Show THE democratic PLATFORM the platform as finally adopted by the delegates to the democratic state convention held in logan Is as I 1 follows the democratic party of utah in convention assembled indorses the platform of principles adopted by the national party at denver embracing among many other respects the great questions of economy in lion abuse of legislative power mis use of patronage tariff and an in come tax rights of the states regu lation of trusts and corporations popular election of senators bank ing laws and guaranteed deposits merchant marine and navy labor and injunctions waterways canals i londal possessions the public domain publicity of campaign contributions before election and pledges its ear rest support to bryan and kern the nominees for president and vice pres dent we favor the enactment of a direct primary election law by which at least all general offices of the state including candidates tor the united states senate shall be chosen jy a direct vote of the people we favor such legislative action as will provide for a systematic and vigorous method of constructing proper highways we favor the conservation of the resources of the state and the fullest operation with the general govern anent in securing the most econome cal use of our grazing lands timber and water we favor an intelligent efficient and scientific development of the forest lands we favor the creating of the department part ment of mines and mining with its head as a member of the cabinet iso the th e establishment of a of health with powers and funds corn with the important duties to be entrusted to it we favor such steps as may be necessary to aid in the proper recep tion of the grand army at its next annual encampment in salt lake in 1909 we favor pensions for the vet erans and their families of all who defended the struggling territory in ts indian wars and we also favor the publication of all records ela tive to service in the indian wars of utah at the expense of the state we arraign the republican party in this state for waste of the public funds of the people evidenced by the unwarranted increase of the annual expenditure of the state government we charge that much of the taxes taken from the people is used to maintain officers not required for public business but whose only tune aton is to keep the republican party in power and therefore we demand that public expenditures shall be so reformed and safeguarded as to abol ish all sinecures that economy shall be practiced in every public depart ment and that the business of the people shall be conducted on the most approved lines we favor all necessary legislation for the maintenance of the state fair to the fullest extent in the interest of the varied industries of our corn mon wealth public office Is a public trust and all officeholders are public servants and the dictation of the th e nomination of a set of men for state officers by i coterie of federal appointees eq is i upon the right and the judgment of the people of this state end subversive of the principles of our constitution we favor the observance of the one hundredth anniversary of the 1 irta of abraham lincoln february 12 1909 and direct the utah demo cratic club to take the necessary to that end together with other political or civil organizations of the state an 1 we favor the naming of that da P as a legal holiday we therefore repeat to every voter who believes in eagal but not special privileges who favor economy in a 1 i ranches of the government who stands for an honest ballot and a fair count who reveres the cons titu ion and opposes executive lion and stands by the motto the people must nie to loin wah us in the aport of the national and state candidates of our party |