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Show PLATFORM OF THE ' UTAH DEMOCRATS ; TTT. - ' '. h' - ; Declarea For State-Wide Prohibition and Denounces the Republican' Organization Dodges the Public 'Utilities Commission Tribute Paid to Democratic Party. N slstent with public welfaro; however, we recognize the fact that the manufacture manu-facture and sale of Intoxicating liquors liq-uors and the ue thereof a-s a leverage lever-age Is one of the greatest evils to society. so-ciety. It results in untold economic loss, both u the Jails and the Indl-i Indl-i vldual; It. fill our Jails, penitentiaries and asylums, and It Is the cause- of the rreater per cent of the crime committed. com-mitted. We believe thai the' largest unit of government can.'. obtain the I best result In dealing with the.llq'ior j question; and we therefore favor the I prohibition of the mannfature, sale, or other disposal of ny spirituous, j vinous, malt or other Intoxicating ' liquors wifhin the state of Utah. We therefore favor the enactment ! by the next legislature of a statute providing for state-wide prohibition of I the liquor traffic wlihln'thig state: I and we pledge the Democratic sena-. sena-. tors and representatives elected to " the legislature to vote for such a law. I We call attention to the fact that J the Republican leaders, while solicit-Inr; solicit-Inr; ecclesiastical support, have at the I same time entered Into an alliance with the liquor element to prevent or I postpone the enactment of prohibitory j I laws, thus demonstrating to the world i I that there is no Institution or organi- j j zatlon so sacred or exalted they would I not attempt to debauch, and noue so ' low they would not zealously approve j and uphold In order to accomplish 1 their partisan ends. 1 We denounce tho Republican party of I'tah for Its truculeney .toward corporations. Its subserviency to tyrannous tyr-annous machines, its record of a disturber dis-turber of the public peace, and the Incubator ot the American party. Its ! corrupt bargain -with the liquor in-1 terests. Irs inefficiency In public per-: vice, its extravagance In the matter of public funds, its maladmlnlstra-, ! tlon in all the departments of the I j state and county government. Its re-1 actionnry policies, lis opposition to I private judgment, to enlighten the I public conscience, and to the spirit of I i Independence and civic righteousness j I that develop citizenship. I We denounce Aldrichism and Can- j nonlsm ns manifested and repudiated in the nation, and as personified and upheld by the. Republican machine In Utah. And In this connection we call the attention to the people of Utah to the conduct of the Republican senators sen-ators and congressman from this state, who have been truckling sycophants syco-phants where they should have been Independent and courageous. In the Infamous tariff measures meas-ures passed In violation of the pledges of the Republican platform, there was no schedule so corrupt, no exaction made upon the people so unjust, un-just, no demand of an Illegal combination combi-nation and trust so outrageous that Utah's congressional delegation did not welcome and applaud. t'rovo, Sept. 16. The Democratic state convention yesterday adopted .the following platform: About to enter upon another statewide state-wide campaign for the advocacy of those principles of government which vitally concern every citizen. The Democratic party deeds It essential es-sential to declare Us position upon the most Important questions which at this time divide the electors of the state and nation. Politics Is not a game to be played for selfish ends, and without a scrupulous scrup-ulous regard to means. Public office Is not a tool for those who want more than their share of opportunity. Party is not a machine to despoil the manv bv the few. Old prejudices and antique war cries can no longer stifle popular conscience. Tartylsm must not eclipse patriotism. The plain people are weary of the everslons of government and are de-1 termlned to have a new deal. The Democratic party came into existence ex-istence with the nation, and will live , so long as the principles of popular j government animate the hearts of men as the champion of the rights i of the masses. It Is their only pro- j tectlon against the encroachments of centralized wealth and power the1 only safeguard against plutocracy and Imperialism. Labor. Each Individual should receive from society a reward for all toll, commensurate com-mensurate with the contribution -to j the welfare of society. We favor: j 1. (Organization.) All just and necessary organization for the pio- tection of labor, and tho adjudication i of all differences by nonpartisan; boards. 1 2. (Exclusion. )The exclur-lon of I all coolie labor from competition with j A: i-rican labor. (Compensation) A workman's" compensatjon act, the enforcement of t the best sanitary conditions, and the. ' best use of safety appliances, and . Ihe best regulation of the terms, and conditions of labor, especially as affecting af-fecting the employment of women and children. Railroads. 1. (Regulation.) The passage of a law which .shall put In operation tho provisions 6t the state constitution. ; providing for the regulation of trans- j poitatlcn charges by common carriers , and to prevent discriminations and abuses thereunder. 2. (Tickets and Passes.) A law prohibiting all officers, state, county and municipal, whose duty it may be to make. Interpret, and execute the laws of the state, from accepting free passes from any public corporation. Elections. To destroy Irresponsible political . machines, place all officers In touch j with the people, give direct and full force to the ballot, to eliminate cor- I nipt influences In public affairs, and , secure lasting reforms. We declare In favor of: 1. (Primary ) The enactment of a direct primary law, by which all general officers. Including candidates for the United States senate, may be j chosen bv vote of the whole people. 2. (Initiative and Referendum.! Recall ) The necessary legislation to carry Into effeci the provisions of. the state constitution, providing fr the Initiative and referendum and the' -ight of recall of any unfaithful or In- j competent public servant, particular- ; ly In case of municipal officers. (Prevent Corrupt Practice.) 