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Show OUR PLATFORMS. STATE. Adoptee! by the Democratic Stata Convention, in Salt Lake City, September Septem-ber 14, 1898. Tho Democrats of Utah by their deb emites In convention nssonib'etl, declare de-clare ntiovv their nlleiflsinco to Ihe Pemocratlc party of the Nation, and fr tho great essential principle of liberty which that party, tuoro than a century ngn, wus organized to ptomote and establish, Wo reafllrtu tho principles tleclnred in I ho Domocrntlo platform, adopted In Chicago in 18U0. The Imperative necessity of the use of both gold and silver for tho purposes of money throughout tho world, Is'eiicrully conceded. con-ceded. The use of both is essential to tho welfare and happiness of mankind. Tho ro-cstabllshment of sujh use Is of such vital Importance, that no ordinary ordi-nary dllllculty should bo permitted to stand In the wuv of Its attainment. It is generally acknowledged that without with-out both gold nod silver, people must sink In the scale of happiness and ci villa vil-la tluti. They must laogu'sh In poverty. They mils', cntittiiuo to struggle in vain to lietturtliulr condition. They mint toll on without oven tho hup of ado quutu rewind. Yt It Is sulci that for this pervading, (1 igrant wrong, there Is and can be no remedy, without the aid and consent of those who are. and will rmiuln deuf to all appeals for relief. re-lief. Is it true that ut this time then-Is then-Is a right which cannot be made to prevail? A wrong for which ther'o is no remedy? Havo tho maxims of our rnco proven false? There Is a remedy. It Is declared in tho natlounl platform of the Democratic party, to which we nov declare our steadfast devotion. That remedy Is the enaut ment of n law by the Congress of the United States, providing for the freo and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver at the rutin of 1U t J, without waiting for the aid or consent of other mulun, such consent being neitnrlomly impossible to obtain, and that such colu lienleg.il tender In payment of ull debts both public and private. Tbe Dumncratio party oxtonds n cordial cor-dial welcome to all those persons who have heretofore ndjpjrpd to other organizations, or-ganizations, bub who have seen the Insincerity of tho profusions of their former political associates, to the ciusc of btiuetallsm. They have had (Jio cournge nml honesty to surrender their previous relations and Join hand witli the great Dpnincrat.lv party to bring about the triumph of this all-lm-portautjirlni'lplii. The war with Spiln was necessary ami luovltablo if tho nailoti was to .havo any regard for the protection of Its citizens and tlio retlmss of wrongs nod outrages on the part of Spain, which had iiccome Intolerable. Every consideration of Justlou mid humanity demanded quick nnd decisive action. Such wus tho domain! of the American people, Yot after this condition ho-cnniu ho-cnniu known fur month') a Republican administration hesitated, and In weakness weak-ness sought to avoid the responsibility growing out, of this most Important crisis. After resorting to various devices de-vices ami deceptive representations, It was ut lemrth cmnpellrd through the patrlotlo efforts of Democratic members mem-bers of Congress and an array of public sentiment to favor a declaration of war. Through tho skill, willingness, sacrifice and heroism of the army nnd tho navy of tho United Si nips. I ho war has been wnged to a triumphant and gloilous conclusion. The Congress of tho United States nnd tlio entire people of the country did not wish to sparo tho money or efforts npctvsary to provide our sol-IJers sol-IJers and sailors with everything needful need-ful for ihelr he&Rti, comfort nnd welfare wel-fare Thelf request or supplies was ruety the action of Congress promptly, prompt-ly, nd to the fullest limit of tbe request. re-quest. Notwithstanding thlf.lt J; to " thochagilu or th Nation that through politlcid corruption or Incompotfiie of the Uepu'dlean ndmiiilstriiUon, our fojdlera and sailors bavo not been suillelenily provided for Seemingly no legard has been paid to the condition condi-tion of their he.ililt. Through tbe orders of tho War depart metit they iiaVe been kept, m places whloh becamn verltablo prut boles, until they woro o stricken with bunuer nnd dlnoase, that If tlipy wcro called upon to remlet Ihe service for which Ibiy wcro enlisted, en-listed, :lhey would be found physically unable loTcpond The people ol the United States hold to a rigid iiccnunt those persons who may be found responsible ror tlila eon-dltlmi, eon-dltlmi, which discloses that ihey were worse enemies to the country ban those nguhi8t whom our brave snhllerx and seamen were ready to go forth to do haitle. To theoMlcers nnd men who volun. leered from.Uiu Stale 'if Utah and who have, wlierovcr an opportunity lm been nlTorded. ns in the iiaiiln of Manllii, no bKively upheld the honor of our country, mid general credit, or our Stale, wo ex'end all pmlsp, nnd rn'ly '-sure them ih it the tinlver-!il feeling Is that Hie future has no reward loo good for them. |