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Show I "OUR PLTOM& B STATE. .B Adopted by the Democratic State Convention, in Salt Lake City, Septem- H bcr 14, 1898. Tho Democrats of Utnh by tlielr dol-Hf dol-Hf ceatcs In convention iissauih'cd, ilo-el:iro ilo-el:iro nnow ihnlr nllPRhinco to tho j Democratic party or tho Nation, nnd fur tho grout essential principles of llborly which that party, more than a contnry no, was organized to piomote jB and establish. Wo rualllrm tho principles dnclnrcd SX In tho Democratic platform, adopted S in Chicago In 1808. Tho ltnpurallvo BK necessity of tho use of both Kold and I silver for tho purposes of money throughout tho world.. Is nonorally conceded. con-ceded. Tho uso of both is essential to thu wolfnro and hnppluessof mankind. Tho (o-estnbllshmcut of sujli uso Is of Buoh vital importnnco, that no ordinary ordi-nary dlfllculty should ho permitted to stand In tho way of Its attainment. It Is generally acknowledged that without with-out both gold nnd silver, pooplo must sink In tho scale of happiness and civil-r. civil-r. ttlun. They must languish In poverty. They mils' continue to struggle In vain to better tholr condition. They must toll on without oven tho hope of ado-nun ado-nun t) reward. Yet It Is said that for this pervading, flagrant wrong, thoro Is. and can bo no remedy, without the aid and consent of those who are, and will roaiHln deaf to all appeals for roller. ro-ller. Is it true that at this time thoro Is a right which cannot bo made to provall? A wrong for which thcro is no remedy? Havo tho maxims of our rncc proven falsoV Thcro Is a rotnody. It is declared In tho national platform of the Doinocratlo party, to which wo now deqlare our steadfast dovnllon. That romedy Is tho enact mont of a law bv the Congress of tho United States, rm providing for tho free nnd unlimited rBS coinage of both gold and silver at tho rBS ratio of lu to 1, without waiting for tho BM aid or consent of other nations, such I consent being notoriously Impossible to obtain, and that such coin bo a legal tender In payment of all debts both public and private. Tho Democratic party oxtonds a cordial cor-dial welcome t all thoso pursons who havo heretofore adhered to other or-gaulzatlons, or-gaulzatlons, hut who havo seen tho inslunorlty of tho professions of their former political associates, to tho cause of bimotallsin. They havo had thocourngo and honesty lo surrender their previous relations and Join hands with tho great Democratic party to bring about the triumph of this all-Important principle. Tho war with Spnln was nocessary nnd Inevitable If tho nation was to have any regard for tho protection of its citizens and the redress of wrongs nnd outrages on tho part of Spain, which had buconio Intolerable, livery consideration of justice and Immunity 'demanded quick nnd declslvo action. Filch was l ho demand of tho American people. Yot nflor this condition bo-camo bo-camo known for months a Republican ndmlnistr:itlon hesitated, and in weakness weak-ness sought to avoid tho responsibility growing out of this most Imnorlant crisis. After resorting to various devices de-vices and deceptive representations, it I was at leinrth compelled through the rmtrlntlc efforts of Deinocrallo members mem-bers of Congress nnd nn array of public sentiment to favor a declaration of war. Through Iho skill, willingness. Bacrlll 'e and heroism of tho army and Iho navy of Iho United States, tho war has boon waged to a triumphant and glorious conclusion. The Congress of tho United Htatos nnd tho entire people of the country dbl not wish to sparo tho money or efforts ncce'sary lo provide our soldiers sol-diers nnd sailors with everything needful need-ful for their health, comfort nnd welfare. wel-fare. Their request for suppllis was mot by tho uollon of Conaress promptly, prompt-ly, and to tho fullest limit of tho request. re-quest. Notwithstanding this, it is to tho chagrin of tho Nation that through political corruption or Incompetency of tlio Hepu'dlcan administration, our soldiers and sailor havo not been sulllclontly provided for Seemingly no tendril has boon paid to tho condition condi-tion of their health- Through tho orders of tho War department they linvu bron kept, at places which becamo veritable pest holos, until they wore I o stricKcn witn Hunger ano uiseaso, that if they were called upon to rcndei the service for which they were enlisted, en-listed, they would bo found physically unable to respond. The peoplo of tho United States hold to a right account thoso persons who mav bo found responsible for this condition, con-dition, which dlsolosos that thoy worn worse enemies to tho country than ' those against whom our brave soldiers and seamon were ready to go forth to do battle. To I he olllcors and men who volunteered volun-teered from tho State of Utah and who have, whorover an opportunity has been nflordcd, ns in Iho battlo of Manlln, so bravoly uphold tho honor of our country, and general credit of our Btnto, wo extend all praise, and fully (usuro them that the unlyorsHl feeling Is that tho futuro has no roward tbo good for thorn. |