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Show UTAH REPUBLICANS ADOPTjTO! I PLEDGE CURTAILMENT OF EX- TRAVAQANCC AND WASTE . OF PUBLIC, FUNDS. . I Democratic Administrations, National And State, Condemned; Promlie M, EtfJfJ,n Administration of tM ThVAffalr of the State. JHt r: Suit Lake City. Following Is Jtlic Hepubllcnn platform adopted nt Hip tu(e convention, held August 'M, 10'Mi Utah Hopubllcan', In state convention conven-tion assembled, reaffirm their abiding abid-ing faith In the nmnlfest destiny of the great republic J renew their devotion devo-tion to Amerlcon tradition nnd es-fnbllshed es-fnbllshed 'Institution ot government, nnd pledge anew their firm ndherencc' to the time-honored policies of the. Itepubllcan party, under whose rule the American people, achieved tho fullest measure, of progress, prosperities! prosperiti-es! peace nmong themselves, and enjoyed en-joyed the worm, friendship and whole-joiiit whole-joiiit respect of all the. people of the world, . We accept wlthmit'mortlflcntlon nnd heartily endorse the practical and progressive program for Hip. reconstruction recon-struction nf our imtlpunl nffalr.s,' lis proposed In Hie niitfonnl Itepubllcah platform and irrtvniiitcd'by the flepUb-llenn flepUb-llenn candidate themselves fu tlictr recent and most reassuring speeches t)f acceptance.1 Moreover, we con- gratulnte- ourselves and fellow coim-iryuicn coim-iryuicn nptjn (lie promise of u speedy return tP.constltutlonnl Kovernineiit In tho most certain election of Warren B. Harding nnd .Calvin 0. Coolldge These two fearless and fn?-slghted American hold, above nil else, a ilcep-seated reverence and respect for American traditions utid American in-sillutlons, in-sillutlons, and are firm In the belief-that belief-that this M t Ion Is still able to regu-late regu-late lis own affairs and to shape Its own destiny. They are fuclnjt the all-absorbing all-absorbing problems of the day with singular courage, common sense utul clour vIhIoii, nnd their spirited appeal come to, all good citizens like a solemn sol-emn summons from the fathers of the j republic r 1 1 K Polleiee Defined. We confidently submit to the sober Judgmit,of the Utah electorate those particular imllcltw of federal aid and administration proposed in the mi-tlonal mi-tlonal nepulillcan platforin, which arc of peculiar Interest and concern to the people of this state. Wo refer especially espe-cially to those certain well-defined policies which would protect American Industries from foreign competition, preserve the home market for domestic do-mestic !roductlon, open up the vast resources. of this region for. practical development, utilize the public do. main for the benefit of the livestock. Industry mill the homesteader, mid Wlierwisi. encourage by means of fa-voruble fa-voruble legislation, flnniicinl assist' mice and practical supervision the vital vi-tal Industries of tills mid neighbor- In. slates. In thW c ctloii, wo charge, the present administration wllh repented discriminations ngulnst the. Industrial Interests and welfare of the people of this state, and vigorous-ly vigorous-ly protest against the continuance of such tjdptis policies as have already seriously liupiilred, and now threaten . IH-rmammtly to Injure several of our most extensive, and Important local rnilimlrlfs. iWe ifavor the amendment of the federal sirlenltuml appropriation act, o as torevent 'reduction of livestock' on tliet-titlonul forests before such reduction-Ms fully considered and eon-ciirredW eon-ciirredW hy the advisory lfrdsot the livestock Interests. , ! Pledgee Eeenemy. The M-publleuii pledge to curtail gmeriniieiital extravagances and the aitrageoils waste of public funds, thus msurliig a sjieedy and substantial reduction re-duction of federal rax huiileus anil a more equitable apportionment of the mine Is of personal concern to every tuxpuylng clilr.en. Hut In this respect, Uliih Itepiij.ilcans find , .,.:!! Kource of gratification, In that their M'ldnr senator, the Hon. Iteed .Siuoot, lands today (he acknowledged author ami uncompromising champion of tlu.se wry reforms which contemplate contem-plate a sweeping reorganization of the executive departments and a drastic dras-tic retrenchment all along Die line In the iiilmliilsti'uilnii r federal affairs. The lubor of our senior senator has ' " on of Utah's chiof contributions