Show I 1 DEMO donatic platform the democratic utah in convention assembled reposing its i trust in the intelligence patriot ism asin and justice of the people standing upon tile the constitution as it a foundation and limitation of the powers of the government as well a as the guaranty of the liberties of jofh the citizen congratulate the territory now soon boon to lio bo a state slate on the s of the policy adopted by tile the national nation ll organization as laid lansdown down in all its platforms for tile the democracy of the entire en lire territory a icaH irin our laith in tin permanence of if federal union union and out our devotion demotion to to tile the con constitution titu and the ibe uis s and decla declare re as cardinal cai dinal doctrines of Dein democracy first absolute acquiescence in io the nill N ill of tile the in as a vital principle of the democratic party second total separation of church and f tate for the sake alike of civil and liberty third the liberty of tho the individual vidual by sumptuary laws fourth support by the diate state of the public schools fifth the supremacy or of the civil over the military power sixth exact equality of all persona per onal before the law seventh the right to it a free ballot the right 1 of all other rights rilet eighth 1 that the democratic party part y is the friend of the laboring nan jilin in in every avocation of life and will protect his interest alike the aggressions of monopoly aa a well as the commune we believe the restoration of the rooney money of the constitution is ia now the e paramount pai amount issue more before the country and insist that both parties shall plainly state their respective spec tive positions upon the question in order that the voters may intelligently lve telli express their pic ference t therefore declaim ourselves in favor of the immediate restoration of tile the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the present I 1 legal ratio of iti 16 to 1 as such coin 1 age existed prior pi lor to without baitin wait iii for the aid or consent of an 0 otter tte n nation gold and silver 0 c coin baij bij to tot o full and legal tender lender I 1 for all public and private we denounce the republican party lor for the of silv silver er in 18 1873 a aud and for its repeated I 1 acts of hostility toward its remone tiza tion N we e call cal attention to the fact that abe coull country try was in the throes of the financial panic ahei the democratic ic administration administrate on assume assumed control in 1893 and we are congratulate the people upon the approaching reign of prosperity as a result of a democratic Demorra tic inform of the tann aul and also to the fact that factories foundries and mills have resumed work since the repeal of the mckinley law and to the constantly advancing wages of workingmen in I 1 almost every industry we e again express our hearty appreciation of the democratic congress and president in providing providina an er eral abling jling act by virtue of which utah is ia about to assume its position as a sovereign state we e cornmon commend d tile the action of the democratic convention odthe of the constitutional members in surrounding the taxing anil and reenee rais raining power of the state by such restrictions find and limitations as to preclude any squandering of public property in aid of private enterprises slid and to confine the expenses of carrying on the public business proper limits of economy despite the almost unanimous opposition of a Republic republican on majority y and we favor tile the adoption of the proposed constitution we conrat congratulate the omen of utah upon th their admission to equal political rights with men under the llie provisions provision of the constitution proposed and the democratic party for the earnest eardest and able support of that measure re by its iab in the constitutional convention we denounce as false the charges that the democratic party of 01 utah has haa been guilty of stuffing billot ballot boxes or other elect election ioa frauds and condemn the republican party for its unwarranted and li bellous attack upon the majority of 0 tile the utah commission illion and deplore the lack jack of principle shown by its attempt without wy ally r and for partisan purposes to besmirch the character of nonoi honorable able citi citizen ellz |