The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-26

The Democratic party made its
last campaign largely on the issue OF
alleged control OF Congress by the
executive and by certain leaders un-
der caucus control.
II is the unchallenged fact that
never before in our history has con-
gress been so dominated by and, so
subservient to the will of the chief
executive as have congresses under
this administration. Never In our
history has congress been so COM
pletely under caucus domination SO
frequently bound and gagged by spe-
cial rule. as has the present and the
last congress.
The Dem cratic party in its plat
form of 1912 demanded and promised
a reduction of the number OF what
they were pleased to call useless Of
fees. the salaries OF which, they
said, drain the substance of the peo
pie" In the teeth Of this declara-
ton they have created many more
new offices, with higher salaries,
than ever before in the same length
of time in our history. They approx
innate 10000 with salaries aggregat.
ing upward Of $40,OO0,OOO.
"The Democratic party and ad-
ministration .solemnly pledged itself.
ito preserve the sacred rights of
American citizens abroad" but thou
sands of American lives have been
wickedly and wantcaly sacrificed on
land and sea; millions OF American
property has been ruthlessly destroy
ed. American mails have been held
up. American trade blacklisted, and
American commerce enlarged ano
confiscated; American prestige chal-
lenged and imperiled everywhere.
Such are the important features Of
the record, fairly stated. They are
particularly illuminating in view Of
the oft repeated declarations Of can
didate Wilson in the campaign Of
1912 that they meant business that
their platform pledges were not a
spread of molasses to catch flies, but
promises to be fulfilled and the dec
laration of the Presidents Warwick
and premier consigning to perdition
he who would break a platform
pledge. The entire record is one ~
solemn pledges and promises braz-
emily and wantonly broken, repudiat-
ed, ignored, and by their own record
they stand condemned. No promises
or pledges now made are entitled to
the slightest credence or considera-
ton in view of the record Of broken
promises in the recent past and such
in my opinion will be the judgment
NJ the American people.
In the days OF old Babylonia there
was a ruler and an administration
which came to power by reason Of
the faults OF its predecessor and UNI
uSl SoiSuiutCu W
join the pursuit of the paths of rec
titude and sound discretion. But
the ruler and that administration, for
getful of the conditions which gave
It its opportunity, unmindful of Its
and unfaithful to its pied
ges, followed with stiff necked per-
sistency after false gods and thru
the devious paths OF error. At the
height of its power and pride, In the
midst OF its fancied security, the
moving finger wrote the fatal words
that sealed its density. Administra-
tions and rulers brought to the bar
OF righteous judgment must stand the
same test today as in Ahat olden time
and weighed, measured and judged by
its record, the verdict OF the Ameri-
can people on the Democratic party
in the coming campaign can not be
otherwise than that of the judgment
of Belshazzar, Thou art weighed In
the balances and art found wanting"
by Hon Frank w. Mondell.