contribu-tions to the nation, and we. sense the duty to jhe country at large, as wol) ns to ourselves, to make certain that bo hlmsnlf shall coulluue to carry on the worlj ho has so ably Initiated. Moreover, wo heiirllly coinmeiid nnd ii Indorse without reservation the H straightforward American stand of our -w senior senator and his colleagues on I the leaguo of nations. : State Officers Flayed. j Hut It Is only fair to say that the Inefficient, extravagant. Inconsistent j nnd otherwise mistaken policies oi the national Democratic iidmlnlsU'ii j tlon have been matched, If not stir- j passed, by the Democratic iidmlnlstrn- I tlon of nffulrs of our own state, I have, Indeed, witnessed a shameful U disregard of solemn pledges tmule tti H tho people and a wanton dissipation of thu public funds such rs now Ih'-eutons to bankrupt the state H Whether1 b,v coiiipnrl-on of thi' record H of tho present stnto udmlnUlrntliK H with that of its Itcpulillciin predecea- in, or with Its own preelection 'B Piedgcs, the Judgment . follows. that trie Democratic party has forfeited a I claims t(. public confidence and Is Absolutely unfit to administer the af-fairs af-fairs of this state. Under twenty-one years of Itepub-leun Itepub-leun rule Utah developed from statehood state-hood to substantial maturity; Its pubic pub-ic school system was extended and I'levotpd to li -standard unsurpassed hy any other state In the union; Its wvernl stole Institutions were en-couraged en-couraged and developed to n high "tate of efficiency anil usefulness; Its, magnificent state house was erected and furnished; Its slate highway sys-, tern 'was definitely established, the public roads materially Improved In nil parts of the stne, ami a pernio- nent rondhnlldlng program liin'tigu-rated liin'tigu-rated on an extensive scale. Liberal appropr.iitlons were made to enconr-iiBr- loOal Industries and to safegnanl the social and moral welfare of the people, and all this was accomplished at o moderate cost to tile taxpnjers nnd without Impairing the financial credit of the state. Accounting Asked For. The Democratic party, therefore, came into full -power at n time when the nffnlrs" of the state were In a most favorable condition. Hut It had specifically pledged itself to accom-"llsh accom-"llsh still greater economies, effect a sweeping readjustment nid substantial sub-stantial reduction f iii.. i ...i ......, nuucuon ot tut; tax burdens und in-4 tbe.jxiople j iiMire -offi, clent administration "of Ibe uffalrs of the state. We were promised n business busi-ness administration In rfiort, ' belter Boverntnent .at aAqvgr .qost. ,'1 mt was' In Jn'liii.lry, iblf Four years have since passed, drtrlitg -1itc!f'tliiiu n patient ami eipectifnr people havo waited In vnln for the redemption of these pledges. The time hns now"come to call the stato ndmlnls.tratloi to it strict ami final accounting, " To date, Democratic misrule has resulted In an Increase of (he stnte's Indebtedness by $7,S.'0,U)0. This, notwithstanding not-withstanding the fact that the authorized author-ized tux levies for general tnle pur-lionet pur-lionet exceeded thoe uuthurjrcd by the prelons Itepubllcan adnilnlslra-Hon adnilnlslra-Hon by ?1,L-J.'l,000. The temporary loans of the state now aggregate SI- 1)00,000, as against $400,000 on January Janu-ary 1, 3017. The auttiorlxed bondvil debt of the state now stands at &, 110,000, showing an Increase of $7,-OtKi.OOO $7,-OtKi.OOO during the past four years. The bonded Indebtedness of the state now approximates VI per cent of Its total assessed valuation, as against an average of .08 of 1 sr cent for all states In the union. Under constitutional constitu-tional provision, Utah's bonded debt cannot exceed 1.5 per cent of its assessed as-sessed valuation. The borrowing capacity ca-pacity of the state, therefore, has been almost exhausted and Its treasury treas-ury Is closely approaching a bankrupt condition. Expenses Multiplied. The annual revenues realized from the tax levies for general state purposes pur-poses have lucrea-ed fiom x7(s),OSo In lull! to 1,2U-J.0SS In 1011), mid a conservative con-servative estimate for tin- year 10JO .places these revenues nt approximate-'ly approximate-'ly ijloiuioo. in other words, thu state Jx now collecting approximately irlmlfmllllou dollars more tax moneys 'per milium to cover Its operating