Show republican PLATFORM adopted at the republican convention at salt lake city sept thie this delegate dele pate convent lin ln representing a constituency now fully recognized as a com ronert part of the great republican parta p 1 r tv of the tiou congratulate congratulates the people of t utah U 1 all upon the glorious outlook for a continuance in power potter of 1 great reat parly which baa the american home t the e longed arr r coal goal of the oppressed of nil all nations of the earth Itsey lie elem of protection ol 01 Arve rican 1 labor by taxing the competing products of the peon and pauper labor of of her countries its up building of borne industries Indu its fostering foE terIn care of home markets mar kete and by wige at relations the gradual pra dual but sure extension of foreign market markets for the of thin country command commands our end and will receive our undivided we e believe in he lie protective principle ot of the american republican tariff laws we have seen the result of this principle in the cheapened cost to the consumer ol 01 every article the domestic production of 0 which has received adequate encouragement at the band of 0 congress the mckinley bill has stimulated manufacturing lowered the prices of 0 hosts of 0 articles raised rals edthe the standard of wages waxes lower d the frice price ol 01 living and put almost ibe the entire wor working ing force of the country in a position to earn good wages we endorse the principles cf t this great national party as enunciated in its platform adopted at its minneapolis convention in june last and hereby reaffirm our alleg allegiance lanee to the garty party and pledge thereto our bet beat effort efforts and devotion evo tion we congratulate the people of the country at the final manifestation of toe democratic party of the courage of if its convictions in ita its advocacy of f free trade so long hidden and sheltered rhel shel teed under its former hypocritical cloak of tari tariff reform its it true position upon this great economic question now thoroughly known know may mayee safely fely be left to the intelligent discern discernment ot of the american americ L n citizen the contest between the two great parties at the present time involves the maintenance of american wages wage 8 american homes and general on the one hand as against their prosperity destructive downfall to the level ot of foreign wages rage for forell elvir horats and prevalent re valent poverty on the oto oilier cr the policy of 0 t the e democratic party should it become dominant in wis country is destined to impel measureless disaster upon uron our domestic industries throw a vast number of men and women out of 0 froll profitable table employment progress and blight bligh tour our pros 1 arity tae the tong song of spindle spindles and loom looms of hammers am lie aag saws and ot of every machine theli the hum 0 the mower the reaper and the thresher the lumble fumble ol 01 0 the railroad train as it cities towns and village villages passe passes forges rolling mills fact factories orits tg mine mines and smelters shelters sm elters in its grind mission ot the the interchange of products are all pregnant with the musical in n pi ration to m maintain allita ln the protective ot of the republican publican Ke tariff we unqualifiedly denounce the un american course ol 01 the late democratic legislative as embly ot of this territory in attempting to strike down the great industry for its it retinal refusal to further encourage the production of utah aucar ar f fur r the open hostility osti lity it displayed to the auf policy ic of 0 deve developing oren t abb th manufacturing in of the territory for or its it despicable attempt to divert the money tor for the uso use ol 01 the logan agricultural college to partisan uses and ii e and lor for ha its utter cartlan failure to legislate intelligently upon question questions ol 01 vital interest at to the people we denounce the free wool bill ae as passed by the lat latt i t democratic congress end and demand that the wool schedules as now adjusted by the mex mckinley X in ley bill be maintained until such time as a the T prodie tion will meet thed the demands ermands of home consumption the people ol 01 utah are particularly interested in the maintenance of republican institutions and republican principles her ifer principal production productions duct ions w ol 01 lead silver and farm arm product products are profitably produced here because ot of he ye protection and yet theme same pro actions receive the special open and malignant hostility of otibe the Vemo democracy cracy we are unalterably colorado 0 opposed posed to the removal ol 01 ho the indian from colorado to utah but we favor the giving of sufficient lands of the several sever reservations to the Judi olis thereof in severally severalty and that the balance be made subject to settlement under the homestead laws and arid particularly the uintah reservation of utah wo we are in favor ot of the cession ot of arid Is lands da of the several state states and territories to buch and territories oricle respectively we are also in favor of such amendment of the land laksas laws as will enable resident citizens vf the territory to take from the public lands therein the necessary timber for all 11 ll doati dom tI 3 P purposes ve ind indorse the administration of preal president adent harrison and particularly bomm commena end thee the course ourse pursued by him and hig his advisers rs in maintaining the dignity of america and american