Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-11
First Public Meeting Of Republic
can Auxiliary Held Last
Evening.
SEVERAL SPEECHES MADE.
Purpose of the Organization Explained
Outlook for Coming Fail Cam
paign Discussed.

| ming In Judge Armstrong; court room
at the city and county hiildlng. Chair
| man Fred c. Lootbourow presided over
| the meeting and explained the purpose
| OF the organization. He said that the
| idea was 10 organize the workers of the
party SO that they could depend upon
| the members to work for the success OF
the Republicans at primaries and cleo
| lions without pay from the campaign
| committee The auxiliary has been in
process of organization for some time
and has membership OF nearly 200.
MEMBERS SIGNED PLEDGE.
The pledge which the members sign
il as follows
| Il hereby agree TO suppot an Republt-
| can crganizatlo and nominees and to
| volunteer my services on election days
| without compensation, ana 10 attend
| all party primaries whenever possible
| so 10 do. and TO hold myself In readl-
| ness to respond at al times TO the call
! OF the regular party organizations, and
| agree further that ! viii never use nor
col sent to the use OF this organization
| In tho interests Of any faction, clique
| or individual
w, NJ. McCrca and j U. Eldredge.
Jr. spoke in regard 10 the purpose Of
the organization and urged every Re-
publican present TO sign the roll and
| become one of the minute men" 4
large number OF names was added 20
the membership.
| Sponnbac war. V,ado he a tar A
| Breedeh Harry $. Joseph, Col, NJ. NJ.
Kaighn, Judge j. NJ Bowuan and
Judge ]. T.. Frlck in regard 10 the Re-
| publican outlook for the coming fall
campaign. The general sentiment was
! that the Republicans would be success
| ful throughout the state, but some or
| them expressed some concern about the
| result IN this county Another meeting
Of the auxiliary Will be held IN the
! same place on Tuesday evening, April
| "a. to which all loyal Republicans are
| invited
THE PLATFORM.
| The platform as agreed upon by lead
| ers " the party and by the resolutions
| committee dwet at. length upon state
issues, indorses President Roosevelt's
| administration, Vice President Fair.
| banks conduct OF his Office, the Indiana
senators and representatives. and in
| cluded the following plank;
I'VE favor the national regulation OF
| railroad rates I'm such manner as TO
insure equality OF service to all. upon
| just and reasonable terms. Such regu.
latiON must be effected 40 as TO operate
| Justly upon the shippers, the common
carriers and the body OF the people.
I'VE adhere to the time honored Re-
publican doctrine OF protection. The
Republican party. the friend of the
protective policy through good and evil
report, can be trusted TO make changes
In tariff schedules whenever more good
than evil viii result.
1--WE recognize reciprocity as the
handmade of protection and favor such
reciprocal arrangements with other ma.
lions as will increase our foreign trade
without injury to American industry,
I'VE favor the enactment Of all laws
enacted to protect the people against
the entertainments of combined capital
We realize that capital must combine IN
a lawful way successfully to conduct
our modern industries and commerce..
and. we believe In protecting II In lts
legitimate functions
We endorse the action Of President
Roosevelt IN rgldly enforcing the
antitrust laws placed on the statute
books OF the L. S. by the Republican
party,
The material. moral and Intellectual
progress OF the people OF Porto Rico
and the Philippines under American
administration is more rapid and sub
stantlal than that ever accomplished
by any people under similar clrcum-
stances. The work Of American school
teachers. of which Indiana has fur
nished far more than it's quota. is al
ready bearing fruit, and the people are
also learning modern methods OF in
dustry, and for the first time in their
history living under an orderly gov
eminent OF equal laws impartially en-
forced while their foreign commerce
has increased many fold
we heartily approve the efforts Of
the Republican party In the construc-
tion OF the Panama canal This work
OF worldwide interest will in due
time be accomplished through the
craftsmanship of the Republican party.
we approve the policy Of the Re-
publican party I'm making liberal pro-
vision for those who have served their
country on the battlefield. and for
their widows and orphans
With all peace-loving people the
Republicans of Indiana rejoice I'm the
ending OF the war between Russia and
Japan; and we take especial pride In
the fact that peace was secured by the
courage, wisdom, tact and statesman
shin OF an American president"
The endorsement OF President Roose-
velt's administration was in the fol-
lowing plank;
we approve and applaud the admin
lstration OF President Roosevelt. From
the very first ~ has been one OF the
most notable In American history. Dur
ing HE administration and upon his in
itiatve the department OF commerce
and labor has been established. the law
to prevent railroad rebates enacted.
legislation Of the Panama canal and
work on that great enterprise begun.
the LAW for the Irrigation and reclama-
tlon OF the arid west enacted, and other
legislation occurred for the lasting benz
eft Of the whole people: while Presi-
dent Roosevelt's enforcement OF the
laws against the trusts has not only
lessened undertaking but the wide
spread movement for law enforcement
throughout the whole ration.
President Roosevelt has earned The
unprecedented popularity which re-
suited IN his election by the greatest
majority ever given an American pres
ident. And the Republicans OF Indiana
joan with the Republicans OF the whole
nation IN the enthusiastic endorsement
of his administration"
A rwo-cent railroad fare law was ad-
yocatcd