Show PLATFORM OF THE PARTY declares for independent free coinage protection and reciprocity william glasmann ot of weber on be half of the committee on resolutions presented and read to he the convention the following fol lowine resolution we the republicans of utah in con dention assembled do hereby renew our fealty to the republican parly party and to the principles upon which ita its honors and achievements have been won we congratulate the country upon the glorious results accomplished la in the war with spain the magnificent bravery of oar car soldiers the brand grand and able management ot of the war by the administration ot of president mckinley and the policies ably proposed and accomplished by him we approve of the cuban policy of the president whereby hereby the island shall be held and governed by the united states until sowe other stable and bate safe government founded on the principles of freedom can be established we especially honor the brave admiral and the gallant fleet and the army who have won for us the capital of the philippines and we vie believe in extending our comme commerce ace into that part of the world while we insist on maintaining the monroe doctrine in all its integrity we believe it with it and eafe safe for us to hold and maintain possession for com commercial forcial purposes of other lands in any part of the world and we believe in protecting our flag wherever it has been successfully raised the republican party of utah demands as it has always demanded protection tec tion bimetallism and reciprocity we congratulate the country and especially ally uth utah upon the great financial success oc of the republican docar doctrine ine of protection as expressed and fulfilled in the th dingley bill and remind voters of this state of the many millions of dol lara laraby by which the wealth of utah has been enhanced by reason of it that lead mining baa has been sustained and could exist only with such protection that agricultural production has been made profitable through its agency that the exports of the whole nation have been vastly increased since the dingley bill was passed that rey ivine ving kroepe prosperity rity follows this republican policy as it al ways bag has and we pledge the party to support for office and particularly tor for the office of senator and representative la in congress only those who do and will support the principles ot of the dingley Ding pley bill protection has been and shall DO ne the corner stone of republicanism taa reaffirm our allegiance to the came cause of the independent free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 as fully set out in the first utah state convention platform upon which we elected present governor and find other state officers the republican party in convention assembled recognizes the moral support the uplifting tendency and prestige women are giving to the commonwealth through the enlarged opportunities of political equality and affirms the belief that comans womans public service in industrial independence and educational rae aiutes will be as helpful in the state ai to it bus has been beneficial in the home resolved that we express on our r appreciation of the efforts made by the women of the state in a primitive way to establish silk culture in the interest of labor and that we urge upon the republican party to foster and encourage thi thio useful home industry by beclar declaring ing a it bounty on this native product or by appropriation aiding the establishment of a silk enterprise resolved that we commend and con trat ulato be the women of the state upon the patriotic loyalty they have shown in cheerfully giving their song gono husbands and brothers to fight the battles of our coonley in in the cause of humanity we call attention to the fact that the sagar industry has been established in batata under the wise principles ot of the republican party and has grown to lach an at extent that this year tho the pro doat will reach nearly we demand that elective officers of this state both local and congressional ball shall be selected without dictation from abroad we denounce democratic in utah both in the legislature and in the county governments whereby unjust class legislation has been formulated and whereby in nearly all democratic democrat IC counties county offices ices have been filled fil ledwith with incompetent or corrupt officials we denounce that act that the democratic legislature par passed ased over the veto of the tho governor ewer nor abolishing the office of the district mining recorder and imps edg additional burdens upon locators and upon miners doing ae borr as unjust believing that the of that part of the tate tile laws of 1896 in regard to the thievery of sheep cattle and horses being grand larceny aa as repealed by the list democratic legislature to be an act of great injustice to t p the people of the sta tewa pledge the efforts of the republican party patty ot of this slate state to a re reenact enact men anent t ot of the law making stac bach crimes crimea a felony in place of a misdemeanor demeanor we demand integrity honesty ho nety sobriety and capacity in those who hall shall occupy L I 1 judicial positions L |