1 We demand legislation against all forms of corruption in elections, pro hll.ltlng use of money, clving of prom- j lscs. accepting campaign contrlbu- I tlons from all affected by legislation, I publication pf anonvmous letters, the j sale of,editorial support, use of con- : veyances (except for aged. .cripples, ' etc., at the expense of the state), bet- ! ting on elections, use of passes by all officers and candidates and providing for the limitation of campaign expense ex-pense and publication of same, both1 before and after elections. I We fnor" 1. (Good Roads). Leg- , islation that will best secure the con- 1 struct lon of a system of good roads ! throughout the entire state. I 2. (Public Schools. Necessary) ' lepislatlr.n to maintain to ,he fullest ' extent all needs of our public schools. : Including High schools, as also tho Agilcultural college and the State university. uni-versity. I 2. (Government for Cities). The j passage of a law permitting cities to establish u commission form of cov- ; ernment. . Ing able to retrieve the revenues J thus bquandered. Revenue. ' All properly should bear Its Just proportion of the burdens of govern mcnl; taxes should be only levied for legitimate, necessary public purposes, and must be uniform and equitable, public funds and public credit should not be given or loaned to private Jndl- I lduals or corporations. We therefore declare that j 1. (TarlM. Tariff Is a tax paid j by the consumer. The modern "Ke- ' publican tariff" emanated from th-necessities th-necessities for revenue during the : great civil war, and has been perpetrated per-petrated by selfish and corrupt men i ; lor 50 years, until it threatens the i very life of the country. Like all taxation, It should be for public purpojes only, and net for private pri-vate profit, and should b? o levied as not to discriminate against any section, class, Industry, r occupation, occupa-tion, and be limited to the actual needs of the government honestly and economically administered. To avoid Injury to any legitimate industry through, necessary tariff ; changes, we lavor the creation of non- j partisan tariff commission, eniow-ered eniow-ered to Investigate economic conditions condi-tions and to report publicly to the congress. We denounce the "Payne-Aldrlch tariff act" as a masterpiece of injustice, injus-tice, dictated by special luteresls and making remorseless .exactions to enrich en-rich the few at the expense of tho many through the trusts and monopolies mon-opolies which It fosters, and a brazen braz-en violation of the pledges rondo by the Republican party to tlie nation. 2 (Income Tax). We favor an Income In-come tax as being a just means of equitably distributing the hut-den of maintaining the government, applicable applic-able alike to individuals and corporations. corpor-ations. 3. (Trusts). We oppose all combinations com-binations of capital organized to arbitrarily ar-bitrarily control trade among our cP-Izens. cP-Izens. and favor efefetUe legislation and. Its rigid enforcement to destroy monopolies and to secure Individual oppcrlunlt and Independence, and favor a penalty of Imprisonment for all who violate such laws. We call attention to tho rapid growth of trusts monopolies and organizations or-ganizations In restraint of trade, nnd to the dangerous conditions which threaten the Industrial and economic life of the people as the direct result re-sult of Republican rule both In the nation and state and hold the present pres-ent administration responsible therefor. there-for. I We call attention to the well-defined policies of the Republican party which giTes the trusts the advantage of free trade in articles which the trust ronsume, while placing protective protect-ive duties even to the' point of prohibition, prohi-bition, upon all articles competing with what the trusts make and sell. We call attention to the well-established fact that articles produced bv leading protected trusts of this country coun-try are shipped abroad at considerable consider-able expense and sold to foreivn consumers con-sumers at a lower price than is charged charg-ed the American consumers at home. We favor admitting free of duty nil goods and products competing with trust-made articles, and urge the ; exercise of nil legitimate power for the suppression and eradication of the evils connected therewith. We condemn the unscrupulous methods of Republican campaign managers man-agers in this state who employ political poli-tical tricksters to convey by stealth the impression that the church lenders lend-ers say one thing for the public and say another thing for private cars, and thnt the wellare of the church j depends upon the success of a political poli-tical party. On this point we direct di-rect special attention to the open, official declaration of the chinch, ai a church, that It faors, both from principle and policy, the absolute separation sep-aration of church and state; no doui- ( ination of the state by the church, no state Interference with the functions of the church or with the free exercise exer-cise of rellglcn; and the absolute freedom free-dom of the Indlvl-iMal from the domination dom-ination of ecclesiastcal au'horitv in political matters. True to its record j of a century the Democratic partv ad j bores loyally to the principles "h ere et forth, and. In the interest cf ' Justice, peace and good will, we de-J niand that this principle be accepted . and acted upon In good faith by every : i Itlzen of Utah. Manufacture and Sale of Liquors. The Democratic party has always advocated the largest measure of lib-et lib-et ty to the individual citizen con- 4. ifctatc Minast. a law requiring requir-ing all stale funds to be deposited with responsible banks and upon the giving of ample security therefor ns also the pavjiient to the state of the highest rate of Interest obfilnable on public competition. fi. Pensions for the veterans of our Indian wars. Conservation. The natural resources of the country coun-try are the bacls of Its prosperity rind growth, and fhev should be used in tho Interest of all of the people. We therefore favor: 1. The eonsenation of the resources re-sources of the state, and the fullest co-operation of the state and the federal government In securing the bept use of the grazing and timber lands and fyiter supply within the state. 2. The further disposition of the lauds of the state xhould be guarded by the strictest legislation, and the boards entrusted with the sale and lease thereof should be composed of men of unquestioned capacltv and Integrity. In-tegrity. H. We denounce th Republican party of the state of Utah for the ruinous conduct of affairs In relation to the land grant received from the federal government. After fourteen years of Inefficient service the public Institutions have been well-nigh pauperized pau-perized through the ijoiorant ' and scandalous management of the land Erant to the staje of Utah. . Where in sister , stales j similar ;land grants heve been ' conserved, and are now a constantly Increasing source of revenue to them. Utah, through Republican management. stands practically stripped of her gifts, with no probability of ever be- |