Show 4 r v 4 STATE TE PLATfORM I t The Democracy of Utah in convention assembled reiterates its be lief in the of the organization that have always stood for the rights 0 ot aU all th eoPle as against the demands of of the Ja classes since t e of cit the republic and reaffirms its In the great e pIp laid Id d dawn wn by Jefferson n j Into the tho De O in the following lan Ian language gouge guage 0 We hold bold these truths to bf b that all men are arc created equal that the they Pare are by their wIth rights and among these are life and the pursuIt or of happiness That to secure these rights governments are arc instituted among men deriving their just powers from th the cUlls nt of the governed and we pledge ourselves to a of Jh h policy which has ever char characterized this party a strict adherence to that principle We Ve declare once otice again in favor of the axiom first l ld down by the founder of oC the Democratic J party art to all and specIal privileges to none J We endorse the platform adopted and reaffirm th the principles de dared by bJ the national Democratic convention at St Louis and cot cor and approve the nomination or Alto ri B B Parker and antl Henr Henry G DavIs for Or president Ice president of the United States We direct the attention of our fellow citizens of all parties to the conditions l the ci electors or oC this state because of the and disgraceful contentions which bawd baO divided tHe Republican party part in opposing each ed by bJ a Republican UnIted States sen senator en ator Such conditions are the th net results ot og the of the Re can party in recent yeam ears now plainly manifest and are but the tho natural consequences or of an attempt to arm array one class s of ou citizens against another class dass in a feud whIch If Persisted ted In will result In permanent Injury to tIle be Interests of the commonwealth The Democratic party of the tate state enters its protest against these condi and the causes and calls calis upon the people of the state to rebuke at the polls the assumption and arrogance of the party which Is alone responsible for the situation The Democratic party seeks nor fears the interference of an any power ith the expression of popular will at the polls poU und and d denies the right of any poter or ot of any man or set of men mento to dictate political nominations or to 1 We e hold that American citizens are aro politically fl free e anti and equal and th the people alone should wield this Power I W ile we are willing and ready at an all timES to accord to tile the I ideaL ident of the Stat States s th the credit due him for his work In securing the of a nati mal laws law at the same time Urne we positive ly to concede that it waS wag a but on the as is shown by t tue e record initiated by labored for and introduced b by a Democrat b Democrats passed b by Demo cratic votes and but for the votes otes or of members of both houses would have hae been def defeated b Rip o We believe In the of t dignity labor aid recognize or of th the ot of our state and 1 pledge ledge OUr for to the enact enad of such policies s and mea res its aS protect them in 11 theIr rights and Insure their personal in th ih pursuit of their several The rhe party part the tue past patt is th friend of la bor anti pledge its to t a just and nd equal enfOrcement ment Of the la laws s without In favor of persons person or of power It advocates a just mId and compensatory wane for the serVIce or of nit hour tIa day In work on aU all publIc Works mJ I lt mines altI and In aU all cases a fair and living remuneration for r men firm reliance In Inthe h of e of t sub mit the IssueS of 01 this an and t tO th their h candid jUdgment at the polls o |