The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-10-19

A GREAT JOINT STOCK
COMPANY.

The United States of America is great Joint
stock company. We all share of stock in
this company. This entities us to one vote.
Every four years we choose General Super
intendent of the United States, hiring him for four
years The custom has been, from the very first,
beginning with George Washington and following
with Thomas jefferson, to hire the particular man
select, If he does well, for second term. Both
Washington and Jefferson approved Of the second
term, and expressed their dsapproval of allowing
any man, matter how able, to serve third term.
Please bear in mind that not only stock
holders in the United States OF America, but
all employed by this company. of its various
departments divisions. We look to it for our
meal ticket. 1t is necessary to fill the Office of
General Manager with calm, able, wse safe and
efficient individual; one whom can trust and one
who has the respect of our competitors and the
spect, also of stockholders and employees.
1t must be understood that any who fills
position complex and difficult will be criticised
and misunderstood For instance, was ever
more criticised and misunderstood than Lincoln.
Things in the United States are not ideal, be-
not ideal people, We must not
expect perfection from General Manager. All
can hope for is wise and safe general average.
Now in little private affairs, II we
would hire General Manager of a shop,
store factory and the business should constantly
improve and better from the first under this mans
direction, wouldn't keep him as long as we
could? Would we not certainly prefer rsking him
for four years more rather than put in a man who
is untried-no matter how highly recommendation
who filled the Office and under whose ad-
minstration occurred the most trying crisis that
has to the country in fifty years time? Com
mon certainly dictates that we should stand
by the General Manager under whose administration
We have prospered.
few bad cracks" few false steps and a
vast number of us will be out of job, and in the
course of time the wind may whistle through our
clothes walk the streets looking for work, or
stand in the bread line.
Everything is moving smoothly Business
is on good firm basis but wise and able general
ship is needed. We do not want spectacular man.
We can supply our own moving pictures The Uni
ted States of America is not running continuous
vaudeville show. Neither do we need a man for
social purposes. 1t is straight business PROPOSE
ton; matter of housekeeping of buying and SELL
ing and securing supplies. Government must be
Kept on business basis. The world has seen
enough OF kings cars, rulers, fanatical reformers
Mad Mullahs," and ambitious men on horseback
We are a plain, simple working people and what
We want is safe, sincere common sense General
Manager.
change OF administration at this tipe. is a
dangerous thing. We must cease tinkering with
the delicate nerves that make up economic
being Alluring theories and vain experiments in
government must be given rest. Under the strong
calm and earnest guidance of William Howard Taft
the government Of the United States will make 1t
easy for every man to do what is right, and diff
fcult for him to do what is wrong. And doing
what is rght-which people, is our earnest de-
sire-progress prosperity, health happiness will be
ours and the next four years will be years of plen
ty, such the world in all its history has never
before seen-The Fra.
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TIDE TURNING