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Show H Adopted by Utah County Con-. H vention, at Provo, Sep-H Sep-H tember 7, I 898. H ri.ATF0nil AND ABSOLUTIONS. mm "i00 "'""cratlc flirty of Utah cniuv MWi y, by its nuthnrUod delegates In eon- mm jention assombled, submit the follow- H lug declaration or principles: Tl-"Wo realllrm, nnd endorse tho B i?e,nncratlc phiUorui adopted by tho mm futoii!i1 Deiii'iera'tlu Convention at mm um-sij-, , iaUtJ an,( MSl)Ht.,aiiy unit mm J't-rium f said fd-ufonn which d. eUiied mW in f tv ir nf tan fro and unlimited mm PMi aye nf silver equal with gold at mm the rati,. f iu tu nf Vui-r$r be-'v,een be-'v,een itic motif y powr of the world mm ii iho ,n,i!8es of huiu.ioUy Is still on. WE 1E Jfsuo is as Irtportant pow, and Sjm uiKio Important than It was in ISOi'i I b and must continue to be a conflict between grinding monopolies on the otio hand nnd thedowii-troddon masses on tho othor, until, by tho mighty volco of tho peoplo at the Dallot box, It filial! have been soltled, nnd settled right. This is tho paramount Issue beforo the people. It has hitherto been in tho Stnte of Utnh a question upon which all of tho political parties agroed. Recently, howover, by the uso of Juggling words and meaningless tertiin, calculated onlv to obscuro tho vital question and befog the Issue, ttio llepubllcnns of Utah, with many lion, orablo exemptions, in violation of their solemn pledges nnd promises to the peoplo, havo tnkon n backward step in tho progress of tho light until It has becomo Impossible to regard them any longer In any othor llsht than as tho friends of gold nnd enemies of silver. Tho only true friends or any question aro thoso who light for Its triumph, nnd light to win. Such Is the attitude of tho Democratic party townnU tho freo nnd uullniited coinage of silver equal with go'd as a money of ultimate redemption. 2 The Democrats of Utnh county urn proud of the results of tho war with Spain. We nre uono the less proud of the fact, that Democratic Senators Sen-ators and UenrosontaUves in the Congress Con-gress of the United Slates by unceasing unceas-ing agitation, in spite of n formidable opposition by Republican leaders cro-nted cro-nted a public sentiment In the country which forced and compelled a reluct-nut. reluct-nut. Republican Administration to declare war. A declaration which not only the distinction of the "Maine" wns arranged, but liberty and the op-portunlt.y op-portunlt.y of enllirhtoned freo government govern-ment was extended to an oppressed and down-trodden people. ,'J Wo roafllrm our adherence to tho doctrine of equal suffrage, and aro proud of that provision of tho Constitution Consti-tution of tho Stato of Utah, by which equal suffrage Is guaranteed without regard to the distinction of box; and wo declare that that provision of the Constitution, and the laws made In pursuance thereof should bo given tho fullest possible effect; nnd the absolute riuht of women io volo nnd hold olllce should bo uphold and maltalnod. i--Wo congratulate tho peoplo of Utnh county, and tho Democratic party tlioreln upon the clean, frugal nnd honest administration of the county government by the ofllcors elected In 1800. Tho county govern-niont govern-niont litis bon ndminlstered nnd eon-ducted eon-ducted In the Interest of tho citizens and tho taxpayers and for tho oubllo good. "Wo thcrofore, ns the representatives represent-atives of the pirty to whom said olllcersowo their election, boa tily on-dorse on-dorse mid approve the manner In which thoy havo discharged their trust and bespeak for thorn tho sincere gratitude grat-itude of tho people of Utah county. |