| Show THE LOGAN CITY PLATFORM the Denin democratic cratic party of logan 0 in convention makes t the lie following statement of facts and principles to the citizens voters and taxpayers of this municipality 1 that public of lice ib a public trust and public n affairs clairs be administered upon the same strict principles of integrity and economy that characterize correct methods of private business 2 that the affairs i of this growing 0 city demand ability anti anil skill for their sato sates and profitable management 0 3 that the present city adminis lacks these qualifications arid and has measurably lost the confidence and respect of the people of logan loga 0 no I 1 it t has been par partisan weak undignified and 4 it has committed egregious arid and childish blunders it has expended public revenues as a a moans means of party benefit it has shown favoritism in ill the employment of laboring men and lias has unfairly distributed public employment in an effort to and perpetuate itself in power it lias has given offense to an all enlightened public sentiment by a paltry and hesitating ma of public problems it has shown itself unworthy in respect of gen ent cral ability to conduct the affairs affair of this city or adequately to depre sent its people in the eyes of the world as the public officers of this educational centre of utah its officers have posed before the people as friends of the working men inen by paying in certain cases higher wages 0 out ut of the public funds in fulfillment of pledges it given for votes before election than the wages they ind paid out of their own f funds u n ds 5 we demand economy and retrenchment trench ment in every department of the public service we are in favor of zd giving 6 labor to the unemployed without rec regard ard to politics or religion ta paying 0 a fair days wages for a I 1 fai fair d days ays labor and makin making public improvements as far and as fast as the cites revenues willi permit without increasing the taxes of the people we c condemn the republican method of attempting to bribo bribe taxpayers tax payers out of their own tax money mone by a promise of public employment at unusual wages wages 0 in return for votes 6 we demand honesty and ability ast as the lie first qualifications for public office and we condemn the republican practice of p purchasing 0 votes hy by the promise of office 7 the city police has been unnecessarily expensive and woefully woefully y inefficient lacking 0 in force and in the performance of public duty vice ice a and nd petty lawlessness 11 have ave not been properly repressed so 8 we are arc in favor of an improved fire department fully able to protect the property of the taxpayers of the city and pledge ourselves to the support of such an or organization 0 aniza 9 the present administration has exhausted the public revenues and has reached the limit of the borrowing 0 capacity of the city leaving 0 to the next administration an all empty tre treasury abury a heavily lica vily bonded city mortgaged 43 a revenues and an water system we favor the earl early y completion of the water system as fast as the revenues of the city will permit without overburdening the people with taxes we denounce the efforts of any persons or party to sell or t grant rant away to private individuals or corporations any control of tho the water system of the city 10 we congratulate our city cay on its numerous and excellent educational institutions the an agrical n kicul euial college tile the bri brigham ham youn young D Coi college lege the new jersey academy and our exell excellent cut public schools and we pledge ourselves to their maintenance and support we favor tb tha union of tho the university of utah with the agricultural college and the location of both in logan city for the encouragement of these institutions wo we pledge ourselves to the he firm repression of all forms of immorally and vice we illy invite ite the support and cooperation of all good catiz citizens ens for the lie accomplishment of these ends |
