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Show I'uui.ic 1 successful b'usi- We pledge ale th 01103 wh with the Fedew in the newspapers. ; efforts to advance Public iiealu., . dustrial Hygiene, and Maternal affllCal. Child Care, and to prevent and con-tiol con-tiol communicable discaso. We favor the further consideration of ull factors pointing to a need for slum clearance and low-rent hou-iing, und wo pledge our cooperation with the National Administration in correcting cor-recting vh-.tevur bad housing conditions con-ditions are found to exist. DIRECT PRIMARY LAW ; We approve the Direct Primary ! Law, and recommend to the next State Legislature that it appoint a I Committee to study its operation for ! the purpose of making such amend-I amend-I ments thereto as experience shows ! necessary. We also pledge the legislature to study and amend the Corrupt Practices Prac-tices Act to make it apply in a practical prac-tical way to the proper regulation of j candidates in their campaigns for party nomination and election under the Direct Primary Law. WAR VETERANS We honor and hold in highest esteem es-teem those brave Americans who, in their country's wars, offered their lives in defense of Democratic ideals. We specifically endorse the position posi-tion taken by the Democratic National Na-tional Platform on Veteran's compensation com-pensation and we pledge the continuance con-tinuance of benefits given to Veterans Veter-ans by State Law. We wholeheartedly endorse the Americanism programs sponsored by the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the United Spanish War Veterans, and other groups of veterans. We particularly commend the American Legion for sponsoring the splendid Americanism program, Utah Boys' State. RECLAMATION AND WATER CONSERVATION Realizing that the continued growth and prosperity of Utah are limited only by available water supply, sup-ply, the Democratic administration has pursued a comprehensive policy of reservoir investigation and construction con-struction to conserve for supplemental supple-mental use water which is otherwise wasted. Surveys, stream measurements measure-ments and cost estimates have been made on every possible reservoir site in Utah, comprising more than 700 in number. As a result of this foresight, fore-sight, Utah will be one of the first of the seventeen arid states to "participate "partici-pate in funds made available by the Case-Wheeler Act for construction of water-conservation projects. We call attention to the fact that investigations were made which led to the construction of Strawberry, Echo, Spring Gity, Ephraim, Current Creek, Hyrum, Pine View, Moon Lake and Deer Creek Government projects at a cost of $21,000,000 to store 350,000 acre-feet of supplemental supple-mental water for the irrigation of one-third of a million acres of land; moreover, that this work was accomplished, accom-plished, except for the Strawberry project, under a Democratic administration. admin-istration. Irrigation projects in the Colorado River basin have been intensively investigated during this administration administra-tion for the purpose of putting to beneficial use Utah's share of Colorado Col-orado River water. Every measure has been taken to safeguard our State's interests in this important source of supply. By a program of careful administrative adminis-trative control and by small reservoir reser-voir construction, 30,000 acre-feet of water annually, which has heretofore hereto-fore gone to waste, has been saved for beneficial use. The Democratic party pledges a continuation and expansion of the efforts heretofore made to conserve and utilize all available water the life blood of the State. SCENIC RESOURCES The past few years have forcefully demonstrated to us the economic value of the many natural scenic attractions at-tractions of this state. An important new industry has come to us as a result re-sult of our many wonderlands, which calls for our undivided support and encouragement. We therefore pledge ourselves and our party to work for more and better roads, sanitary camps and recreational facilities, uniform highway markings and highway high-way landscaping and beautification all to the end that this new tourist industry will flourish and increase. We advocate an appropriation by the next Legislature, in a reasonable sum, to publicize and advertise our scenic attractions and promote tourist tour-ist travel within the State. We are opposed to the diversion of motor fuel tax money and automobile automo-bile license fees for use for non-highway non-highway purposes. FISH AND GAME The physical development and rapid improvement of the fish and game resources of this State have given Utah national prominence. We favor a continuation of our present policy of co-operation with Federal Government in support of Federal Aid for wild life. We also favor acquiring ac-quiring water rights in all State and Federal Reclamation Projects in the interest of fish and the fishermen. We pledge ourselves to work for a settlement of the recede land problem prob-lem which has so long been an unsolved un-solved question in the State of Utah. CONCLUSION The foregoing principles, we believe, be-lieve, are in full accord with the best traditions of democracy and humanitarian humani-tarian government. 'We therefor urge all thoughtful citizens to join us in securing representatives whe will give them effect. |