Show republican COLUMN THE STANDARD ASSUMES NO RE FOR THE MATTER APPEARING IN THIS COLUMN IT IS PREPARED AND FURNISHED BY THE CAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE the republicans are conducting a clean straightforward campaign free from abuse we rest our cause on the merits of our candidates and on the principles which they represent the campaign is one of principle and not of individuals let every voter who de f arcs a continuance of prosperity vote the republican ticket joseph W bailey was never a scab or a spotter joseph william bailey is the republican candidate for sheriff A desperate effort is made by democratic workers to injure sir baileys character in the hope of thereby securing the election of his opponent the statement is widely circulated that mr bailey was a cab during the strike of 1894 or else that he was employed as a spotter on the united states marshals force and many railway employed emp loyes cannot be comin oed to the contrary except by a of the facts we therefore take pleasure in publishing the facts in the case as both statements are unqualifiedly false mr bailey was employed as a brakeman on the southern pacific from august cali iff to october ast 1st and has in his possession the 1 clearance papers signed by mr S V knapp superintendent october ast 1st the cause of hn leaving alie railway companas comp anys employ being stated na re signed on october and 2nd the day after ai le air bailey entered the employ of the ogden street railway company and nowr lost a day in their employ from that time until 1893 when he became deputy sheriff desirous of learning tho truth can satisfy themselves as to cheso statements by investigating the records at the street railway companas comp anys office mr bailey was never a scab and never was connected with the united force and any association of his name with the idea of either being a scab or a spotter it is evident that if a bailey acted in the capacity of a spotter or scab at thai time it was not joseph W bailey voters be not deceived ty tho slanders by the opposition but do your duty and vote tho republican straight A W AGEE chairman JOHN V secretary state of utah county of weber ss joi W bailey being first duly sworn says he is the person named in the abbie statement and is the Ee publican candidate for sheriff of said county that the faeta above stated as to hia employ ment and that be never was a scab or in any way connected with the I 1 nitch states marshals office are true in every particular and that any statements to alie contrary are without any foundation whatever JOSEPH W BAILEY I 1 subscribed and sworn to batou roe alii day of october A D 1902 SEAL JOHN V notary public |