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Show tlFPUTFORMS, lopted by the Democratic State Convention, In S,alt ( Lake City, .September .Septem-ber 14, 1890. 'Ho Democrats at Utah by their del- tes in convention asscmb'cd, do-. Rro nuow their nlloglanco to tlio cmocratlo party of Uio Nation, and c tlio grant essential )irlnciplcs of jorty which that party, moro than a ntury ago, was organized to mornoto aU.estubllHh. H Wo reafllnu tho principles declared Ha tho Domoorntlo platform, Adopted Hi Chicago In 1800. Tho Imporatlvo Haccsslty of tho tiso of both gold and Hiker for tho purposes flf money Hhroughout tho world, Is gouorally con-Hdud. con-Hdud. Tho use ol both is essential to tho wolfnru and hnpplnoes of mankind. H:ho co-catabllshnicnt of suish .use la of Buck Vital Importance, that no ordinary ordi-nary (Mfflculty should bo permitted to. StatuMn tho way of IttSjltlalnmcnt. ii Hs generally acknowledged that with-out with-out both gold and silver, pooplu must ink in tho cculo of happiness and civil-Bzatlon. civil-Bzatlon. They must languish in poverty." HlMiey must contlnuo to struggle In vain Bo better their condition. Thoy must Holl on without even tho hopo of ado-Hiunto ado-Hiunto reward. Yut It Is said that for Hhlsimrvudlng, flagrant wrotlfr, thoro Hs and can bo no remedy, without the Htld and consent of thoso who nro, and Rvlll roainln deaf to all appeals for ro-Hicf. ro-Hicf. Is It true that at this Umo thcro Hb a right which cannot' bo made to Hn-ovaliy A wrong for which there Is Hio rotnedy? Have tho maxims of our Hraco proven false? Thcro Is a remedy. lit Is declared In tho notional platform of tho Democratic party, to .which wo now doclaro our Btradfust devotion. That romedy la tho ouactmont of a law toy the Congress of tho Unitud Stales, providing for tho frco and unlimited colnngo of both gold and sliver at tho ratio of 1U to 1, without waiting for tho aid or consent of other nations, such consent being notoriously Imposslblo to obtain, ami Mint, such coin boa log.il itondor In paymout of rill debts both pubUoTmd private. Tho JDotuocrntlp party extends a cordial cor-dial welcomo to all those persons who havo horotoforo adhered to other or- Igaulzntlons, but who havo scon tho insincerity of tho professions of their former political associates, to tho e tuso of bim.otallsm. Thoy havo had tho countgo and honesty to surrender thclr previous rolatlous nnd Join hands with tho great Democratic party to bring about tho triumph of this nll-lm-ttiortant principle. I Tho war With Spain wnu nocessary kind luevitablo If tho nation-was to Ibavo any regard or tho protection of Ills citizens, aud tho .red.ross of wrongs and outrages ou tho part of Spain, which had bocomo Intolerable, livery, consideration of Justice and humanity Idcrnandcd quick and decisive action, sdch was tho demand of tho American I people. Yet after this condition became be-came known for months a Republican administration hesitated, and in weakness weak-ness sought to avoid the responsibility growing out of this mpst Important crisis. Aftor resorting to various devices de-vices and docopttva representations, it was at length pompolled through tho jpatriqtlo ollorts of Democratic members mem-bers of Congress aud an array of publlo sentiment to favor a declaration of war. Through tho skill, willingness, sacrifice and heroism of tho army and tho navy of tho United .States, tho war has been waged to a triumphant and glorious conclusion. Tho Congress of tho UnltedjStatoa and tho cntlro people, of tho country idld not wish tq sparo tho money or jofforts necessary to provide our sol-Idlers sol-Idlers and sailors with everything nocd-ful nocd-ful for their health, comfort and wol fare, Their request fbr,.suppllcs was nut by Iho action of Congress prompt y and to tho fullest limit of tho ro-Biuust. ro-Biuust. Notwithstanding this, it is to Htho chagrltPof tho Nation that through political corruption or Incompetency Hpf tlio Hepti';lic4i administration, our Holdicrs nuU sailors have not boon BuOiclently provided for. Seemingly Ho regard has boon paid to tho. cohtli-R!oQ cohtli-R!oQ ' their hoa)tb. Through the! Htdirs of thMVnr I'opaftmoiil .tjbuyi JHfayu W k0Jlt ul places. ivlilcb.bccamo'i mmiLL. ... " " w ' Vfr'litble pft hob , until they were o strlekoii with luingor and ilUenso, that if thoy wore wiled uiym to rondot the eorvlcd for whtdb limy woro on ifstctl, ihoy would be found physically unable to respond. The pcoplo of tho United States hold to a rigid account those persons who may be found responsible for this condition, con-dition, which discloses that thoy worn worse enemies to , tho country than thoso against whom our bravo soldiers and seamen wore ready to go fortli to do battle. i" To the ofllcers nnd men who volunteered volun-teered from tho Stnto nf Utah and who have, whojrov.cr an opportunity has beou afforded, ns in tho battlo of Manila, so bravely upheld tho honor of our country, and goTiornl credit of our Stato, wo extend all praise, nnd fully assure them that the universal feeling Is that tho futuro" has no roward too good for Vhoni. " ' , |
