Show THERE ARE members ot of the house ol of representatives it takes to make a quorum republican members have been standing loyally to their official duties if it were not mot tor for that tact fact it would have been impossible to transact the peoples business in the lower house ot of congress the democrats have furnished tour four fifths ot of the chronic and continued absentees THE DEMOCRAT a weekly publication li of salt lake and ot of course boosting the bull moose jackass tic ket Is only one factor that is making the victory of tile the republican ticket more certain at the coming election another publication known as the progressive is doing its full share in helping to elect republicans public ans by abusing members of that party and boosting the has beens who comprise the afraid to stand alone fusion outfit it sure promises to be an easy victory lor for the G 0 P in utah this year THE CLOSING days ot of the clean town contest are being carefully planned in every city by the committees nho have the work in charge many towns did not get thoroughly organized until late but are making up for lost time by doing all their work in the last few weeks before the contest closes the movement is receiving the support of nearly every one governor wm win spry has issued a proclamation urging all to greater activity the leading churches of all are giving their support sunday schools are taking part thousands of people have killed weeds an and destroyed es the breeding places of the house fly homes and surroundings have been made more beautiful and healthful SAYS the new york tribune the result of the democratic primary in texas is anything but comforting to the wilson administration A strong wilson leader thomas 1 H 1 dal ball backed by indorsements endorsements Indor from mr air wilson himself from secretary bryan and from postmaster general burleton Bur lebon has been beaten for tile the nomination for governor by a friend and follower of champ dark clark AT mr r wilson carried the texas primaries in the spring of 1912 breaking the power of the old bailey machine most of the politicians thereupon went overl overto to him all the federal patronage has been in their hands and one of their number mr burleson was put into the cabinet yet in the first primary since the inauguration the texas democrats have turned down the administration faction by a majority estimated at 50 it Is predicted that the state convention will criticize some of the administrations policies we hardly think that the disaffection will take tahe the extreme lorm form but any enthusiasm over the administration will be ot of the below zero kind texas only reflects the feeling which is ready to manifest itself in most of the other states it if a democratic administration cant please texas what other communities can it hope to please THE GREAT european war is the all absorbing topic these days the awful accounts in the daily press is is read with horror for the terrific slaughter of human beings Is already alread y appalling yet is scarcely a shadow ot of what it will be it if the fighting continues day by day the war Is spreading and greater and greater grows ahe the destruction and loss of life A NEW weekly newspaper was launched pt at lehl utah tills this week under tile the name of the lehi sun I 1 with ole B peterson as editor frank gaisford assistant editor and A F barsford Gars ford manager the initial number is a live issue neatly printed and attractive in appearance it is a home paper edited and printed in lehi and promises to be a great factor in tile the up building ot of its home city and vicinity by consistent boosting or of the varied and rich resources of that section success to the sun and may duay its rays attract patronage and wealth to its publishers NO ONE will mill deny that park city is progressive its alin aim is always to advance and to better condition tor for its citizens it will vill be noticed in this issue of the record that bids are advertised for a stretch ot of cement sidewalk side malk and also by reference to the proceedings ot of ti the e council it will mill be noticed a filtering is under consideration that the condition ot of the water mater supply might be improved these things speak well mell for the present city administration and entitles them to the commendation of that class of progressive citizenship who believe in doing things THE SAD news ot of the death ot of mrs woodrow wilson last thursday came as a great shock to every american citizen and trim sincere sympathy goes out froni from aery heart to the greatly bereaved and sorely tried president ot of the united states it Is surely a gi great eat affliction for president wilson coming as is it does docs at a time thue when he be is weighed down with extraordinary cares and responsibilities ties forced upon him by trying duties of his high office because of tile the awful european war none knows tile the suffering lie he has endured the past few weeks and then to be robbed of the devotion love and companionship panion ship of a noble wife and mother when so distressed and troubled tills filis tile the hearts of many millions ot of people with math sorrow for the great and good man god pity president wilson in this hour ot of trial sorrow land and suffering and may he give him strength to carry the heavy li eay burden thrust upon him WHILE IT is admitted that because of the war the mining industry of this country Is seriously menan ced temporarily the record thinks that park city will suffer butter but little in consequence it at all because ot of its inability to get suitable prices tor for its products shipments have been suspended by two ot of our big properties but it is thought that the working force ot of the mines will continue the same game the proposition made by the shelters smelters Bm sm elters to advance 26 25 cents an ounce tor for sil refused yesterday ver mas emphatically by the mining men of 0 tile the state and the mining milling committee ot of tile salt lake commercial club are ar ranging to secure federal aid if pro pre j sent conditions continue tor for any length of oc lime the hope la Is that be tore fore another m icek eek the metal market will be restored to normal condition and all fear of even a temporary shut bishut down ot of any of 0 our properties i be dispelled THO THE washington herald s says ays texas lias has followed fol lomed alabama in dropping political fads ads thomas II 11 ball is one ot of the big democrats in ill texas and lie he had the support of 0 th the 0 president secretary bryan postmaster general burleson and all the democratic organizations in texas in his campaign tor for governor but lie he was beaten at the democratic primaries last week by a man vho aho ho had never been a candidate tor for anything 10 is only a country banker and a few weeks ago was unknown