Show A SOUND PLATFORM THE declaration of principles of the peoples peopled party is now before the public it was adopted in the municipal convention after a very full and critical discussion of every section and indeed of every line we believe it will be approved by the peoples peopled party as a whole it wilk form the basis of the approaching campaign every allegation it contains is the simple truth and can be substantiated by abundant and indisputable proofs the principles which have always been sustained by the peoples peopled party are those of the declaration of independence and the constitution ta on of the united states they are fundamental to free government and essential cial to the liberty of the citizen the peoples peopled party would deprive no one of the rights and privileges therein asserted no matter what might be his faith or political affiliation that this party has done everything claimed in its declaration is a matter of history that it will maintain in the future what it has upheld in the past cannot be reasonably doubted that in its hands the public interests of this city will drill be safe is as aa sure as that the lake is secure in the bosom of this valley buttressed by the grand old wasatch mountains on the other handtke hand the picture that the platform presents of the self styled liberal party is a photograph from life that party has done or attempted to do all that is the there re po portrayed A ra y ed its purpose and policy are destructive of that freedom which this nation was established to secure to all its ita peaceable citizens it has endeavored to gain power by depriving men and women of their political rights and franchises vote for us or you shall not vote at all is the political dictum of its le leaders adeis in brief but f forcible terms its course and intents are pointed out in this platform the declaration co concerning the needs of the city and the chief issues before the public forms a succinct summary of our present civic requirements necessarily the sections on these general subjects had to be brief and couched in general terms the convention was not making statutes or framing ordinances but declaring principles and stating what ought to be if a city council can be elected pledged to these principles and this policy the citizens will obtain what they most 4 need and the municipality will develop as rapidly as is desirable while every requisite improvement will be effected in good season mason on such a platform no good and reasonable citizen can object to stand it sustains law order the public peace and the general welfare it is sound and firm and should bear the peoples peopled party to victory no man need be ashamed of it in any part of any country it will stand inspection it should be welcomed by the solid bona fide citizens of salt balt lake and gather upon its broad and liberal planks plank sall all who desire the steady growth and permanent prosperity of the people and the local government in whose interest it has been constructed now let every member of the peo ples Party ponder upon its sentences and prepare to vindicate its sentiments and lot let union and determination mi nation characterize all movements of the party and there will be no reason to let the shadow of a doubt arise that triumph will crown our efforts when comes the tug of war |