expenses ex-penses Hum was rciiiilred four jears. jifc'n. I2wuo, and iiiitwlilistandlng the fuel thai the revenues for this puriKiso have-practically doubled since 1010, the expenses of udmluNtrutlon during the current bleiinlmn have been so multiplied as in exceed nil available avail-able revenues hy approximately $StM,. boo, nil of which must necessarily come directly out of the taxpayers' pockets. Thus has the pledge of economy been fulfilled. How have these cuormou revenues thus derived been 'cxpcndeit?."nsjiji of sixty da)M after (Mklng che of-the of-the state's affairs the party In power had created sufficient new commissions commis-sions nnd offices to provide substantial substan-tial salaries for over a score or deserving de-serving Democrats: the uu'inliershlp of the supreme court has beeu In-iieiuril In-iieiuril from three lo five Jusllees ami lis political complexion nrlillrurl-l. nrlillrurl-l. reversed ami tnuvUlon made for Ipcrensliig the p:iroll all along tin: line. All told, 110 less Ibaii HT, additional addi-tional officials and eiiiilo.wvn lime been added to the general slate payroll pay-roll during the past four years, and Hie lll'-M) payroll, conseiiieiitly. Increased In-creased over that of Ifilll by upwards of SllXUKIO. Cnutlncetit and oilier Incidental In-cidental expenses linic, of coursn, shown a sulislalitlnl lucrease, but Hie major portion of the increased lav revenues Imw sone slntlglil from Hie pockets of 'the lp:i,ers Into the pockets of tint officeholders Funds Waited, Charge. We desire, nlo, to particularly call attention In Hie shameful waste of public funds by the stale rnnd commission. com-mission. This comiiilsslou, so reorganised reor-ganised as to lodge the control of Its policies In Hit) elcellM' state officials, lias beeu miiile the mere plaything of politicians, During the past four j ears more Hum .!l,00O,0(Kl has been placed at Us disposal, .fll.iKKl,(M) has been rcallxed from Hie sale of stale bonds and morn Hutu s:t,X)(,00U from direct taxation. We sciisu thu need and strongly favor tin extensive anil permanent road-biilldliig program Ip this state, but submit that the past few j ears have called for reasonable retrenchment along this particular line of stnto endeavor, and we vlgorcusly denounce tho short-sighted policy of continuing I" construct roads at 11 cost ranging from '2m to 1100 per com nlinve that of normal Hiirs. WO therefore clnirgo tho slate road commission wltli 1111 enormous liml recklcs.1 waste of the public road fuudsj Willi iei(trail.lng Its upprnprl atlons ami activities In certain fu wir ed localjtles.whlle falling to jdntnlnln the general state, highways in even n fair state of repair; with having, In fftctf shown" more' regnrd for'thV pe'K oijnl comforts of the pleasure-seeking tourists than for Jim practical use, of the citizen who makes cvery-day use of the public ronds aiml who, of-course, of-course, must foot the bill, and with having ilacl, over the' vigorous protest pro-test nf locaj authorities, Inefficient rnnd agents in charge of local work, who shamefully misappropriated 'nnd misused the road funds raised by local lo-cal taxation. Small Farmer Hit. We cnli attention also lo nuestjon-able nuestjon-able loans made by the state board of land commissioners and to Its plain policy of discrimination against 'the small farmers of the state. The Ui-puhllcun Ui-puhllcun party enacted legislation authorizing au-thorizing this board to loan t) per cent money 'on Improved farm lands It be lug contemplated that, preference should be shown the small farmer. The present land board, however, notwithstanding not-withstanding this authorization, has openly disregarded the needs of the small farmer nnd made n considerable considera-ble number of lonhs in excess of ?lt,-000, ?lt,-000, aggregating, all -told, $l,H.lt).". Of Hils amount, $100,000 was loaned to a certain townslte and .yjO.OOO advanced ad-vanced to the town of Orcm on ah authorized loan of $110,000. It should be noted, moreover, Jlutt ot the time iif maklug .these ,4iarllcnUir Jnwst-,. ments, public announcement was made llmt.no-fundswcre available for small (pans. Jo farmers. l' Wo" submit, furthermore, tha't the autocratic, nbt'horlty ' conferred" upon and so flagrantly- exercised by the present sjate board of eu.uallztitlo'11 and assessment' abridges the rights of