Show republican PLATFORM adopted at tho the republican convention at salt lake city sept this delegate convention representing a constituency now fully recognized as a component part ol 01 the great republican publican Ke par tv of 0 the nation congratulates the people of utah upon the glorious outlook for a continuance in fit power of thin this preat great party which has made tho the american home the loheed feir KOBI goal ol 01 the oppressed of all nations of the earth its system of protection of american labor by taxing the competing products of the peon and pauper labor of other countries its up building chome of pauper home industries its fostering care of home markets and by wie wise reciprocal relations the gradual gradual era dual but sure extension tendon ex of foreign markets lor r the products of thin country commands our ur indorsement endorsement Indor and will receive our undivided support up port we e believe in the protect protective ire principle 1 I of the faa american republican tariff laws we hare have seen the result of this principle in the chey cheapened ened cost to the consumer of every article t alie he domestic Or nestie production of which has received adequate encouragement at the hand band of congress the mckinley bill has at stimulated manufacturing lowered the prices ol 01 hosts 0 ot articles raised rat the standard ol 01 wages lower lowert if the price of living and put almost the entire working force of the country in a position to earn good wages we endorse the principles of this great national party aw ast enunciated in its platform ado adopted te aart atilt s minneapolis convention in june Is ladt and abe d hereby reby reaffirm our allegiance to the and pledge thereto our bent beat efforts and sany sarty evo emotion ev ollon tion we congratulate the people of he the country at the final manifestation of too toe democratic party of the courage of its convictions in its advocacy of tree free trade bolong so long bidden hidden and sheltered under under its former hypocritical cloak of laroff si riff reform its true position upon this great economic question now thoroughly known in may y safely be left to the intelligent discernment in nt of the american citizen the contest between the iwo two great parties at the present time involves the maintenance of american wages american homes and general on tho the one band hand as agai net their Ko destructive downfall to the level ot of foreign wages lorelen foreign homes and prevalent poverty on the otner the policy of the democratic party should it in this country ig is destined to impel measureless disaster ur upon uron on our domestic industries Indu throw a vast number of men and women out ol 01 prof profitable table employment retard our progress and and blight our pros I 1 be ong of spindles and looms ot of ham hammers mere ant I 1 Is saws and ot of every industrial trial machine I 1 the he hum of the mower the reaper and the thresher the lumblo fumble ot of the railroad train as it P a cities towns and vill villages agea passes forges rolling g mills fat factories mines anil and ame it era i la 1 is krand mission of the interchange of products are tire all pregnant with the musical in n to main maintain mn the protective system ot of me republican tariff we unqualifiedly de din bounce oance the un arne americal course ol 01 the lata late democratic legi legislative lat ive as hembly 0 V this territory in attempting to strike down th the e great industry for its refusal to further encourage the production ot of utah sugar lor for the open hostility it displayed to the policy far 4 cy ol 01 developing the manufacturing industries no dus us tries ot of the territory for or ita its despicable attempt to divert the money appropriated for the use 0 ot f the losan logan agricultural college to parti an uses and 4 rg and lor for Us its utter I 1 failure allure to legislate intelligently upon questions ol 01 vital interest in lerest to the people we denounce the free wool bill as a passed by the late democratic congress Cong rc and nd demand that the wool schedules as now adjusted by the mc me Kinley billbe maintained until such time as the increased production will meet the demands ol 01 home consumption the people of utah are particularly interested in the maintenance of republican institutions and republican principles her principal productions duct ions lons w ol 01 lead at silver ver and farm arm products are profitably produced heio here because of helean publican protection and yet these same productions duct act i ions ons receive th the 0 special open and malignant the democracy vemo cracy we am are unalterably erab y opposed to the removal ol 01 the indians indiana irom from colorado to utah but we favor the giving of sufficient lands of the several reservations to tho the thereof in severally severalty and that the balance be made subject to settlement under the homestead Is laws iss s and particularly the uin uintah t ah reservation utah we are in favor 0 of the cession ot arid lands of febo the several states and territories to tuch such slate stater and territories respectively we are also in favor ol 01 such amendment ol 01 the land labass laws as will enable resident citizens of the territory to take irom from the public lands therein the necessary timber for oil all domestic purpose r p 0 pui v ve e ind indorse the administration adm infiltration of 0 president harrison lson and particularly the coimo course pursued by