The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-28
TIE KEPrRLICAN PLATFORM.

cipics 81 the Republican party as laid
down by the state convention at Og-
den. no is not an hysterical appeal TO
the passions 81 the ignorant and uu-
thinking. Il does not contain glitter
ing promises impossible OF fulfillmeut
10 IS a sober. sensible and sane state
uent OF the position 81 the Repufh-
can party upon the great questions Of
the DAY.
Beginning with an emphatic On
dorsemcut OF the administration Of
President Taft and ending with an
appeal for rational politics IN Utah.
the document embraces all the issues
now before the people. and there is
no mlstaIdnE the attitude Of the Re
pubIlcans OF this great commonwealth
upon any or them.
10 had been confidently expected
b. many. chiefly members Of the OPP
position party. that prohibition would
he a burning issue before the con-
vontion: that extremists would re-
enact the. scenes or the Provo con-
vcntion. and that a bitter fight would
ne precipitated within the ranks of
the party Nothing % the kind oc-
Cured The delegates TO the conven-
ton. while earnest and thoughtful ad-
vocates OF Temperance. unanimously
went on record by voting for the fol-
lowing plank:
In favor OF a law prohibiting ~
sale or other disposal OF iElcNl-
eating liquors in any and 5u
eide ~ the limits or the
Incorporated cities. providing
that an that part Of a county out
side or the cities OF the tirst-
second and third class shall con
Etitute "a voting unit Tor the de-
l-ProvfdfnE. also. for local option
within the limits ~ such incorpo-
rated cities and the county units
ag set forth above. with appro-
pirate provisions FOR the suhmis-
sion 10 the qualified electors
thereof. at special election. OF
the question as TO whether me
sale Of any such liquors within
such cities or county units shall
be permitted or prohibited. and
we pledge the Republican legisla-
furc 60 put the provision Into on
GRAFTON. hv appropriate laws,
wit Iin ninety days after the
An any such city or county unit
where majority o. tho qualified
electors having voted upOn such
question. shall not declare for
prohibition. we favor the limit
|NE ana FnnNNnAINUE the sAIt ana
tisporaf ~ Intoxicating liquors
wi HIN tho limits thereof. under
h.<h license and strict regulation.
There was no difference OF opinion
among 'te delegates 20 the RepubH-
can convention as 90 what was right
and proper under tho circumstance.
There will be no difference Of opinion
among the members OF the party
when they march up 20 the polls in
November.
The platform again proclaims the
adherence OF the Republican party Of
Utah % the protective tariff principle
which has placed tho United States
az the head Of all the nations Of the
world. both financially and Industrial
y. Utah people have always believed
n fostering the industries Of the state
and IN providing work for the unem-
pdoyed az good wages. The progress
made IN the last few years furnishes
tho necessary proof that no backward
rorp VIII be taken this year.
with pardonable pride. the Repub-
Iicans OF Utah call attention TO the
laws enacted at the last session OF
Congress. the mere enumeration OF
which Will be sufficient 10 convince
any fair-minded man or woman that
more was accomplished by Republican
statesmen during the first year Of the
administration OF President Taft than
was ever accomplished On a similar
period o. time under any other adj
rninistration during recent years.
The record speaks for itself There
e. the railroad rate bin. the law pro-
vidlng for a postal savings bank sy5-
tenn. the establishment Of "a bureau
of mines and mining. the land
withdrawal act provision for max
imum and minimum rates NJ
import duty. a.. one pei. cent
tax upon the net income o. corpora
lions. a law providing for bond issue
II S2O.OO0.OOO to complete irrigation
enterprises I'm the west. a law provid-
inr for the suppression Of the white
slave traffic. an act rendering more
effective the employers liability act.
the safety appliance act. an act pro-
viding that railroads shall report all
accidents to the interstate commerce
commission. the admission OF Arizona
and New Mexico 10 statehood and the
act against corrupt practices in cleo
tons.
This Is the progressive legislation
demanded by the people and promised
in the platform OF the Republican
party adopted By the Chicago con-
vention In 1905. with nothing omitted.
The Utah Republicans believe I'm
further progress along the same lines.
consequently the conservation policy
OF the party IS endorsed and the cree
ton OF the mining bureau into a full
ficdrcd department Of the govern