the' taxpayers- and hiumiiit,' In" fuel. Iff many .Instances, to. taxation without representation. We declare In' favor of a fair, Just and equitable-graduated' statu Income (ax. Attacks Governor. Moreover, thu present governor, shortly after aisumlng office openly charged misuse of the public funds on the part ot former Uepubllcan administrations, admin-istrations, and Induced the 1017 legislature legis-lature to grant him .'J5,000 with which to Investigate uffalrs promising to return to the state one hundred dollars dol-lars for every dollar Hius expended. lie has had possession of the records for four years and the audit of the books has cither proved the truth or falsity of the charges mude. We now challenge him to make public his findings. find-ings. The prevailing high cot of living Is the chief concern of every citizen. It is the fertile- source of most of the unrest and agitation of tho present jla7 Kxnrbltant profits will no longer be tolerated, nnd the people are demanding de-manding Instant relief from this far-reaching far-reaching evil. In further exposition or this Issue we nuole from the national Itepubllcan platform as follows: "The inline cause of the 'high cost of living' has been first and foremost a .") per cent depreciation in the pur- J chasing power of the dollar, due to (a gross expansion of our cum y and credit. Itediiced production,, burdensome burden-some taxation, swollen profits, ami In the Increased demand for goods arising aris-ing from 11 fictitious Inn enlarged buy-lug buy-lug power bine been 1 trllliitlng aiises In a greater or less degree." Decries Broken Promises. We i-itiulemii the unsound fiscal policies yt the Democratic administration adminis-tration which have brought those things in pass, nhil their attempt to Impute the consequences lo minor and M-eontlury causes. Much of itie Injury In-jury wrought Is Irreparable. There Is no short way out, mill we decline to deceive the people with vain promises prom-ises o'r-iiiack remedies. Itul as Unpolitical Un-political parly that throughout History His-tory has stood for honest money and sound riuniice, we pledge ourselves fo'fkruest and consistent at lack'-upon the high cost of living by rigorous avoidance of further Inflation In our government borrowing, by courageous und IniKlliigent deflation of overex-paiiricd-ieult, and currency, by en-eourilg.enjltnV en-eourilg.enjltnV bf heightened production produc-tion of' goods and services, by prevention preven-tion of unreasonable, profits, by exercise exer-cise or public economy and stimulation stimula-tion or private thrift and by revision of Mil'-iliiHisei taxes iiiisulled to peacetime economy. We hold also thai capllal and lalior niitst first cMiupnsc their differences before the prevailing scale of 'prices Call surely lie reduced to 11 sultsfile-lory sultsfile-lory level. Production iinisi be siiui-uliiled siiui-uliiled and both parlies must Join equally and vvllngly In, lle effort. This Is their liiliruat obligation In the coniiiiiinliy. Their obligations to each other are quite as clear. Labor must be afforded steady employment under un-der the best possible winking loiull-tlous loiull-tlous and be guaranteed Its fair share of the gains. Capital, also, 11111M lie assured of steady ami iepeniluble scrvlf-n unit hi tilttt,t...l I.. A,..,....,.. service, ami nu ujiowetl lo operate without unwarranted luterruiition, Until should remember thut lliu only fair exchange In Hut field of American Industry Is an honest day's pay fur an hottest day's work. Moreover, II Is the plain duty of the slate to protect pro-tect the personal rlghti of one and thu property rights of the other, and to make certain that thu lualleiiiible rights of tho American cltlren, whatever what-ever his enterprise or occupation, Is lu no sense abridged. Higher Education, Aim, Wo recognize that tho periiiancnce and prosperity of tho republic depend upon Hie proper education of all citizens, citi-zens, It becomes our tuty, therefore, to sou Hint nil children of svhool rge. Irrespective of residence, are afforded afford-ed equal educational opportunities-, and In this end we pledge our support I to tire pending constitutional amendment amend-ment providing tor increased re-sources re-sources for the elementary schools, ind to Hie Immediate enactment of uch measures as will result In the Bxtvnston of permanent