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Show ! REPUBLICAN PLATFORM Adoptrd lir tha Dlnricl Ciinisiiilon Ktbi flunk ii IUio ml to toe I'olnf. The republican district convention in R'.sion at the federal court rooms ' July S,t adopted llm following plat- j form. livery plank in the plutl'urm is j iUia nud to thu liuiiit. It provi.lu th ; folio v a.i thu hiine'l gnutiiiiHrits of! the l.rtt-l y : j Firtl Thiit tho principles of iIih na- ' tiniial rtiu lil tea ii pany uri)lho.u licit ailnjilcd in promote I lie welluro of our ' torritury. protect us imlu.itrics uiid pro- ! tlucls, anil s cure to il pcopia tht) just : rmx arils oi their labor. ! Scconil- p. are tinnniiiioii'iy in : fv-r of tin' American y.iu in of pro tcctinn. 1 Im pruii't'tivc sytm imi.t, the tiiaintoincil ; in uliaiuliiiiniiiiit h:,i ' ; uiwavn liecn liillinvcil by general ilins ter to n',1 itilei i.'.st j except tboso of tl.e i ! u.iHTnr auil too tiht'i'iiT. J'itirl 1'ln; pr.nciie of protection to America,) pi'mlucis unit Ir our is of : 1 the hi;;het in pi.rtuiicc to ' he va. t aj- ; 1 lenltiiial, Mtick-ra.sintf ami wool -civxv- I ill if innri-sti of our terrjoiy. It i m c i , i "iprtl iuiportiinci) to our jfivat miuin j iiiterv.-ts, winch furnish so larjje. at ; n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 M t of reiiiuiiei atix o labor am : yield such an important part of our in j conic, Without pruttciiui, we cannoi ' Miccrs.sfnllv estaliiih inaniitacturuiir in 1 I 'tun. Willi it, xve may hope to ti 1 1 i .- thn aliun.'.mce of material our terr: tory nllords, and employ the labor te , ipured to ulili.o it. . louitli-W nr tinaniinou-'.y ii j favor of rciiioueii.iiijj siixt r a. id tin I I rep coinage of silver. We a'su clain ! that the American proiiuet .should hi protectod in uli the iim-., to winch it i adapte I, iuciudilnf its u-o as a mediuiii I cl' iixcliauffe.iin Iff the re uMican prm j ( iphl of il'ateetiim. i iflli W als, i a"S"rl and recount-: the di'iiiiy of labor nnd toe iietes-iiy of proper leeislaiion to protect its ia-tei'i-sts. That hiiiiiit laboruM and con tractors who ciiu.rihiitu to thn public funds tiro just ly intitled to thn prefer eiicii in all public works, that I'tah work should no to 1,'tnh xvorkinen, ami that on all public works, eijilit hours bhould be etuisiilered a day's xvork. Sixth We are opposed to the tlis fninchisemetit of any cilien, except for crims of wliich he slm!l have, been convicted by tine process of law, and wo favor tho free exercise of amnesty to all citizens disfranchised on account of polyifainy or polygamous relations who xviil obey and uphold the laws ol tha I nited .Slates, Seventh The national republican parly, in its platform adopted in ls-'. declated, "thn (j.iverniuent by concress of the territories, is based upon tie-refily, tie-refily, only, to thu cud that they may become stales in the. union. Theruf.ire, whenever the condition of the population, popula-tion, material resources, public intelli genre and morality are such as to in sure a stable local novernmeul therein, the pcopio of tin! territories) should he permitted, as a riht inherent in them. to form for themselves constitutions and state governments, and he admitted nto the union." Wo deny that the republican party is organized in l.'tah to procure or undti'y hasten statehood, ami such charges ar" not only untrue, liul tend to injure the Imsi lies interests of the territory In creating false alarms ami endcavorin r ; to present false i-sues,. 'Ihe question of statehood for I'lah is not involved in the pteseut political issues, or in tho present movement for a division of the people of thi ; territory on national party Hues, ami discussions of that fiiestioti are premature. At present, political action should he wholly preparatory. Among the pre liiiratory agencies are tlie discussions and controversies appertaining to party politics. KijihthAVo indorse the sentiments oi our eminent Chief .Justice Zane, as expressed ex-pressed by him on the Hlh day of July, I Mil, before the county eonventiio, held that tiny at Salt Lake City. We will use all honorable means lo forward the best interests of our territory, ami its educational, social anil material development, de-velopment, mid especially in the building build-ing up of our public, school system, which we regard as the very foundation of republican institutions. To this end, suitable provisions to aid in the support cf the common schools of the territory is of thn highest importance, impor-tance, and the republican party pledges itseif to use its inlluence to obtain from the general government grants of land or of the proceeds of the' sales of land adequate to give to Ctsh, when it shall become a stale, a school fund equal to that received by other states from the bounty of the government, and ia tuis work xve invite the eo-operation of ail parties. Ninth We aro in favor of a personal regiitratiou law snd a ballot law that w ill secure an absolutely fair vote and correct count in every election to be held in Utah." |