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Show OUR PLATFORMS. STATE. Adopted by the Democratic State Convention, in Salt Lake City, September Septem-ber 14,. 1898. The Dumocrnts of Utnli by their delegates del-egates In convention nssouib'ed, de-cluro de-cluro anew llii'lr iilieliitice to the Democratic party of the Nation, imd for. the great essential principles of liberty which that pnrty, more than a contury n(o, was orgunlml to piouiote and establish. Wo renlllrin the principles dnebired in the Democraiic platrorui, adopted In Chicago In 18U0. The imperative necessity of the use of both gold and 'ullvcr for the purposes of money throughout the world, is uonorally conceded. con-ceded. The use of both is essential to the welfare and happiness of mankind. The rc-establisliment of su;!i use h of such vital Importance, that no ordinary ordi-nary dilllciilty should be permitted to stand in the way of Its attainment. It is generally acknowledged that without with-out both gold and silver, people must sink In the tca1c of happiness and civilization. civil-ization. They must languish in poverty. They inns', cnntlnuo to strtigglo in vain to better their condition. They mint, toll 011 without even the hope of adequate ade-quate rcivnrd. Yutillssald that for tills purvaditig, M igrant wrong, lliero Is and can be 110 remedy, without the uld and consent of thoso who are, and will nniain deaf to all appeals for relief.. re-lief.. Is it true that at this time there is 11 right which cannot be made to prevail? A wrong for which there is no remedy? liavo tlie maxims of our raco proven false? There Is a remedy. It is duclarcd In the uatioiinl platform of the Democratic party, to which we now declare our steadfast devotion. That remedy Is the ouacimunt of a law by the Congro'ot the United States, providing for the free and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver at the ratio of 1(1 to 1, without waiting for the aid or consent of other nations, such oousent being notoriously imposslblo to obtain, and that such coin boa legal tender in payment of all debts both public and private. The Democratic party extends a cordial cor-dial welcome to all those persons who hlivo heretofore adhered to other organizations, or-ganizations, but who have seen the insincerity of the professions of their former'' political associates, to tho Cause of biuietallsm. They have had tlio courngu nnd hono9ty to surrender their previous relations mid join hands with the great Democratic party to bring about the triumph of this nll-lm-portaut principle. Tlio war with Spain was nocossury and Inevitable if tlio nation was to have any regard for tlio protection yf Its citizen", ami tho redress of wrongs nnd outrages on tlio part of Spain, which had become Intolerable. Every consideration of justice and humanity demanded quick and decisive action. Such wns the demand of tlio Amerlcnii people Yot uflcr this condition bo-canto bo-canto known for months a Republican administration hesitated, and In weakness weak-ness sought to avoid thu responsibility growing out of this most important crisis. After resorting to various do-vlcos do-vlcos nnd deceptive representations, It was at length compelled through the patriotic elTorts of Democratic mom-bers mom-bers of Congress and an array of public sentiment to favor n declaration of war. Through tho skill, willingness, sacrifice and heroism of tho army and the navy of tho United Stales, tho war tins been waged to a triumphant ami glorious conclusion, Tho Conorross nf tlio United States nnd tlio entire pooplo of tlio country did not whh to spare tho moiioy or ofTons necossary to provldo our sol-'dlers sol-'dlers nnd sailors with everything needful need-ful for t heir lioaltti, comfort and welfare. wel-fare. Their request for supplies wri niot by the notion of Congress promptly, prompt-ly, and to the fullest limit of tho re-quest. re-quest. Notwithstanding this, It Is to tho cliagrin or the Nation that through political corruption or Inoonipetuiiejf of the Republican administration, our soldiers nnd sjilfors have not ben iufllelonlly provided for. Sueminaly no tegard has been paid to the condition condi-tion of tUelf ha!t,U- Through the orders .f tU i ,r r. j ,m . 1 1 1 have iM-oii kept 111 p ae.-s wliloh l.uimtne vorilnblo pest hobs, until thoy wero so strloknn wlih bunker ami disease, tlntt If 1 hey wero called un'm Ut romlei the fervlco for which th.y were on-listwl, on-listwl, they would bo found physically unable to respond. The people of the United States hold to a rigid account tlioso persons who may be found respnnslbbi for this eon-dltlou, eon-dltlou, which discloses that llioy wore wotso enumlns to tho country than thoso against whom our brave soldier and seamen were ready to go forth to do la( tie. To tlie olllccrs nnd men who volunteered volun-teered from tho State of Utah and who have, wlmrover nn opportunity lias been afforded, as in tho battle of Manila, so bravely uphold tho honor of our country, nnd goucrnl credit of our Stale, wo extend all praise, and fully assure them that the universal feeling is that tho futiiro has no rownrd ton good for thorn. |