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Show I QUE PLATFORM. Adopted by Utah County Convention, Con-vention, at Provo, September Sep-tember 7, I 898. vlatfohm and resolutions. The Democratic party of Utah county, coun-ty, by Its authorized dolcgates In convention con-vention assembled, submit tho following follow-ing declaration of principles: 1 Wo reaffirm, and endorse tho Democratic platform adopted by tho National Democratic Convention at j Chicago In 1890, and especially that portion of said platform which declared ! in favor of tho freo and unlimited coinage of sllvor equal with gold at ! the ratio of 10 to 1. Thn warfaro be-i be-i twoou the money power of the world and llio ninsscs of humanity Is still ou. the IfHtio Is us Important now, and mnro Important, than It was In 1S95. It s and must continue to bo a conflict botw'eeu grinding monopolies on the one hand and the down-trodden masses pii tho other, until, by tho mighty voice of tlu puoplo nt the nallot uhx, it : shall luivo bcuii settled, and Buttled riglit. Tils is tho paramount issue ; buforo the people. It has hitherto boon in tho Stato of Utah a question ' upoo which all of the political parties S agreed. Recently, howovcr, by the 1)40 of juggling words and mcanlnglogs terms, calculated only to obscure tho vital question and bofog tho Issue, ttio H Hopubllcaus of Utah, with many lion-HK lion-HK orable cxcjptlons. In violation of their solemn pledges and promises to the B pooplc, havo takon a backward step in IBtho progress of tho light until lb has jBliecomo imposslblo to regard them any jBlongcr In any. othor light than as tho Bjfnomls ot gold and onomles ot sllvor. HKTho qcly truo friends ot any question jHaro thoso who fight for its triumph, HHand fight to win. Such Is the attitude BBof tho Democratic party towards tho BBfroo and unlimited coinago of silver BBcqual with roM as a money ot ultimate flBrodcmptlonr . BB 2 Tho Domocrats or Utah county BBaro proud of tho results of tho war JKwllh Spain, We aro nouo tho less fflVproud of the fact that Democratic Son-sHRfttors Son-sHRfttors and Uepresoutatlvos in the Con-sBgrcss Con-sBgrcss of the United States by uucoas-Bjng uucoas-Bjng agitation, in epjto ot a formidabje HVopposlMon by Republican loaders ere-ted ere-ted a public sentiment in the country which forced and compelled a reluctant reluct-ant Republican Administration to declare war. A declaration which not only tho distinction of the "Maine" was arranged, but liberty aud tho opportunity op-portunity of enllghtoued free government- was extended to an oppressed and down-trodden people. 3 Wo reaffirm our adherence to the doctrlno of equal suffrage, and aro proud of that provision of iho Constitution Consti-tution of tho Stato of Utah, by which equal sulTrago is guaranteed without regard to tho distinction of box; unit wo declare that that provision of tho Constitution, and tho laws made In pursuance Ihorcof should be given tho fullest posslblo effect; and the ubsoluto right ot women to voto and hold otUco should bo uphold and maltalnod. 4Wo congratulato tho pooplo of Utah county, and tho Democratic party thoretn upon the clean, frugal and honest administration of tho county government by the officers elected in 1890. Tho county govorn-mont govorn-mont has bcon administered and conducted con-ducted in tho Interest of the citizens aud tho taxpayers and for tho publio good. Wo thcroforo, as tho representatives represent-atives of tho pirty to whom said officers owo their olectlon, heartily on-dorso on-dorso aud approve tho manner in which thoy havo discharged tholr trust and bespeak for thorn tho sincere gratitude grat-itude of tho pooplc of Utah county. |