Show SOME PLANKS OF THE republicans Foll following are some extracts from the republican state platform which was as nude made a part of the platform plit form adopted by the republicans of carbon county at their con convention antion last week we deplore the attempt of the governor and his political machine to involve the public schools and other public institutions of the state in politics we condemn si at ch action as dangerous to the school system of ut uth b and arid pledge all al alcaldi candi date on the republican ticket to exert every effort to keep our public schools on thi high plane that has made roade our educational system a model for other states we pledze the I 1 republican party to a program of economy and ef fio flIe lency ncy in thia this state ard cond cn dems eirin the democratic party which controlled the last lut legislature forita waste of public funds and ita its inefficient administration of state affairs by largely increasing the number of appointive offices increasing taxes and other methods of extravagance notwithstanding the fact that it went befool the people in 1916 with a slogan of economy we send a message of cheer and hearty encouragement to all men and arid women who are wearing the united states uniform and we glory in their splendid achievements which have won the everlasting tion of our allies and which have braught added elory glory to the unsullied of our nation the republican party true to its ts aradi eions and ideals pledges itself t to the defenders of our cause blut it will protect and profile for the dependents of those who fall or are disabled in n our service ard we favor the men in hi the mill tary service having first opportunity to honit stead public lands we denounce an criticism of public officials when such criticism ti prompted by partisanship malice or disloyalty wo we shall defend courageous and loyal ser but we shull shall alto defend courageous and lo 10 loal al criticism of inefficiency incompetency potency and injustice we declare for conduct of 0 the war and insist that the best eilent and leadership to bo be found in all the political parties be utilized in its this is tr neither either a republican nor a democrat tio tic war it s our war and we appeal to all patriotic citizens to aid i i our efforts to eliminate partisanship from war c we denounce the efforts of the dein dern socratic party in putting nutting parti partisan sanz Y 11 above patriotism and we condemn its persistent efforts to make ism and loyalty party issues we wo pledge the republican pirty and its candidates to serious aaion now for the complex problems rob leins ol 01 0 reconstruction which will follow the war and reuf reaffirm firm our belief that americal america Ameri cap labor and american indus try shou d bo be i 1 by sound money and a protective tv riff we denounce war profiteering which has nourished flourished because the democratic administration has hesitated to enforce federal tind and state statutes or to pass such legislation as would effectively curb the tire prof and wi we also call attention to the fact that while prices were fixed flied on wheat and other commodities of the the adini nitration has so far failed to fix a reasonable price for cotton we call attention to the people 0 utah to the war record of senator reed smoot as compared with the other members of the congressional delegation from utah lie ile has remained diligently at hia his post rendering deverr support to the president for a vigorous prosecution of the war and his wise and intelligent continued on page 4 SOME PLANKS continued from page I 1 counsel as a member of the senate finance committee has been a tower of strength to the cause when less capable men lacking in experience were groping in the dark he ile has evaded no responsibility lie ile was present and voting on important war 1 while the junior senator was fixing political fences at home and our two representatives in congress were sightseeing in europe |