The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-02-25
JUST PLAIN FOOL"

Mr.. Charles England, in the February
21st issue of his personal organ, Inc
Journal, runs true to form and is still at
his old trade. We say Mr.. England be-
cause of the standard of newspaperlsm
he set short time ago in his wordy af-
termath incident to his defeat as MEN,
Der of the Board Of Education from the
Second ward. We say running true to
form" because in the issue referred to he
calls us "Just plain FOOL" which is in
keeping with his issue of October 3lst
last, wherein he called Theodore Roose-
welt a "rabid renegade and traitor" with
his issue of May 20, 1915, wherein he in
ferred that the late Congressman Howe"
was an migrate, with his iss-e of June 8,
1916, wherein he charged former Cover
nor Cutler with delivering TRADE" at
the u. A. c., land most cowardly one az
thai. with his insulting comparison OF
blatun 80, 1917, wherein DR.. John a..
Widts0e was given the "waterwhelps
and bacon" END of the controversy, and
great many others that we have on file
that might be mentioned.
Now, dear Bishop, were we inclined,
we might reply by saying this world IS
full OF tools, and he who would not wish
To see one, must not only shut himself up
alone, but also break his looking glass"
but that would be unjust, for we have lls'
desire to class you as fool. Frankly we
think you are just wrong at times, per-
haps not of choice, perhaps just imposed
upon as little Jeff frequently imposes ON
lanky Mutt. And assuming the position
that with all your faults we love you
still we shoold just like to argue the
point with you, friendly like for few
moments.
We think, sir, you took hasty conclu-
sion over our article. Of course it is ma
tural for you to become just little bit
ruffled at too frequent reference to
those musical catch phrases "he kept us
out of war;" 81 did not raise my boy to
be soldier" "too proud to fight, peace
without victory" etc., but you must re-
member that you are not the only one
that suffers because of them, for one
hundred millions of your fellow citizens
are adily suffering the stigma and hu-
initiation of those meaningless words.
You must remember that partly because
of those words, and their attendant eff
fects, the late election decreed the auth
or OIL CIlOSe WOIuS iCPuuiooSN y, :
And no matter how much they ruffle
your feelings, and no matter how much
Americans suffer because of them, they
will continue to be used, unless perchance
the president issues decree declaring
that henceforth they shall only be spoken
in French, and even then we can all
study French.
Now again, dear Bishop, upon re-read-
ing your article from which you decree
that we are "Just Plain Fool" we con-
clude that the substance is that all who
can should attend the League" meetings
at Salt Lake, but that all should go with
open minds, and mot think because Pres
ident Wilson has decreed it, and because
former President Taft has endorsed it.,
that it is Just the right thing for the
United States" Of course since the
meetings have been held and we have
noted that your distinguished self, form
err Governor John G. Cutler, DR.. John A..
Widtsoe land the Mayor Of Logan are OF
enc mind in the matter, we admit that
your cause is very much enhanced. Furth-
or we sal that "the President may be
right III his desire for league of ma
@ - US hope that he is" ETC., "but
resident Wilson and former Presi-
cent Taft may be wrong. They are just
men, you know, and there are ninety-six
just such men in the Senate that have
opinions and that have votes on this all