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Show I REPUBLICAN COUNTY PLATFORM H Tho Republican party of Cacho H County, In County Convention as- 1 i somlbed, realUrm and ondorso tho H plntforniR adopted by both tho Nn- B, tlonal and Stato Republican Conven- H We heartily ondorso and approve H the record of our distinguished son- M ntors In Congress and representative m ' Joseph Howell and rojolco In tho H , honor and distinction recently be- H i stowed on Hon. George Sutherland In his election to tho Presidency of tho American liar Association. Wo point with prldo to tho excellent excel-lent record of Governor William Spry and especially to tho manner In which ho has uphold tho honor and dignity of tho great- Stato of Utah, and sorved notice on tho President of the United States and tho wholo world that tho laws of, tho Stato of Utah must bo enforced regardless of threats nnd lntlmlda- tlons and personal sacrifice Wo nro told that tho present National Na-tional Democratic Administration J has kept us out of war. Wo are In no sonso advocates of war, but wo cannot refrain from decrying a "Peace" Unit has cost tho United States tho l'vos of moro citizens, and tho oxpendlturo of moro money than was sacrificed In tho ontlro Spanish-American Spanish-American conflict. In 1898 wo did a great service to humanity nnd triumphed in glory. Today In two Interventions In Mox-tco Mox-tco wo havo signally failed to accomplish ac-complish any servlco to either Mexico Mex-ico or mankind, and haio brought upon our government tho contempt of tho cntlro civilized world. Wo repudlato tho National Democratic administration In refusing to protect tho lives and tho property of Its cltizons nnd to maintain tho dignity and honor enjoyed by our beloved government since the Revolution. Wo hold that a firm, dignified administration ad-ministration of the affairs of gov-erment gov-erment Is n surer preventative of war, than a policy which vassalates and shifts, never sure of Its ground, I afraid to maintain its Inherent rights. Repeated throats and ultimatums, ultim-atums, unbacked nnd unenforced by the nntlon which makes them, Invite the Infringements of national rights and are the forerunners of war. Wo doproeato tho snap judgment and hold up class legislation of tho Democratic Congress and Prosldout in passing tho eight hour law. Tho Intricate problems oxl-itlng between be-tween capital and labor deserves a j careful and painstaking consldoia-D consldoia-D tlon nt tho hands of tho government I and should not bo dlpposod of In it I iiiiin.ont and wiih'iiii .Hi ' 'iborn-i 'iborn-i tron. j Tho concession to tjio unions jn jj tin' eight hour law no'i-H an nJdl-I nJdl-I tlonal burden upon the publls In in-I in-I creased transportation ratod and less ofuclont shipping facilities nnd cs- tabllnhcs n dangerom prcredoiit tin- I warranted In Justlco tind equity. At instances of tha Ht:oinp 'niLy of lha Democratic .idriln!trtleii nt Washington, we point to rho wr tax -ecently repealed for campaign purposes, tho oxtrmnn o.lr'avii,aiicu of ttlia professed pur.v of economy and the unexcusable fi'lurj to prt-paro prt-paro during a tlmo whoa tho wo.'ld is atxrar and wo aro ias'ilnr; threats and ultimatums with every breath. They ask: "What would you havo done." Wo answer thorn by pointing to tho record of tho Republican party par-ty during fifty years of constructive and beneficial administration. Wo pledge our legislative candidates candi-dates when elected, to vote for and assist In passing a strict nnd effective effec-tive stato wldo prohibition law and we bespeak for all candidate nominated nomi-nated by this convention iheir loynl support of tho prohibition law and their untiring efforts In Its nnfoi cement. ce-ment. Wo pledge our delegates to tho Stato Legislature to n. conservative policy of legislative reform and with the end In view of saving the State of Utah several thousand dollars dol-lars each year, wo plodgo our delegates dele-gates to work for the enaction of a law that will combine tho ofllcss of district attorney nnd county attorney at-torney so that tho work of theso offices of-fices may bo under one h"pd. TaVntlon Is tho most important matter confronting the jnople of Utah nt tho present time. Wo bellovo thnt equllatlon throughout the stato cannot b arrived ar-rived at until a Stato Boar:! of Eq-. utilization or a State Tr.:: Commission Commis-sion is elected by tuo people, giving giv-ing tho commission general supervision supervi-sion over county assessors with tho power to prescribe rules of operation, opera-tion, to Insist on uniform metuoOr. of assessments, to exact standards of efllclency which will lnsuro efficient effi-cient work together with such other oth-er powers as may be deemed light and proper. Wo pledgo our ropro-senatlves ropro-senatlves to tho legislature If elected elect-ed to work for tho passage of such legislation. To us It appears reasonable and consistent that men who have tho right and power to pass on $300,000 000 of ithe peoplo's properly nnd who aro absolute In tho assessment of over one-fourth of tho prjpor. r or tho State, and who can nlso or lower tho valuations' of llio other thrco fourths at will, should bo elocted by tho people. Wo condemn tho unbusinesslike nnd Inequltablo work of tho Democratic Dem-ocratic County Assessor and County Commissioners In nsscsslng and In grading tho property of this county, nnd wo especially denounce their unwarranted ralso In tho assessment assess-ment of farm lands and homes, thus Increasing materially tho taxes or tho Individual tax payor. Wo deploro the narrow partisan action of tho present county commissioners commis-sioners in Increasing their own salaries sal-aries and tho salaries of tho other Democratic olllco holders In Cache county and nt samo tlmo lower tho salary of tho one Republican o'Jlce holder in Cache County, without u hoarlng, so thnt such officer will now rocelvo llttlo moro than half tho salary the samo olllcor rccolved In llox Elder County nnd other counties coun-ties smaller in slze than Cacho County. Wo promlso for our nomlnoos whon elected, honest, efficient end business ltko administration of tho county affairs. |