Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-03
ln5asFeW Days They Will Take the
Stump to Urge Party's
Fayorite Principles.
Lack OF Radical Differences In senu-.
incnt Gives People Opportunity to
Force Hearing on Measures

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set features or the prediction season.
An interesting question remaining
concerns what is to become Mt the vari-
Gus issues that have been waved before
the people up to date, which of the
parties VIII star each of the issues,
and which Of them may find their way
into ireformatory statute or altered
methods Of procedure?
: Here are some of the issues raised
in the convention and pre-conHentiona
Juvenile courts with Increased jurls-
diction "a 2
Good roads for state highways and
county 2Sthoroughfares.
Shall Utah have a state capitol build
ing2 $s u Z iSss
Local option. featured in county plat
forms only.
Direct primaries. for securing nomi-
nations of candidats.
The red light problem shall the mu-
nicipal cribs prevail? .S
The Des Moines-G alvestOn plan OF
city government.
3 Put I.atter-day Saints In prison, an
s.American' rally demand
The tendency in politics nationally
has been for great economic problems
to arise out of the Increasing facilities
Il for people In one section to recognize
neighborly obligations to the people. of
ether sections, at an earlier ting
thought to- be entirely remote and
therefore not in need Of consid-
GRAFTON in the making of estimates for
the general welfare.
ISSUES WANTED, Il NJ
Political parties have sous longevi-
ty In getting on the right side OF these
various problems and have done 1t SO
Spersfstently that the most striking issue
& before the country in the national cam
spaigr1&is that of the personality i and
aXecuti I've capacity of the candidates.
Eihc mere mention of STANDARD OIL
f;iis been enough to eliminate the last
decade s leaders from public life in a.
single flash of public indignation. and
10th OF the principal parties have COM
menced to quarrel as to who $ts the
proper owner and proprietor of the
favorite issues. claimed by both.
DIES MONIES PLAN
In UtahEthe demand for a new, form
of city government has been such an
issue, and both the Democrats and Re-
publicans have flirted somewhat seri-
ouslyl with 1t. II not actually commit
ting themselves in unequivocal terms
Which Of the parties will make the
most use of it from now on? q
HIBRARcH HUNTING.
The American party, 1t is safety to
{ he presumed, will be too busy pledglng
its candidates to declare themselves
in favor OF placing Latterday Saints in
prison, whom to hate. with them is
life. They will therefore do but little
with the issue, If anything although
Mayor Bransford. who speaks not with
the authority of the american ma
chine, may come out openly in favor
of the plan, as have many men whose
. Si1nra ian q 81 ar,1 mo
political advantage, while almost Sll
have Joined in the demand to know
more about It.
THE Republican campaign. it seems to
n manu- a tree. will be based on So
lIciting popular issues, and advocating
them. In the hope ofspulling the largest
possible percentage of the vote that is
tied to issues near to the American
heart. Nj
4 H PEOPLES OPPORTUNITY.
Therefore tho people have a chance.
a better chance than they ever had, to
speak for what they want, urge
their reform measures when an oppor-
tunity to get them heard Is unexcelled,
and finally the chance Is open to have
those that appeal to any large number
adopted by hatever party wins, IN the
4 hope OF these parties catching UP to \
the spirit of progression and change.
u private preserve.
Bryan and Roosevelt have crossed
swords as to which is the more agrees
sive and potent friend of the people.
The campaign under Jess, w. knight
this Is the way that J. William will
probably have to spell his name here's
4 after-and the campaign under William
sSpry VIII perhaps be something of a
duplicate of this duel in smaller way
Either side may grasp most strongly
at any of the Issues, save. one or two.
Il listed above. and the problem appar-
emily will be to determine which the 4
1 people are most decided about wanting.
The Republicans, for instance. are all
4 ready advocating direct primaries. and
the Democrats claim.that The plank has
been lifted from their preserve.
ALL FOR GOOD ROADS.
The goods roads issue claims parent
/ age in no political Necessity, or near
alliance with any particular party a
have reached for It, especially the
one that both win probably urge, and
work out for the next four years as
the big item of public Improvement.
The anti-red light move plank
catches the american administra
ton handicapped. as its officials duly.
Installed in office, fathered the plan,
helped. some of them, In its organiza-
ton. and will benefit. at least one OF
them. lin Its profits. Both the Demo-
Gratis and the Republicans will Oppose
the project, and bring it as an isshe
into the limelight.
Like the good roads matter. which
had its origin in a civic association
dlsassociated with politics. the Grand
Army visit, which brought all toe
parties into the llmelight with en-
darseInents OF 1t, and the pes Moines
Man. which originated In the GIVE
league. the direct primary law comes
from people seeking the genera w, Nj
fare. Its real parentage Is IN no poi
final party but with the uniform iegis-
X latien les que. - ~ an
,,ual sUnlsorrn -leg fslation c0nfe reilce,s