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Show mm IK IlUR PLATFORMS, mm H STATE. H adopted by the Democratic B; State Convention, in Salt H Lake City, Septem-H Septem-H bcr .14, 1893. MM Tho DonjocraU flf JJtnh by their dol-cciitfes dol-cciitfes In convention nsaomb'ed, do- B,.uro nnow their ulleglnnco to tho i)omoeratlc party of tlio Nation, and (or tho groat essential prjnciplos or H llboriy which that party, more than a Hb contitry nun. wus organized to piomotc and establish. ,,,,,, Ha Vo reiifllnn tlio principles unclnieu S in tho Democratic platrorni, adopted in ChlcaRO In 18U0. Tho Imporatlvo HB necessity of the uso of both old nnd B silver for tlio purposes of money HB throughout thu world, Isnuncrally con. HB .ceded. The uso of both m osseutliil to the welfare nnd hnpplnuss of mankind. BB Tho to-eittiibllalinipnt of ."it li use U of B uh Vital Importance, that no ordl-BB ordl-BB tinry dlllicnlty should bo permitted to BB stand In tho way nf Its attainment. It BB Js generally acknowledged that with-BB with-BB out both gold and silver, people must BB fink In the scale of happiness and civil-BB civil-BB iz'itluti. They must languish In poverty. BB They inn' contltwo to struirirlo In vnln WM to better their condition. They must MM toll on without even thu hope of ado EM iiiate rcwuid. Yt it Is said that for BB this pervading, flagriurt wrong, there BB Is nnd can bu no remedy, without the BB Aid and consent of those who am. and BB "HI rmirtln deaf to. all appeals for re BB Mf- I st tru" llmt !1J 111,8 Lllno m'a BB ia 11 r"''1 w,l,cl1 cannot bo made to BB prevail? A wrong for which there Is BB 110 remedy? Havo thu maxims of our BB rnce proven false? There is a remedy. BB I' 1h declared in tho national platform BB of l,,e Democratic-party, to which we BB ll0W declare our steadfast devotion. BB 'ihat rotuedy Is the onactmeut of a law BB 1V tlio Ciinu'iuss of the United States, BB providing for the free and unlimited BB coinage of both gold and silver at the B ral' u l" ' without waiting for tlio BB .t(l or consent of other nations, such BB consent I'cing notoriously impossible BB to obtain, and that such coin ho n legal BB tender In payment of ull debts both BB public and private. I" Tho Dumocratle party extends n cordial cor-dial walcomo to all those porsons who havo heretofore ndhered to other organisations, or-ganisations, but who havo soon tho -k insincerity nf tho professions of their Bm former political associates, to the Bj cause of himotallsm. They havo iiad Bj tlio courage and honesty to surrender B fheir previous relations and Join hands Bj wliu tho great Democratic party to B bring about the triumph of this all-im-Bj portaut prlnolplo. Bf The wnr with Spain was necessary Bl and Inevitable If the nation was to I have any regard for the protection of Its citizens and tho redress of wrongs and outrages on tho part of Spain, which had become Intolerable, fcvery consideration of Justice and humanity demanded quick nnd decisive action. Such was tho doom ml of tho American people. Yot after this condition bo-came bo-came known for months a Republican administration hesitated, and in weakness weak-ness sought to avoid the responsibility growing out of this most, imporinrit crisis. After resorting to various devices de-vices and decoptlvo representations, It was at lonirth compelled through the patriotic efforts of Democratic mem- I horn of Congress and an array of public sentiment to favor a declaration of war. Through tho skill, willingness, sacrlfieo and heroism of the army and tho navy of tho United Stales, tho war has bono wnged to a triumphant and glorious conclusion. The Congress nf tho Unltod States Itnd tho entire pcoplo of tho country did not wish to sparo the money or efforts ncce'snry to provide our soldiers sol-diers and sailors with everything need-fid need-fid for their health, comfort nnd welfare. wel-fare. Their request for supplie s was mot by the notion of Conaress promptly, prompt-ly, and to the fullest limit of tho leanest. le-anest. Notwithstanding this, it Is to tho chagrin of tho Nation that through political corruption or incompetency of tho Republican administration, our soldiers nnd sailors havo not been llllplontly provided for Seemingly no logard has boon paid to tlio condition condi-tion of i heir linnlth. Through tho orders of tho Wnr department they hnve been kept at places which becamo vorltnblo pest holes, until they wore bo .stricken wth hunger and tllseaso, thn.t If they wore culled upon to vendor the sorvloo for which they were enlisted, en-listed, they would be found physically nimble to respond, The people of tlio Upltcd States hold to a rigid account thoso porsons who may bo found responsible for this condition, con-dition, which discloses that thoy wore worse enemies to tho country than those against whom our brave soldiers and soanion wore roady to go forth to do battle. To the officers nnd men wlio volunteered volun-teered from the Stato of Utah and who have, wherever nn opportunity has been nfforded. as in the bnttlo of Manila, so bravely uphold tho honor of pur country, nnd general credit of our Stato, wo extend all praise, and fully nosuro theni that the universal feeling s that tho future has no rownrd too Rood forthonii |