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Show DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. Tbe RtsclolIoDS Adopted at Ihe Territorial Coitentlon. utaii's .seiuhuu sf.r lomii. ITIiat tho IMrgatra .Ire Oppoacil To ami iMut fhr; Faror. The platform and reaolullona wh ch wire unanlmMiily aJopted hy the Territorial Democratic Conveutlon at Ogden on Haturuay nliflil were crowded out of our Itauelalt night and are herewith given In full: I'lVrvnii A(i riKSihUTtoxs. The Uomicratl.i patty of Utah In convention aaaembled, hereby afopt the foil jwlng platform and reaolullona Klral We believe that the govern, meet of the United Htatea la a national auvoralgnly aupreme within Ha aphere aaileletatol ani define! within the Cone'liutlon, and to that government curflrrt alliglanro la due; an I we lull, lu-ll, ra In a willing and loyal obedience to all Ita lawa and a itrlct enforcement of the tame. Heoond-We Ulleve that the aeveral alatea of the Union are aovorelgn within with-in thalraphere, and upon the preer-vatlon preer-vatlon of their aulouomy deu la tbe Unellt of local avlf government, the liberty of the cllliena and tbe perpetuity per-petuity or the Union. Third Wo are oppoieJ to the Idea of aoentrallieJor paternal government, 1-allevln.r that the tieat govemmeut la the one that governi the leant; and therefore we believe In the largett liberty to tbe Individual clllten con al.tent with' good government. I'ourlh We are optioenj to any ItifUlatlooby the Federal government which looki to or operatea lu levying Uieaforthebeuellt of any oue olaai at the eienae of any other, but we Ulleve that the primal Idea of all taxea ahould t-a revenue, and that confined con-fined to the needa of the government economically adralnetcred. I'lflb We are oppoted to any legit latlon tending to build up nioiioi-nly, aa tbo reault la lo make rich the few to the hurt of the many, and we believe that the rule of government ahould be the greateit good to the greateet number; pedal prlvllegea to uotie; equality to Hlxlh We are unalterably oppoaed to force and fraud In the conduct of electlontor to nay Interference with then, by extranaoua power or ineana. The Cunitltutlon of the United Btatta ahould not be vitiated by make-ahlfl legtalatlon to facilitate party advantage. advan-tage. Hevenlh We favor the full rettora-lion rettora-lion of allver to the (Billion It occuplod In aur national currency t-nrore Ita demonetlaallon by lliu Itepubllcan l-atly lllithth That the courieof the Dam-ncratlo Dam-ncratlo majority In tho lilt l,eglalatlve aaaembly of Utah la cotumetiUeT by thla conveutlon for Ita tfforta In t-ahalf of good government aa wlaeaud patrlotlo in protecting tbe rlgbta of taxpayer and In oppualng allclaaa leglelatlon lu the ahar.e of bountlea. Ninth That thla convention unqualifiedly un-qualifiedly condemn" the report of the minority of the Home committee on Terntorlea made by the Jtepubllcau membere of that committee, for the rtaion that the lame la fabe to far aa It Hetendi toatate facta. It lialtuieruue In an far aa Itaeckato throw dlacredlt on the tieoplebf thla Territory. It la Infarooua In that It proioeta to con tlnue tbe preaent ayatem of mlrgoveru i.ient In thla Territory. It deaervre only the condemnation of all aelf-re-i ("tins clllieua of thla Terrtlory. Whereaa, Hie people of Utah are vexed and opprva.ed uy the moit cruel ayntent of government which haa ever rxlited In the blatory of America. Aa proof of thla let the facta he atated,thal our fellow cltliene of the Union may rtiallle our helplraa condition! Ourelecllona are held under the direct di-rect aupervialon and control of five men who are neither citlieua tier real danU of the Territory, but of Htatea at a dlatance of from one tbouiand to fifteen fif-teen hundred rullea from ua. We are not allowed to appoint a tin gle reglatrar of votera, nor a tingle Judge or clerk at an election poll, Vn cannot elect a Juttlce of the peatottora conatable and commlialou him lo Hrform thedutleaof hit otllce without Iheliiterventlou af the Utah Commlialon UurJulKea are appointed and tent tou trom abroad, and no application or itllloi. from tit to tbe appoint. Ing jiower reielvee even pataiug notice. no-tice. 0'ir governor It apolntel aud tent to ut from abroad. )la0Melra no comiatvnt knowledge of our people and their affaire ao ai to tit him lor the high office which ho holda. lie pot-treeaatiaba)!utu pot-treeaatiaba)!utu veto Uoil the lawt pnaaed by our renretentatlvea, aud aa an evldenie that he holdt no ajrarathy with the people, he arbllra rily and in a moat reckleaa manner ex-etciava ex-etciava the veto ower, even to para-lydng para-lydng the lut eltorta of the lrglalature lu exhltltlng to the world the great retourcre of our Territory; therefore, belt lleaolved ft tit, We demand that thrte evlla which ao aorely vexua be Iut away Irom our people, and that we e nccordeJ that imature of lllierly en-Joyed en-Joyed hy our fellow clllzrna lu all parte ol rur common country, Reaolvcd aicond. That every con. Ullloll oeciaaery to tho lull exert leu of local aelf-goverument exlita In Utah, and that we are rutitled at thla time to full fellowahlp In the family of Anierl can Htatea, and that In the nuautlnie, until lttehood can be acciinipllahed, we demand that the Home Mule bill now trending In Congrraa he imbued In ordtr that wu may tie relieve.! jn home mcawureof the vlcl ut and uuAmirl-uni)iteinol uuAmirl-uni)iteinol Territorial government now t ilitlng. Hi.olviU tlilrd, ThatweHTeuuwIII-Ing ThatweHTeuuwIII-Ing any longer tu m ntiy portion tf ur lellow citlieua di rlvod of the relegea of an American cltllen by dltfraiiihlitmeiit, when It haa long tlncebern agreed utt all aidea that no rtiiMm now ealila therefor, and when thuy have madu molt UMpictful jieti tluli to the I'realjent for relief, aud have given to him the utoat ludublta. bh-iroofrif Ihilretiilrogood faith; uv therefore moit reapucttully lut earutat lyurgu Uon the ex.cutlveto rtlleve our i-Mtplo from auih dlaalllltlea hy granting to thvui uncoudltloual am lieaty, Httolved fourth, That we Invito nl iltlzeni who may be illt'ranchlied, anJ who aympaltihti with the ptlncu plea of the Democratlo inrly, to Join da and take full turt In our work of 1-ilMlni up the Ileinociatli; patty In Utah, and we pledge ouraelvea to give to all audi In-arty welcome andtouae every honorable eu"l.rt In our tower lo relieve them from their illtal llltlea, llciolved nitb. Whereat, while aocept. at made lu tincerlly, the declaration of the I'nildeiit nt tbo dominant Church, that the church will uot, lu any form, Interfere Inter-fere In tolltlcil mattera, It It n fact that the itepubllcan parly aud peraona III Ita Inlerett have uaed eccle alaatlcal Inlluence to further their political po-litical end", and havefal.ely pretended to membera of tal 1 Church that It la the with of their Church that Ihry aholll I vote Die lteUbllcan ticket. We, therefore, denrmtue tuch political methoda at Ul.hoiirtt, contrary lo the plrlt of i ur Inatltulluna which requlro theabiilutoeetatatlon of Church and Huleant aa a dangerout menace to the llbvrllet nf our f eiiple. J. W, Jt'lin, Claltiutn. |