The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-04-26
PREPARE FOR THE ECONOMIC
CRISIS


which disturbed economic conditions. 1t
is rapidly approaching an economic crisis
as formidable as any Of the great crisi-
which have marked its history. 1t must
find the best man in 100,000,000 to guide
the ship of state through the perilous
breakers just ahead. That one particular
man, it appears, has been developed by
preparatory course in the Illinois prelim-
inries; he has shown Illinois what he can
do for the nation. He is without a rival
in qualifications for the great task.
Every great crisis in American history
has developed the one great character
needed. Washington saved the country
from autocracy and gave us a democratic
nation. Lincoln saved the nation from
the blight of slavery and founded person:
al freedom for every inhabitant. McKin-
ley averted free trade and gave assurance
of livelihood to every workingman.
Roosevelt made the people think and saw
ed them from corrupt partisanship. Many
believe he would have kept the country
out of war if he had been given opportun-
ity to guide it at the right time. Now the
country needs president to save the tax
payers from the menace of reckless ex-
travagence and the oppression of over
whelming taxation.
Governor Frank O. Lpwden has been
raised from the obscurity of the corn
furrow, by the most remarkable combin-
alton of conditions and natural endow-
ments, to official success at the head of
great state in time of war; He plowed
his corn with brains and made himself
school teacher. He developed his own
brain along with the young ideas he was
training chow to shoot" and made him.
self lawyer. He continued to learn, to
grow and to climb. He associated with
men of big ideas, and not only continued
to prosper, but learned from such asso-
ciates had to conserve and how to expand.
In making himself successful he learned
how to make big enterprises successful.
Now he is successfully applying that hard
earned knowledge to the benefit Of the
state.
Governor Lowden was kept back by
peculiar obstacles until his services were
most needed by the state. He was not
hungry politician. He cherished an ambi-
ton to round out his career by construc-
tive administration of the executive Of
flee Machine politics delayed fulfillment
of his ambition. He bided his time and
fought clear of machine politics. He
serves the people instead of the machine
and refuses to yield to temptation to be-
come political boss. He is the peoples
candidate, or none at ALL
Illinois recognizes the exceptional SER
vices rendered by its business executive.
1t sees in him the ideal chief magistrate
of this great nation in the trying times
of national reconstruction. Just the OPP
posite of the political demagogue, Illinois
sees in Frank o. Lowdon the highest type
of businessman with official training and
broadened vision. 1t prefers him above
every other citizen for governor again, in
1920, but it is willing to yield him to the
nation if the country awakens to his de-
STABILITY in time to take him for the Re-
publican nomination for president.
If the country wants his services and
his party wants him to make the race as
its chosen candidate, the demand should
be put up to Governor Lowden in out
spoken manner, for he is not a job-hunt-
ing politician and is not seeking place
in which to hoist political lightning rod
The press of Illinois realizes this situation
and may be depended upon to support
with great good will any proper effort to
make Governor Lowden the national stan
dard bearer in 1920.-Illinoi State Jour
nal
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