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Show Democrats Denounce Republicans for Graft and Maladministration Tlio platform adopted by tli Uomn-eratir Uomn-eratir county convention at Sand- Friday Fri-day follows: The Democrats nf Halt Laku county In convention assembled Indorse thu platform plat-form adopted by their party's stale convention con-vention at Piovij, and direct the attention at-tention to It5 doclnruiionp on national and .stalft question!--, and particularly tliope favoring: The oranlsntiou and -arbitration for hen or protection of labor, and also a workinsman's compensation ai'i. A direct primary law and the Initiative Initia-tive and riferond,u:n. together with nn act to prevent corrupt practices In nil election?. An efficient and practical road law. The maintenance of our school syatcm3 in ihrlr hiKhest efficiency. A commission form of Kovcrnmcni for clttei--. Residatinp: the deposit and care of all public funds. Prohibiting the manufacture and r.alc of all Intoxicating liquors, and Kor better regulation of local affairs-. Y favor a. comnlctc roorpanisallon of the admlnlstratloir of public business In Salt Lake county In the intercut of economy econ-omy and efficiency. W'o hold thai a public office la :i crave responsibility and not a private snap 'or ;i family u us;. Wo demand the abolition of all unnecessary un-necessary offices, both elective and appointive, ap-pointive, now beinir usud a.s sinccuros for ward heelers and relations. VVe favor Hip selection of competent taxpayers for public employment, preference pref-erence being glvoji to heads of famllien or those, dependent upon their own ox-1 crtlons for a liellhood. v"e bellev the strict enforcement, of j Individual responsibility on tho rart of every public servant, especially thoso entrusted with the disbursement or handling han-dling of public money?. We favor the adoption of a Just and equitable system for tho equalization of all taxca an between chisscn of the community com-munity individuals as well an corporations, corpora-tions, and due and proper publicity in all official acts. AV. favor the Improvement and simplification simpli-fication of nil county records, preventing the unnecessary Increase thereof, with rigid regulations for their caro and preservation. pres-ervation. Vo favor tho enforcement of all sanitary sani-tary lawp whereby the public health may bo preserved. Demand Reapportionment. We favor a reapportionment of senators sena-tors and representatives in the state legislature, based upon the federal census cen-sus of 1910. and the division of Salt Lake county into separate representative districts dis-tricts for the election of each representative repre-sentative in Hip legislature to which the county shall bo entitled to such apportionment. appor-tionment. We denounce the graft of the Republican Republi-can county commissioners in converting convert-ing nearly 56000 of the public funds and giving the same to their party organ under Hie pretense of paying for publishing pub-lishing the delinquent tax list and for delaying the trial of the null now pending pend-ing in the district court to recover Ihe money thus unlawfully appropriated from the public treasury. Vt'n denounce Hie administrations of the American and Republican parties In the municipal affairs of Salt Lake City and county, respectively. In both of which. through graft and Incompetency, taxes have been Increased to a point beyond endurance and offloou hay c been multiplied multi-plied and salaries Increased to the great pecuniary loss of the taxpayers of the county. We favor the construction of a modern efficient and comprehensive system of public roads In Salt Lake county, without with-out favoritism to any section or neighborhood, neighbor-hood, and having in view the greatest use for the greatest number of making ample provision for the rapidly-growing interests of the people of the county In this respect. Republicans and Liquor. We call the attention of the people 10 1 he- fact that the Republican party of Vtali. ns evidenced by the solemn declaration of Its organ, the Intormoin-laln Intormoin-laln Republican two year ago. was in favor of the prohibition of the sale of Intoxicating liquors and lhe abolition oi' the open saloon, but all al onee changed It position, as e.vldenved by declarations declara-tions of said organ, and became a radical radi-cal opponent of prohibition and a. friend or the saloon, thus lalng the foundation for the charge publicly made by members of the same paity that a corrupt deal had been entered Into between the leaders lead-ers of the party and the liquor Interests of lhe --late, whereby said Interests were to furnish money and voles in consideration considera-tion of immunity from restrictive legislation. legisla-tion. We further call the attention of the people 10 the fact that this same Republican Republi-can party, as evidenced by the solemn declaration of its said organ and protended protend-ed zeal of Its executive officers one year ago. were In favor of suppressing and eradicating what Is commonly called the rod-llghl district established in Salt Lake City, and for a short time before the Ik": city election actually prosecuted "Its pretended opposition against said red-llghl red-llghl district until the Inmates thereof were practically driven from the city, but nil at once, for fome reason known only to the party and to its said organ, said nariy ceased its opposition to said red-light red-light dlstrii.-t. and it is. a matter of common com-mon knowledge In the community tha he same is again running in full bias' without opposition, under the very eyes of the snme Republican officials who. one year ego. pretended so much solicitude for iln suppression s.nd eradication. Want to Know "Why. The Democrata of Salt, lake county in-nist in-nist (hat If money and voles of the liquor interests of the ataie were sufficient suffi-cient consideration to convert the party from prohibition to the indorsement o( the open saloon two years ago. It de-olcs de-olcs upon the leadera of the Republican party to declare what wa3. or is. the consideration moving It and it- organ to'c-jase their effort;; for the suppression of the red-light district and the vice and initnorallv connected therewith at the present lime. We denounce lhe governor and th? Republican legislator? of this and the other counlles of lhe slate for totally ignoring ig-noring (lie wishes of nearly lOO.OOij oil 1 -r.ens. " who petitioned them for legislation legisla-tion on the liquor question. We submit that any party dominated by bosses, that makea a deal with the open saloon and the underworld, that raises (axes and squanders our revenues, reve-nues, that unlawfully and dishonestly appropriates ap-propriates the publte moneys for private graft and the maintenance of e. corrupt political mai-hine, has no claim on the confidence nd suffrage of the people of this commonwealth. |
