Show I 1 I 1 city convention met in the court hom and made A STRONG TICKET and ana a patriotic platform full of popular principles 4 the one hundred delegates from the fi live e municipal wards of logan T ogan met in convention at 10 a ill thursday day reb 25 1892 dr 0 C ormsby was called to tile the chair and will G varrill farrell made secretary alvin crocket was chosen ch chaplain aDlain and lie iio opened the meeting with onith prayer epmyer the various committees were anil and the forenoon mostly passed pissed in their deliberations and is the platform was read and adopted by sections and stands as follows your committee on oil platform and re resolutions o beg leave to submit the following ILAT FOnt the democratic party part of logan in convention venti call assembled hereby adopts tile fol following loilo ing platform and resolutions 1 we believe that all men are born I 1 roe irce and equal that tit the best government is that which governs least that tile hie largest liberty of the citizen coil consistent stent with good government is the ideal condition n of BO society that religious belief and worship must lie free final and untrammeled but that religion and anal politics not bo be mingled in such i NA way ay as to obstruct the tree free choice of the ilove reign voter that the federal govel ariment is in ill its sphere as prescribed by the con oil demanding on oi the part of tile citizen a Nv willing illing and loyal obedience to its laws but that t alie 11 e 8 several states are sovereign within their sphere in securing lie benefits of local sel self government overn or the liberty of tile citizen and tile alie perpetuity of the vision 2 11 we e bellene that justice and sound policy forbid the alie territorial legislature to foter one branch of industry to the detriment of another or to cherish tile the interest of one portion to alie injury roof of another portion of our country orue or territory ari ter and incentive hold held out to men by bv special legislation to take capital anif labor f from tom industries that support PO rt themselves for the purpose oi 0 investing these resources in indus industries 8 that are not self sustaining on oil the plea that fiat such industries will ill s burtain others while unable to support themselves es is isa is deception and a practical business mander blunder 3 we are arc opposed to any legislation bythe by the federal government which looks to or opi rates in ill levying taxes for tile ben benefi oria lut lLone ilass class at the expense of another but we believe that the primal idea of all taxes should bo be revenue and anal that confined to the needs of the lie government economically administered 4 we are opposed to any any legiel legislation ti 0 O tending to build up as the result is to make inake rich the few to tile the hurt of the many and we ire believe that the rule of the government eho should till be the greatest good to the greatest number special privileges to none equality to all wo we lib lillieve lieve that it a wise economy should characterize nil all public eppedi turen turea but that a niggardly parsimony should not be practiced upon public employees Reli olred that we denounce as unworthy of any political party and as a grave avron wrong on the rights of the citizens of logan tl alie ie recent arbitrary act of the registrar in denying the right of registration to many citizens in tile the wilful bk aki breaking i of his solemn pledge and in the endorsement of hisco uree by I 1 loans leans of logan that we denounce in un measured mea terms lenns tile refusal of tile ilie ov arnor of utah itah to approve a bill passed by the general legislature providing for it a and tuler fuler registration for all cities of the second class and anal that no language can too strongly condemn the course of the republican executive committee in instructing the governor for purely party parly reasons to veto tile the bill thus depriving a large num number jer of lawful citizens yens zens of ile the sacred right of the ballot resolved that ni 0 are capp ossed cd to the use of an any religious influence in political matters as distractive of tile the pure and sacred purpose of religion and while recognizing tile all men to a free expression of kneir political views we must condemn aa unmanly unworthy landurn edun the use of influence by men inen holding sacred positions for prospective personal advantage or for tile the advancement of the interests of any an party reau republican ill iball or democratic we believe in a good days work and a good day a pay borall for all labor at and we e denounce as the talk of place seekers and demagogues tile promises made that laborers will receive excessive compensation front tile republican party if iti iiii candidates be elected all taxes come from the people excessive and unusual wages can cali only be paid by tile impo imposition of unusual and excessive taxes wo we believe that the additional and increased received by logan in fit bee becoming 0 in 1 no a city t y of tile tho beconi clasa ph b be 0 wisely wise ly used us ed for tile good of th the 0 beof people lie and the city that the alie progress gt asu 0 ot band and it improvement n pro in our muni 1 ci civility ili tit v should choul I 1 be equal to but no ge greater a ter titan t tic thy financial prosperity of tile the people making advancement without A party can win win only upon personal r revilement evi lement and the assassination