| Show democratic PLATFORM the democratic party of utah in convention potion assembled reposing its trust in the intelligence patriot pat t i anil and justice of the people standing upon the constitution ab as it a foundation and limitation of the powers of the government is as mell nr 11 0 at the guaranty of tile the liberties ot of the hie citizen congratulate the territory now foon boon to bo be a state slate on tile the success of the policy adopted by the national organization as laid down low in all its platforms for the democracy of the entire enllie tenito rv we ire reaffirm our faith in ohp ahr permanence of federal union and our devotion to the constitution and the laws and ill declare clare its as cardinal cai dinal doctrines of democracy first absolute acquiescence in the will ot of the majority as a vital principle eis the democratic party second total separation of cauich and state for the sake alike of civil and religious liberty third the liberty of the individual by sumptuary laws fourth by the diate state of the public schools fifth the supremacy of the civil over the military p power sixth exact E exact equality eduali of all persons persona before the law seventh the right to a free ballot the right preservative of all other rights right eighth thit that the democratic party is ir the friend of the I 1 labeling abor in nan joan in in every avocation of 1 life ife and will protect his hie interest alike against the aggressions of monopoly as well as the commune ye we believe the restoration of the money of the constitution is a now the paramount issue before the country ind and insist that both parties shall plainly state their respective spec live tive positions upon the question ot in order that the voters may in telli gently express their preference we U e therefore declare ourselves in favor of the immediate restoration of the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the present I 1 legal ratio of IG to 1 as such coin 1 age existed prior to 1873 without waiting wailing for the aid or consent of A aay IT r orbr nation gold cold and silver coin full foil and legal tender lender for all debts public and private we denounce the republican party for the of silver in 1873 and I 1 for or I 1 its g re repeated safe I 1 d acts of hostility toward its remone tiza tiou we call cal attention to the fact that the country was in the throes of the financial panic nhen the democratic administration assumed control in 1893 and we congratulate the people upon the approaching reign of prosperity as a result of a i democratic Demorra tic reform of the tariff and also to the fact that factories foundries and mills have resumed IN work rk since the repeal of the me kinley law and to the constantly i advancing wages of workingmen working mea in 1 almost every industry we e again express our hearty appreciation of of the Dema democratic cratic congress and president in providing pro an enabling act by virtue of which utah is about to assume its position as aa a sovereign state we commend the action of the democratic convention odthe of the constitutional members in surrounding the taxing and power odthe of the state by such restrictions and iii limitations US as to preclude clude any squandering of public ic prop ei eity ty in aid of private enterprises and to confine the expenses of carrying carr r 0 on n the public business within proper I 1 ing r 1 limits of economy despite the almost unanimous gus opposition of 0 a Republic republican on majority and we favor the adoption of the proposed con constitution 1 we congratulate the women of U utah tell upon their admission to equal political rights nith men under the provisions of the constitution proposed and the democratic party for the earnest and able support of if that measure by its representatives in the constitutional convention I 1 i we denounce as false the chars that the democratic party of 0 utah has been guilty of stuffing billot ballot boxes boxer or other election frauds and condemn the republican party for its unwarranted an and li bellous attack upon the majority of tho the utah commission and deplore tile the lack or of principle shown by its attempt without any evidence and for partisan purposes to besmirch the character of honorable ci |
