Show advertisement republican PLATFORM 1 we the republicans of the new county of duchesne in convention assembled at myton utah t Ks day of sept 1914 renew our allegiance to the permanent and enduring principles of the republican party of the nation state and county 2 we admire the record made by the great republican leaders of the party of the past and of the present recognizing their great progressive ability in the management of the affairs of the nation giving to the people their greatest prosperity during the time of their power and control of the national affairs hoping that the time honored principles they represent may again prevail and that the republican party the greatest of all parties in principle and action may soon again be called upon to control the affairs of the national government 8 3 we heartily approve of the record made by our able and efficient representatives in the aper house of congress especially the senior senator the hon reed smoot and we loyally endorse dorse his candidacy for reelection we approve of the record made by our representatives in the lower house of congress and we pledge ourselves to the candidacy of mr howell to succeed himself 4 we cheerfully endorse governor william spry and the state administration and their judicious administration of state affairs we pledge the nominees of this convention to a strict accountability in all their official acts if elected and to the people of duchesne county a just and economical administration of co county anty affairs 5 realizing that in duchesne county there are many large tracts of fertile land now desert uncultivated and awaiting only the diverting of the streams thereto and knowing our present inability to surmount the financial obstacles in our path of progress we pledge our representatives senta tives and the republican party of duchesne county to work and unceasingly for the passing of such legislation and the securing such cooperation both state and national that we shall receive the financial aid to which we are entitled we fully endorse the irrigation convention to be held at helena montana oct 1st ast to be attended by the state engineers of the western states under the direction of the secretary of the interior for the purpose of devising a plan whereby the states or the government or both may re anize irrigation bonds as high grade securities and the underwriting odthe same when properly in 6 we favor the perfecting of a western outlet for freight and passenger Pass enizer traffic lc and we favor the build building inz and maintenance of good roads in our county and the enacting of such laws law as will best bast Tr and protect the same we favor the governments building and maintaining rural post roads and we pledge our helyes to work for the betterment of all county roads especially in outlying out lying districts 7 we advocate the uniting of the state and government in asking congress to cede to the state of utah the ft duchesne military reserve now lying idle ind and I 1 having no present practical use and the establishment thereon of a branch of the state agricultural college 8 we pledge ourselves for the enactment of such legislation as will prevent the wonton bonton waste of fish in our streams 9 we favor action by the general government to the effect that the indian grazing land in the uintah basin be merged in the forest reserve and kheiri the iri gable land therein be subject to the homestead laws and we pledge our representatives to use their best efforts in securing modifications of the grazing rules and regulations to the effect that local residents be given such preference over non residents as they are able to take advantage of 10 we favor the inviting of more bonafide boni fide homebuilders home builders and the he interesting of more capital in in the development of our latent resources |