The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-20
THE PErERsoN.THoRsEN
EPISODE

EPISODE
\ great many o: our readers have
called up asking for information
ON the communication Surveyor Gen
eral |. C.. Thorsen recently sent to
Representative Theodore w. Peter
son. some stating that the impression
is given out that this Federal ofiic
holder, this erudite member OF Utah's
federal bunch delivered the giant
Bull Mooser of Hyrum, such a tell
ing solar plexus that he will take
the counts and be good forever after
We have said nothing on this mat.
ter from the fact that 1t is no fight
OF ours, and as we had no interest in
the election of either gentlemen, we
figured it was matter they could
settle between themselves, through
the mails, in the puD.ic prints, on the
platform, o. with the gloves. We are
tree to confess, however, that we
should like to see them brought to-
gether in either capacity above nam
ed, and are willing to take a chan.e
that the husky representative viii
make away with the saucy member
of President wilson's official family
in short order.
For the benefit Of our readers, anu
In Justice to Representative Peter
son, we will say that Mr.. Peterson
is representing his county to the best
OF his ability, ana as tar as we can
see with a great deal of credit to
himself. AS we said before he was
no choice OF ours, but after having
been eected we accepted the verdict
and determined to support him. along
With his associates. BY this we do
not mean that he is immune from
criticism, but We trust that occasion
for criticism will be reduced to the
lowest possible minimum.
The history of events since the
converting OF the Legislature mas dem
onstraIed one thing, and that Is that
Theodore Peterson will not be boss
ed He was elected on a platform
declaring against bossism, and while
the leaders of his party and OF his
affiliated party and great many OF
his mongrel associates have violated
this dec aration Of faith, he las kept
and preserved 1t inyioiate. This OF
course has nettied the bosses, and
some OF them have become so CALLED
that they have efferyesced, dubbed
over, reached high state OF erup
ton, until a v0,ley Of fire. smoke. and
nasty English has been hurled In
tnunderous tones against him.
Recently Mr.. Peterson had occa
sion to vote for the seating OF Rep
resentative Warwick OF Utah county
an act which has been. and Is now
being repudiated by the bosses. Fol
this act OF discourtesy to the bosses
for this act OF independence on his
part, Tor this manifestation of his
manhood, and his reputation of the
mongrel program Of serfdom, Boss !
C. Thorsen was chosen to annihiiats
him, and any one that knows |. c.
can we'll understand what load Of
impudent indignation he can store vi
in a little while when his serfs re
fuse to obey him. 1t Is really toe
bad that these two stalwarts shoulc
so soon come to the parting OF the
ways. Having but recently slept Sc
costly in the same political bed, Il
il sad to contemplate so early anC
abrupt a disagreement. Here are
some of the choice morsels the fed
eral office holder passes to Repre-
sentative Peterson:
81 am ashamed Of you, sorry thai
| aided in your election, and ad
yised my friends in Cache to sup
port you. | believed that you hac
some principle and honor In YOU
makeup, but | see by your record
YOU have neither. You owe the
people of Cache who supported you
an excuse for your contemplate
conduct, and owe them an apol
ogy for advising them to support
you"
Such words could come from but
two sources. First, big, strongly
entrenched, inviucible man, or sec
ond an egotistic ass who is liable to
poke his head in the moose and let
the other fellow pull It before he