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Show To the Peonte of Utah. The sentiment in fiivor of organizing organiz-ing political parties in Utah in harmony har-mony with National parties has attained at-tained such force and expression that it cannot be delayed cr resisted. The Liberal and People's parties were the outgrowth of the conditions existing when they were formed, but the changed conditions of political affairs in Utah leases no rational ground for their maintenance, and we cannot too soon drop these old organizations with their dead issues, their narrow fields of discussion and their memories of social and political bitterness. The Republicans of Salt Lake City have organized and appointed a local committee, and have appointed the undei s gned a temporary Territorial committee to act as a medium of organization or-ganization until the Republicans of Utah, in general convention, can complete com-plete their organization, formulate their ; uform and appoint their committee. com-mittee. We now seek the aid and active cooperation co-operation of all citizens in the Territory Terri-tory who are willing to unite with us in organizing the National Republican party of Utah, and who accept these general views to-wit: That the time has come to abandon local organization and form parties composed of those who hold political opinions in harmony with National parties without regard to their alhilia-tions. alhilia-tions. That the general principles of the National Republican party are those best adapted to promote the welfare of our Territory, protect its industries and secure to its people the just rewards re-wards of their labor. The length of the National Republican Republi-can platform prevents its production in full in this call, but the following extract announces a political principle which is vital to the prosperity of our Territory, to wit: We aie uncompromisingly in favor of the American system of protection. The protective system must be maintained; main-tained; its abandonment has always been followed by general disaster to all interests except those of the usurer am' sheriff." The principle of protection to Ameii can products and labor is of the h'gh- j est importance to the vast agricultural, wool growing and stock raising interests inter-ests of our Territory. It is of equal importance to our great mining interests, which furnish so large an amount of remunerative labor and yield such an important part of our income. Without protection we cannot successfully suc-cessfully establish manufacturing in Utah. With it we may hope to utilize the abundance oi material our Tern- torv affords and employ the labor required re-quired to utilize it. The Republicans of Utah will be unanimously un-animously in favor of remonetizing silver, and of the free coinage 01 American silver. They also claim j tliat the American prodi ct should be protected in all the uses to wh eh it is j adapted, including its use as a me- ! dium of exchange, under the llepuii-I lican principle of protection. gJThey will also assert and n com-;ixe ! the dignity of labor and the necessity j of proper legislation to protect its interest. in-terest. The home laborers and counselors, w ho contribute to the pnbiie funds, are justly entitled to the preference in all public woiks, and ll.i.t Utah work should go to Utah workmen. In view of the peculiar i.is'ory of Utah in the past, and th fears of ( many of its citizens fr f:i future. the Republicans of Utah v.'.il au-j nounce they are opposed to the dis- ; franchisement o fany citizen except for crime of which he shall hp.vc been convicted by the process of law, and that they will favor the fiea exercis3 of the power of amnesty to al. citizens disfranchised on account of polygamy or polygamous relations, "a no will obev and uphold the laws of the United States. In uniting with the National Republican Re-publican party we will join the party which can point to a history and achievements uuequaled in the history of any other political party of the world. Since its first organ iza-tioH iza-tioH it has been the advocate of freedom, of equal rights to all citizens, and the leader of all the progressive measures which characterize nearly a third of the century, and mark an era of unsurpassed national prosperity. prosper-ity. We invite all citizens who agree with us in these general principles to hold precinct meetings and appoint delegates to county conventions which can appoint county delegates to a Territorial convention, where the Territorial organization can be completed and the platform of the party formulated. C. W. Bennett, James Sua up, II. M. Wells, W3I. Baldekson, II. G. McMillan, John IIenhy Smith, |