institutions clitu both dot at home and r broad W we a particularly tie ticul ia arly y commend the presidents effo coorts rt 8 to enhance e the value of silver and to extend its use as money of ultimate redemption through the agency of a an a international monetary conference we favor free and unrestricted coinage of american silver and demand that it be restored a to the position held prior to the demou tiza atlon tion act of 1873 73 we affirm our loyal attachment to those principles of the republican publican Ke party under which it strives to build up the american merchant marine and the american navy to protect the right of franchise to maintain tree free schools ch to encourage temperance to maln malat tala atit the bo honor nor of the A american merican flag to protect american citizens alti at home and abroad and to 10 secure proper and adequate pensions for the veterans of the war and arid for or the dependent families of deceased sadlers sId lers we assert and arid recognize the dignity of labor and the necessity ol 01 proper legislation to protect its interests thai tha home thome laborers auder and producers 0 ue who contribute to the public funds are just justly soho entitled to tho the preference in all public works that utah work should go to utah workmen and that in all public works only utah material and utah products shall be usi aed W it if procurable we condemn the attempt of the board of public works of fait felt lake city to give the contract ot of street paving to a foreign cor corporation horation ration using imported materials N wu po favor the eight hour system of da days ya I 1 work upon all public works work a the republican republicans bold hold that all political power I 1 Is a of the people that national aut authority bority ie Is derived r ved from froni the people of all states and state authority from the people of the tile particular ocular state that the government of t the je united states possesses the powers named in ita its constitution ution and those necess necessary a r y to their exercise that the people ol 01 tha elate state possess the powers not so conferred or denied to them by that instrument ment that the state government may exercise powers as remain with the people as they have not within their constitution forbidden the use of that the nation anil rod state go governments rn ments are bove sovereign reign in their respective ap spheres h res and that there can be no conflict between bleir their rights so bounded and we furt further her b beleve bl lieve leve in the words of abraham lincoln in government of the people for the people a and rid by the people aud that all matters of public concern should be submitted to the be people when it call o 0 be done avo V e declare our hostility to the introduction into to th the united stale ol 01 foreign contract labor and chinese labor alien to oar our civili civilization and our constitution and no me demand the rigid enjo c fit of the tle existing dieting law laws against it jt and such imi immediate legislation as will exclude euch such labor irem from our shore shores we again affirm our opposition on to the dis franchi of any citizen except for or crime 0 of which he shall have been convicted by due process ot of law and wo we favor the tree free exercise ol 01 the power of 0 amnesty to all citizen citizens dis die franchised on account of of polygamy or polygamous relation who will obey and uphold the laws of the united states we recall tho tile policy ot of the tie republican party that the government by congress of 0 the territories is based upon necessity only to I 1 the he end that they may imay become state states in the the union therefore whenever the condition ol 01 the population material resources public alic intelligence and morality are such as to stable 11 loal therein I 1 the people ol 01 th the territory should be per permitted morra bitted as a light fight inherent in them to form for constitutions and elate state governments and be admitted into the union we again deny that the republican party la in uth utah waa was organized zed to unduly hasten hate state hood the question ol 01 statehood for utah wax was not immediately involved in the division ol 01 the people ol 01 tile territory on national party lines butin utin view of the many changes a which have recel recently itly transpired in ili our midst the political and material in as ol 01 the people and believing the conditions ol 01 the population material resources public 1111 and morality of 0 thi this territory arc are buch such as s 1 to g insure a table stable local government therein wo we pledge ledge to the people ol 01 ibis this territory that our best efforts hall shall be exerted to form a late state government lor for utah and to procure her admission into the toulou of state states vi 0 regret that our effort efforts to redeem the people ot of this thi territory from the yoke yore of democratic c atle blondye bondage and to prepare the territory for admission into n to the onion as republican state we have been hampered and beset by tho the active hostility ol 01 certain republican official officials acting in their capac capacity 0 ot I 1 appointees ol 01 a he re publican ad administration mini n this conven convention von conniee conn see ses th the 5 president resident that all future to office in n till this territory should be ot of recognized members ot of this party we believe such action by the president will prove beneficial to tito the party W actu territorial and national nat lonaL |