Goodwin's weekly : a thinking paper for thinking people. [volume], November 02, 1918, Image 1

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I Mimlm Thinking Paperfor Thinking People I
H FINE STATE TICKET.
IN the good old days when ability and fidelity were regarded-as at
tributes worth considering in candidates of opposing political
H parties as' they passed the reviewing stand for public inspection prior .
H to the rendition of judgment at the polls there was, under our repre
ss sentative form of government, some semblance of discriminating
H choice on the part of the electorate.
B In these modern times of .cold, calculating, cunning psychological
B formula and high sounding phrase' about democratizing the world,
B constitution, party principle and candidates are relegated.
H The average American voter knows little and cares less about
HI psychology. That American right of free speech pretty generally
Hi enjoyed and freely exercised until about two years ago came very
H nearly developing the merits and demerits of respective parties and
fl party candidates, and the American people, with one or two shining
Hi exceptions, usually did about the right thing at the polls. Psychologi-
WMr cal effect and psychological reactions, however, are a- trifle strange
K to the American voter. The process of education in applied political
B psychology of the President of the United States, who, after having
H have the reputation ultimately thinking and acting for themselves in
Hi political affairs it is quite probable that in later years we will marvel
H at the lack of comprehension of a great many voters as to the
HI psychology of he president of the United States, who, after having
B officially adjourned politics for the duration of the war about six
H months before election, suddenly on the eve of the day of casting bal-
Hl lots for state, county and city officers and some members of Congress
1 (but not a President of the United States) calls upon the people to
1 vote for a Democratic sheriff in Bohunk county in the tops of the
1 Rocky mountains or a Democratic constable in Stillwater county in
fll the Middle West in order that the Kaiser may not be led to believe
fll that the khaki-clad sons of America in France and Belgium had left
H mothers, wives, children and sweethearts, and had braved the dangers
Bl of the submarine zone in order to enjoy a quiet vacation on foreign
BI soil and that they took along with them e:uns and swords and tanks
fll and cannon and horses and aircraft mereh uS a part of their vacation
Bl equipage.
BB1 All this by way of introduction to the observation that psy-
Bl chologically it is doubtless good politics to make the voters of the
Bl nation believe that the President of the United States is on trial and
Bi tnat l"s acquittal depends on the number of votes cast for hungry
fll Democratic office seekers in the thousands of civil jurisdictions
fli throughout this broad land.
Bi ut tnat is bunk. Pure bunk. If there is any American citizen
Bfi m any American community who is in sympathy with" the Kaiser he
fll is keeping mighty quiet. And it is a safe bet that every American
Bh citizen in every American community stands ready to give his all to
Bft see tnat ie Kaiser ani his hosts are crushed. That declaration must
Bl e accepted without discount by reason of political affiliations. '$
Bb Stripping the present political campaign, therefore, of the num-
Hl erous side shows that have been set up about the main performance
Bs detract the attention of the people and entering the main show we
B must get down to brass tacks, line the various candidates of the va-
BIS rious parties up for inspection and compare them and the principles
HI for which they stand item by item and cast our ballots on the side
Bll which in the balance weighs up for the best interests of local and na-
BBfi tional requirements.
The Republican party of Utah never nominated a stronger state H
ticket than that which will go before the people of Utah on Tuesday H
next. The nominees are admirably distributed over the state for geo-
graphical location and the candidates themselves are known to prac- H
tically every voter of the state. H
William H. Wattis is a successful business man of Ogden with a H
record of square dealing in his business transactions that stands sec- !fl
ond to none in the United States. He has always taken a keen and fl
active interest in public affairs a man of broad vision and admirable iB
grasp on public questions. No man could be elected in the United fl
States better equipped in. experience to handle the problems of recon- B
struction after the war. B
No man is Better known to the people of Utah than William Spry. fl
congressional candidate from the second district. No Western man fl
enjoys a wider and more favorable national acquaintance. Serving B
the people' of Utah as chief executive for eight years he crowded B
into that term of service more constructive legislation, more state B
upbuilding more community unit and general state uplift than Utah fl
had enjoyed from its settlement to the time of his induction into of- B
fice. If the world is to be democratized William Spry should lead the fl
procession as the finest American sample of a democratic official. fl
None are too high and none too low to be met by William Spry on a fl
common democratic ground. He has won, through his broadmlnded fl
fearless administration of affairs the confidence and esteem of all who fl
know him. Equipped with a wonderful knowledge of the needs of his fl
state, no man could enter the halls of Congress better prepared to fl
serve Utah. -fl
.J. E. iFrick, candidate for re-election to the supreme bench, has fl
served Utah in this important capacity for a number of years and has '
a record :for judicial ability that places him in the foreranks of the fl
eminent jurists of the country. His running mates, J. W. Cherry and fl
A. E. Bowen, are lawyers of high standing in the state. fl
Altogether this constitutes one of the finest state tickets ever sfl
nominated in Utah. jfl
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MORE FACTS AND FIGURES ON MERCHANTS BANK. I
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NOW that a special grand jury has been called in Salt Lake county lfl
it is expected that the probe into the Merchants Bank "failure, fl
through which the savings of many people have been lost, will be B
most thorough. The calling of this special grand jury was only fl
brought about after most strenuous efforts had been made to prevent fl
it. Why, the reason must be apparent to all. H
According to the report made by examiners, details of which M
have been printed in Goodwin's Weekly, the bank had been in a failing ,M
condition a long time before its doors were closed. Dividends were jfl
paid stockholders during a period when the capital stock of the insti- lfl
tutionwas actually impaired. Loans to officers and directors and H
corporations, in the latter the officials being directly interested and fl
for which no adequate security was given aggregated a large sum I
the exact amount, according to the reports of bank examiners, being I
$208,578.84, these loans being made for investment which were- more I
or less speculative.
Why, when the condition of the bank was known to be as- badt as- fl
it is shown to be, did not the state bank examiner take som.as.tqps to jl
protect the depositors ? This is the question which depositors, are
asking,, I
Why did this state official permit the b ,nk,to continue to transact I
Bfj SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, NOVEMBER 2, J 9 18 1
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