make the microbes fly about. Von inns' j dampen the floor before sweeping." j 11 you bring horn2 cakes, don't buy those which are outside. You know that the tuberculosis microbes are walking around m In I These two phrases were spoken, one by a child of six, the othei by a little girl of seven The mistress of their school heard them I and repeated them. And this advice to Aunt Clotilde and this warn- 1 ing to the big brether who is going to buy cakes came from two chit j dren who, some las before, had seen in their school the Punch and Judy show of the American mission. |