and substantial substan-tial state aid to till the outlying scnool districts. In this ropcct, also, we voice our deep obligation to the public pub-lic school teachers of this state, for their devoted and efficient services In the cause of education, and pledge our wholehearted support In the move-tnent move-tnent to secure for them wages commensurate com-mensurate with the services rendered. ' We deplore the failure of the party In power lo give vitality to the piohl liltlqn law of this state by strict en forcement of the same. We submit that Illicit traffic lu alcoholic beverages, bever-ages, under whatever guise, must slop. To. this end, therefore, we pledge our party to such it vlgoious enforcement of this Inw as will bring to the people the anticipated benefits of Its enactment. enact-ment. Aldo Reclamation. We submit that the commission form of government, as provided by law for our larger cities, has demonstrated demon-strated certain Inherent weaknesses. We declare, therefore, lu favor of such modification of the present plan ns will provide for local representation representa-tion and more definitely fix executive (lowers and responsibility. The Jtepubllcan party originated the! .srent rec-iajuatlon imviHu.f for lilie, development of arid lands lu the vvo-it, - It has consistently' aided anil .(pstercd lids movement, with, untojd beiieHt to the slate of I'tnli. And now. In extend th's (in I ley, we Jieartlly eudore Hie following resolution aojtj-d by the Western Slates Itec-himatl'iu Itec-himatl'iu association at their recent conference. v -''-'Ilesolved.'Tliat It Is (be purpose of Hie .Western Slates ltecbiiuatloii nssu. elation t tint at the approaching session ses-sion of congress the efforts of this association should be concentrated 011 securing from congress, either by direct nppriqrihitlou or hy tho extension exten-sion of tne credit of the government, ns provided by the Siulth-Kletcher hill, ample funds to prosecute Hie reclamation rec-lamation or lands now unproductive by reason of -aridity or excess of moisture mois-ture within the fulled Slates. Such reclamation to be curried on and funds expended through existing agencic of the government; and thai preference in securing homes uhui such lands be given to ex-service men and women or the world war." Pride In Our Service Men. It Is but riltlug Hint the llepubll-can llepubll-can parly, 011 this occasion, forms My express Its pride and appreciation of the young men and women who forsook for-sook their fi.i.u duties and private occupations ami gave such devoted service to their country In the great world war. We rejoice Hint s.i many of thetp Juive returned to us 'with broadened vision unit Increased pall I-otic I-otic purpose to aid lu pieservlng the principles fur which they offered tho supieuie sacrifice to our country. We congratulate these service men Upon the iirganfatlon of the American Ameri-can Legion, endorse the worthy purposes pur-poses which prompted such action and pledge our party to support them lu their patriotic movement. Congratulate Women. We congrutuliilc the women of Hits nation, mid the millon Itself, upon the final raliricallon'of the Susan It. Anthony auieuilment, and upon the promise that It holds out to the country coun-try til large for a cleaner politics mid a higher standard or public service. We cull upon all Hie women, of this tuition in now exercise their franchise fran-chise ns a highly patriotic service and pledge our puny lo share eqiiltubl, lit all the emoluments and honors assured as-sured Ibercwjth. ' 1 Promise Efficient Administration. The Itcpuhllcilu parly. If culriislcil lu office. pivimlsVrt ail orderly and efficient ef-ficient administration of the stale' affairs, a rigid pollev of retrench incut In ailuilulstratiou such as will promote a substantial reduction of Hit-lax Hit-lax burdens, and make osslble the restoration of the financial credit of the stale, the consolidation or elimination elimina-tion of boards, coiiiiulssions ami officials offi-cials wherever prucHc.ihlc, a vigorous Hint Inip.irthil fiifuiTciuci't of all luvv Intended lo proiuoe mill safeguard the social and economic welfare of the people, a sweeping revival of Its former for-mer policies of administration, under which the people of this state were once affoidcil the fullest possible measure of good govcini.ient. |