| Show or OF the democratic party of cache azid and rich counties in convention assembly adopts the following platform we ve reaffirm our allegiance to tile the principles of jeffersonian Jenerson ian democracy and a id wo we reit our demand for economy and retrenchment ip in all branches of the lie public service OUR delicate CATE W we express our appreciation of the caier energy gy 0 and ability of dele delegate C vate to Cors congress 13 ress the iron ifon J L rawlins in his efforts to to taio ali 0 people of utah tho the rights property and liberties improperly in taken ken from them and wo we are arc gratified fi ed at the success he lie helias lias has already achieved lie ile has already made a notable record in conora 0 ile he has intro duc coland the of has passed a bill asking n the lie g government rovern ment to r refund the es cheated personal property of the church 1 i of jesus christ of latter day clay baill saints t S he has bas taken an indeli independent n d ent course on oil tho the silver question h ich liis ims served to bind this territory in closer friendship with surrounding stat states s ile he has opposed the occupancy of utah reservations by indians aiom rom colorado and elsewhere c ile he has inked for the loca location t ion of i 1 branch mint to be established it at salt lake city CHANGED conditions we 0 the democracy of utah upon the favorable condition in inch our territory now occupies in the este esteem eril of t the lie government and people of tile the united states and wo we ask the people of I 1 utah without regard 0 to party affiliations iati ons to note the changes that have occurred during 0 tho the past six months utah men now fill the offices of governor 0 governor over nor secretary prosecuting att attorney surveyor general register of the land office and all other oilier important territorial positions the registrars are arc utah men the jurors jurors bona fide residents the post office appointees are a and rid neighbors 0 of the people the judges are arc selected from utah lawyers and the ilia whole federal machinery is is rap rapidly idly becoming etonian Uto onion nian the people who for so 11 many lly years have borne all manner of fafe charges insults insult sil and pd prosecutions derogatory to t their air true character r lire ar now nour as peers and art are welcomed and honored by the citizens of other oilier states as becomes their flipi r dignity b intelligence 0 and patriotism as witnessed by the interest in utah at the worlds fair and by the receptions tend ered to our federal officials and to 1 the tabernacle choir and all who accompanied the them thus the ca great reat fact of local self government has been virtually accomplished complis hed in a few months of democratic rule and we contrast this his achievement with the repeated failures of the previous republican administration to keep its pledges 0 with utah we demand that all federal offices in utah shall be filled by utah men the democratic party in in utah was wag the first to reco recognize nize tile the changed conditions and was quickly 1 v ful fol lowed in this by the national democracy we call tho the attention of the people to tile the fact that tho the republican party claims three fourths of the votes voles in the present liberal party howin how large a number of 1 ID republicans refuse to acknowledge 0 the chan changed ed conditions the recognition 0 given by the democratic Domo cratic party to this formerly oppressed and down trodden territory has exceeded all precedent and lias has surpassed surp ased the most hopeful antic anticipations mationg of the people the triumphant democracy of the nation lias has recognized honored and elevated this territory so that in in the lie eyes of utah hers herself elf of tile the at large and of the whole world the territory stands with no superior it will be most fortunate urt fur for utah to reel reelect re el elect c ct a democratic legislature C in order that hat the magnificent progress now making may not be interrupted nor lor tile the admission of utah in any way retarded concerning STATEHOOD ve vo call the attention of the peo plo to the congressional dome damo cratic report on utah submitted march 1 10 which baya there ran can bo be no longer fl question as to 0 o the of poly polygamy gainy an in tile llie territory ory that institution has been abol dished blied forever find and tile the laws relating to it t are arc as aa strictly obeyed in utah itah an all in any other oilier state elate in the union only about 5 per percent cent of if abe lie people of utah are illiterate and thi this i faction in connect connection iun with the educational facilities of the territory and tile the cha character nacter of its ita people is a ample assurance of one of tile alie most es agential characteristics ot of good citizenship 81 1 P 11 A 40 the comm community chich is qualified for statehood seeks only an all opportunity to demonstrate demons rate its capacity for self gelf gov rement by sin nn experiment and presents pie senta it it appeal to which coli congress gress cannot r alose e its eairs i ars without willi out questioning tile the theory and the writ principles rf of local institutions I 1 your committee is thoro thoroughly satisfied of 0 entire qualifications en lions for admission tollie union with aih all tho the pon ere of ful I 1 statehood VI VIEWS aws we also call attention to lo the republican congressional report submitted march yit mst 1892 which says it may he conceded that the alie practice of pol gainy will not ile ho established reestablished re in flab ia by revelation or otherwise I 1 though it has hit been sue suspended till all right people will ivill unite in encouraging cou tho mormon lormon people fit in a co growth rewti it in the better vav but the f fact act cannot be overlooked thai tins this abandonment of 0 pluvial marriage has only been mailo made under the strongest measure eure of government and eori society ety a ami eliat no nall etc hris bus lie presidency of the church a admitted the wrong or confessed ii a conversion from tile the atit authority hority under which llie flie practice th rough eo CO many yei iwas aider u ider peril aeril to the fou soul why not give a demonstration that conditions have changed why hy not ot hava hav a erno croo or two of the american spirit in utah tile people ate seeking toce to escape cape dom government dictation for ninny many bira they have been it at enmity with i ith tile the government it is not altogether remarkable thit that after so many bears ears of contention against I 1 the alio govern uch bitterness 0 of f spirit should still be manifested the rhe desire on the part of the mornion mormon population for any relief relict is conspicuous and in is a measure mea Etire exi cable ua ble the government of the state must be in in the Zt otate ate and not in tile lie church a and 11 this fundamental principle of republican government which passes beyond the indic suc suspension pension of the practice of polygamy is