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Young Democrat Turns Candidate
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he would receive the support of organized labor as well as business interests of the state. Mr. Rampton was elected. The Democratic Party had been planning since 1941 to give some special recognition to the arrival of the Mormon pioneers in Utah in 1847. On the centennial in 1947, John participated in a program sponsored by the State Democratic Committee which commemorated the 204th birthday o Thomas Jefferson, and used selections from his f political philosophy to illustrate the efforts to establish a government without federal appointees during the Utah territorial period. Early in 1948, a committee was formed to support John as a candidate fur the Democratic nomination for governor of Utah. John listed the following basic points as the program on which he would seek the office: To encourage and foster industrial development of the state without unnecessary government interference, recognizing fully the true definition of free enterprise implies neither a moral nor legal justification for exploitation of labor. To promote elevation of our educational system, making timely and adequate financial provision therefor. The practice of spending beyond our means without first providing for such fundamentals as schooling of our children, has tended to focus taxpayers' attention upon the cost of desirable expenditures while lavish and foolish spending escapes the public eye. This policy of placing the cart before the horse is a natural breeder of unsound and inequitable forms of taxation. To assume full responsibility in conservation, storage, distribution and use of water and water power. Too few of us realize how dependent we are on water available for our use. The Colorado and Green rivers present immediate and vital problems challenging our best efforts in protection of our water rights and in reclamation development. Conferences have lulled us into a false sense of accomplishment. To remove old age assistance and related welfare administration from the political arena. The unconscionable misuse of
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| Title | John S. Boyden: three score and ten in retrospect |
| Creator | Boyden, Orpha Amanda Sweeten |
| Subject | Boyden, John Sterling, 1906-1980; Democratic Party -- Utah; Coalville (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Life story of John S. Boyden, including his experiences in Coalville, Utah, law practice, participation in the Utah Democratic Party, family life, church involvement, and advocacy for Indians. |
| Source | Boyden |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1986 |
| Type | text |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Publisher | Southern Utah State College Press |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/boyden.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1144.cpd |
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