Show PEOPLES PLATFORM The Document Adopted By The Conventioli I DECLARATION OF PEINCIPLES The People and the Liberals < < Compared The Pledges JIadc Promises That Will Be Fulfilled After long and careful discussion the Peoples municipal convention last evening adopted the following platform It speaks for itself The Peoples party of Salt Lake city in convention assembled present the following follow-ing DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES The basis of free government is the right of the people to govern themselves The object of the Federal constitution is to secure a free government to the people of the United States wherein all persons shall be protected in life liberty and property prop-erty and in the enjoyment of every right essential to their happiness and not inconsistent incon-sistent with the rights of others We regard the Constitution as a sacred charter of human liberty we revere its principles and declare our unwavering allegiance al-legiance to the government and laws made in pursuance of its provisions The Peoples party has always upheld these principles It has maintained the right of local self government It has contended con-tended for the freedom and purity of elections elec-tions It has opposed class legislation It has promoted honesty in all branches of the public service It has maintained equality before the law It has been characterized by justice prudence and fidelity Taxation I Taxa-tion has been uniform and lower in Utah than in any other territory There have been no extravagant salaries no jobbery no schemes for great bonded debts Life and property have been secure morality has been fostered and vice repressed It is the party of conservative progress commensurate com-mensurate with public necessities and resources re-sources Opposed to the Peoples party is the self styled Liberal party which professes to venerate the constitution while violating fundamental truths It arrogates to its members the honored name of Americans while seeking to deprive a large class of American citizens of the substantial rights of freemen Through its persistent misrepresentation mis-representation the right of trial by jury has been abridged and almost destroyed in this territory By procuring unrepublican test oaths and other proscriptive legislation it has disfranchised many citizens because they would not support its men and measures meas-ures For this cause only it has succeeded in robbing the women of Utah of the elective elec-tive franchise after they had exercised it for fifteen years It has endeavored to supplant sup-plant a legislature elected by the people with a commission appointed by the Federal government It has sought to erect an insuperable barrier of prejudice against the admission of Utah as a state It seeks to extend to this territory the infamous in-famous enactments by which in Idaho thousands of lawabiding citizens arc I stripped of every political right solely because be-cause of their membership in an unpopular religious organization It avows through its organs its intention to procure such Congressional legislation as will debar all persons who belong to that religious body from acquiring title to any part of the public domain It is therefore destructive of popular liberty and unworthy of tho support sup-port of any just liberal and patriotic citizen We believe that the supremacy of the a Liberal party means class disfranchisement disfranchise-ment excessive taxation official extravagance extra-vagance and laxity in public social regulations regula-tions and that the supremacy of the Peoples party means equality before the law reasonable taxes official honesty and prudence and the maintenance of the proud reputation of the city for law and order That the progress and improvements demanded de-manded by the growth of the city may be secured we declare that WATER 1 There must be a plentiful supply and fair distribution of water for all needful purposes let the cost be what it may This is absolutely indispensable to the health and happiness of the people and the beauty and prosperity of the city The water mains should be extended as soon as possible possi-ble to every part of the city STREET LIGHTING 2 We favor the speedy extension of street lighting by gas or electricity to all inhabited parts of the city SANITATION 3 We favor a thorough system of sanitationsewers for the business and thickly peopled portions of the city deodorization deodor-ization and removal of fiscal and all kinds of waste matter from other parts under the supervision of efficient officers STREET IMPROVEMENTS 4 The grades and lines of all streets waterditehes and sidewalks should be permanently established the corners of blocks and grades of streets indicated by suitable cornerstones and all improvements improve-ments made to conform thereto The streets and sidewalks should be permanently per-manently graded aud improved with good material as fast as possible upon an equitable and definite plan and all bridges and culverts should be the full width of the streets and sidewalks PUBLIC BUILDINGS 5 We favor the erection of public buildings adequate for present and approaching ap-proaching requirements But in order that the taxes may not be increased for this purpose and that the ordinary city city revenues may be used for water and other pressing requirements the city surplus sur-plus lands not dedicated to public use should be sold as provided by law and the funds appropriated for public buildings in common with other improvements LETTING OF CONTRACTS 6Public work should be let by contract to the lowest responsible bidder RAILROADS 7Good railroad facilities are necessary ne-cessary to the growth and development of the city and the convenience of its inhabitants inhabi-tants But rights of way for steam railroads rail-roads through our streets should only be granted where absolutely necessary and then in such manner as to cause as little injury and inconvenience to the inhabitants as possible and only on the consent of a two thirds majority of the owners of real property fronting on the street No exclusive ex-clusive street franchises to railroads should hereafter be granted but all steam railroads coming in or going out of the city in the same direction should so faras practicable prac-ticable use the same right of way and no side tracks should be allowed on the streets forfeiture of a franchise should follow persistent neglect to comply with its terms No freight trains should run through populous popu-lous parts of the city and no cars should be unloaded or left standing on the streets or I sidewalks All railroads should conform to the proper grade of the streets which should be kept graded up to the top of the rails and the street crossings of all railroads should be planked the full width of the streets and sidewalks We pledge ourselves to lenl our aid and influence to induce all railroad companies now here to join in the erection and use of a union depot for passenger purposes and to have their freight depots on the outskirts out-skirts of the city POLICE 8The police force should be neatly uniformed and be extended so as to give protection to every municipal ward SUPPRESSION OF VICE Gambling houses and houses of ill fame should be suppressed and both male and female resorters to such places should be punished with the full rigor of the law LIQUOR IOWe are opposed to the traffic in liquor and favor the highest license practicable prac-ticable and the strictest execution of the laws for its regulation ENFORCEMENT OF ORDINANCES 11 All the ordinances of the city should be vio xmy enforced TAXATION AND PUBLIC DEBT 12 Taxes should be equal and uniform uni-form and limited to the necessities of municipal mu-nicipal government economically administered adminis-tered and to the making of public improvements im-provements essential to the well being of the inhabitants and consistent with the growth and development of the city It is just that future inhabitants who will enjoy the benefits of public improvements improve-ments should assist in bearing the burdens of their expense II CONCLUSION The Peoples party pledges itself to this platform and to the maintenance aud defense de-fense of constitutional principles and the I rights of mankind and will ever labor to promote universal liberty civil political and religious |