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Show GUR PUTFORMS. STATE, , Adopted by the Democratic State Convention, in Salt ' Lake City, September Septem-ber 14, 1808, The Democrats of Utah by their delegates del-egates In convention nssotnlj'etl, dc.-claro dc.-claro anew their allegiance to tlio Democratic party of tho Nation, anil for tlio great essential principles of liberty which that party, more than a .century ago, was organized to piotnote and establish. Wo reatllrm tho principles declared In tho Democratic platform, adopted In Chicago In 181)0. Tho Imperative necessity of the use of both gold and Silver for tho purposes of money throughout 1I10 world, Is generally conceded. con-ceded. The uso of both is o-sontlal to tlio welfare and happiness of mankind. The ro-establlshniont of siuli mo U of such vital importance, that, no ordinary ordi-nary dllllcnlty should ljo pei'mtited to stand In 1 lie way of Its ulialumeiit. It Is generally acknowledged that without with-out both gold and silver, people must eluk In the ulo of happiness and civilization. civil-ization. They must languish In poverty, They must contlnuo to struggle In vain ;o better their condition. They tniHt toil on without uyeu 1)10 hope of lido-quato lido-quato rev'ard. Yot It Is said that for this pervading, fl igrant wrong, thero is and can be 110 remedy, without the aid and consent of thoso who are, and will roiialn dea to all appeals for relief. re-lief. Is it true that ut this time thorn ts a right which cannot ho made to prevail? A wrong for which thero is no remedy? Ilavo tho niacins of our race proven false? There is a remedy. It is declared in tho national platform of the Democratic party, to which wo now declare our steadfast devotion. That remedy Is the enactment of a law by the Congress p,f tho United Stales, providing for the free and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver at tlio ratio of 1U to 1, without waiting for tho aid or consent of other nations, such consent being notoriously Impossible tp obtain, and that such CfiJu bo a legal tender in payment of all debts both public and private. Tho Democratic party oxtonds a cordial cor-dial tVtj)coino to all those persons who have heretofore adhered to other organizations, or-ganizations, hut who have seen tho insincerity of tho professions of their former political associates, to tho cause of himetullsm. They have had .tho courage and honesty to surrender their prevloiH relations and join hands with the great Democratic parly to bring about the triumph of this. all-Important principle. Tho war with Spiln was nocessary and Inevitable If the nation was to have any regard fqr the protection of ls citizen, anil tho redress of wrongs juid outrages on tho part of Spain, which had become intolerable. Every consideration of Justice and humanity demanded quick and decisive, action, Such was the domain! of the American ppoplo. Yot after this condition bo-came bo-came known for month a Republican administration hesitated, and in weakness weak-ness sought to avoid tho responsibility growing out of this nios important crisis. Aftor resorting to various devices de-vices 5ml deceptive representations, it was at length compolh'd tbfough the patrjptlc efforts of Democratic members mem-bers of Congress and an array of public genllmont to favor a declaration of war." Through tho skill, willingness, sacrifice and heroism of tho army nn.4 tho navy of tho United States, tlio war lias been wagod to a tiiumphaut aud glorious conclusion, Tlje Congress of tho Unltod Spates and tho entire pcoplo of tho country rjid nQt wish to oparo tho'roqnjoy or jsCorrg nQce.'Pary to proyldo our 01-dFer'a' 01-dFer'a' nnd sailors with everything need ful fojrJ,heir health, comfort. h'l welfare, wel-fare, Their request fyr.dfpplhs was mot by the notion of Congress promptly, prompt-ly, arid to the fullest limit of tho request. re-quest. NotwlthstanuMng this. It Is t$ hi the chagrin of the Nutlnuthai through political corruption or Incompetent- of the Repu'ilk-un administration, our soldiers and .pallor have not been iilllciontly provided for Seemingly no legard has been paid tn tlQ comll-Hon comll-Hon of their himlHi. Through the orders of the War depaitnient they Have been kept ai placs whluh became veritable peat holes, until they were ho stricken whh hunaer ami dlRonso, that If tlicy were called uti'm 0 reuilei the orvlce for which tlmy wero enlisted, en-listed, they would be found phyidcully unable to respond. The people ol the United States hold to a rigid iiecnunt thoso persons v may be found respniiHlule for this eon-dltlou, eon-dltlou, which disclose that Ihey were wotso enemies to the country than thoso iigiilnsi whom our brave soldier and Rcamori were ready to go forth to do Imltln. To ihn olllccrs and men who volunteered volun-teered from the State of Utah and who have, wherever an opportunity has been a Horded. 11s in Jjjo huljjii of Manila, ho liravely upheld tho honor of our country, and general credit of our State, wo exiend nil praise, and fully asuro them that the universal feeling Is that tho future has no roward too good for thpin. |