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Show DEMOCRATIC PLATEOEMS Territorial, Adopted at Ogden ESect. 5th The democratic party of Utah in conyention assembled, reposing its trust in the intelligence, patriotism and justice of the people standing upon the constitution as a foundation and limitation of the powers of the government gov-ernment as well as the guaranty of the liberties of the citizen congratulate the territory now eoon to be a state on the assured success of the policy adopted by the national organization as laid down in all its platforms. For the democracy of the entire territory ter-ritory we reaffirm our fath in the permanence per-manence of federal union and i 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 the democratic party. Second Total separation of church and state for the sake alike of civil and religious liberty. ThirdThe liberty of the individual unvexed by sumptuary laws. Fourth Support by the Btate of the public schools. Fifth The supremacy of the ciyil oyer the military power. Sixth Exact equality of all personp belore the law. Seventh The right to a free ballot the 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 hid interest alike against the ag gressions of monopoly as well as the commune. We believe the restoration of the money of the constitution is now the paramount issue before 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 preference. We therefore declare ourselves our-selves in favor of the immediate restoration res-toration of the tree and unlimited coinage of gold and Bilver at the present pres-ent legal ratio of 16 to 1, as such coinage coin-age existed prior to 1873, without waiting wait-ing for the aid or consent of any other nation. Gold and Bilver coin to be a full and legal tender for all debts public pub-lic and private. Ws denounce the republican party for the demonetization of silver in 1873 and for its 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 prosperity as a result re-sult of a democratic retorm of the tariff; tar-iff; and also to the fact that factories, boundaries and mills have resumed workBince the repeal of the McKmley law, and to the constantly advancing wages of workingmen in almost every industry. we again express our hearty appreciation appre-ciation of the democratic congress and preEiddnt in providing an enabling act by virtue of which Utah is about to assume as-sume its position as a sovereign Btate. We commend the action of the democratic dem-ocratic members of the constitutional convention in surrounding the taxing and revenue-raising power of the state by such restrictions and limitations as to preclude any squandering ot 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 provisions of the constitution proposed, and the democratic party for the earnest and able support of that measure by its representatives in the constitutional convention. We. denounce as false the charge that the democratic party of Utah has been guilty of stuffing ballot boxes or other election frauds, and condemn the republican party for its unwarranted un-warranted and libelous attack upon ths majority ot the Utah commission, and deplore the lack of principle shown by its attempt without any evidence and for partisan purposes to besmirch the character of honorable citizens. Utah County, Adopted at Payson Sept. 28th. Hon, J. B. Milner, chairman of the committee on platform and resolutions reported the following platform: The demociatic party of Utah 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 taid convention in nominating nomi-nating Joseph L. Eawlins 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 the state the most valuable public lands within the state to the extent of all grants made to it, and its public institutions. insti-tutions. We demand the piSBageot such laws as will provide for the Bale of Btate lands to actual settlers only, in small holdings; for the selection of suitable sites for reservoirs; for the preserya lion from destruction or waste of the timber on the public lands; for the improvement of arid lauds, and for the development of all the natural products pro-ducts oi state lands. We favor retention by the state of all its lands not susceptible of immediate imme-diate improvement, and the leasing by the state of improvable landB, 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 existfng rights 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 the B ate the benefit of all land grants, and preyen as far &b possible, any monopoly mon-opoly of either land or water rights in Utah. We insist upon the expenditure of public money by the state for public purposes only, and for such purposes as economically as is possible, "consistent "con-sistent with securing efficient service, and as may absolutely be necessaiy for the accomplishment of such purposes. |
