Show DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM Views of Salt Lake County Democrats Demo-crats as Enunciated Yesterday We tim Democrats of Silt Lake county Utah In convention assembled reaffirm our devotion to tho principles of Democracy Democ-racy as enunciated In the platform adopted adopt-ed al Provo September 1G 1DOJ Vo commend tin1 candidates named by the Democratic State convention as men of honor ability und national reputation whose election to LimO high offices to which I they respectively aspire will reflect credit I I upon the character and Intelligence of the people of Utah rc direct attention to tho condition of affairs In Suit Lake City Through the lalluro ant Incompetence of Republican city officials crime Is rampant and the safely of the citizens and the morals oC the community aro In constant danger Vc condemn the lack of effort to cope with the criminal clement and denounce the temporary spasms of vlrluo Indulged hi by our political opponents who dcr manil law and order only Immediately preceding election day Wo arC In favor of orGanIzed labor and I I we bellcvo In protecting capital In UK I legitimate 1 sphero nnd rights We nor time com UI9fr arbitration of till differ I cncen betwctn Inbor and capital before a I nonpartisan board I We ask that the exemption laws of the I State b mado uniform and pledge our representatives In the Legislature to a I correction of existing 18 We believe In u fair ruadjustmonl of I assessments IO that the burdens of taxI tax-I Ulon will full proportionately on the mansions I man-sions of the rich and the homes of tho I poor We pledge our candidates to rc > form the existing IncqualHlOH until cor poratjons hear their Just share of the expense ex-pense of the government < i5 1 We believe In tho public ownership of I public utilities or We point with juallllablc pride to the wise economical and efficient administration administra-tion of comity affairs by Democnxtlo county coun-ty officials In tho past and present Wi > refer to tho fact that f Democratic Board of Count Commissioners Uncling the credit of the county Impaired by Repub lican misrule by rime application o bus mess mithodu restored conildcnco rind made county warrants which hnd been Bclllnc at a discount worth their face value In cash We direct the attention of tIme taxpayers taxpay-ers to the misleading stiUomcntflnf the Republican county pint form wherein It Is stated thai the present Board of Coun ly Commissioners bus reduced laxatlon pnclinirol one mil Wo assert that dur ing the llrsl year of Ha Incumbency I Increased In-creased the levy from four und onehalf to live mil to secure revenue to imy a Judgment contracted by a Republican County Board and that this socnlledra ducilon Is only a return to the figures of the Democrats who preceded them Wo also call attention to tho raising of valuations valu-ations by the present Republican county administration which has Increased the assessed filuuliou from S3SMSJOST to J42 i3o G thereby Increasing thc amount of taxes JIG323 per annum Instead of pr JnHtcll a re duction ns claimed tlcLol AV ° 1dondjjnm lc and th < dfshonpsty j gross Incompetenc of Limo Reitmbiicaii dlty I Republcan officials In thclr misnmnnagemnL of tho water fmimd anl the control of LIme walcr rights or Salt Ialee City tu waleI We condemn the political police forced conlmn poltcal upon time Republican p I C Republcan party by the uKRrp ton of political ndvonturcra knovn AM the machine and call upon all good cll anL cal ni 1 = cns IrrHHpectlvc of party to oo withl tho Democrats In an effort to nccurc rooJl government nl tho hnnds oC nun who rood nol hampered and restrained by ngrecd syndicate urcument wImos lt coin policy is spoils lUd wI05ci D EVANS Chairman C r JACKSON Se ietlr |