to have recognition in utah and congress Con giess will be remiss in its duty not only to tile the people of utah but to to the people of the alie republic Ite public as a whole if it does not reasonably satisfy itself as to the complete accept acceptance alice of this condition before it shall place the power out of its hantis bands or anywise cloud its excuse utah lias been a stumbling block in the wily way of western pro progress grees TAXATION AND AX BOUNTIES BOUS HES we congratulate 0 the people of UL utah th upon the llie success of all our industries dus tries upon their own merits and that none of them depend upon territorial rit orial bounties for their co continuation we are unalterably opposed to higher rates of taxation than the necessities of public expenditures der demand nand except for value regularly received no public moneys should be paid joany to any pria ato person or corporation on an th 0 th that a t by directly aiding such sua battile paT tile tile public will be indirectly aided we hold that the legislature has no ri bt under the plea of aiding home industries to give public taxes to private persons or corporations while the public is indirectly benefited by every house that is built every improvement that is ia made and every legitimate enterprise that is started yet to admit that the government should attempt to pay its citizens for their business ventures that may directly or indirectly bo be of benefit to other iler persons sons also leads to the theory that the government should support the people instead of the true doctrine that the people should support the government such a policy must ell end in despotism or in in tho the rule of the few that such favors from the government AS the supreme court has said eaid to uv lay with one hand tile the potter of tile tho government on oil the property of tile the citizen and with ith the alie other oilier to bestow it upon favored individuals to aia aid private enterprises enterprise sand and build up private private fortunes is ie none lione tile lesba less n rob robbery E ery because it is done under the forms of law lav and is ia called taxation if fit it lie be said caid that a benefit results to the local public of a town by i establishing the same m may sty be said mid of any other oilier buein bug inzes ss or pule curmit which em plays capital or labur tile merchant i ile mechanic alie innkeeper alie babker tho llie builder the steamboat t owner are qually equally promoters of the public good md equally des deserving ervits tl alie L aid of the llie naiem itie nj by forced contribute contributions ons no nit scan lie ile drawn n in favor oi 01 the manu A c aih whit h would not open tho flie coffers ferson of tile public to tile the importunities tuni ties of two thirds of the business weis men of the lie city or wit ton it opinion of S supreme court 20 wallace cassot CANNOT BE if bounties could be given to every industry or improvement in proportion to the attio amount invested then only could the bounty system ile ba just to all each receiving in proportion to the taxes he pays and then the system would ile be a nullity it is only because the system cannot tic be made general that hat any persons persona favor it and it is usually fored by those who are already a abundantly sun dantly able to care for themselves while the masses of the people have no one to protest against such injustice to all and f favoritism toward it a few TARIFF wo we denounce the attempt of certain elements of the republican party to malio make it appear that the Demo democrate crati ad ministration administration is res pon sible for the financial difficulties tie that have lave recently tins this and other countries these difficulties havo have occurred whilo while republican legi legislation dation and policy were in complete and undisturbed operation and have lave greatly diminished since tile hie democratic party tins I 1 as taken steps toward repealing the republican laws abat aro laidely responsible for them the attempt of the republican party to frighten ahten tile peoples le presenta tives out of reducing high taxes and reforming the war tariff is characteristic of the lie impudence of that party which does docs not trust the people to ask the people not to do what they have thrice with heavier emphasis each time lime do creed shall be done is to tell tile the people that they ire are fools and do not know what isi is host best for themselves to attempt to frighten tho the people out of reforming tile the robber tariff by telling 0 thorn them that the prospect of lower taxes I 1 brings rings on jn 1 panics a bics is to insult their intelligence ence and i ii 3 to tell them that they are arc unfit for self government government we conini commend end the early action of tile the democratic party larty to reform tile the present illogical and unjust system of taxation and we warn the people lie that that tile tho force ill gotten wealth and plutocracy are arrayed arrayed against 13 ever every y effort that tends to abolish the present system of favoritism sin toward tile the wealthy or that tends to do justice t to the masses of the people we ve encourage the people to stand hy by their colors and never to relax their efforts till the burdens of unequal taxation are lifted from the overburdened hick back of labor and more fairly distributed upon the wealthy tho the fux luxurious urious and the idle classes of society REFORM BF we congratulate cotil rat the people upon the rapid and determined steps of tile the party of their choice since it lias has been in power in the direction of reform reforming int L the tariff revising 0 the lin financial ancial I 1 davs ars and giving the people control 0 I 1 over their own elections by the repeal of the federal election laws we sympathize with vie the republican party in its effort to hurry the democratic administration to reform in six months the unjust systems which have been gro growing iving up during thirty years of republican r ule rule and as a result of republican legislation EDUCATION wa that ivein teresta te rests of i the people of the whole territory i would be sub served hv by a union union of the agricultural n college 1 and the university of utah as there is room for both institutions 1 in I the buildings now occupied by the former and as the two iwo could be maintained at less expense to the territory than is now necessary to maintain tile university alone we favor the location of this joint institution in logan 0 utah as being in every way tile most favorable in the territory SILVER we dav favor 0 r the free coina coinage a e of both gold and silver without an any discrimination a against 0 ainest either an and the use of both metals as money we mo characterize the of silver by the republican party in 1873 as a crime crime against the nation we favor tile the repeal of the sherman law which has dest destroyed roved confidence in our monetary system and has precipitated a money panic we favor a readjustment of oui ou unsafe financial laws |
