PLATFORM or OF principles the Dema democratic cratic party part of cache aud and rich coun counties bics tics in convention assembled adopts the following platform I 1 wo re reaffirm affirm our alle gianco irinec to the principles of democracy and we ve reiterate our demand for 10 r economy and retrenchment in all al 1 branches of the lie public service q OUR DEL wo express our appreciation of tile energy and ability of stalls delegate 0 to con congress 0 ress the ilon J L rawlins in ill his efforts tox store estore to tile tho people of utah the rig lits its property arid and liberties improperly taken from them and we arc gratified at the success lie lias has already achieved achieve ile iio lias has alread already made a notable record in congress AD lie ile lias has intro duce dand the house of tives has passed a bill asking the government to refund the es cheated personal Ierson al property of the church of jems christ of latter day saints Sal lits lie ile lias has taken an all independent course on oil tile the silver question which lias has served to bind this territory in closer friendship with surrounding a states lie ile lias has opposed the occupancy of utah reservations by indians from boloz colorado ido and elsewhere I 1 lie ile has asked for the location of a t branch mint to be established at salt lake city CHANGED conditions we congratulate 15 the democracy of utah upon tho the favorable condition which our territory now occupies in the esteem of the govern L 1 ment and people of the he united states santes and we ask the people of utah without regard c to party affiliations iati ons to note the changes that have occurred during the past six mont months ht utah men now fill the offices of governor secretary prosecuting attorney surveyor general register of the land office and all other important port arit territorial te positions the registrars re 0 are utah men the jurors boua fide residents the post office appointees are and neighbors of the people the judges are selected from utah lawyers and the whole federal machinery machir iery is rapidly becoming utopian Uto Ulo nian the people who for so 50 my many years have borne all manner of false charges insults and prose prosecutions autio it derogatory to true ell character fracter ire are in now treated as nd are re we welcomed and lio honored nored by the cit citizens i i of other states as becomes the r dignity 6 intelligence and ism ism as witnessed by the interest manifested in utah at the worlds fair and by the receptions tendered to our federal officials anti and to i the tabernacle choir and all who accompanied them thus the great fact of local self g government government overn ment has been virtually virtu virtually all y accomplished complis hed in a few months of democratic rule and we contrast this achievement with the repeated failures of the previous republican administration to keep its pledges with utah we demand that all federal offices in utah shall bo be filled by bv utah men the democratic party in utah was tho the first to recognize reco n nize the changed eban r ed conditions and was quickly 9 followed fo in this by the national democracy we call the attention of the people to tile the fact that the republican party claims three fourths of the votes in the present liberal party howing showing s fh owin I 1 how large a number oi of republicans refuse to acknowledge 0 the changed z conditions the recognition 0 given by the democratic party to this formerly oppressed and down trodden territory has exceeded all precedent and has surpassed surp ased the most hopeful anticipations antic lations of the people the triumphant democracy of the nation has recognized honored and elevated this territory so that in the eyes of utah herself of tile the country at largo large and of the ti le whole world the territory stands with no superior it will be most fortunate for utah to reelect re elect a democratic legislature in order that the magnificent progress now making may riot not be interrupted nor the admission of utah in any way retarded