The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-01-17
PRESIDENT
IS PREDICTION OF
BOURNE
MANAGER OF PUBLICITY Blu
REAU GIVES REASONS.
Responsibility, However, Rests En-
tirely With Members Of the Part.
the Country Candidate MuJ
Be From Among the People an I
Not Machine Ruled Man.
Correspondence The SUI.

WASHINGTON ID. G.. Jan: ID
Hon. Jonathan Bourne. Jr., chair
man of the republican publicity bu.
rpau, today gives out q statement
from national headquarters here ~.
which he says the next president OF
the United State. will be a republi
can-this beisg indicated by all the
signs of the timeA There rests upon
the rank and file Of the republican
party, therefore, the. responsibility of
selecting the man who shall br their
nominee, and, a. consequence, the
chief executive OF the nation. This
responsibility rests upon the rank
end file. for. under present systems
of nomination the voters exercise a
very idrcct influence upon the choice.
Ia fact, nearly a third of the states
have presidential primaries. lie also
says: "In discussion of the nomina-
ton of candidates and the election OF
~ president in 1920 IL will be FORUM
ate for the country and for the re-
publican party II discussion of types
nf men shall prcccde discussion %
individuals. II viii be well IL we get
away from the notion that a candi.
late should be chosen chiefly upon
the theory that h. Is good vote.
gCtter, with minor consideration or
The sort of record he will make when
elected. The duty resting upon re-
ruhlicans n 10 select a. their nomi-
nee the man who will probably serve
The nation best, ~ elected. and then
if their candidate be not elected, the
responsibility will not be- theirs. Il
will also be- we'll tu get away from
he fallacious aud mischicyous no.
ton that a candidate must be selected
because of geographical location. Il;
il "a wicked pcryCrsiun ui populn-
government 10 assume that a man Is
barred from the presidency either
because De- occupies an office in New
York or has his hnbitation among the
growing industries ut inrlf Arizona.
"What this nation needs, first ut
nll, Is a president Who believes m the
American system of guycrnment-a
government that % divided into three
branches, legislative, executive and
judicial. each performing faithfully
rnd efficiently IL own duties and not
attempting a. dictate the acts or poll
cics of the others. Experience has
shown that waste and inefiicicncy
result from neglect OF adminisirE-
tive duties By an executive who tries
"a run the legislative branch of gov
eminent. This nation needs prcsi-
jrnt who has had broad training and
IN the practical affairs ot
the world and Of government, We
ave suffered irr,mcdiablc injury
from the halting and yacillaiing &C.
rrniricitics Of theorists whose CHIEF
skill Is IN making fine phrases that
u can anything or nothing as suhse
uucnt events may make eXpedicnt
We need president whose associn
lions aud synpathics have been with
the produccrs Of the country, for upon
the prosperity of the producers the
future greatness OF TN, nation MN,
Test. We use the W0ri producers m
lis hroadcsi sense. oos % tonsideid.
ton, but Of a secondary -lrt, llay b.
given TO people VIII ola,s themselves
only ms consumers,
"Thcre are three CLASSES of mu
whose training and habits % thoughi
unfit them for th' presidency. These
ore srhooimnstcrs, professional mill
tary men, and men who have served
long on the bcne'. Men of these
GLASSES have been removed from close
collation. with the world of affairs.
They have rormes tine mental habits
Of a dictator habits that are ac-
centunled rather than overcome by
election 10 the presidency This
country needs q scrt ant, not master,
iu tho White House Under our iom
of government, The people, through
their representatives, Ia congress,
make the laws, aud the president is
charged with the duty of executing
them.
"Thore are plenty of men in the
republican party who have the quail
iicatiOns for sue. osstul administra
ton of the office of chief executive.
Full, friendly and frank discussion
viii bring them TO public attention.