The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-06-08

spect was one OF failure. Upon this
pledge the Democratic party secured
many OF its votes, but 1t has abso-
lutely nothing in its record to show
that any Illegal trust has been sue.
cessfully prosecuted, either civilly or
criminally.
The next plank pledged the Demo
cratic party to keep each Of the CO
ordinate branches OF the government
within its own bounds and not to
permit one to encroach upon the
Just powers OF any OF the others.
Notwithstanding that pledge. 1t is
notorious that the Democratic major.
ity in Congress has accepted dicta.
ton from the White House In mat.
ters Of legislation.
' The income tax and popular cleo.
ton OF senators were the next pianKs
in the platform, but upon these there
was no issue, as the Republicans had
already submitted the constitutional
amendments for these measures to
vote of the states, and they were adj
rocated by both parties.
| The next two planks advocated
presidential primaries and a single
term for the president, both OF which
pledges have been ignored or violat.
ed.
The next important pledge was
protection OF the personal and proper.
ty rights OF American citizens at
home and abroad, and the unfolding
OF the honor and dignity OF the IN.
tion--a pledge that has been so FIRE.
lncntly violated as to make It haz,-
ardous for a man to claim American
citizenship In our nearest Sister Re.
public.
A return to simplicity and economy
and reduction In the number of pub.
lie Offices came next In the Democrat.
ic platform OF l9l2--a pledge that
has been followed by increases in
Offices, multiplication OF appropriation
and public extravaganza combined
with inefiiciency in public service.
The establishment OF a merchant
marine without imposing additional
burdens upon the people was the
next important pledge upon which
the party made an issue In the last
campaign, The only effor; toward
ne has nj hap
been an appropriation for govern
nent purchase of ships and the ex-
penditure Of an unknown sum Of
money. beginning with an appropria
ton of s5O.OoO.OOO.
That pledge was followed by one
for the exemption from tolls OF the
American ships engaged In coastwise
trade passing through the Panama
Canal, pledge that was not only
ignored but expressly and openly Vi.
olated at the earliest opportunity.
! Honest enforcement OF the civil
service law to the end that merit and
ability shall be the standard OF ap,
| poih'ih'ht, Cuile HcAt III tne DtInO'
cratic platform. Instead of keeping
that pledge, the Democratic Congress
has at every opportunity passed laws
which set aside the civil service
rules and regulations, and the presi.
cent has issued an unprecedented
rumber OF executive orders permit
ting deserving Democrats to be plac.
ed In the classified civil service
without their taking the competitive
test to determine their merit or abil,
ity.
Extension Of the rural delivery
service was another pledge. The
character OF extension this admins
tration has made in the rural deliv-
cry service has been such as to bring
protests from farmers unions, from
state oranges and from local patrons
OF the rural mail service.
There were other minor promises
I'm the Democratic platform which
cut no figure in the last campaign
The foregoing enumeration OF i'm
portant promises that have been SO