Show democratic platform I 1 wo we liei ete that tile tie government of tile united states is if a national sov leighty nty De athin its sphere a as 8 delegated legated le and de defined finel ir in the constitution ti ii and totham to eliat gov government ernin nt our first allegiance alle biance ia iz dueane due all I 1 we N e believe in in a willell wil willing lill and loyal loval obedience ohe obe diance to fill all its litta las fill and d ii 1 etlick of tile the same 2 we belie believe c that lint tile several states of the union are arc soe sovereign reign within their sphere fuld ami thit that upon the preservation oll ul ot their autonomy Y depend tile the benefits of local self celt government the liberty of the citizens and in tile alie perpetuity of the union 3 3 NV W j are arc opposed to the idea of centralized centrals ca or paternal believing that tile alio brt government is ia the lie une one that governs least and ami t hei eft re we ie balie believe e in the largest liberty to tile individual citizen with bilth good 4 we are arc appo opposed ed to any ally legislation levi by the federal government which looks to or operates it in levying taxes for till belle benefit fit of adv any one alast at the expense of ol 01 any other but 0 o believe t that flat lilt grimit idea of a all 11 taxes should be revenue baand and eliat confined neals 18 of alio llio ja government economically adminis 5 we are opposed to any legislation e tending to build up ul monopoly op lj as aa tile the result is to inake rich tile few to tile hurt of the many and we N e believe belien 0 that the rule of the government should be 1 lie neatest greatest rood good to alie greatest number everial privileges to none equality to all I 1 6 we are unal unalterably terribly opposed to force and fraud in tile conduct of elections t or joany 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 1 i 7 full restoration of si silvea 1 Is bur our ti i bation iby 1 alie 1 e lle publican ican party 8 T alie democratic ratie party being nat the friend of labor ve ie ask the inen of utah to carefully consider ulich of the wo two great national katics is best beat calculated calculate to promote their welfare and pledge to them on our part ill all legitimate and proper assistance to 0 further their ell bein being we ve fire are opposed to chinese or imported contract libor labor and opposed to tile the republican publican lie plin plan in ill vogue ogue in ill of dis workmen or kmen for striking against pa pauper u pe r wages I 1 weare in favor of the eight hour eer per day law on oil ill all public A oi ks and not less cs than the minimum rate of wages hall be paid to the various trades be it resolved that vie uc accept the declarations and action of the mormon lor nion emple abin loning tile gratice pr prat atice t ice of polygamy and tile the peoples party in disbanding ling the lie same lis as done in good faith and lid a all I 1 bencez wincenty sin centy I 1 ty and it c favor tile restoration of tile franchise to till chesed citizens who 1110 will obey tile the laii laws s of the united states 2 that the changed conditions in this territory orv leave no loom save for national parties pari ies 3 that as democrats wo we avow our allegiance to tile the party that has maintained its existence since tile government was as lor nied and N will ill iii ahe c as lung long as it lasts 4 ne 0 adlitte to th alie e time tile honored principles of democracy and such as are set forth irk in the national platform adopted by the last national democratic convention resolved that members of the ter lit orial democratic committe shall chat constitute a i quorum to transact busi business nees und and eliat it shall have power to appoint from its members in an executive exec exe uthe cutie committee to ID be composed of such imber nimber n ii as it may and such executive committee con shall during tile the recess of tile lie territorial committee exercise all iL its powers ile buived that the lie territorial com mitno take the necessary esstry steps sieps to have Denn cratic societies fd throughout the entire territory as euon as ann to tile enthat en l that each county and precinct be perfectly organized eed four for political action resolved that this convention hereby authorizes the territorial central committee to furnish ij each county with campaign literature and to assess upon each county a sum proportionate to tha literature provided resolved that we pledge the faith of our respective etive counties to meet this expense with ith promptness |