The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-02-01
CONDEMNED BY THEIR ACTIONS.

Condemned By ThEIR ACTIONS.
Since Grover Cleveland made his declara.
tion in favor Of the spells belonging to the vic.
tor, every victorious fraction Of the democratic
party has conscientiously lived up to that sen.
timent. II inexperienced and incompetent
men applied for positions held by competent
"pahty worker" has received his desired com.
mission. II Offices have been insufficient 10
number to provide the berths desired, the
democratic party has never yet hesitated to
create such onices ~ we're necessary, provided
the howl from the public was not too strenu.
ous This Is the history Of the democratic
In every state Of the Union-and in its dispose.
ton to take care OF its workers lies the strength
Of the democratic paIty-that's what gives the
rebound after each knockdown, that's what
enables the party to alght on its feet when 1t
falls
However, during each successive campaign
1t is the custom for democratic newspapers and
democratic orators to talk about the mon. par.
tisanship"of the democratic party Its disposi.
tion to consider only the publc's best good.
Unlimited space is given and great emphasis is
laid ON the paity's disposition to remove school
affairs and municipal enterprises, especially,
from the realm OF politics, the writers and
orators waxing eloquent on this peculiar and
strenuous virtue of the democratic party. The
vicious politics" played by the republican
party Is held up to ridicule and scorn aud the
democratic party Is crowned with halo Of
virtue and placed on pedestal.
The democratic press and individual en-.
thusiast assumed this attitude 10 the Logan
City campaign few months ago. Ignoring
the record Of the democratic party nationally
and locally, the democrats ranted long and
loud about its perfection In general, and espe.
cially Its desire to take the municipal light
plant TOUT OF politics" A portion Of the pub.
lie swallowed democratic representations with
out investigation and this fact, with other
unfortunate facts that need not be discussed
here. gave the democrats an unexpected victory
In Logan.
Naturally, the public expected the demo.
cratic party to fulfill Its campaign pledges
consider the city's best good In al matters and
remove the municipal plant from politics."
But what has been the attitude OF the demo.
from the hands of q non partisan committee
1t in the hands Of three democrats and one re.
publican. Does that look like desire to take
the plant from 'politics?"
Considering the fact that democrats were
employed on the plant and system under re-
publican administration and that republican
administration placed the plant In the hands
~ nvntft liz Alxpll
doesn't 1t look like democracy was a fakir In its
yelps about the plant being "in" politics, and
doesn't 1t appear from recent action that the
democratic party was larger fakir In express.
ing disposition to take the plant from politicsP
Doesn't 1t appear that the democratic party
desires 10 manipulate the plant politically!!!
THE REPUBLICAN called attention to the
main facts herein In q recent Issue and also
stated the fact that because OF his competency,
G. B. Robbins democrat was retained as fire
chief through different republican administra-
lions, while democracy this alperfect democ.
racy elected a few months ago. found that the
city's good ~ could be served best by the re-
moval of an Older and experienced fire chief
that boy OF doubtful general ability might be
given Official position. Now comes the demo-
cratic organ In contorton that fails TO dis
prove single assertion made-in fact no effort
Is made to disprove, but rather 20 justify the
acts It's method OF Justification comes in the
use Of undignifed references to the editor OF
this paper.
THE REPUBLICAN has no interest In any
phase OF this matter other than TO present the
facts necessary to prove to the people that the
democratic party has no especial claim to virtue
The democratic party Is saturated with the
idea that to the victor belongs the spoils and
IL will never fail to take advantage Of any op
portunity to secure spois. 1t has no desire to
take anything out Of politics and will play
politics as long and as often as II can. 1t IS
we'll for the public to note the facts In the case