| Show COUNTY DEMOCRACY The Platform adopted ly the central committee ABSOLUTE separation OF CHURCH AND STATE no citizen should politically yield to any man or set of men the democratic county central committee of utah county held a aeeti ii in the court house in this city on saturday last james dunn presided there were onla tour members present from the settlement who five provo members made the total numbers present nine dr W R pike in behalf of the committee on resolutions reported tho pro posed platform of principles the report on motion of J S page was accepted the resolutions presented by the committee were as follows we believe it to be the duty of every citizen of a free government to understand its principle sand to interest himself in its administrations that the mosi efficient action in this direction can be had by identifying ourselves with an organized political party that the prill caplea of the democratic party have been most conducive to the and preservation of our free institutions in llie past and if adhered to in the future will beaure their stability and aid their growth we recognize the following as some of the inor essential principles of said party to the maintenance and propagation of which we as individuals and a a club pledge ourselves first an inviolable preservation of tle federal constitution and this we understand to include alie preservation to ahe states and to the people of all the rights and powers of government not expressly or by necessary implication granted to the federal government second to foster a spirit of independence pen dence so that alie citizen shall rely liis prosperity upon his own industry energy and economy rather than upon the special aid or protection of govern anent which id always unequal and often thial the adjustment of a tariff for revenue in a elint of equity which shall is little an possible injure either of thac reat interests ot agriculture manufacture and commerce and shall fiut build dp the one upon the ruins of either ji the others that under no pretense should bo collected from the people more revenue than is necessary lur an economical administration of alie economy in the public expenses that labor may bo lightly burdened fourth abo enforcement of all valid laws and upon the question of the validity of any elsw the derision of the court of last resort is nail and should be accepted in good faith and exact justice to all men of I 1 whatever state or social religious or political condition freedom of religion of the press and of alie person under the protection of tha law and of an enlightened opinion absolute separation of church and state the safety and well being of each demanding that neither in its organized capacity should in any manner interfere with tha other and whilo the deato should not interfere with the individual in his lawful relations and duties to the church neither should the church as such assume in any manner to control or direct the individual in his political duties to the state believing that the true spirit of our free institutions and the powers reserved to the states and to the people were wisely intended to and justly do secure to all american citizens the right of local gov emment we recognize that for the purpose of exercising atrat right and performing that duty every citizen ought to be sufficiently independent that he will at all times exer ciao his own best individual judgment in performing all of his political privileges and duties and we further declare it to be our firm belief that it is diametrically opposed to the principles of free government for any citizen to yield to any man or set of men the right to control his political action and that in doing so he does an injustice to himself to ins conn try and to civilization and while we strongly insist upon the right to enjoy the benefits of local self government we believe it to he impossible that this right can bo rell exercised or these benefits fully enjoyed by any community where the many aro controlled by the wilt of the few fifth we believe no man can be a consistent democrat and at the ame tune affiliate train or vote with any oilier political party local or national sixth tha platform as ff old mean thy greatest good to the greatest number and recognizes av alliy members of alie baity all lau citizens who subscribe to iff its annl iff without cast poli tirol or leici oua I 1 convictions seventh of tars caul lo 10 hereby leaffa m and endorse the inci pleis in the platform monteil by national Denio cruth ii tv hLl at kt louia on the ath dav ul hine that lie affairs of govern nent ran he caf ly enli lifted to the in of ft crep people that alt government rovern ment is derived froni the consent the ned that very citizen gouid he allowed lie exercise cf the sirs rett anny form of cc lonial i m with the lin ml of the united state nul equally open to and ex t oe to fiand especially i i this arne adera policy essentially undemocratic A larh import officials having no inter sla in common the leopla but if the honors ami emoluments von lit iilo th incentive to acceptance ot effice no matter in to the intelligence nd of the intentions of ip pointing power loral pelf div rement is a cardinal principle of democracy and as ench wf anil e it cintli boua belief or fidelity haild ho ild never bt made a test of politics r official preferment the application of such a tends to the promotion 0 rin grade of of person ui or unfit for the kitna they are d to occupy in th election of to administer am the lav fitness for the dodici hould be the only qualification re quiren tenth to llie end that fra local government may be secured and participation in national affairs biad ano ed upon the baags of theft we severally pledge ourselves to support ahm and to ahat they may become an invite all good citizens who believe ahn lie principles thus enung abed ahone he supreme ii respective of religious be jef or previous political to unite with and aid us 0 o this end on motion of jude committee proceeded to read the platform by sections several amendments were made the following voids were added to section 4 after the words in good faith until by legitimate agitation if ob noxious or unjust its abrogation or repeal can be secured W cre er moved to strike out the whole of section 4 he and AO smoot jr and J S page contended strongly strong lv the necessity for such language a the section contained they were willing to permit the declaration of prin ciplet contained therein ato not the qualifying the for striking out tb veto 7 s four for the motion and five against it section 0 was amended by adding at th lose the worda when fliers are regular democratic nominees in the field the platform of principles as amand ed was then adopted with lne under standing that it be submitted to the next democratic convention held in thia county dr piko moved that a convention of the democrats of utah county be held in provo city on july ath next for the purpose of ratify hit the action of the national democratic convention held recently in st louis to consider the adoption of tho platform of principles prepared by this committee and to further perfect the organization of the utah county democratic club the motion carried and the committee adjourned jour ned |
