Show democratic platform I 1 we relieve that tile the government of the united states ii 4 a nat national iOllI sov reig nty supreme within its sphere as acl and defined in the constitution and to that government our first allegiance is due and vc N c believe in a t willing and loyal obedience obe diance to all it ita S laiq and a strict 0 of f the fame faille 2 we believe that the several states elates ot ol the union are sovereign within their sphere and thu that upon the preservation of their autonomy depend the benefits of local self government the liberty of tile citizens and the perpetuity of the union 3 wy ve ate aie opposed to tile the idea of centralized or paternal government believing lievi iia that eliat tile the best beit government is tile ono one that thai least and therefore theredo re we believe lit in the largest larest liberty to tile the iii individual ci citizen co consia tant with good government govern I 1 we are opposed to iny 1113 legislation b by y the federal government which looks to or operates lit in levying taxes for tile the benefit of any any one class at the lie expense of any other but we ie believe that tile primal idea of all taxes should be revenue nuland and that confined to the needs of the government economically administered tore 5 we ire are opposed to any legislation tending lending to build ul up monopoly as tile the result is 13 to make rich the the few to the hurt of the many and u e bel believe fit that at the rule of the government overn ment should be the greatest good to the greatest number s special ecial privileges to none equality to all 1 6 we are unalterably opposed to force and fraud in ill tile the conduct of elections or to any interference with them by extraneous power or means the constitution of the united states should not be vitiated by makeshift legislation to facilitate party advantages 7 we ine favor tile the lull full restoration of silver to it occupied in inbur our n currency cui currency rency before its bation by tile lie republican party 8 th the party arty being natural uralis v the friend of latiol labor r we nye lil ask the workingmen of utah to carefully con sider which of the two great national nati national parties is beut best calculated to promote heir welfare Nel fare arid and pledge to them on our part all legitimate and proper assistance as istance to lo further tb their air veil nell being we e are opposed ed to chinese or imported contract labor and opposed to the republican publican Ite PI plan ili ili i in vogue ili in renu sylvania of dis chargin g i workmen or killen for striking against pauper wages 9 we are in favor of the eight hour fier per day la law on oil all public u works arks and not lea es e s than the minimum rite rate of wages nages shall be paid vatious trades lie be it resolved that we nye accept tile the declarations beclar ationo and action of the mornion mormon people eople abandoning the practice of polygamy and the Pe patty lit in so disbanding is the hie same ns as done in good faith and all sincerity and w i e favor ti the ie I 1 eto e to ration of the franchise to all chased citizens alio will obey alie laws of the united blates 2 that the clia ngod conditions in ill this aliis territory iaac leue no room save fur for national patties pai ties 3 3 that as democrats we ie avow our allegiance to the party that has inabin taint J its existence since the government voas fur formed nied and will nill line as long as it lasts 4 1 we adhere to the time honored pt inci ples of democracy and such as are arc set act forth in the national platform adopted by the lait national democratic convention resolved that in members embers of the ter lit 1 orial democratic committe shall constitute a quorum to transact business and that it shall liae haae power to appoint from its members meni berb an all exec uthe commit tee to be coin composed posed of 0 such ri aniber js as it may determine and such exec executive uthe committee shall during the access icci sn of 0 the territorial committee all i its ts pon powers ers resolved esol ved that the lie teri territorial committee take the necessary steps to have democratic societies organized throughout the entile territory as soon as practicable to the end that abil each eacle county and pi precinct pie be pel pei factly organized fur political action revolved Ie Re solved holved that this convention hereby authorizes the teri tenito rial central committee to furnish each county with campaign literature arid and to assess upon each county a surn sum proportionate to the th literature provided resolved Ile solved that wo pledge the faith 0 of f our c counties to meet this expense N w ith promptness |