The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-30

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or ct commandments, and who wres'
les nightly in prayer before he goes
,nt with his Gideon of Films TO fight
the Lords battle.
'ln many other ways the bull moose
shows symptoms of disordered intel
lect. AS T. Roosevelt says on page
s29, lie frequently shows a clumsy
slowness of apprehension which
amounts to downright stupidity
Another noticeable characteristic
Of the bull moose is his inordinate
and Interchangeable selfishness. Wheth.
er roaming the woods in solitude, or
tearing up the earth, or coming head
long to the call, he is thinking, first,
last and all the time Of the safety OF
lis own skin and the fullness Of his
stomach.
Further indications of the bulls
essential selfishness are found in his
frequent abuse and browbeating Of all
other moose that are smaller than
himself He cannot tolerate a rival,
but flies into Jealous rage at the
first suggestion that there is any
ether bull moose in the universe"
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WITH PERFECT
CANpoR.
j.
Boise Statesman In the Forum
this morning appears a communica-
ton from one of our friends on ma
tional politics. 1t is one Of those
wholesome, heart-to-heart letters that
is brim full of honest sentiment from
which, however, some may as honest
~ dissent. Some reference is made
to The Statesmans attitude in sup.
porting President Taft. The writer
grants us the same privilege of hav.
ing views of our own that We accord
him, but nevertheless indicates his
disappointment that we do not agree
with him on all matters. 1t would
be an extraordinary newspaper, in
deed, of which 1t could be said every
one agreed with 1t. AS a matter Of
fact, everybody disagrees from 9
newspaper at some period, but, for
tunately for the paper. all do not
throw rocks at 1t at the same time.
Our candid friend will be met with
equal candor. The Statesman has
supported President Taft because
there was nothing in his record as
chief executive to justify his rejection
II Is not enough to say that faith
full servant should be dismissed be
cause someone wants his position
Even those thinking people who have
not agreed with President Taft's pol
icies as 2 whole admit his honest,
and his keen sense of loyalty to duty
The public utterances of Colone
Roosevelt himself constitute the hign
est encomiums ever paid to TAFT
and, allowing for anger aroused II
the heat of a political campaign, tn,
colonel has not and will not recall
one word of his praise.
The Statesman opposed the nomin
alton of Colonel Roosevelt because i
did not believe there was anything
for which he claimed to stand tina
would warrant his election for thir,
term and the reputation of a cand
date for second term who had don
his duty. The colonel talked of som
cause" but he has never defined
once in the course of his campaig
excepting as to the recall of judicia
decisions, which he dropped when h
discovered it's unpopularity. Upon a
essentials the colonel and Presiden
Taft are not far apart nor is Their
any serious difference between tn
colonel and the Republican party rt
garding the worth while things-an
that is only one of the reasons SUI
prise is expressed at movement o.
his part that cannot help him bu
that might defeat the party that ha
honored him and to which as he ba
said, the nation owes its standing an
its prestige and its prosperity-tha
might instill in power the part
whose basic doctrines are as repue
nant to Roosevelt today as they wer
when he was the standard bearer o
the dominant party.
And that gets us to the salien
point-that the Republican party is
after all, the great consideration. |
is bigger than Taft or Roosevelt o
any other man Or set of men. If
man is Republican and If he cal
broadly view the accomplishments o
| that party since its birth he will no