Show republican PLATFORM i adopted at state convention hela in salt lake city the republicans of utah assem assembled blede r in s convention proud of theft p party a r t y locally and nationally present the following tor for the consideration ot ol their fellow citizens 1 before another state republican Republic arl condou convention tion shall be hold held the adminis i trillion of theodore roosevelt will have passed into history we th therefore there defor forn deem it a patriotic duty to express a ai this a time our grateful aspri appreciation aaion 0 of hla him brilliant and progressive lead leadership r ills his nd administration ministration in its ita high purposes pur posea and great achievements consonant with the highest ideals of government ern ment has haa exemplified in f ull full at an rounded measure the highest and noblest alms of american manhood banho od ift hi has courageously and unfaltering un falter ln battled for bialler standards in p publik bl and private life our people are better ter and stronger and our nat lon wields a greater influence bebau s theodore roosevelt has filled the tha 0 exalted I 1 oft office lee of president we pledge our adherence to hla his re form policies and measures 2 we congratulate the voters ot oc utah upon the opportunity given to them of voting for the profound jurat eminent statesman able and im mi partial administrator and true amerlean american citizen william 11 tatt taft when he shall take the oath of office as a president of the united states he be will bring to the performance of his important duties the ripened experience experienc exper lencl 4 of many useful and honorable year spent in high public positions filled with rare ability and integrity we congratulate them also upon the th opportunity of voting for james a 81 sherman bherman tile the distinguished congressman from the state of now new york th republican candidate tor for vice dent 3 we heartily endorse the course cou reG i of our congressional delegation the lion reed smoot the ilon hon george georg stith sutherland 0 rland and t the he lion hon joseph howell and we invite attention to the th splendid record they have made in tho th present ton congress gress in securing the tha enactment of laws beneficial to utah and of the material miter lal interests of our people a record not equaled by any preceding delegation we especially approve of the effective aimel and generous support they at all times gave to the reform policies and mean tures of president roosevelt 4 we unhesitatingly express our sympathy with and approval of the th declaration of great principles mad maas in the platform adopted by the nation lal republican convention at chicago june 18 1908 the history of the republican clune party during every year ot of its ts s existence attests the pregnant fact that it has the courage of its convictions and the honesty to keep the th promises which it makes our may therefore rest assured that republican supremacy in the nation willi mean the continuance of governmental government nl policies which make tor for justice totality equality lity and fair dealing among men toua land nd for national prosperity erity 5 we again declare tor for the time honored political doctrine of krotec tion of homo home industries and american i labor if a revision of the tariff Is to be made we demand that it be done by those who are arc friendly trl endly ito to american interests and not by ithone those who w would au id strike down the wool lead livestock and other Indus vital to the prosperity of utah we remind the people of utah that w when hen the democratic party last haq hai the opportunity it placed wool upon the free list and sacrificed this great industry of our state for the benefit of foreign competitors 0 4 we heartily endorse and commend the honest and able administration of the affairs of our common during the past four years b by the republican mutate abate onieta ls athe leadership of governor john a cut cutler or they are entitled to andi should receive the thanks and gratitude of the people 7 we reaffirm the action of th 0 4 last lle republican publIcan state convention iry deel declaring a ring in favor of any and all legislation align proposed for the benefit of 0 the surviving veter ansof the they are entitled to and should receive in full and abundant mea measure sura the evidence of the nations gratitude we hereby extend our thanks and ex express press our appreciation to the grand army of the republic representing aw ait does the magnificent magn incent fragment of the triumphal army of the union from 1861 to 1865 in conferring upon tile tha state elate of utah the distinguished honorof holding its forty third annual encampment camp ment within within the confines of this state and we hereby recommend t that hat the legislature at its to next ext be session sto r L make a suitable appropriation of t tha h L public funds of the state to th the a e extent X to n t that its revenues will permit e end that the visiting members of that organization may be suitably find and properly entertained 8 we declare in favor of the establishment of postal savings banks as recommended by the president anil and postmaster general for the building of a ogreater greater navy for the establishment of a department of mines andr and mi mining n i ng for the creation of a national bu bureau r e r u 0 of f health for legislation in further development of irrigation and for the enlargement of homestead rights on non irrigable lands and for ithe th continuance of the friendly policy of dt the present administration in aid of the development of the great west 9 0 we demand that the right b be given by statute to permanent easement within forest reserves for public roads irrigation ditches and canals and reservoirs for storing water th tha same as Is now granted upon public publia domo domain ri and insist upon our congressional delegation urging the enactment of such euch statute 10 30 we favor the enactment of laws law providing fro viding for a systematic construe ilon ion of highways throughout the state and for the adoption of prompt and vigorous methods of building 1 good roads by which the state and the various counties thereof shall operate cooperate co to the very desirable end that a system of well constructed substantial and well kept highways shall be made in every part of the state II 11 we declare in favor of our state elate being fittingly represented at the alaska yukon expositions to be held at seattle in 1909 we favor appropriations in aid of proper ex at the annual meetings of the irrigation and dry partner farmers el congresses gr esses in the success of which utah has haa a 9 deep interest 13 12 we ask for our candidates state and national the support of every citizen interested interests Inter estL d in the welfare and progress of our state we again remind the voters that utah la is rich in in great natural resources which need the fostering care and ana aid of friendly frien dir legislation and that we must look to the republican party for this legislation the attempt now being mado to make political outcasts of the voters of utah by destroying national party lin alnea if successful can haap put but one result and that Is disaster to our state wo we call upon every lover of our commonwealth who believes in 11 the future of utah and has haa faith in the institutions ot of hla country to unite unit and adminta administer ter to these mar plots such guch a rebuke as will forever silence their vindictive tongues the attempt to build up a party here on tho ignoble foundations of personal malice slander blander and hatred will fall ans aner Ill the people of utah actuated by nobler motives will march forward shoulder deP to shoulder eh working for tiler up building of our commonwealth until t il it shall take its place ns aa one 0 ox t the h e 9 great r eat 9 atutes t antes of our union and in that day her defamers def amers will be forgotten in conclusion ym we congratulate our fellow republicans tile the assured ns triumph which awaits them in nv state and nation in the th corning coming november |