Show republican LICAN PLATFORM following la is the plat platform furm adopted by ay iy the republicans of utah at the late state convention bold held in sail salt lake cuy city august 25 1901 1 the republicans ct of utah voicing their pride and satisfaction in fit the party ot of lincoln of grant and of me mo kinley it ita illustrious leaders and patriots renew their fidelity to its principles and declare their enthusiastic approval of its policies these poll clos lifted tho the country from tho the slough of democratic disaster into which it was plunged from 1893 to 1897 and hey they have benefited ted every man woman woman L i i 1 child in this great we look with heartfelt upon the accle achievements cements of this great party of the patriotic people abe party which has always insisted that every man rich or poor white or black must bo be equal before the law and that americans must be always the object of its especial care and protection both at home and abroad wo we moat most emphatically indorse the platform adopted by the republican national convention at chicago this year commending it to the voters of i his this state as at once a record of at illustrious alous achievement a forceful presen atlon tation of beneficial and undying prin caples a pledge of prosperity and advancement van cement an assurance of the high standing of this nation throughout the orld and a recital of enormous ben befits to the people we gladly reaffirm that platform and make it our own by adoption we support with wholehearted whole hearted enthusiasm thusia sm the nominations made by that convention as worthy of the illustrious statesmen whom the republican party haa has hitherto put in nomination for the great national offices of this country and wo we pledge our undivided fealty to theodore roosevelt and charles W fairbanks determining to give them a majority in next november that will bo be a satisfaction to them and a joy to us we rejoice in the immeasurable benefits conferred upon our country through the good management of republican administrations and we view with especial appreciation tho the splendid measures established for the reclamation of the arid lands through the enactment of the national irrigation law a wise and statesmanlike enactment which will fix high in the niche of fame the name of the man and pres ident through whose efforts it was speeded in its passage and by reason of which efforts it can justly be called the roosevelt irrigation law republicanism the glory of the nation that it saved which has made this country a world power has carried freedom and self respect to millions of downtrodden people in the west indies and in tho the philippines lias ms made this nation respected and deferred to as it never waa was before has made thia this republic the foremost nation of the world so that in every delicate question of international right and US IKO ige the united state Is first consulted and its initiative sought and gladly followed Is the pride of humanity it Is the living force of freedom and of nationality and good as it Is for the people at large it Is equally good far for the people of utah rejoicing in the firm and admirable establishment of state government in utah by republicans in the vise mise measures mea surca enacted for the orderly carrying on of public affairs in the happiness and prosperity of the people under thit that government in the thoroughness ough ness as well as the economy of the state administration free from all taint or suspicion of wrongdoing we show to the people a clean balance sheet which invites their confidence assures them that republican administration Is what they want for their future as it has been so praiseworthy and so much to their benefit in the past they might do worse but can never do better than to continue their confidence which has never been misplaced in n he party of patriotism the party that does things the party that never shirks or dodges the party that always comes out in the open and says plainly what it means the grand old republican party thia this confidence to be manifested in strenuous and unceasing work for the whole of its ti ticket ciet to the end that the esth day of november next may close upon a splendid republican victory all along the line the republican party always effects results it has no iad tad loks lacks that prevent it taking it recalls tho the reproach to the state which came upon it through the democratic failure to elect a senator when there was a democratic legislature that should have performed that duty it firmly pledges its nominees to the performance of their rightful function in this behalf in case republican legislature Is chosen la in november next the republican legislator legislators aro are hereby pledged to go into caucus and nominate a candidate and the majority cf of tho the votes sales in that caucus must bo be decisive in controlling tho the action ta every republican in the legislature for united states senator we favor the establishing of a state park covering the northwestern part of the uintah reservation and request of representatives in congress to uso their beet beat endeavors to accomplish that purpose |