Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-21
Spanish Fork Convention En-
dorses Statewide Pro-
hibItion.
JESSE KNIGHT FOR HOUSE
Judge Kellogg Has Different Under
standing of Prohibition Plank
Platform as Adopted.


this place. Judge NJ. Kellogg OF
Provo addressed the convention on the
state platform He favored the state
platform on prohibition, with the un-
derstanding-and he understood II TO
mean this-that prohibition applied to
districts outside OF Incorporated cities
and towns. and that IN cities and towns
the sale or nonsale Of liquor shall he
regulated by the votes Of the inhaolt-
ants
James r. Clark Of American Fork
understood the state platform different
ly from Judge Kellogg. He understood
the platform 10 mean the Adjustment
OF the saloon from one end OF the state
10 the other.
The Schubert quartet rendered a
campaign song which was we'll re-
ceiVed.
William NJ. Roylancc spoke on the
importance Of selecting the best men
obtainahle for office, and he was salts
fed victory would come TO the party
because Democratic victory was IN the
air. He encouraged good men TO sc-
cept small offices
Ashley Bartlett. secretary Of the
county committee spoke Of the impor-
lance Of getting In their nominations
for Justice OF the peace and constaple'
and q W. Andelin read a humorous
poem. o..
some OF the stories he had told In the
-. -, par,,ocr-at tic success He
derided the claim that the foreigner
maid the tariff tax. and said that IN
spite OF the assertion that the Demo
Gratis were opposed 20 home INDUSTRY
N remained for Jesse knight, rock
ribbed Democrat. TO start the PROVO
Wooden mills.
County chairman W. r Giles report
ed that there would be Democratic
daily paper started In Salt Lake city
about the first NJ the month. I've had
promised the state committee that utah
county would take $500 worth NJ stock
in the new paper. A committee was
appointed to solicit subscriptions
THE PLATFORM.
The committee on platform and reso-
lutions, which was out four hours ana
half, presented the following plat
form:
MIR. Chairman--You committee ON
platform and resolutions bes leave 10
report as follows We, the Democrats
in county convention assembled. arc
tt"l In favor Of a time-honored doctrine
I. the Democratic party as enuneiated
by Jefferson, Jackson and their success
sofs In the presidential chair In de-
ciaring equal rights TO all and special
privileges 10 none. We reaffirm our
faith in the national Democratic plat
form adopted at Denver In 1905 and eN-
press our undyng faith In tho stats
platform adopted by the Democrats at
Provo, Sept. IS, 1910.
(RegulationsD Tho passage Of law
which shall put In operation the pro
visions Of a state constitution, provid-
ing FOR the regulation Of transportation
charges by common carriers and TO
.t,..l. "a. nj hrFHr
thereunder
(Tickets and Passos)-A law prohib-
iting all officers, state. county and mu-
uicipal whose duty II may be TO make,
interpret and execute the laws of
state, from accepting free passes from
any public corporation.
And also favor more s"eclfc legisln-
ton holding railroad corporations re-
sponsible for damages sustained W
citizens either through fire or by aui-
mails killed or injured upon their line
OF railroads.
And we favor the appointment or
election Of a public utilities commits
sion TO regulate the charges OF railroad.
telephone. telegraph. express. electric or
other transportation or public service
commission.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
We favor necessary legislation to
MAINTAIN To the tultftt extent AL tlttur
Of our public schools, including high
schools, as also the Agricultural col
lege and the state university
We further recommend the adopt on
OF the constitutional amendment pro-
Nided TOR by the last legislature in re-
gard to the raising or FUNDS Tor hlgn
school purposcS We further recommend
that the office Of county superintendent
Of schools be entirely eliminated from
partisan politics. and we charge the
Republican party as being responsible
FOR dragging into politics the office Of
school superintendent.
REVENUE
All property should bear its Just pro
portion OF the burdens OF government,
taxes should be only levied for legiti-
mate. necessary public purposes, and
must be uniform and equitable public
funds and public credit should not be
given or loaned TO private individuals
or corporations.
We mold 20 the doctrine that a public
price j. a public trust. and that tn,
funds collected as taxes from the people
should be handled with the same care
and discrimination as should private
fufds. and we pledge our candidates IL
elected. to an honest. careful and eco
nomical expenditure OF the public rcve-
NueS.
we condemn the Republican county
commissioners for their continuous In
crease OF the rate IN county taxes. so
II has now reached "A condition that
has become oppressive and burdensome
10 the taxpayers Of our county and We
hereby pledge our county commission
ers n elected 10 tho lowest rate OF
levy for county purposes compatible
with the actual necessities Of county
needs.
We also condemn the county COM
missioners FOR the recent raise en- the
salaries Of our public officers a. not
being warranted by existing conditions
We are opposed TO the county road
commissioner as needless expense and
charge that the office was created FOR
the purpose Of paying a political debt.
SOFT DRINKS
AS there exists and Is bong main
tanned Institutions conducted In tent,
and otherwise under the ostenslbie pur-
pose OF running billiard pool tahles
and selling soft drinks, said institutions
are selling intoxicating liquors without
license and regulation and beyond m,
limits Of incorporated cities and there
fore coming within tho government jur.
isdiction Of county officials therefore W.
condemn the present county officials for
allowing such institutions 10 exist un,
controlled which arc leading many o!
the boys and young men into the per.
nicious habits ~ intemperance. And
we are IN hearty sympathy with this