The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-24
LOCAL POLITICAL NEWS AND
GOSSIP OF THE CANDIDATES
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY PLATFORM

creased TO the great pecuniary loss of
the taxpayers Of the county.
We favor the construction Of a mod
ern. efficient and comprehensive sys-
tenn Of public roads in salt Lake coun-
" without favoritisrn to any section
OF neighborhood. and having in view
the greatest use for the greatest num-
Der. and Of making ample provision
for the rapidly growing needs Of the
people Of the county in this respect.
We call the attention OF the people
to the fact that the Republican party
OF Utah. as evidenced by the solemn
declaration Of its organ. The Inter
Mountain Republican. two years
ago. was In favor OF the prOhi-
bition OF the sale Of intoxicat-
ing liquors and the abolition Of
the open saloon. but all at once
changed its position. as evidenced
by declaration Of its said organ. and
became n radical opponent Of prohibi-
ton and a friend OF the saloon, thus
laying the foundation for the charge
publicly made by members OF the
same party that n corrupt deal had
been entered into between the leaders
Of the party and the liquor interests
Of the state. whereby said interests
were TO furnish money and votes I'm
consideration OF immunity from re-
strictive legislation.
NJ IuENnRT
people 10 the fact that this same Re-
publican party. as evidenced by the
solemn declaration Of its said organ
and pretended zeal Of fits executive Of
hcers one year ago. were In favor Of
suppressing and eradiCating what is
commonly called the red light district
established in salt Lake City. and for
a short time before the last city cleo
ton actually prosecuted it's pretended
l s-T,s Il
trict until the inmates thereof were
practically driven from the city. but
all al once. for some reason known
only to the party and 20 its said or
gan. said party ceased its opposition
to said red light district, and II
Is a matter Of common knowl
edge in the community that the
same Is again in full blast
without opposition. under the very
eyes Of the same Republican Of
hclals. who one year ago pretended so
much solicitude for its suppression and
eradication.
The Democrats Of salt Lake county
insist that II money and votes OF the
liquor interests OF the state were suf-
fcient consideration to convert the
party from prohibition to the endorse
meut OF the open saloon two years ago.
Il devolves upon the leaders Of the
Republican party to declare what was.
or IS the consideration moving II and
it's organ 20 cease their efforts for the
suppression OF the red light district
and the vice and immortality connected
Herewith at the present time.
We denouncc the Governor and the
Republican legislators OF this and the
other counties Of the state for totally
ignoring the wishes Of nearly one hun
dred thousand citizens. who Detitioned
them for legislation on the liquor
question.
We submit that any party domi-
mated by bosses. that makes n deal
with the open saloon and the under
world. that raises taxes and squanders
our revenues. that unlawfully and dis
| honestly appropriates the public
moneys for private graft and the
maintenance Of corrupt political
machine. has no claim on the conf
dence and suffrage Of the people Of
' this commonwealth.