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Show PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE A progressive Republican lyagiie hui been organized In Utah county. fin an, th following lelt.T from Uiv M 1. ague has loin addressed to Senator L Ree 1 Smooth. ("I Open Letter. Provo. Ctah. 0 t 27. l'.MO An op- CI, letter to the Holloialle Reed Suioot. I'nlted State Senator- Sir:- You -sold In jour s.p ech tu Provo. Saturday. October 2J. l'.l". that the lbpior pUnk in the Keyubll- U can .state platform eorumts the iartv rp,' to absolute prohibition in tin- coun tics of litis state outMde ol inc. ui or- U ated cities of the fltt. second and rp third elass.-s, arid you further sa'J that all the legislative candidate on the R( iiubllcan ticket so und'-rh-o d (t. and to make the mutter nbiol.it" . vim. ;us nominal bead of the- R p ibll- can'partv In I'tah. pled- d the par.y. . if elected this fall, to mail into law ) (J such provisions, making the couMles j t abrolutcly and p. rmauentlv 'dry.'' , n In answer to Questions directed to I (J vou at the dote of jour spin li. o i admitted Ibm the platform Id f.ils f: mutter wits amb'giious and i-apatde o , j two IntorpretaUotis, but the put port of it w:ls as you indicated. ! Now, Senator, since you have shown j your authority by what source con- , f. rred we do not know to thus ;o ' . back of the offulal declarations of, the state platform of the parly and write Into that instrument an addl- I tlonal plank, and have further us the j head of the puny organization, pb-dg- , ed the party to enact into law your ' supplementary pr'nclple we grow j hopeful of the cnuse we represent. and feed prompted to appeal to you t J i 1 exercise jour ut'bpue authority m our behalf and further supplement the 'r plalforni with the mutters to which j our membership are committed To , j this end we t all jour attention to o ir j cause. 1 It Is no doubt, apparent lo you and your associates In the party organ ballon ba-llon that the rank and f f the Ue- publican party In this state are divll ed on this plank, and you m'g'H also , be aware of the existence within the party of on element of so-called lusur- j ', penc'y. which hai been and s new working to commit the party to p:o i gresslve Repuldlcanl-m. as U g tv r- , ally throughout the l'nlt-d S!ts. working to muke the party more p i- ', j lar In its organization, M-prei-.-nta ' e ( of the demand oi the cotuti on p. red . : as would be guaranteed by such nc s- j urcs as the folvw Iffc- The d.i e j i primary law, when by the volets w a , . are called upon to do, t men to ' (H'v " might enjf y the rliht to y'ect tbel , . own candidates directly ratr.er t;an , throurh delegate conventions, wblrli too often are. a tin y have be. n, i"S ceptlble to persuTsl ti and dictation bs- -polit cal .arty machines. This same procrestlve element I-also I-also working In many stat' s fo- t'e I Initiative and ref. remlum, reby t h B people, on their own in'tlntlv. ma force upon tle sta'ute book; any s.nd J all law in the Interett of the com moil people. shftiM the l-g'siat ute. county commission of city council in-- ( gleet or ii fuse to carry out their will; and whereby theso same common people peo-ple might veto and annul any and all laws proposed 01 passed by their legislative leg-islative assc-nibi'. s as w ould be con : trary to the will and welfare of the i voters. I These progressives also demand the; right to recall from off'ce any public : servant elected by them, who should j prove recteant to his trust, and .bj. c . (,.,.l.t.. m th.. neimlo 111 tbi- manniTl tlonable to the people In the manner of bis ilug bis office. Thev alo demand a corrupt prac- ' tlci s aci a lavv that shall undertake i to oreveut the Improper use of money, favor r power In the matter of elections elec-tions and legislation. These same pto-resslves faV'T the establishment by law ol a commission or board representing the peopb- and , empowered to regulate and contrel ( big business Interests within the state especially the railroad, telephone tel-I tel-I graph and other corporations and per-i,olis per-i,olis i-ngaved In the public service, or in businirt atlectlug tin? public welfare. Now, the Progressive Republicans of Ctah ceuntv ask ou. lnce the party In Its state platform omitted menilon of these piogressle flemands. that y,,,l p'e.lge the n Xl legislature. In the event of the ilecllon this fall of the Republicans to a control of the same, to pars such liWi as will guarantee the demands herein mentioned and for your pledge, made publicly, we promt-'- to supi-irt and vote or the Republican ticket In Utah county and btil'e. Should yon disregard our rwtitiou. we must follow the dictates of our t-.riM enres. and. placing principle above farfv. Ml Sz nsbtp before poll-tics poll-tics w,. .- hull vile at.unst our own pa.tvV legislative tl. ket this fall, as-p, as-p, rtlng that It doe not represent th-i people Ycrv respertfull). PKOCRl'-S , SIVE REpi'HI.ICAN LEAGUE OF UTAH COUNTY. |