outside ills his own neighborhood it looks like a political turn over in texas and it probably Is but only ly a partisan republican would mould go so so tar far as to see in the defeat ot of the administration candidate a vote against pre president s i dent wilson and a repudiation ot of his policies by tile the democrats ol of texas the democratic explanation is that the friends ot of ball continued to hold on to a political lad fad after it had run its course milind MINING IS passing through a period of great labor unrest says the mining alining and engineering journal no sooner is one difficulty settled than another breaks out the lake superior copper troubles had hardly quieted down domn before more trouble broke ou out a mong among ill the miners at butte A strike e only 1 I v recently roads necessary cessation of operations by the green cananda cananea co at cananea cananda Ca sonora mex alex among the coal mines outbreaks of lawlessness are getting to be common the disgraceful occurrences in colorado are now quickly allowed by resort to violence between strikers and mine guards at coal mines in arkansas such scenes of lam lawlessness or anarchy as have been witnessed during the past year are not credit creditable able to many of those c concerned on both sides while Is labor often lias has good reason to demand betterment of conditions which affect it adversely the serious outbursts of unreasoning passion are in most cases caused by agitators who are working not tor for the good 0 of labor as much as for their own personal a notoriety gain and a desire to stir up trouble tile the sooner labor gets rid of such leaders the better oft off it will be labor cannot expect capital to listen with mith good grace to a leader who is not sincere labor unions have done much to improve tile the condition of the laboring men of this country it has been uphill up hill work ork but labor has already won the unions union now have a business status but to attain the best results tor for the laboring people that compose them they must be administered by able and reasonable men the anarchists who still in some unions remain in control do labor untold injury SAY young man there is is one thing you can not do you can not make a success in life unless you work says an exchange better men than you have tried and tailed failed you cant loat loaf around street corners and saloons smoke cigars tell foul stories drink whiskey and sponge on someone else without making a failure allure in life you must learn a trade or get into some honest busi ness 1 it you dont you will be a chronic loafer despised by all producing nothing empl simply ra malting king your yourself selfa a burden on your parents or the state there is no place in the world for loafers the ripe fruit is all at the top of the tree you must climb to get it it if you wait tor for it to tall fall at your teet feet you will never ret get it smarter men will jump ump up and get all move I 1 do something no matter how low small it will be a starter help yourself and others will help you there Is no royal road to success toil grit and endurance these are requisites wake up and see bee m what hat you can do PRESIDENT WILSON continues to receive deputations of business men one ot of the largest delegations of 0 which representing wholesalers in number of lines called on him on wednesday As a result of suggestions gest ions developed at these conferences further modifications of tile pending antitrust anti trust bills are likely to be made the consideration of the amendments proposed will of course take time lime and 11 is ill too early yet to say m what list shape the bills will be in ill when finally formulated and when congress will be able to put a period to its labors tor for the session the question of adjournment is beginning to loom larger as the days pass for this is a year of congressional elections in which not only the members of the house of representatives but also about 9 a third of the members of the senate are interested the ru members embers of the house are hearing from their constituents particularly in districts where the outlook for reelection is in some doubt and they are anxious to get home to look alter after ther their political fences the president lias has indicated his intention to make speeches tor for the congressional candidates in districts where such aid may be of value and this lias has been a source of encouragement to a number of them but they feel that their personal presence at as early a date as possible is needful it seems probable that in view of the circumstances a number of matters must go by the board tor for the session among these being included most of the treaties now before the senate and probably the river and harbor bill which has been the subject ot or alu much ell criticism bradstreets THE defeat of state vide mide prohibition in texas corning coming after the withering rebuke administered to hobson by alabama indis cates tile the subsidence of the tidal wave of fanaticism which was mas sweeping over tile the south says saya the louisville courier journal it had bad its beginning in the design to keep whisky from the thence it received an impulse from the needs of law and order in rural neighborhoods isolated from adequate police supervision finally the politicians seeing in the drift of the wind an easy way to preferment and power pomer took it up and dragged it through the mire and tore its passion to tatters it ever prohibition prohibited there would be intelligent reason it not justification tor for those who believe that the morals ot of the people may be and ought to be regulated by act of assembly and who do not believe in the right of each man to pursue life liberty arid and happiness according to his conscience but nowhere has prohibition prohibited its effect is and has always been to promote hypocrisy and encourage lawlessness whilst substituting contraband and adulterated drink tor for drink that at least pays taxes and Is what it pretends to be for proof ot of this one need not go further than the state of maine where seventy five years of repressive measures have not abated drunkenness drunken nebs in the least in the southern states where it has been tried the results ought to be humiliating ilia ting to an upright proud and self respecting peaple people its failure is confessed by the scheme to make prohibition hibi tion nation wide it has not according to the revenue statistics reduced the quantity of drink manufactured and sold though putting a premium on smuggling and nor accor according diug to the experience of 0 communities and the observation of men tended to purity purify society or to make drunkards sober but it has everywhere lowered and corrupted politics in tennessee indeed it has produced an appalling faaee of political conditions as well as of public morals |