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Show irn...i.n nmnMii w. iwiiii i ii i i i nmiiiianMMgasBaBBa DEMOCRATIC PMTF0KMS Territorial, Adopted at Ogden Senr. 5 th Tne democratic party of Utah in convention assembled, reposing its trust in the intelligence, patriotism and justice of the people standing upon the constitution a3 a foundation and limitation ol the powers of the government gov-ernment as well as the guaranty of the liberties of the citizen congratulate the territory now soon to be a state on the assured success of the policy adopted by the national organization as laid down in all its platlorms. For the democracy of the entire territory ter-ritory we reaffirm our fath in the permanence per-manence of federal union and , our devotion to the constitution and the laws: and declare as cardinal doctrines of democracy: First Absolute acquiescence in the will of the majority as a vital principle of tho demociatic party. Second Total separation of church and state for the sake alike of ciyil and religious liberty. Third The liberty of tLe individual unvexed by sumptuary laws. Fourth Support by the state of the public school?. Fifth The supremacy of the ciyil oyer the military power. Sixth Exact equality of all persons belore the law. Seventh The right to a free rallot tho right preservative of all other rights. Eighth That our democratic party is the friend of the laboring man in every avocation of life, and will protect pro-tect hiQ interest alike against the aggressions ag-gressions of monopoly as well as the commune. We believe the restoration of the money of the constitution ia now the paramount issue beore the country, and insist that both parties shall plainly state their respective posi ions upon the question in order that the voters may intelligently express their preteience. We therefore declare our-eelve our-eelve in favor of the immediate restoration res-toration of tho tree and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the present pres-ent legal ratio of 16 tol, as such coinage coin-age existed prior to 1873, without wait ing for the aid or consent of any other nation. Gold and silver coin to be a full and legal tender for all debts public pub-lic and private. We denounce the republican party for the demonetization of silver in 1S78 and for ita repeated acts of hostility toward to-ward its remonetization. We call attention to the fact that the country was in the throes of a financial panic when the democratic administration adminis-tration assumed control in 1893.and we congratulate the people upon the approaching ap-proaching reign of prosperify as a result re-sult of a democratic retorm "of the tariff; tar-iff; and also to the tact that factories, foundaries and mills have resumed worksince the repeal of the McKmley (aw, and to the constantly advancing wages of workingmen in almost every industry. V e again express our hearty appreciation appre-ciation of the democratic congress and president in providing an enabling act by virtue of which Utab is about to assume as-sume its position as a sovereign state. We commend the action of the democratic dem-ocratic members of the constitutional convention in surrounding the taxing and revenue-raising poer of the state by such restrictions and limitations as to preclude any squandering ol public property m aid ot private enterprises, and to confine the expenses of carrying on the public business within proper limits of economy, despite the almost unanimous opposition of a republican majority. And we fayor the adoption of the proposed constitution. We congratulate the women of Utah upon their admission to equal political rights with men under the piovisions of the constitution proposed, and the democratic oartv for the earnest and able support of that measure by its representatives in the constitutional convention. We denounce as false tbe charge thnt the democratic party of Utah haB been guilty ot stuffing ballot boxes or other election frauds, and condemn the republican party for its unwarranted un-warranted and libelous attack upon the majority ot the Utah commission, and deploie the lack of principle shown by its attempt without any evidence and lor partisan purposes to besmiich the character ot honorable citizens. Utah County, Adopted at Payson Sent. 28th. Hon, J. B. Milner, chairman of the committee on platform and resolutions reported the following platform: The democratic party of Utab county in convention assembled declare as follows: fol-lows: We hereby endorse and reaffirm the platform adopted at the convention held in Ogden on September 5, 1895. We cordially and heartily approve of the action of said convention in nominating nomi-nating Joseph L. Rawlins and Moses Thatcher for United States senators for Utah, and demand that the members mem-bers of the legislature from Utah county use tvery honorable means to secure their election. With heartfelt gratitude we appreciate appre-ciate the munificent donation of public lands granted by the federal government govern-ment to the new state of Utah, and urge upon the legislature the necessity neces-sity of passing such laws and adopting such measures as will secure to tbe Btate tbe most valuable public lands within tbe state to the extent of all crants made to it. and its public inBti- tutioo.5. We demand the passage ot such laws as will provide for the sale of state lands to actual settlers only, in small holdings; for the selection of suitable sites for reservoirs; for the presei'va tion from destruction or waste of the timber on the public lands; for the improvement ot and lands,and for the development of all the natural products pro-ducts oi state lands. We favor retention by tne state oi all its lands not susceptible of immediate imme-diate improvement, and tbe leasing by the state of improvable lands, whenever when-ever such leasing will tend to their more rapid and efficient improvement and development. We favor a revision of the laws ot Utah on irrigation. First, to secure and irrevocably fix all existing rightB to the use of water; and second.to provide pro-vide for an increased supply of water and to distribute all the available water fairly and justly among all persons per-sons entitled to its use. "We demand the passage of such laws as will secure to all the people of tbe state the bnneiit of all land grants, and prevent, as far as possible, any monopoly mon-opoly of either land or water rights in Utah. "We insiBt upon the expenditure of public money by the state for public purposes only, and for such purposes as economically a3 iB possible, consistent con-sistent with securing efficient service, and as may absolutely be necessaiy for the accomplishment of such purposes. |