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Show Territorial Democratic Platform Adopted at the State Convention . Tne democratic party of Utah in convention assemble'.!, 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 goy-ernieut goy-ernieut as well as tJie guaranty of the liuenies of the citizen rongratulate the territory now suon to be a state on the assured success of the policy adopted by tiie national organization as laid down in ail its platlorma. For the democracy oi the entire territory ter-ritory we reafiirm our fath in the permanence per-manence of federal union and j our ;evotion to the constitution and the laws; and declare as cardinal doctrines of democracy: FirBt 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 take alike of civil aud religiuus libt rty. Third The liberty of the individual uuvexed by sumptuary laws. Fourth Support by the state of the public schools. Fiith The supremacy of the ciyil oyer the military power. tixtb Exact equality of all persons belore the law. Seventh The Tight to a fr hallnt I the tigut pteeoi Ttvo oi ail oilier rights. Eigath That our democratic party is the friend of the laboring man in every avocation of life, ami will protect pro-tect hk interest alike againet the ag gressions of monopoly as well as the commune. We believe the restoration of the money of the constitution ii now the paramount issue before the country, and inBist that both parties shall plainly state their respectiye posi ions upon the question in order that the voters may intelligently express their preference. We thereiore 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 1373, 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. VV9 denounce the republican party for the demonetization of silver in 1873 and for its repeated acts of hostility toward to-ward itB 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 reform of the tariff; tar-iff; and also to the tact that factories, foundaries and mills have re-umed 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 pre-idnt iu pioviding an enabling act by virtue of which Utah is about to as- Bume its position as a sovereign state. I We commend the action of the dem-I dem-I ocratic members of the constitutional I convention in surrounding the taxing and rvenue-raieing po er of the State by such restrictions aud limitations aa to preclude any squandering ot pub'ic property in aid ot private enterprises, and to confine the expenses of carrying on the public business within proper limits of economy, despite the almost unanimous oppositiou of a republican ma jarity. 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 thnt the democratic party of Utah has been guilty or etufflng ballot boxes or otner election frauds, and condemn the republican party for its unwarranted un-warranted and libelous attack upon th? majority of the Utah commission, and deplore the lack of principle shown by its attempt without any evidence and for partisan purposes to beemirch the character of honorable citizens. |