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Show County- Democratic Platform. Platform of tho Democratio party of Utah county, State of Hah, adopted adopt-ed September m, J008. Wo, tho Dcmocrnls of Utah county, Rtnte of Utah, In convention mkciu-bled mkciu-bled renfllrm our nllcKlnncn to tho time honored principles of JcH'cnon, Jacknon and Ilrynn, ond the Klorlnuo aentlments of equal and exact Justice to alt, and special privllcrcs to none. Ve endorws the principles contained In the plnttorniH of our party adopted at the nntlonnl rnnvcntlon at Denver, ' held on Julv 7,1008. nnd tho Htntc convention con-vention at Loirnn, held Bent. 22, 1008, nnd nlcdice our loynl aunport to the candidates named at thexe conven-Horn. conven-Horn. We rejoice In the urowthof tho principles prin-ciples of Dcmnc.rnov nnd Invito men of every political fpltli to nnlln with uu In the clee l Ion of Wllllahi J. Jlryun, tlio Krenteft llvliiKRhniiiiilnnof human rights, whoo Ideal of Democratic ov-p.rnnient ov-p.rnnient N Hint tho people nlinll rule. Wc realize the Rrcnt evil ntteiullnit ilic trnlllo In Intoxleutlutc llouors nnd therefore fuvnr the ennctiiif.nl of u lnw provtdlm for county loenl option, thereby eiving tho people the right to cxprifx tlieniHalvci nt tho )olls onsuld Oliextlou nnd plcilio Hie rundliliiliM of I this convention for llie Hlntc ICkIhIh-tore ICkIhIh-tore to une their bcttt endeuvors for tho jmtunite of Mitch n lnw. Wo fnvor i;oml rondx, nnd thcreforo favor liberal Mute nnd county nniiro-jirliitlonH nniiro-jirliitlonH for tliu huildlnK und iiinln-tqlnlni; iiinln-tqlnlni; of the nuiiic. JlelievliiK tint the education of our children Ik of the great cut liupnrtnnce to Rood cltlreiiNhlp nnd should bo held above party jwlltiiw, Wo did, nn n party four veam no, miccpt tliowiK-grft tliowiK-grft ion of the leailliiK educators of our county nnd join lit u rail for u nonpartisan non-partisan convention wltjcli was held und nominated g candidate for county Htipcrlntcndcnt of achooU which ennd- Idato wns endorsed hv th.O Democrntlp wsl party nnd placed no our lcket. 'M Tho Itepubllenii party rcfusliiK to loin In tho movement, pcrltiiR In w-H ilrnirRinir Into pnrtlxnti tmlitlc our 'mH nnblio KchooU, nnd now n nn effect of '-jfH this wo point to thn rtopubllpnii conn- -SH tv eoiiventlon held In Provo on the IRth Inst, when the nomination of i9H county superintendent wns nimle n io- lltlcnl football nnd Hwanpcd nhout In n ;w PB manner unworthy of tho most menial iHI Wo therefore plediru our leirlHlntlve iLV candidates to work for tho ennotment l1! of n lnw tnkfnir tho public koIiooI iiuch tlon nut of parti Kan lWilllUw. WndenlnrotlinfncttlinttbercHhniild Imbiiltt. In our Ktntonnd countv n ivv. lltlcnl innehlnosiirmiindlnir Itnelfwllh wA nch power thill llHlendenovH to Ktillo 'V'JII tho nmbltlnn nnd kill that true Amert. iifiH enn spirit Hint should bo rnoonrntte! In -'ifijl our younir men: hut refnlce l lint tho fiM sienx of tho times Indicate tlint tlio pco HH llle nro nl'xnit to rluo lit their mnnbrwwl IH nnd rule In our county, state nnd nu- Wo condemn the Hcpubllenn pnrty 11 In tlU count v nnd stnto for stibstttut- Jl Intr ratification mcetlnes for conven- fflM tloni.tlnifi wrcnohlnir from tlio twoolo 2.M Hint eonxtltulionnl rlRhtthnt should be JHsH Minrded by eyery mnn nnd wonmn Hint IH bus the welfare of our fair common- IH wealth nt henrt and cnmpellinitthciu JH to obtain tho consent of n iwlltlcnl Iwhm . JH In order to get u noinlniitlon. aH 1 llollevlrur In the Justlcoof ourcnu't', JtHH nnd tho great principles f hiintau okH rlKhtuns tiromulKoted bv the Demo- 'ttH (ratio party ViiJnvlto nllcitluinstn 3HH Join with u-U ibntctlnsi to olllce cnndi- yH dates who,tomn!4nfev them Into e(Ict .oiH Hcje'. ' ttcd, tieffllH |
