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Show DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM The Democrats of Emery County in convention assembled endorse the platform adopted by their party's State Convention held at. Provo.Ucah, September 15, 1910. We denounce the extravagant administration of the Republican Party in our County, State and Nation which has led to high tixation, bondage, and worked a hardship on the masses of the people. We condemn the Republican party for their syst?;n of politics which has lei to the ePzthn of ofH::rs who spend their time in building political fences, crying the praises of their Party and attending to their private affairs while the duties of their offices are b ing performed by their deputies, and thus heaping unnecessary expense upon the taxpayers. v. Wecal special attention to the pr visions of th:jD'em cratie Platform declaring for a Public Utilities Commission to protect the pjopb's riglr.s against avaricious and oppressive corporations. We also call special attention to the fact that the Great Democratic Party provides in their platform for the election of U. S. Senators Sen-ators directly by the people. We favor the efforts being made to secure from the General Government pen-, pen-, sions for the In liai War Veterans of Utah or oLher a lequate relief to the said Veterans. " . We appeal to the people upon the question of Temperance and Statewide Prohibition as provide ! in the Democratic. Platform and call attention of the voters to the fact that their sentiments and petitions were ignored by the Republican Re-publican Party and the Republican Legislature of the State of Utah, and pledge our County Commissioners to use all legal metaods to miintain their policy within with-in the County and our Representative to the State Legislature to work for the said policy throughout tne entire State. And sve congratulate the Democratic party of the State and of Emery County for the splendid prospects of a victory in the coming Campaign. -j |