The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-27

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utih TO Jesse Knight and that in
the Democratic temple whom they
preached OF free trade the God was
there. but that when they practice
IL the God was always absent
Mayor GlaSmann was c1llcd for by
the delegates for speech. but Mr.
Glasmann stated that ho did not feel
ike making n speech at that time.
He was finally excused.
AZ this point OF the proceedings II
| was reported by the committee that
the resolutions committee would IKE
| ~ not he ready to report before i
O'Clock. at which the convention ad-
| Journed for one hour. the meeting
hour TO be s 30.
The report Of the resolutions com
mittee upon reconveniug of the con
yentlon was received and after much
discussion was adopted, as follows:
Platform and Resolutions.
We. your committee on platform and
| resolutions. submit the following plat
| form Tor your consideration
! The Republicans OF Utah, in state
| convention assembled. rcafurm their
! allegiance to their party and the prin-
| ciples expressed in the national plat
| form of 1908
| L. We emphatIcally approve the
| wisss able, patriotic and progressive
| administration Of President William
| Howard Taft. He has stood firmly.
but nctfully, for the great reforms
| advocated by Theodore Roosevelt and
| they have been written into the fed
| eTal statute books In the form of en-
during laws. He has proven himself
n faithful exponent and custodian of
the constitution. He has enforced
the law fearlcssly and faithfully He
has exercised the appointiye power
with wisdom. He has called TO the
discharge of his official duties pa
tcncc and perseverance in the face OF
misunderstanding and mlsrepresenta.
ton, and has preserved In all respects
the exalted character of the high Og-
fee which he has so splendidly nll.
ed.
?. As we enter upon another lmpor-
tant campaign we invite attention to
the history OF our country from the
day when Abraham Lincoln of inn
mortal memory was inaugurated
president down to the present time
On March 4, 1861, at the close OF a
long period OF Democratic rule. our
industries were prostrated: our ma
ton without credit at nome or abroad
and its treasury depleted. and these
deplorable conditions were acccDtu-
ated by organized Democratic rebel
lion against the life of the Union.
With grand courage the Republican
party, under the leadership OF Abra-
ham Lincoln, accepted the solemn re-
sponSibllites of the hour, took up
the work of preserving the Union.
and when it had successfully complet-
ed this gigantic task We had what
we had not before, a free land. The
rebellion suppressed, our party com
n'enced the work of upbuilding the
varied national interests, shattered
and impaired by the Civil War. I'm.
mediately these interests awoke as
from the dead and the nations prog
ress. industrially. financially, educa-
tionally and politically. has been the
wonder of mankind These historic
fifty years of Republican rule have
witnessed the most progressive ad-
vanccmcnt by the United States of
any nation known In history. The
record stands unequaled, unparalleled.
and great and wonderful as IL is. II
is the record made by the grand old
Republican party
3. It has been the vote OF the Re-
publican party in Congress which
has written into the federal statute
book within the last eighteen months
a greater volume OF progressive legis-
lntion than has been enacted In any
previous four-year period during the
10 ,G h. - rtNk1 70 a., Il. n
publican progress that has made the
great and sweeping reforms advocat.
ed by Theodore Roosevelt TO rlpen
into performance under William II
Taft This statement does not rest
in mere assertion. the following great
pieces OF constructive legislation are
unimpcachable witnesses to the sane
and sure, but ever forward movement
of the Republican party:
/. The railroad rate bill. which marks
an advance over existing law as
great as did the original interstate
commerce act itself Under the new
law the hands of the interstate com
merce commission are strengthened
TO become a sureT protector OF the
rights OF the people, It's powers, scope |
and efficiency are greatly increased.
Tor the first time it has the power of
It's own motion to correct the un-
fairness and injustices of interstate |
railroads. telcgraphs and telephones.
and most and important and vital to |
Utah shippers and consumers. and the |
former unjust discrimination where |
by Utah was made To pay higher |
freight rates than the Pacific coast |
points. will soon become thing of !
the past
2. A law providing for a postal saw |
lngs bank system for the encourage |
ment of thrift among the people.
). The establishment of a Bureau OF |
Mines and Mining. the operation of |
Walton of the mining resources of the
country, and preservation of the lives
and safety Of mining employees
I. The withdrawal act. under which
the President is given authority TO
Withdraw from entry public lands for
the conservation oil natural resources,
most important step in the dircc-
ton OF practical conservation.
8. Provision for maximum and min
imum rates for import duty, under
Which favorable treaties have been
made with all countries OF the world.
resulting In better market conditions
for exports from the United States
than heretofore enjoyed A per
cent tax upon the net income of cor
poratlons. increasing the revenue and
giving the government for the first
time beneficial OVERSIGHT pf tha roc.