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Show Territorial Democratic Platform Adopted at the State Convention. Tne democratic party of Utah in convention 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 tbe liberties of the citizen congratulate the territory now soon to be a state on tbe assured success of the policy adopted by the national organization as laid down in all its platlorms. For the democracy ot the entire territory ter-ritory we reaffirm our fath in the per: manence of federal union aud 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 ciyil and religious liberty. Third The 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 persons belore the law. Seventh The right to a free rallot the right preseryatiye 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 hit. interest alike against the aggressions ag-gressions of monopoly as well as the commune. We believe the restoration of the money of the constitution is now the paramount iESue before the country, and insist that both parties shall plainly state their respectlye posi ionB upon the question in order tbiit 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 silver at the present pres-ent legal ratio ot 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 com to be a full and legal tender for all debts public pub-lic and private. W9 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 re sult of a democratic reform of the tariff; tar-iff; and uIbo to the tact that factories, foundaries and mills have resumed work since the repeal of the McKinley 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 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 power of the state by such restrictions and limitations as to preclude any squandering ot public property in aid ot private enterprises, and to confine the expenses of currying on the public business within proper limits of economy, desnite the ahnnnt i 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 ngbts with men under the provisions of the constitution proposed, and the democratic narty for the earnest and able support of that measure by its representatives in the constitutional convention. We denounce as false tbe charge that the democratic party of Utah has been guilty ot stuffing ballot boxes or otner election frauds, and condemn the republican party for its unwarranted un-warranted and libelous attack upon ths majority of 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. |