Show T PLATFORM OF REPUBLICAN COUNTY L CONVENTION AUGUST 27 21 1912 We Ye re the Republicans of S Salt alt Lake county count in convention assembled assembled- hereby affirm our allegiance to the t time honored principles of R Republicanism as enunciated c in iri the tits National Republican lican platform at Chicago In in June 1 1912 2 and We Ye endorse without r reservation the splendid administration tion of public affairs b by Y Republican national state slate and county officials I an and d pledge the nominees of this convention convention conven- conven tion to a co continuation of the policy which has has' lu s' s brought Salt Lake county to the proud position it now occupies The exten extension on of oC the he public ro road d system promised in our out platform platform platform plat plat- form of two years eals ago aga has been faithfully carri carried d out until today teddy the tho thoo o mt co county boasts some som of the best highways in the state representing an annual exp expenditure end iture of over We Ve commend the business administration n f ion of the Republican co county nty officials officials' and direct direct direct di di- your our attention to the extensive and permanent improvements made by them These include the completion of a county infirmary at a cost of 1 a new county jail at acost a acost a acost cost of the numerous steel and concrete te bridges erected for the safety 3 of the traveling public the extension of the street lighting system upon the county roads and wo YC pledge the nominees pees of this convention to a still wider extension of the street lighting system and other improvements throughout the count county T. T We Ve Ve also call can attention to the fact fa-ct that the above improvements have been made mad e withe without without without with with- out increasing the taxpayers taxpayer's burden while at the same time the bonded indebtedness of the county has been decreased The history of the Republican party from its accession to power in the year 1860 has been the history of our count country y The Republican party has bas met and solved every ever 3 national question that has demanded solution during this tins period of more than half a cen con tury It has been and is now the party art of progress of energy and of power That which whit h. h it conceives conceives to b be right it has the courage to tod do That which it believes to be for the greatest greatest greatest great great- est good of the greatest number of the people it has the ability to initiate an and the strength to Garry carter cany to a successful conclusion The defection of able Republicans at different t times Ines in the history of the party served only to show the innate strength of the party part y and the tits stability of the prin principles upon which it has been founded Tile The predictions of its downfall have not been f Jed Tem Temporary reverses have resulted on on y m iii wi the return of the party to power by y majorities greater than before We We- pledge ourselves this day to the selection of only such candidates as are best I qualified for the respective offices I We appeal to ever every i- i Republican to stand firmly T by the party an and we cordially invite every ery citizen who believes es in n honest capable and pr progressive affairs administration of pu public lic affairs to unite with us for a greater a and d bett better t Salt Lake c county counter |