The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1907-03-02

chises to Wal street STOCK loOOeTs.
We are confident that treating people
sc cattle fer twenty years while piling
I'D great fortunes is not the way to gei
them to grant another twenty years
ROVER to alien masters so that they
NAV continue to plumber and abuse
Them. Companies for private profit
cannot be trusted to furnish good
service under any contract whatever.
These companies have furnished bad
service heretofore. although they have
had long franchise contracts. They
a.e furnishing bad service now re-
gardIass OF the rights and comfort OF
the people. The only way to secure
coed service is b. municipal owner
- al operation.
We firmly believe in the right OF
the public to be freely heard upon re-
ferendum on all important public
, Questions, and we most emphatically
condemn the amendments to the pre-
sent public policy" referendum law
recently introduced in the city council.
While seemingly for the purpose OF
assuring the genuineness and honesty
Urn petitions. these amend
men.s are. in fact. calculated to make
the obtaining Of s1ch petitions to the
number required by TIE law utterly
impossible. We demand that the per-
--rtlgn CT signatures required for
,ch petition be greatly reduced. and
that the results OF such referendumS
be mandatory up-n the city council.
We reiteratr oar demands for the
/ establishment; Of snail parks and play
grr1rds in the CG1gested quarters of
tie city. ald plblic bathing beaches
! II c2nvenient places on the lake shore.
We are unalterlblv in favor Of the
merit system for the public service.
both for entrance and dismissal and
Ct advancement therein from rank to
rank by just prCmotionaI rules AMI
regulations.
We believe in maintaining a polics
force adequate to the needs of the
city. and demand that il be properly
housed and decently treated. and that
IL be divorced from politics.
We reiterate our demand for home
rule in Chicago On matters of local
concern. and insist that all citizens
should have the largest measure of
personal liberty that may be cOmpati-
be with peace and good government.
We oppose the granting of any fur
= er franchises or privileges to the
Union loop. This loop has become
tremendous obstacle against the de-
velopment of the city. and should be
removed from our streets as soon as
this can be legally accomplished.
We demand that the water power
of the drainage canal shall not be
granted to private persons or cOrpOr-
atiCns. but that II should be preserved
for the general use of the municipal
ity, and that an legislation necessary
shoIld Immediately be sought in the
legislature whereby this valuable pub
lie utility may be preserved for the
general purposes of the city.
We favor the speedy construction of
a system of subways which would be
owned and operated by the city.
In submitting this platform to the
voters of Chicago the Democratic par
ty invites the cooperation of citizens
Of all parties who approve its declara-
lions. And as a guaranty to them of
our own good faith We present for
their suffrages as our candidate for
mayor a citizen who is conceded by
all an honest man and one whom We
confidently commend as having prov
ed himself in the best sense an eff
cient as well as honest mayor.
The declarations in the platform are
clean cut. and all the candidates run
ming on it are honest and honorable
men and If the leaders OF the various
factions of Miss Democracy. will stop
fighting among themselves, fall in
line and do their duty. every man on
the ticket will be elected by large
majorities on Tuesday April 2.