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Show CHILTON'S PLATFORM. Ex-Senator Horace Chiltoi. of Texas who was appointed, to succeed Reagan upon the latter'a resignation, by the governor of Texas, has formally en tered the race for election to that position posi-tion and made his opening speech on the 28th ult., at Georgetown in that Ute. A cursory reading of the epeeth deduces the following platform, or at least a part of it. It doesn't seem a bad one for democrats everywhere, with one or two minor exceptions. Senator Chilton eays his main tenet of political faith is a strict construction con-struction of the constitution. He i3 in favor of tariff reform as setup by the pending Wilson bill, which be avers will become a law ere the summer is over, and that countless beneiita will accrue to the people therefrom. He is in fayor of withdrawing the ocean steamship subsidy bill. In this he is both wise and patriotic. Let these lines sustain themselves or retire. That's true democracy. He says the expense of nayal improvement must stop. There we do not agree with him. "We want to see our navy of fighting ships increased and improved until it is the full equal of the fighting force of the best navy on earth. Mr. Chilton Chil-ton is at war with Secretary Carlisle's bond isBue policy. So are we. Keep djwn appropriations until there will be no deficiency. That's sound democracy. demo-cracy. The policy of issuing bonds is fraught with danger. Mr. Chilton expresses himself as favoring the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, Here too we find potless democracy. The condition of the country demands immediate action on the silver question. Mr. Chilton says: "I have no word of abuse for the illustrious Cleveland, he is acting for Xew York, we for Texas." Here is a whole lesson in a few words. Who can help sympathizing with his own state? Who does not love his own state best, from Cleveland down to tt-e helr d.xri-irti . our cities. There are no divine rights for presidents and none shall rule save through rigut and reason. This platform is pure democracy, democ-racy, and these noble- sentiments find a warm echo an ay out here in Utah in every true democratic heart. |