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Show IB REPUBLICAN COUNTY PLATFORM Hn Tlio Republican party of Cacho HM County, in County Convention ns- Hh Bomtbcd, rcnlllrm nnd endorso thu Him platforms adopted by both tlio Na- BJH tlonal and Stato' Republican Conven- ImB Wo heartily endorso nnd npprovo Hj tlio record of our distinguished sen- HJfl ntors In Congress and representative HJV Josoph Howell and rejoico In tlio HIS honor and distinction recently bo- Hlfl stowed on Hon. Georgo Sutherland Hffl In his election to tlio Presidency of HJI tho American liar Association. HH Wo point with prlflo to tho oxcel- HJH lent record of Governor William Ml .cpry and especially to tho ninnnoi HlH in which ho has upheld tho honor KjD und dignity of tho great Stato of Utah, and served notlco on tho President of tho United States and tho wholo, world that tho laws of tho Stato of Utah must bo enforced regardless of threats nnd Intimidations Intimida-tions and personal sacrifice. Wo aro told that tho present National Na-tional Democratic Administration has kept us out of war. Wo aro in no senso advocates of war, but wo cannot refrain from decrying a "Peace" that has cost tho United States tho lives of more citizens nnd tho cxpondlturo of moro monoy than wns sacrificed In tho cntlro Spanish-American Spanish-American conlllct. j. In 1898 wo did ajreat service to humanity and triumphed In glory. Today In two Interventions In Mex- Ico wo have signally failed to accomplish ac-complish any sorvlco to either Mexico Mex-ico or mankind, nnd haie brought upon our government tho contempt of tho ontlro civilized world. Wo repudlato tho National Democratic administration In refusing to protect tho lives and tho proporty of Its citizens nnd to maintain tho dignity and honor enjoyed by our beloved government slnco tho Revolution. Wo hold thnt a firm, dignified administration ad-ministration of tho affairs of gov-erment gov-erment Is n surer proventatlvo of war, than a policy which vassnlates and shifts, never sure of Its ground, nfrnld to maintain Its inherent rights. Repeated threats and ultimatums, ultim-atums, unbacked and unenforced by tho nation which muKes thorn, invito tho Infringements of national right3 and nro tho forerunners of war. Wo deprecate tho Bnap Judgment nnd hold up class legislation of tho Democratic Congress nnd Vrosld.out In passing tho eight hour law. The intrlcato problems existing between be-tween capital and labor deserves a careful and painstaking consideration considera-tion at tho hands of tho government and should not bo disposed of In a moment and lib')iu iln ' "' 'juration. 'jura-tion. Tho concession to tho iirilons In tho eight hour law no-tp. an additional addi-tional burden upon the pubtl3 In increased in-creased transportation ratoj and less eluclent shipping facilities nnd establishes es-tablishes a dangerous precedent unwarranted un-warranted In Justico and equity. As Irstances of tin iinomii Mit of tho Democratic udrilnlstrdlt-n nt Washington, wo point to rho war tax -ccently repealed for campaign purposes, tho oxtmina (ulravaancu of ttha professed piir.y of economy and tho unexcusablo fu'luro to prfe-paro prfe-paro during a tlmo when tho uo.'lj Is at var nnd wo iro Iss'iln; threats and ultimatums with ovory breath. They ask: "What would you havo dose." Wo answer thorn by pointing to tho record of tho Republican party par-ty during fifty years of constructive and beneficial administration. Wo pledge our legislative candidates candi-dates when elected, to voto for and assist In passing n strict and effective effec-tive stato wide prohibition law and wo bespeak for all candidates nominated nomi-nated by this convention iholr loyal support of tho prohibition law and their untiring efforts in Its enticement. entice-ment. Wo pledge our dclegntes to tho Stato Legislature to a conservative policy of legislative reform and with tho end In view of saving tho Stato of Utah several thousand dollars dol-lars each year, wo pledge our delegates dele-gates to work for tho enaction of a law that will comblno tho oftlces of district nttorney and county attorney at-torney so that tho work of theso offices of-fices may bo under ono bond. Taxation Is tho most important matter confronting tho pjoplo of Utah at tho present timo. Wo believe that equalization throughout tho stato cannot bo arrived ar-rived at until a Stato Hoard of Equalization Eq-ualization or n Stato Tax Go-iim'.s-slon Is olectcd by ino p-iplt, giving giv-ing tho commission general supervision supervi-sion over county assessors with tho power to prescribe rules of operation, opera-tion, to Insist on uniform mothct't; of assessments, to oxnet standards of elllcloncy which will Insure elll-clont elll-clont work together with such other oth-er powers as may bo deemed light and proper. Wo pledgo our ropro-sonativos ropro-sonativos to tho legislature It elected elect-ed to work for tho passago of such legislation. To us it appears reasonablo and consistent that mon who havo thu right and power to pas3 on $300,000 uOO of tho peoplo's property and who nro aosoluto In tho nssossm it of over one-fourth of tho proper r or tho State, and who can nlic or lower tlio valuations of ilio other threo fourths at w'll, ihouM bo olected by tho people. Wo condemn tho unbusinesslike) and Incqultablo work of tho Democratic Dem-ocratic County Assessor and County Commissioners In nssosslng and In grading tho property of this county, ; and wo especially denounce their j unwarranted ralso In tho nsscss-! nsscss-! lueut of farm lauds and homos, thus I Increasing materially tho taxes of I tho Individual tax payor. 1 Wo doploro tho narrow partisan j action of tho prosent county commissioners commis-sioners In increasing their own salaries sal-aries nnd tho salaries of tho othei Democratic olllco holdors In Cacho county and at samo tlmo lower tho ( salary of tho ono Republican olllco I holder in Cacho County, without a j hearing, so that such otllcer will I now recolvo llttlo moro than half I tho salary tho samo olllcor received I In llox Elder County nnd other coun- tlos smaller In slzo than Cacho I County. I Wo promlso for our nominees 8 whon olected, honost, elllclent nod I business like administration of tho I county nffalrs. |