Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-04-04

Reckless Disregard ofhe Facts
Near the close of he last legislatul
during a discussion in the ,nate respecting
public utilities bill, Present Gardner made
wild assertion that the votOn the measure wo'
show who was in thepay the railroads. inf
rentially saying that those enators who voted
the bill would do so because they had sold the
selves to the railroads.
| Senator Lunt oflthis Iity was one who h
the manhood and the Itourke to vote against
measure and his replt to Ef@ident Gardner v
singing answer to that (estleman's irrespo
IDLE charges against men VINO were as consci
tious (perhaps more) as
Now comes The PROGRESSIVE, paper p
lished at Salt Lake City b the tattered remn
of the Teddy Bear" partAih Utah, and decla
that Senator Lunt land OIL IRIS whom it mentio
betrayed the Republias arty and should
branded for securing Off, nder false pretenst
Over in Kane COUNT e Independent ma
the statement that Senaf .unt was working
behalf of the political h and against the v
fare OF the people.
The facts are Senat unit made no pied
to secure the Office of Sf Senator, and we v
ture the assertion that as one of very
members of the last leg! 10Y lre who were not c
fronted with more pred on promises than t
could possibly fulfill. 'hq practice of candida
for Office making pre-e pn promises to q
nomination is damn, curse to the coun
and menace to free q lment. They go
office, not free to legisl lei the best interests
the people, to consider al e new and often
known. phases of quest but are pledged
vote or work for cert measure, no maj
how harmful it may be foe ID to be.
The stand taken by Sr ator Lunt. his reas
for his actions. his very words, are indicat
that he has had the backbsS De to say and do W
he considered to be for the vbest interests of
people. regardless of whaA few dissappoir
ofice-seekers, political, paAer with crouch
h 1t Of saSrtaas sss aA ssS 81
for Senator Lunt is anything/ but an office-seel
famous American statesman once said,
would rather be right than be president"
Senator Lunt would ratherI vote his conscient
convictions than be senaf Dor. Those who k
him personally know that mo more honest no
able, kind-hearted, publ c-spirited man
within the boundaries of utah than he. This
broad statement to make. ebut the facts war
it. He is just the sort df citizen the cou
needs. His political enemies, who know hin
his home and in his business relations. will
just what we have said The combied surplus
bank accounts of the RAILROADS of the state
those who have seen fit ~ attack his mott
would not tempt him to wa4er moment from
course he deemed it his duty to follow.
Inasmuch as the Independent is our neigh
it could redeem itself to lgreat extent in
estimation of those who know Senator Lunt
sonally, by retracting its statements concern
him.
He is wise man who keeps his good 9
ions of himself close secret.
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If woman isn't suspicious of her husbal
is because she has something else. to worry he
Don't worry if can't pronounce the nam,
Mexico's president. There may be change s
We do not doubt the census report that t
are 25,000,000 school children in the Un
States. We rave half of them in our neigh
hood.
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