The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-05-06
The Deadly
Elect Of Too
Much Grape Juice

Washington, May 8. Especial cor
respondence) The National cam
paign OF 1916 has already begun.
pemocrats-both deserving and de-
siring-have renominated and re.
elected the President; and half
score of Republican "favorite sons"
are emerging into the presidential
arena.
The personal phase Of the canvass,
however, is not yet acute-nor will 1t
become SO for many months. That
the President viii receive renomi.
nation is certain. He wants IL. and,
his power Of patronage will give it
to him. Therefore. whoever may be
the Republican nominee, the opposi-
ton leadership is settled and the is.
sues OF the canvass of next year are
determined. They are, broadly speak.
ing, Repubicanism against Democ
racy. Wilson against some Republi-
can who is thoroughly representative
of the party as it is and has been and
will be, the policies and practices of
Democratic administration and legis.
lation against those of the Republi-
cans. n 81,
This phase of the next national
contest is already under discussion.
The Republican Publicity Associa-
ton is now gathering and distributing
information regarding Republican
principles, Republican policies, and
Republican achievements, with Incl.
dental reference, 1t may be remarked,
to the comparison which may readi-
ly be instituted between the Republi.
can and the Democratic record.
Such an exposition begun now and
continued until election day, will re-
suit In a more intelligent verdict at
the polls in 1916 than has ever been
taken from the American electorate.
There are no personal elements In
the equation which must be eliminat.
ed. The President, OF course, and
Mr.. Bryan and McAdoo and Daniels
and Burleson and the rest remain as
constant factors in the problem which
is, in its main lines the determination
of how they have dealt with the trust
which they have administered.
The answer to this question should
turn, in the last analysis, upon the
candor and accuracy ana good temp
er with which the facts are submit
ted for popular judgment. This Is an
age of inquiry. The man who wants
to know is more numerous now than
ever before, and he wants to know
why SO many of the Democratic cam
paign pledges have been violated;
why the present administration not
only abandoned its declared policy of
economy but why Il fails now to make
an excuse for so doing; why the dip.
'omatic service has been revised to
make places for liberal contributors
to Democratic campaign funds and
for original Bryan men, who have
no other claim upon a Democratic ad
ministration; why helpful and pro
ductive tariff was destroyed, entail
ing to American industry havoc
which even European war has not
been able to undo; why the postal
and other services which touch the
people In their daily lives have been
permitted to deteriorate and thus to
hamper the carrying on of both pub
lie and private business.
These are only few of the ques-
tions which will be presented to the
people before they register their
judgment on the Democratic admins
tration Of public affairs. That judg-
ment is probably already made up, but
the discussion of these and kindred
subjects will render the decision a
seasoned one-which makes all the
more likely that it will be unfayora-
BILE to the party in power.