of private character is unworthy of confidence and should bo be condemned by an overwhelm overwhelming edg vote of public censure we believe the public health and p general welfare of t the 11 C citizens of logan demand id a better and anal more extended system an kotlier dother public merits ments as soon as cheap money can cali lie be obtained for suh such purposes peg by bunding or car other otherwise so sea that tile the tuil full beno fits ut of all such may lie be joynal without unnecessary delay by burdens of the fill people without increasing tho of taxation we extend our warmest sympathies 11 i acs aki ao and fullest confidence to t 0 P democrats v ho avo laborea FO BO vigorously before congress Con gresa to secure loine home rule for utah by ishiah the iho people may ill 1 relieved of ti ali c lot artty aty tyranny of such officers as tile the governor Go vernoi vernor of 0 utah the itah commission the reg registrar of 0 logan and othera holding office without tin the consent of tile the people anil and contrary to their is wishes and t tho lie political finan cial ci al and inoval is elfare of our common connley conn con litty liy the course of the 1 liberal iberal party in striving to have maintained indech nito upon tile the people tile iniquitous system under which tali is now gro grobi Ing receive tile lasting tion of every lover of liberty and every itah therefore we read with unfeigned it grot the course of prominent republicans beffie tile committee of the hie united states senate representing tile the republican party of utah on oil teri Tenito stories rius on oil I 1 lie ilia its t 7 in 1 n ich they emphatically declai ell that they pic a continuation of tile the ty tv allican al lical system upon attah rather all than A that tho this democratic homo pule ili fiill 1 shall become a hs law or that that tul utah to through tile the of democratic influence a d democratic principles shall nany the right of choo 1100 ine Ang hy by hollest holiest hallot ballot to hold public office the men inen of 0 atall i in I 1 I 1 hoin tile the of itah have confidence avo coll fi dently v leai lene e to to tile tho condon nation of nil all lesi residents dents of our fur fair city cily tile the cd introduction of united states marshals into a purely loco local election ele clion le carding g g which there lias has yet to ins be tile slightest intimation of unfairness or rong doing slid and MC to emphatic ally dec declaive laile that stich a proposition could only coar from those belonging to a party that believed in a 1 strong central govern government me tit As democrats trial and citizen citie nf by every ill chith tecoa nies nurs t the he right ri litof of tile people to bo be supreme in in all matters that eliat concern them thein alone is vo 0 tire are bitterly cap opposed posed to such methods and must in no antei tain language denounce this course as a deliberate intent to intimidate honest voters in HIP flip interest of the republican party part in ili the afternoon at 0 wo o if lie convention i sir mr sloin sloan immediately liked bately inoch ed a of the regular order of to consider con sider the office of city treasurer first the motion carried whereupon the name of 0 S L kallif if wits pro proposed for the ho position tion this being received with N I 1 C general favor and as there was no odier cr nomination 3 clr ar ballif received the ote etc bv iby tion A committee was appointed to wait upon tio the Doin nominee incle in fit order to ascertain the gent lemans willingness illin gness to to accept the following letter was received in reply to chairman and meinberg 8 of the democratic Courent ion I 1 rim nm informed by your committee appointed to wait upon tile me that I 1 am ain the choice of 01 your coil convention bention for the office of city treasurer and in thanking you for the CO expressed in tills this nomination no permit arnit mu me to say that while my my natural inclination lols ili to prefer a life of privacy I 1 not noi M I 1 illing to serve erve my party ns Is it sec sees 8 fit and therefore accept the noun nomination and will it if elected perform tho the duties of that office offic eln in tile be bet best t of my ability respectfully S L tia lii r tho the convention then returned to its regular order whereupon the names of joseph morrell john T caine IT ir and N U I 1 kimball fin ball for fir tile the sakip si kip As aa none jbf these gentlemen I 1 cio cro delegates they were ivere consequently ab absent sent ironi front the lie meeting mcain mr air jolin john 1 T caine jr was nominated on the first b ballot allot and a committee wits duly appointed to hunt him up tip and apprise him of liis his good fortune they soon returned with mr C who amid great applause made a neat little of acceptance the next matter considered was the office of city recorder Ic corder quite it number of names were freely ilis discussed cussed when the convention settled upon larson lareon lias isas made tho the unanimous choice of the convention for marshal dave crookston wits was elected on the first ballot over his brother N W crookston C C C jenson was nominated for tle office of assessor anil and collector by acclamation after benediction by the chaplain clia plain tile the convention adjourned tile the republicans are forced to admit that tile the democratic is a t trong ticket and the neutrals lire are delighted ith it there is do question about the march larch election |