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Show PROGRESSIVE PARTY ASKS HEBE Delegations From All Parts of State Will Meet at Luncheon Today. FIX TENTATIVE PLANS Means for Wielding Political Politi-cal Influence Are to Be Under Discussion. Tho initial stop townnl putting the Progressive party on an independent basis for the H 17 campaign is to be taken today, when Bull Moosers from various parts of the state will meet at luncheon at the Wilson hotel. Only tentative plans for future campaigns cam-paigns will be outlined at today's meeting. meet-ing. The greater part of the time will be given to the dismission of plans for the big reunion and reorganization meeting of Progressives which is scheduled sched-uled to be held in Salt Lake on Lincoln Lin-coln s birthday, February VI. Bull Mooscrs, as a rule, are giving 1 heir indorsement to the programme outlined out-lined by Governor Simon Bamberger in his message to the state legislature. Nevertheless, they realize that to wield any influence in the political activities of the state the Progressive party must present a permanent and solid, organization. organiza-tion. To this end their efforts are to be devoted during the next two years. Many of the leaders are in favor of renouncing anything tending toward fu-nion fu-nion two years hence and going the ronto alone. Furthermore, the idea seems to .be rapidly gaining in favor among tho Bull JNIooser3 in all parts of tbe state. Seek National Speaker. To further stimulate interest A. T. Moon, Progressive national committeeman, committee-man, is arranging to have some Bull Moose speaker of national prominence m hand to address the big reunion February Feb-ruary 1 '2. He has communicated with .loini Parker, candidate for vice president on the Progressive ticket last vettr, but Mr. Parker is unable to say at this time whether or not he will be able to be here. Under the reorganization plan all Progressives, regardless of how they voted at the recent election, are to be welcomed back into the fold just so long as they show any earmarks pf being be-ing sincere Progressives. In discussing conditions yesterday. Committeeman Moon said: As the legislature is now in session ses-sion we deem it advisable to make clear our position regarding the i-rying needs of the people of Utah. What we want first of all is efficiency ef-ficiency in the administration of the state's affairs, and we will do everything in our power to make the state and county governments efficient, regardless of the political affiliations of the office holders. Efficiency Demanded. We are in favor of rewarding loyal party workers where such rewards re-wards can be made without sacrificing sacri-ficing efficiency, .but not otherwise. Tt is one thing for a political party to carry on an election and quite another for the party to give such good and efficient service that its rcteii lion in power will be demanded. de-manded. Two years is a comparatively F phort period. At the end of that ' time the public again will eit in judgment in the various counties and we hope its decision on progressive pro-gressive legislation and administration administra-tion will be favorable to a continuance con-tinuance of progressive power. It has been a long time since we have had other than a. partisan Republican Re-publican ad ministration of public j affairs in this state, and the public. will watch closely the acts of the ! present administration; We are all j on t rial and must win or lose in the test of efficiency and economy. i We believe there, are some use-- use-- less offices created purely for politi-cril politi-cril purposes during the Republican a i ministrations tv h ieh d ra w pa y from the public funds. These, we believe, should be abolished in the interest of economy. Some offices a nd depart men ts may be consolidated consoli-dated and. while making for econo-mv, econo-mv, at the same time give greater efficiency. Want Reform Measures. In accordance with platform pledges and campaign represents tions the people have a right to expect, ex-pect, and, do expect, the. officers elected to give thorough-going progressive pro-gressive service, which means greater economy and efficiency in legislation, as well as in the administration admin-istration of public affairs. To be specific, the legislature, with the ad- tee and eo-operatinn of the governor, gov-ernor, must give Utah an efficient prohibition law, an up-to-date initiative ini-tiative and referendum law, a public pub-lic service law which will give the people a square deal wirh railroads, light and power companies, sugar companies and other service organizations or-ganizations now dominating our af-f af-f u irs ; a marked reduction in taxation tax-ation : an c tii c i en t co rrupt pra.c-tices pra.c-tices act, and the elimination of the a buses of working men, and especially espe-cially a good workmen's compensation compensa-tion law. Governor Bamberger, in his message mes-sage to the legislature, has incorporated incor-porated practically all these measures. meas-ures. Prohibition and corrupt practices prac-tices bills already have been introduced in-troduced in the legislature and it is our hope that thev and the other measures recommended by the governor gov-ernor may be enacted into efficient laws. Every forward-looking citizen expects prompt, decisive action in these matters. We Progressives believe be-lieve that the splendid arrav of men and women elected to office will come up to our expectations and that there will be no further temporizing tem-porizing with the invisible Government. Govern-ment. "But we must be prepared to uphold our idt-als. and to that end we propose to reorganize the Pro-LTesive Pro-LTesive party throughout the nation na-tion and perfect an especially -Tron-t orpanization in the state of I'tah. t |
