Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-03
THE PLATFORM

Platform of Republican county con-
vention. Oct. 3, 1910:
Mr. Chairman and delegates to tho
Republican county convention:
We, your committee on platform ana
resolutions. beg leave to report to you
the following:
We, the Republicans Of Salt Lake
county, in convention assembled,
hereby affirm our allegiance to the
time honored principles Of Republican,
ism as enunciated in the national Re-
publican platform at Chicago. In 1905.
and
.. We endorse in Its entirety, and
affirm our allegiance to each ana
every part OF the platform adopted ny
tho Republican state convention, he,d
at Ogden, Sept. &c. 1910. and pledge our
candidates to the fulfilment OF an
the pledges and promises made therein
g. We endorse the economical yet
progressive administration of aiInirs
conducted by our present Republican
state ana county officials
A. We arc in favor of sttll furthcr
extension and Improvement OF the
| splendid public road system OF TINS
county which was lnaugurated ana
brought to its present state of efficiency
under n successive Republican admin
jstratious, and we pledge that our nom
inees for county commissioners Will
construct and maintain tirst-class high
ways through the rich farming conf
munit,es and to the mining and smelt-
ing localities and Other, commefcial
centers in Salt Lake county
5. We declare that active party work
ers possessing proper qualifications and
fitness shall not be ignored i'll the dis
tribution OF party patronage.
| G. We commend tho Juvenile court OF
| Salt Lake county, which, In spite Of
the Indifference of the American party
police department. has accomplished 50
much for the welfare and best inter-
csts OF our children
| Z. Tho Republican party stands, as
| IL has always stood. In favor of prog
| ression and public improvements. and
we pledge our candidates to continuous
and consistent advancement along these
| lines: but we demand that public funds
be expended honestly and economically.
| we direct attention to the extensive
| and permanent improvements made UNI
| der the wise administration of the Re-
| publican county officials. with no add
cd burden OF taxation. and with
| a large decrease in county In
| debtedness. we call attention to
the fact that all county improvements
| have been made and paid for out of the
| general funds. and not at the expense
OF the AUDITING property owners, who.
IN Salt Lake City, under the admins
| tration of the american" party, have
stood the expense of municipal i'm
| provemcnts and at the same time have
seen the city tax levy raised to the very
| maximum of the law, and the city's
Indebtedness repeatedly increased. We
| dunounce the deceptive methods used
By tho "Amcrican' party in arrogating
to itself the credit for municipal i'm
provements and In leading tho public
to believe that they are paid for out of
the general tax fund, whereas the abut-
ting property owners have stood the
expense, while the general taxes, to
which the people also contribute, have
hecn cxtrnvagantly and wnstefully ex-
pended
s. Finally. we cordially invite every
citizen who believes in honest: capable.
progressive and economical atninistra-
ton of public affairs. to unite with us
for n greater and better Salt Lake
4 county.
(S!gneO II. 5. JOSEPH
Chairman.
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