Provo Daily Enquirer | 1891-07-02 | Page 2 | Attention, Utah Citizens!

attention utah citizens to the people of utah the sentiment in lavor of organizing political parties in utah in harmony with national parties has attained such force that it cannot be delayed or resisted the liberal and the parties were the outgrowth of the indi liona existing ahen they were louied but the changed condition of politic poli no rational for their and we cannot too soon drop theae old organizations with their dead imenes their narrow bielas of discussion and their memories of social and political i abe republicans of salt lake city have organized and appointed a local committee and have appointed pointed au the undersigner undersigned under signed a temporary territorial committee to act ra a medium of izat ibri the republican of ulah io general convention can complete their their platform anu appoint their committee VR now beek the aid and active cooperation of all citizen sin alie territory who are willing to unite with us in organizing gan izing the national republican party in utah aud ano accept these views to wit that the time has come to abandon local organizations and form parties composed of those who hold political opinions in harmony with national parties without regard to their former affiliations that the general principles of tb national republican party are beat adapted to promote the welfare of our ter atory protect its industries and products and secure to its people the enst rewards of their labor the length of the national republican platform prevents its production in full in this call but the following announces a political principle which ia vital to the prosperity olour territory to wit we are uncompromisingly in favor of the american system ot protection the protective tem must be maintained its abandonment has always been followed by general disaster td all interests except those of the usurer and the sheriff the principle of pi election to american and labor ia of llie highest importance to the vast agricultural wool growing and stock raising interests of our territory it is of equal importance to our areas mining which furnish so larne an amount of remunerative labor and yield such an important part of our income without protection we cannot buc cess fully manufacturing in utah with it v e may hope to utilize the 0 material our territory af fordi aud employ the labor required to utilize it the of utah will be unanimously in favor ot sil berand of the iree coinage of american silver they will also claim american product should be protected in all the uaea to which it is adapted including its use as a medium of ex chonge under the republican principle if protection they will also assert and recognize the dignity of labor and the necessity of proper legislation to protect its interests the home laborers and contractors who contribute to the public funds are justly entitled to the preference in all public work saud that utah work should go to utah workmen in view of the history of utah in the past and ot many of its citizens for the future the republicans of utah will they are opposed to the disfranchisement of any citizen except for arme of which he shall hays been convicted by due process of law and that they will favor the free exercise of the power of honesty to all citizens dis franchised on account of polygamy or polygamous relations who willobey willo bev and uphold th laws of the united states in uniting with the national lican join a parr which can point to a history and achievements un in the lii story oj any other po lotical pary of the world since its it has been the aavo caie of freedom of equal c eizens anu uie leader in all the pro measures which nearly a third of a century and mark an era of d national prosperity we i caid have fears with such a parta we suvit all citizens who agree with us in these general principles princ irles to hald precinct meetings and appoint precinct deje to county conventions which delegates to a territorial convention where tle territorial can be completed and the the parta h C baill 9 II 11 wll I 1 amnel fito allu JOHN