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Show OUR PLATFORMS, STATE, Adopted by the Democratic State Convention, in Salt Lake City, September Septem-ber 14, 1898. The Dotiiocrnts of ulah by tljclr delegates del-egates In convention nssomb'cd, dc-claro dc-claro nuow their allegiance to tlio Democratic party of the Nation, nnd lor tho groat essential principles of llborly which that party, more than a .century ego, was orgunized to pioinote and establish. Vfo realHrm tlio principles dfleloreil In tho Democratic platform, adopted In Chicago In 18'JO. Tho iniperutlve necessity of tho uso of both gold and silver for tho purposes of money throughout tho world, is generally con, ceded. The uso of both is essential to tho welfare and happiness of mankind. The ro-establlslmietit of stijh use Is of such vital Importance, that 'no ordinary ordi-nary difllculty Khould l)o permitted to qtand In the way of its attain men t. It is gpnerally acknowledged that without with-out both gold and silver, people n)tst sink In the scalo ofhitpptncss and civilization. civil-ization. They must lungttishiu poverty. Thpy muRi continuo lo struggle in vain to better their condition. They must toll on without oven the hope of ado quuto reward. Yot it is said Xhut for this porvadliig, ll igrant wrong, thoro Is and can ho no remedy, without the aid and consent of those who are, and will ruamlii deaf to nil appeals fur relief. re-lief. Is It true that at this time Micro is a right which cannot be made to pruvniiy A wrong fqr which there Is uo remedy? Have the maxims of our race proven false? Then) is a remedy. It js declared in thp national platform of the Democratic party, to which we now declare our steadfast devotion. That remedy Is the enactment of n law by the Congress of tho United States, providing for the free mid inliinltcd coinage of both gold and silver nt tho ratio of 10 to 1, without waiting for the aid or consent of other natluns, such consent being notoriously Impossible to obtain, and that such coin bo a legal tendor in payment of nil ejebts both public nnd private. Tho Democratic party oxtonds a cordial cor-dial welcome to all those persons who hnvo heretofore adhered to other organizations, or-ganizations, but wh hnvo seen the Insincerity of tho profession of their former political associates, to the cause of bimotalism. Thoy havo had the courago and honesty to surrender their previous relatlontinnd join hands with tho great Democratic parly to brine about the triumph of this all-Important principle. The war with Spain was necessary and Inovltablo If tho nation was to havo any regard for tho protection of Its citizen-, and tho redress of wrongs and outrages on tho part of Spain, Vhlch hud become Intolerable, liivery consideration of justlcu and humanity demanded quick and decisive action. Such was the demand of tho American people. Yot after this condition became be-came known for months a Republican administration hesitated, ntpl in weakness weak-ness Bought to avoid the responsibility growing out of tMa most important crisis. After resorting to various devices de-vices and deceptive representations, It ,wa? at length compelled through tho pntrlotlc efforts of" PyiuocnUlo members mem-bers of Congress and an array of public seniimpm to favor a declaration of war. Through the skill, willingness, sacrifice and heroism of tho army and the navy of tho United States, tho war has been waged to a triumphant and glorious conclusion. The Congress, of t-ho United States nnd tho entire nel'lo of tho country did not wish to spare tho tnjuioy or efforts necessary tp provide our sol-dlers sol-dlers and sailors with everything need-Jul need-Jul for their health, comfort and wolt faro. Their request forauppllis was juet by the aollon of Contjress promptly, prompt-ly, and to the fullest limit of tho request. re-quest. Notwithstanding this, it Is to "III II li ill w. .the chagrin or the Nat inn that Ihrottgh political corruption or InconiDetetiey of the Republican administration, our soldiers atid sailor buws flot been suillclontly provided for Seemingly no regard has boon paid to tho condition condi-tion of their health. Through tho orders of the War department Ihey have been keptatpliices wldoh beenmo verltnblo pest holes, until they wore ho stricken with hunger nnd disease, that if they wcro called up'n to rendet the serylco for which they were enlisted, en-listed, they would bo found physically unable to repond. The people of tho United States hold to a .rigid nrjeount thoso persons who mny bo found responsible for thU condition, con-dition, which discloses that I hoy were worse enemies to the country than these ngalnal whom our brave soldiers and seamen wero ready to go forth to do battle. To the olllcors and men who volunteered volun-teered from tlio Stnto of Utah and who have, wherever an opportunity has been nfforded, as in tho battlo of Mnnlln, so bravely uphold tho honor of onr country, nnd general credit of our State, we extend all praise, nnd fully nnsiiro them that the universal feeling Is that tho futuro has no rowurd too gflod for them. |