| Show Lie Lee to Run for Senate Seat as Independent After making a check of the delegates to the Republican State Convention I am convinced that I I would have sufficient support to assure my nomination as one of the candidates for the United States Senate It is hard for any man to refuse nomination for high office by the political party he has supported in the past and especially so when so many members of this party have been good friends and supporters sup sup- porters In spite of this I feel that I would not be honest with myself nor fair to my friends if I would seek the Republican nomination To do so would compromise compromIse compromise com com- promise the position I have always al always always al- al ways taken in the past namely that the welfare of my country must be placed ahead of party success and that a political party only deserves respect and support support support sup sup- port so long as it acts in the best interest of all the people Continuously since 1932 both nationally and in this State the Democratic Party has repudiated its platform and its pledges The hrs j t I IJ Iw w J J. J Bracken lee result of this misrepresentation of the people has subjected us to a government of faceless faceless faceless face face- less bureaucrats far more powerful powerful powerful power power- ful than the elected representatives tives of the people This bureaucratic bureaucratic bureaucratic bureau bureau- cratic government has created a dishonest dollar a staggering debt a tax system that robs the workers of their honest earnings disrespect of government by our own people and the will ill-will of people all over the world The Republican Party in 1952 condemned t the hi a Democrats for these evils and promised to correct correct correct cor cor- them The American people took the Republican candidates at their word and voted them to victory at the polls Nevertheless once in office the Republicans compounded every one of the evils evils evils e- e vils that they had solemnly promised promised pro pro- promised to correct We Ve now have by misrepresentation tion under the Republican Party I as well as the Democratic Party Both now stand for and support I the same policy of high tax waste I and give-away give programs They I differ only in their respective claims that each w will i 11 relieve I I the people of their earnings a little less painfully than the other In order that the people of Utah may have lave a choice in basic principles principles principles prin prin- of government during the elections this Fall I will file as asa asa asa a candidate for the United States Senate free from the influence and obligations of the present Democratic and Republican Parties Parties Par- Par ties tics and run upon the following platform I stand r for r government which i guarantees to every citizen the I same equal justice and the same under the law I pledge to do everything in my power to reduce the size and the cost of the Federal Government to the end that the people once more shall become masters o of their government I pledge to work and vote against against against a- a the giving away of the peoples people's money in so-called so foreIgn foreign foreign for eign aid or any other kind of give-away give programs I place the welfare of my Nation Nation Nation Na Na- tion above that of any other country on earth and when I must choose between the successful successful successful success success- ful operation of home industry and foreign competition I shall support home industry I pledge that I will work fo for forand forand and support legislation which will grant the people of Utah and this nation the right to vote for the repeal of personal in income income income in- in come taxes I solemnly promise to vote a aa as asa asa a Senator to restore the independence Independence dence of the United States to re reestablish reestablish reestablish re- re establish a sound and stable dollar dollar dollar dol dol- lar to maintain with honor to recover t the h e Constitutions Constitutional rights of the nine forty-nine states state and of the people and to eradicate eradicate eradicate cate Socialism and Communism in America My 1 decision to run upon the foregoing platform and in the manner indicated clearly points out that I have more confidence in the judgement of the people than I have in either of the present present present pre pre- sent political parties I feel certain certain certain tain that the people of Utah will respond to my confidence in their judgement J J. J BRACKEN LEE |