him and his advisers in maintaining the dignity of 0 Ani america erica and american institutions both at home and arid harnad d we particularly ticul arly commend the preside presidents ut to enhance the value of silver and to extend its use aa money of ultimate redemption through the agency of an international monetary conference we favor free and unrestricted coinage of american silver and demand that it be restored to the position lon held prior to the demon tiza tion act of 1873 we affirm our loyal attachment to those principles of the republican party under which it strives to build up the american merchant marine and tt the tte e american navy to protect the right of franchise to maintain free echo schools 0 13 to encourage temperance to maintain the lonor honor of the american flag to protect american citizens at home and abroad and to secure proper and adequate pensions tor for the veterans of the war and for the dependent families of deceased soldiers sold lera we assert and recognize the dignity of labor and the necessity of proper legislation to protect its interests that home laborers and producers w who ho contribute to the public funds are justly entitled to the preference in all public works that utah work should go to utah workmen and that in all public works only I 1 utah material and utah products hall shall be ZY used it if P procurable curable wo we condemn the attempt 0 of the board of public works of fait falt lake city to alte give the contract of street paving paying to a foreign co corporation oration using imported materials wu t favor the eight hour system of day days work upon all public works the republican st hold political power Is e of the people that national authority Is derived from ithe the people of all states and state afta authority au authority thorit from torn the people of the particular eular state lt that the government of the united states possesses the powers named in its constitution ution and those necessary to their exercise that the people ol 01 the state P possess mosess the powers taa not BO so conferred or denied to them by that instrument ment that the state government may exercise sui su h powers as remain with the P people ople as they have not within their constitution forbidden the tho use rise of that the nation national and state governments are sovereign in their respective spheres and that there can be no conflict between their rights BO so bounded and we further believe in the words of abraham lincoln in govern ment of the people for tho the people and government by y the people aud that all matters of public concern should be submitted to the people when it can be done we Ws declare our hostility to the introduction into the united stales states ot of foreign contract labor and labor lien alien to our civilization constitution and arid we to demand the and our an rigid enforcement of the the existing laws against it it and such immediate legislation as will exclude uch such labor I 1 from rem our shores ho rea reagain we again affirm our opposition on to the dis dl f tame of 0 any citizen except for crime of df which he shall have been convicted by due 4 ol 01 law and wo we favor avor the free ext process 0 of I 1 the power ot of amnesty to ail dil citizens dis franchised on account of ni polygamy or polygamous rel relt atlow lon who will obea obe and uphold the laws law of the united states we ive I 1 recall the policy of the ne na nasonal tonal lonal republican party that the government by con gressom the territories Is based I 1 upon necessity only out to 1 he end that they may become states in t the e union therefore whenever the condition of 0 the population material resources public intelli intelligence and morality are such as to publio insure I 1 sure a intelligence stab stable fence t e local government therein the people Deop loot of the territory be permitted as a S right In inte terent reni in them t to 0 form for ives constitutions and state govern ments and be admitted into the anion 11 wea ge in deny that the republican party in utah wai wall organized organ zed to unduly haften hasten hate state hood the question of statehood for uth utah nai was not involved in the division of the people of t the a territory on national party lines butan view of the many cb angeii which bate have recently transpired la in our midst affecting the political ani an i material interests of the people and believing the conditions of the population material resources public intelligence and moTa morality lity of 0 this territory are such as 88 to insure it stable local government therein we pledge ledge to the people of this territory that our test beet efforts shall be exerted to form a state government for utah and to procure her admission into the union of stat staten eFi M we e regret that our efforts to redeem the people ol 01 this territory from the yoke ot of democratic bondage and to prepare the territory terri territory torr for admission into the union as a I 1 team state we ne have been hampered and beset by tho the active hostility ot of certain republican officials acting in their capacity ot of appointees ol 01 a republican administration this convention respectfully counsels the president ident that all future appointments to office president Fres a this territory should be of recognized me members m of this party we believe men such action by the president will prove beneficial to the 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