The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-25
AMERICAN PARTY PLATFORM

A the American party county con-
- Neutiou held yesterday in the
Colonial thcater the following
PLATFORM was adopted.
The Americans Of Salt Lake county.
renewing their confidence in and al
l.Eiaucc to the great principles OF
America ulsm. declare The undyiug VI
tauty Of those principles and call FOR
These principles give equal opportuui-
tleH 70 aii and Impose like obligations
upon Az They are. IN feet. tire vital
p',nolples Or the American republic.
Nnoer present conditions iu Utah
wnateNer we vet bv way of lawm3k-
luE or successful ia w-defyinR Is from
me Mormon priesthood. But the Amer
lean party does not ask any temporal
activity from that priesthood. ~ In
eistF that a. TO civil affairs. political
partiFanshln and commercial activities
TIC priesthood shall keep its hand OFF.
Too long have we been afflicted with
mont
Tho disclosures Or u1a1administrsti0n
fhroritirm and graft I'm county affairs.
VIII The arrogant assumption on the
part OF the guilty officials that they
cannot be brought 60 justice. or even
dcnoecd from office as long az they
an odious situation. revolving 90 pa
tri0tic sentiment and destructive of hon
ssty and efficicucy ia the public serv-
Ice. A conspicuous example or tho evils
referred 90 is the work showing large
expenditure on roads I'm localities
whore officials reside and neglect OF
In no part Of the United states IS
The evil maxim so literally and con
ttaltly kept in view as by the official
dom ~ salt Lake county. that pub
iic office is n private snap
Officia1dom in this county hypocriti-
e. rs dcuouuccs evils IN salt Lake city.
while not only winkiuE at but actually
encouragiug. the same evils In the
~
The contrast OF tho public Judgment
IN favor OF American administration
standardization En- this county n con-
rpicuous IN the fact OF the numerous ap-
Dlicafions OF outlavinE suburbs 90 come
into the city municipality. az once 10
enjoy the benefits of progressive Amer
lean administration and 20 escape the
evils Of corrupt ard inefn -ient coun-
g. control by ecclesiastical puppets.
The American party takes a Just
pride IN salt lake city. Il took con-
troll when the population was dimin-
iEhinE and the outlook was dark But
~ once. on the success - the Ameri,
can campaign IN November. 1905. and
tho incoming or American administra-
ton. there was a spirit Of vital ene~-
Ey infused into the public affairs. The
right things that make for progress
were done. Population and wealth en-
mighty streams flowed I'm. with the re-
suit that the five years or American
control lave been by far the greatest
that the city has ever seen. The city
has been set forward IN "a magical way.
until 10 a. the pride and joy % every
wcllwlghcr. More has been done BY
the American party in single year 20
advance the city than IN any decade OF
church rule.
The people Of salt Lake county can
not but see the benefits that have fol-
lowed from American control. They
naturally want 20 participate I'm those
benefits. some have made this sure BY
coming into the clty's jurisdiction. And
the whole county can get like bene-
TITS also b. putting Americans IN
charge o. the countvss affairs The
benefits that this glorious party has
conferred upon salt Lake city viii also
- conferred upon the county. with
Americans In charge.
Appealing 90 our fellow citizens 81
this county 90 open their eyes % facts
and 90 n fust realization By Salt Lake
county voters Or what the splendid pro
EresE NJ salt Lake City means for them
'Iso under American administration. we
nak them 20 test Tor tho county that
which for the city proved such n mag
ntfIceuf success.
Tho best wav 20 enjoy American
benefits and progress is 90 ~put Aneri-
cans on guard
The American party is essentially a
party n progress. = E1orios IN the mar
volorr resources of this state and de-
ifErte In the development Of these re-
sources. We commend the Commercial
club and other organizations IN their
efforts 20 bring TO the attention OF
honeSeolscrs and investors the innu-