Show TERRITORIAL PLATFORM Platform of the Democratic Pan of Idaho Territory The Democrats of Idaho Territory in convention assembled present the following fol-lowing resolutions and platform ald pledge the Democratic party of Idaho and its candidates to their faithful and earnest support and endorsement PnteiCCif That Y ° with becoming Vrde < endorse the Administration of Preside Grover Cleveland for the honesty fruoali and success with which it is conducting the auairs of government carrying out the principles of Democracy in adniimsterir public trusts and keeping faith with the people a respect for constitutional the protection of the rights of our fallow oil zone at home and abroad a desire to reform the unjust inequalities customs to rednc taxation t limit the expenditures to aotut i necessities the revival of trade tho morons of commerce the restoration of the unearned un-earned public lands to the peoples heritaju the pence that happily extends throuchou our whole land and the extinction of sectional sec-tional animosities are the salient mark which signalize the restoration of the Dem ooratio party to power and the response it has gived to the trust reposed in rspnse Wo commend < the discrimination wlncl the President has made in favor of thi honest soldier and attention totho fac that while he has vetoed spurious and unworthy un-worthy claims he has signed more pensioi bills than any of his predecessors Resolved That the record of Hon John Hey our able representative at Washington Washing-ton is one of which we as citizens of Idaho are justly proud that Mr Haileys consistent con-sistent course and energetic and successfu efforts in behalf of our Territory and inter oats of her citizens meet with our earnest and enthusiastic approbation and that the thanks of our people aro due Mm for his untiring tiring labors for his constituents Resolved That in Edward A Stevenson our citizenGovernor Idaho has an honest iblo and fearless Executive who knows the i wises and wants of the people of this Territory Ter-ritory and who will faithfully enforce the laws without fear or favor Resolved That this convention proudly nvites attention to the fact that the last Democratic House of Representatives passed ills forfeiting and restoring t the public lomain railway land grants amounting to ver 75000000 of acres and also the further act that in the Fortyeighth Congress the democratic lower House passed the Reagan iiterState Commerce bill which failed of massage in the Republican Senate also hat in the last session of Congress the in the Demo leagan bill was again passed in ratio lower House Resolved That we denounce the infamous iractice of bigamy polygamy and unlawful ohabitation and that we pledge our party t a strict and rigid enforcement of the laws n gainst such crimes and as a proof of on mcerity we point with pride to the record of convictions had by a Democratic United Democratic judge Stt Attorney before a Demorntio tiring the past year of a Democratic national ional administration which speaks louder ian the windy professions unaccompanied by any performances of any past Republi cnn officers in Idaho Resolved That we are unalterably opposed t any dictation in State or political affairs by church domination a heretofore exercised exer-cised by the Mormon Church Ced Resolved That we are unalterably opposed to Chinese immigration and demand the abrogation of the BurlingameSwift treaty a legacy from the Republican party through whose loopholes slave labor creeps upon our shores Wo pledge the best efforts of the on Democratic party of this Territory in favor of measures which shall permanently prohibit and prevent such immigration Wo regard Chinese labor as a unmixed evil therefore we favor legislation providing for the deportation of the Chinese from this country and their exclusion forever I the meantime pending proper legislation mentme pndg prpr this subject the Democratic party of upon Idaho ths a friend of free labor and in the frend interest of the people recognize the legal right of any citizen to employ whom he pleases yet we hold it in the right and duty of please the people of Idaho Territory t withhold with-hold their patronage from the Chinese and thei patnnRe that such labor should not be resorted to when other character of labor i available convention is in favor Resolved That this conventon of Resolre an Congress providing for the free coinage of both gold and silver by the terms which act both gold and silver bullion offered at the several mints and assay offices of the United States shall be received in exchange UnitedStat the for gold or silver coin or certificates at rale now fixed by law for standard dollars fgold and silver which certificates shall and be receivable for all public purposes al publo puss interchangeable for gold or silver as the case may be and that there be no discrimination discrim-ination by United States Treasury officials in the use of gold and silver for any purpose i including whatever consistent with existing laws in eluding the payment of the interestbearing debt Resolved That we are in favor of liberal wages and free labor All associations formed for the purpose of aociations developing intelligence promoting the welfare wel-fare and protecting the interests of the laborers and mechanics and to enable them Iecha nrtnfAnrl ffv nnr maintain successfully to contend for and uun scesfly peaceful and efficient means their rights by efcient rghts pacefu powerful and oppressive combinations combina-tions against be encouraged and expressly sanctioned by law Resolved That we are opposed to the oppressive op monopolies built up fostered and preserve monoples buit protected by Republican Administrations prototed Republcan that we recognize labor as the producer of of recommend the that we passage capital as will make the wage laborers sch preferred creditors and to secure t them the full fruits of their labor Resolved That the rapid increase of the population of the United States demands white ppulation and that Congress take speedy effective mands steps to have all of the Indians in the efetive t al not to ities select lands in severalty in quhtitiesnot t within the capita eighty acres per limits exceed of their respective Indian r rations and that the remainder ofthelands onsuch reservations should be restored to Indian the public reseratons subject to homestead entry Resolved by actual That settlers it is the dutyof the Con Reolve such legislation of the United States tossoh gress islation DS will guaranteethe dyadiuSt ment and payment of all oIaimsfordepre the ThdiSnslipon committed by s upon dations Of citizens pn the and property tf ite persons pron Territories States and Western Tertores Wester Stts Resolved That we extend our sympathy to all people struggling t engraft upon al of t the principles individual system prnciples political their systm thei liberty and selfgovernment and dividual emphasis do we extend that with special efforts of the presentheroic sympathy to the present eforts Irish people with wedeeply sympathize Resolved That we sYpnthie Reolve to the loyal people of Utah in their struggle pople laws of the of the a 2 maintain the supremacy i United States and the purity of American Untd hereby pledge the best efforts homes and we of Idaho in aid of of the Democracy forts national Congress as such legislation by and the forever paralyze the will most speedily wi that would seek to bind the hand priestly their political liberties souls of men by usurping poltioallb erties That in addition to the forego Resotved addtion Reotve and policy as the principles poloy lag we reaffirm proiples renfm enunciated in the platform of the Democrat Convention of 1884 ic National G L WATEBS Chairman CHXS C STEVENSON Secretary |