Show AWAITING WITH CON N platform adopted by the republican county convention at the following is the platform adopted by the republicans of sevier sener county assembled for their county convention at monroe friday we the republicans of sevier county in convention assembled on this day of september 1924 hereby reaffirm our unyielding allegiance legi ance and devotion to the constitution of the united states and the salutary laws and principles therein contained and affirm our determination mi to promote and advance such lawsl laws against all external and internal aggression whatsoever we pause tor for a moment out of respect tor for the achievements and activity of our late president warren G harding we mourn his untimely death we rejoice that so well qualified and able a vice president was able to resume and conduct the continued from page 4 AWAITING RESULTS RESULT WITH confidence continued from page 1 acut executive re offices of this lofty position a and d to acquit hims himself elf with euch cuch magnificent deportment and valor we pledge our support to this judicious careful conscientious silent and able man president calvin coolidge we also reaffirm our support ot of the national platform as set forth in cleveland in july of this year as well as the provisions of our state platform enunciated at salt lake city on august 1924 we are convinced that the best interests of a producing state such as utah will be served by advocating the principles of republicanism we deem it absolutely essential that a protective t tariff arief bo be in operation to guarantee a fair price tor for sugar we wool 01 cattle hides and the other products of the field and farm an auspicious era of prosperity celms to be dawning and there is not and should not be a disposition to change or obstruct this era of apparent prosperity we ratify the actions of our officials in state and county during tb the passing tenure of office the affairs of the state and county have been honestly vigorously and I 1 intelligently handled we pledge our present candidates for office to a I 1 continuation of this policy and we pledge ourselves to administer the local affairs airey fairly airly and courageous courageously i y with a minimum of expense consistent with pu public bile improvement and the enviable maintenance for the conduct of public affairs as established in this section ti on of the state we hereby approve the taxation of property so far as the taxes are commensurate with the benefits received from the wise expenditure of the same but on the other hand we condemn most heartily and are unequivocally opposed to taxation merely designed to increase the extravagance tra trava gance and waste as manifested by the democratic administration recognizing that sevier county through the skill frugality and fore fight eight of its inhabitants has been able to conserve and compound sufficient water to make inake this valley one of the best bast watered and fertile in the state we favor the repeal of the laws now in force whereby the absolute control of the waters of the state rest with the state engineer ae we favor the immediate repeal of th this unjust law and pledge our candidate tor for the legislature to work untiringly tor for the enactment of the law that will properly safeguard the long established rights of water users in this state we are heartily in accord with the educational program which has been fostered Post ered by and supported by the republican party iu in this state which has placed education in this state second to none in these united states and we further endorse the educational systems of the counties of the state of utah and we submit I 1 that the republican party is largely responsible tor for the salutary measures wherein the health of the students is protected and guarded under one extensive eten sive system of health education in the schools and the fur ther measure of a advancing the school age of minors which gives every opportunity por port t unity for increasing education we feel that all intelligent voters should no longer be deceived in the vexatious juggling of policies pursued pu by the democratic a administrations admi ni stra we express our faith and confidence in the state of utah and the county of sevier and we firmly believe that the principles of republicanism lican ism heartily commend themselves to these people and having faith in the republican party for a continuation of those measures which have made us the greatest nation in III the world which have made us capable of dealing with fairness jus jui tice and honor to all and oppression toward none this together with our progressive constructive platform we commend to the citizens of this county and state and in so doing feel secure from attack and criticism however vigorous and are ready to await the result with confidence signed signe d T A HUNT chairman H E DEAL BEAL secretary |