The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-05-03
LOGAN LETTER.

Sundays Salt Lake Truth con-
tains Logan Letter" written by
some person who says he is a Real
Friend of the People" The article Is
the writer's view Of the light plant
situation in Logan. THE REpUBLI-
CAN does not question the writer's
honesty, but does say that the article
contains much that gives a wrong I'M
preston, some other statements that
are not the facts they appear to be,
and Is filed with insinuations that are
unjustiliable. 1t Is not the intention
TO discuss that entire article here, as
there was little advanced that has not
been discussed before. However, the
disposition of this "real friend OF the
people" TO write for Salt Lake paper
with a circulation that does not reach
"the people" he would befriend,
and his reference TO the subsidized
press" OF Logan is worthy Of attention.
The REPUBLICAN has been estab-
lished in Logan two years and we defy
any reader to point to one single in
stance In which we have not stood for
Logan and Cache county. We defy
any man to point TO one single word
in THE REPUBLICAN which has been
adverse to the city's interests In this
light fight. First last and always
The REPUBLICAN has urged the sup
port of that plant and supported
moves of the officials when some Of
those moves seemed TO us ill-advised.
THE REPUBLICAN did not want to be
a knocker and had faith that all
things would be evened up in the end,
The REPUBLICANS faith is justified,
for the plant has been success, is a
success today. That IL shall be a
greater success, however, monopoly
of the business in Logan and additions
to the plant are necessary. The RE-
PUBLICAN favors buying that monop-
oily, If possible, and there are many
capable men in Logan who favor the
same. Evidently this"real friend OF the
people" is not one of these, and he i'm
pugns the honesty Of those who do not
believe as he does, and he says "the
other words, IL is bought. This is UNI
worthy the writer OF that, whoever he
may be. THE REPUBLICAN may have
made mistakes land where is the
newspaper or individual that has mott
but those mistakes were of a sound
conscience and an honorable intent.
This paper has never yet expressed for
money that which it did not believe
and many times we have expressed
that which we believed was right
when 1t meant the loss Of money to
do so. There are those who have said
10 us that THE REPUBLICANS contin-
ued expressions in favor OF a purchase
of the Hercules system In Logan
would mean the loss Of patronage.
That may be so, but it is not such
argument as is calculated to con-
vince us OF the falsity of our position.
Nor do accusations OF subsidation
prove more than weakness on the
part of the author.
AS to "a real friend Of the people"
writing his article for TRUTH there
may be as many as fifty copies of that
publication coming into Logan-we
doubt II. THE REPUBLICANS col.
umnS have ever been and still are free
for the discussion Of questions OF pub
lie interest. This writer could not
but know that, for we are inclined TO
think he has used space in THE RE-
PUBLICAN before. II this article was
TO be worth anything to "the people"
II was necessary that the people
should read II. Why then did he hide
ii in practically unknown Salt Lake
publication?
THE REPUBLICAN has expressed its
belief as TO the mode Of procedure in
the present light difficulty, but has
never yet refused to print any article
because IL was adverse to our view,
THF REPUBLICAN has invited discus.
sion OF this matter and has personally
rendered its columns to various per
sons who see the proposition different
ly TO ourselves. THE REPUBLICAN
does not question their honesty anC
IN turn asks the public to give little
heed to any real friend of the people
who insists that all who fail TO SEE
as he does are dishonest, are Sub
sidiZed.n