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Show jCounty Democratic Platform. I Plntfnrm of ttic Democrono nartv of rtnh county, Ntnto of ntnh, ndopt- rnl Wpnteitilwr R0. IflOS. We, tho Democrnts of TTttili county, Rtntoof ITtnh, In convention nwm-Mel nwm-Mel rendlrtn our nllcglnnrn 1q the time honorcl nrlnclnle of JoltVrson, Jneksnn nnd Tlrvnn, nnd the irlorloiis , sentiments or muni ami cxnet Jutlce to nil, nnd sneelnl nrlvllegfts to none. We endorp the nrluolulM contnlneil ' In the nlnttorms of our pnrtv ndoptcd ; nt the nnllonnl convention nt Denver,! held nn .Til'v 7, IfOS. nnd the Ptnte con-' ven t Ion nt Lotrnn. held Rout. 3J. innn, nnd nlediro our Invnl suniMrt to the cnndldntos nnmed nt thre conventions. conven-tions. We relolco In the crowth of the prln-clnlcq prln-clnlcq of Pomoernov nnd Invito men of tverv polltlcnl fnllh tn unltn with ns In the oleotlon of Wlltlnm J. llrvnn. the'irrentpft living clmmnlon of iminnn rlclilK, whoo Idenl of Demoerntlo gov-eminent gov-eminent 1 thnt the people shnll rulo. Wo renllfo tho grent evil nttendlng thntrnninln lntnxlentlne liquors nnd therefore favor tho ennctment of a law providing for county loenl option, thereby giving the penple-the ritrht tn express tliomanlvM nt the polln on nld n tuition nnd ple'rc the cniiilfdntcn of this ronvenllmi for tin PliHc Tculsln-tu Tculsln-tu re to life their bent mideHvoni for tho pnngf ofueh a law. Wc fnvor cood roadd, nnd therefore fnor llbernl kIhIc snd' enunty apjiro-nrlntlonK apjiro-nrlntlonK for tle ImiIIiIIujt utid mnln-toliilnu mnln-toliilnu of Hie kmo. l'ellovlng tirnt t lie ixlnentlmt ofoiir children lof the arrncl luutortsnco tn frood cillenHhli nnd nonld 1-e held nhove pnrt.v polities. Wo did, as n pnrtv four rears njfn, neecpt thug-irentlon thug-irentlon of the lending ednmtnr of our county nnd Join In n coll for n nonpartisan non-partisan convention which wna hold nnd nominated n cnndldntp for county superintendent of schooln which ennd. ldatvn' endorsed lw tho DemOcratlo pnrty and pi need nn our ticket. .H Tho Republican party refusing to MM Join In the movement, permuting In 'tUmm drnirirlntr Into pnrtlnn politico our 'lim pubilo schools, nnd now as nn oflVct of -H this wo tiolnt to thn Republlcnn e-nm. s 'H fv convention held tn IVuvo on the '-'1 isih lnt. when the nnnilnnttmt of jmM noiintv superintendent wns pintle n no- ttW lltlenl footlmll nnd swapped nliout In n manner unworthy of tho most menial tm came. Wolhcreforo plcdvo our lestUlnttvo cnndldate to work for tho enactment of a law tnklnir the puhltn School o.tic tlou nut of pnrtlHau polltlci. riuU Wedenlorc the fnct thnt there should he built In nur Stntv nnd countr n tvv. .11 lltlrhl mnehlnesurrnunillng Itself with such power that Its tendency Is to slide jH tho nmbltlnn and kill that true Ameri-can Ameri-can spirit thnt should bo cnenurnged In ' iyj our young men: but rejoice tlvtvt tho 91 signs of the times Indicate that thn neo- IH pie are about to rUo In their manhood nnd rulo In our county, state nnd nn- Wo condemn the Republican pnrtv piI In thU county and ktnto. fur Hxillltut '1H log rallllenlion nireUncH for copvcti- - lions, thus wrenching from the proiilo kmm that constitutional riuht that should )io 3mWW tfiinrilcil liy every limn and womnn that ktM hurt the welfare of our fnlr cojnmnn- W wealth at heart lind compelling them 'l tn nlitnln the consent of n political lio-. MmW In order togel a nomination. ImttM Ikllevlng in the Justleeofourcmikc, 'IH and 'lie great principles or human UttU rlgiitsns promulgated by the Demo oratlo party wo Invite nil cttlrensto Join with us in 'electing to nllleo en ml I rH dste who will carry them into cflVct ' ifjH Re)Hnnful)y Bubmltted, A.J. I" vans, Immm Cliairmnn Platform Committee. |