The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-02
DEMOCRATIC BuNCOMBE
AND REAL FACTS


The Democratic management says
that the Republicans cannot find an
issue. The fact is the Democrats
have made the issue against them
selves. 1t is not necessary to hunt
for one. The Democrats offer It,
Present governmental virtues are
the virtues OF a child before Christ
mas. II the nation wants its affairs
conducted upon that unitarian prir-
ciple, 1t can have its wish by filling
the Democratic stocking and watch
ing the lapse to normal conduct aft
erwards.
You say this is unjust, partisan
criticism. Take an instance.
Democratic argument Is that the pre-
sent congress, influenced by sense
OF national need, has passed the
greater naval appropriation bill ever
adopted by an American congress. 1t
Is true. II You go no further than
the superficial fact, you are convinc'
ed that no congress ever was so
provident and thoughtful in the mat
ter OF national defense. The Demo
cratic party returns the navy to the
safety OF second place, a powerful Sc
cond, fully capable of meeting any
emergency.
Thus convinced you lose the fact
that the actual consequence Of Dom'
ocratic control was the loss of second
place, the dropping to fourth place
consequent exposure to dangers that
weakness breeds, and continuation
of exposure until ship building can
remedy the present defects.
The nation now has a fourth rank
navy and an appropriation bill. The
fourth rank navy is the work of the
present administration. 1t found the
navy in second place. It has 1t IN
fourth. An appropriation bill has
no record for craftsmanship. 1t can
not fire salyos.
There's your navy" says Demcc'
racy, and points, not to warships on
the seas, but to an appropriation bill.
The huge bill was needed to make up
the deficiencies OF three years OF
government determination not to
build ships. IL the administration
had been honest with the navy and
wise in its administration of public
trust, some OF the ships. now repre-
scented merely by appropriations,
would be In or nearing commission
Now, what will the citizen look at
three years OF SHINING or three
months OF repentance? We insist that
it is the issue against the present ad
ministration. You say; 1--WE do not
blame person for being mistaken
Il he sees his error and changes his
mind" Blame him or not as you see
fit, but why continue to employ
person who Is three years in error
and three months right?
II the Democratic administration Ii
right now, when 1t is scurrying &c
make up in three months the accum
ulated mistakes OF three years, Il
certainly must have been wrong dur
ing the three years when 1t was max
ing the mistakes now being rectiheC
in the panic of prediction response
bility.
Thanks for anything that can scare
an administration into Testifying III
mistakes, but why reempioy the MAJ
who thus confesses that nine'tenthi
of the time he was wrong?
That is the issue against the WI!
son administration is busy confess
ing error in every day OF congress
We have used the navy bill as an Il
Illustration because 1t Is so consplcu
Gus and outstanding. An administra
tion which during two years OF thu
greatest war OF the world, persisted
in cutting the ordained naval build
ing program in two and then,
short while before an election, has t
reverse its policy and make 4 hug,
appropriation, Is condemned by III
own acts.
We are grateful for the new build