Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-24
IADvERTIsEMENrl
THE DEMOCRATIC PLAT.
FORM.


inc committee on platform ana ro..
iutions met In Judge Kings once 80,
iormluiated the following report: Nua
me democratic party OF Salt Ia.
its entire confidence In the in,oa,i.ares
the people OF Salt Lake CITY ana 20 o.
mits to their candid Judgment, 'a ~
candidates OF this convention ana ,ss
precinct conventions. N me
Inc time when this city will no IL.
great commercial and social metronawe.
or the inter-mountan region 10 aInr
Mt hand. New railroads are h,uId,1sN
ana new enterprises are being r,,a
Jeeted' The population is Increasing az az
VIII continue TO increase. These conS,
lions require that Salt Lake ctr
should have business admlnistrati"s
ana this the Democratic party nro'
poses to give p'o'
To the end that capital may bo NJ,
,racteh Tor Investment; that the hot.
ter class Of mechanics, artisans ons
laborers may be induced 10 cas, ,Sa'ui
lot In this community; that ali desIr
able citizens may see the adyantnas.
which accrue In municipality ,So,,
governed and well regulated, we d.
clare that men chosen to MI the oty,cs.
ana perform the duties prescribed ~
law should be selected with a yie,v ~
their especial fitness aud oualiflcot,or
ard not because OF their preferences a.
this o. that person for United Statss
senator. '''
We ariaisr the Republican. Marty f,r
us absolute abandonment of an oues.
tons ERECTING public and n,lnich,oI
government and the 3uhord.natIon On
everything pertaining thereto 10 tho
one question as to whit particular fac
uon OF mat party shall control in the
selection of candidates for Office.
The people demand and hive do.
manded an Increased water supolv an
that every Citizen and every enterpr,ss
may have ut all times ar a,npic amorn,
of pure water for domestic anG other
purposes We pledge ous Candidates
for mayor and the council TO immediate
steps looking toward am extension n,
the system sufficient to provide for ali
those now residing within the corpor-
ate limits and those who will be added
TO the population.
Z We declare In favor of improved sam
itary conditions and the selection oi
competent men In the health depart.
ment, to the end that the epidemics OF
typhoid fever and kindred diseases
which have prevailed during the last
q,
We favor public improvements Of All
kinds, especially do we favor the Inn
provement of the streets and we de-
mand the prompt and rigid enforce
ment of all contracts made with tie
city.
The present fire department il not
adequate to the needs OF city OF this
size. We are I'm favor of improved Az.
paratus and increased force, TO the erd
that property may be protected ana
insurance rates reduced.
We pledge our candidates for mayor
and council TO the immediate selection
OF a permanent chief OF police and we
favor Increase In the department for
the protection of lives and property D,
the citizens
With the history of four years u
Republican misrule before them we AJAX
the citizens of this city to decide II Il
is not high time for q change Of meas
ures and Of men. with the story Of
the Republican primaries and city con-
vention fresh In their minds we ask
the Independent voters II they believe
In the endorsement of ring methods.
Believing IL has done its duty to it.
self and the people In the past and
pledging its united support to the well
fare of the city in the future the Dem
ocratic party submits Its case to the
candid judgment OF all the voters. It
urges every man and womap In the
city, irrespective of politics, to regis
ter and vote, reminding each and every
one of them that he who complains Of
a condition and does nothing 10 rem
edy 1t has no Just cause for expressing
dissatisfaction.
We especially call attention &C. the
policy of obstruction pursued by ths
present Republican administration,
through its mayor, to every attempt TO
increase the water supply OF this city
and to the entire lack of any comp,r.
henslye or statesmanlike plans for deal
ing with the water question as whole.