| Show republican PLATFORM adopted at tho the republican convention at salt lake city sept this delegate convente conven tl iii n representing ft IL constituency now fully recognized as a torn com part of the great republican parta of of utah t the a nation congratulates tho the people the glorious outlook for a continuance in upon power of this great party which has lifts made adetha the lower ameri amerlan amerian an home the ionized ff r ical ot of the op d of all nation nations of the earth its of protection of american ame rican labor by bt la ing t the he competing products of the peon and pauper allper labor of other i 0 countries oun tries its building up 0 of af pf homo b ome its fostering foi care ot of home markets and by wife wise al relations the gradual but buro suro extension 0 of foreign markets tor f or the products ot of this thin country commands our endorsement and will receive our undivided support up II 11 vie believe in t the he protective principle of the american republican latiff law laws we haie have keen seen the result of this principle in the cheapened cost to the consumer of every article the domestic production of 0 which has reeled received adequate encouragement at the band hand of congress the mckinley bill has stimulated manufacturing lowered iho the prices ol 01 hosts ol 01 articles raised the standard ol 01 wages lower d the e of living and slid put almet the entire working force of the country in a position to earn good wages we gov e endorse doise the principles of this great na fonal vonal pany as enunciated in its platform adolte adopted barty at its minneapolis convention in june last and hereby our alle allegiance glaDee to the party and pledge thereto our beet best efforts and sarty devotion evo tion we a congratulate on atil 1 a t e t the h f people of the country at the VA final net anant f e t t at i 0 n of toe too Democrat tu party of the courage of lia its convictions in ill its advocacy of free trade BO so long hidden and sheltered shel teed foj under er its former hypocritical cloak of aarl reform it its true position po upon this great econ economic amlo question ont now thoroughly known may y safely be left to the intelligent discernment of tho the american citizen the content contest between the two great parties at the present time involve involves the maintenance main co of american wages american homes and general prosperity on the one h hand and As against their destructive downfall to the level 0 of foreign WO wages 9 e a forciea b h mes and prevalent poverty on oil I 1 the h otner the policy of the democratic party should s b 0 u 14 it become dominant in tala this country ig is destined d d to impel im measureless disaster upon our ameti domestic a ilig industries rles throw a vast number of men and women out of prod profitable table employment elco ploy retard our progress and blight our pros ri t r WT hie h e tong song of spindles and loom looms ot of hammen hammers anvils gaws saws and of every indu trial machine the hum of the binom mower er the reaper and the thresher the tumble rumble ot of the railroad train as it PS passes a cities towns and villages passes forces rolling mills fac actori torl a mines and smelters shelters sm elters in its grind grand mission of the tile anten interchange hange of products pr 0 are all pregnant with the musical ia in to abin in the protective system of the republican publican Be we unqualifiedly denounce the un americ an C coerce a ot oi the late democratic as thamy 0 I 1 this territory in aftem for tint to strike caw the grat industry for its refusal to further encourage eneo the production ol 01 utah sugar tor for the open hostility oti lity it displayed to the of developing th the manufacturing in austrie du of the territory tor for its despi calMe attempt to t 0 divert the money appropriated lor for the use ot of the loean logan agricultural college to parti a ati an uses and pur pois and tor for Us lie utter T failure aure to legislate intelligently upon questions ol 01 vital interest to the people we denounce the free wool bill as passed by tha the lat democratic congress and demand that the wool schedules as now adjusted by the mckinley bill be maintained until suca tims all the Incz increased essect production will neel meet the demands of home consumption the people ot of etah are particularly interested in the maintenance of republican institutions and principles her al po p o ious w oll ol 01 lead cad al ver and farm products dirt AV atie produced here he became ol 01 republican bez rez publican protection and yet these same production leneive the special open and malignant hostility ot of the democracy we M e are unalterably yo opposed ed to the removal of the indians from colorado Coln mo rado d I 1 to 0 otah utah but we favor vor the giving of lent lands of the emeral reservations to the thereof in severalty and that the balance be made subject to settlement under the homestead laws and particularly iho he i uintah reservation of ut utah h enre ar la in favor of the cotlon ot of arid lands ol 01 the several states and territories to luch uch statland state L and territories respectively ve we are also in favor of 0 such amendment of the land laws aa As will enable resident citizens of the territory to lake take ITO from lothe the public land lands therein the necessary timber for nil all domestic lo purposes w so 0 indorse the administration abw ini stratton of president harrison and Illie course pursued by win and his sivi sers in in the dignity baru of america and american in boch exroad we a particularly ticul arly aTly commend the presidents to the vaine of silva r and to extend its use aa as money of ultimate redemption through I 1 of an international monetary conference we favor free and unrestricted coinage of american silver and demand that it be re atoned to the tolt ro lon held prior to the tile demon tiza t ion act of 1873 vis av e a aarm out our loval loyal to those principles cill of t the ite publican party under which it triv ems to build up the american merchant marlnee art a and tle the tl e amer Ameil lean can navy to protect the right of franchise frn chise to maintain iree schools to encourage temperance to maintain ma latala the lionor bonor ot of tha the A american flag to protect american citizen Z en 8 at homo home and abroad and to 10 secure frorer ILI and d adequate pensions pension i f for r the veterans ot the war and for the dependent d families of deceased diers we rt and slid recognize the dignity of labor and life necessity ol 01 proper legisa legislation tion to protect Us its interests that home burns laborers aud and producers who contris ie ite to the public funds are jully justly entitled to the pr preference eferen in all public work works that utah work should go to utah wo kmen imen and that in tn all public works only U amli umli tah manenal and ul otah utah products shall be 1160 11 f procurable we condemn the attempt of 0 the board ot of public works of fall felt late lae 4 ity WT to give alt e the contract of street paying to a foreign corporation co oration using imported materials WV wo favor the eight hour ot of I 1 a work upon pon all public works wort a the republican hold political power la Is of the topic that national put boril I 1 is derived arom he the people a Is of fall 11 stalks and an state autho authority Tit from rove the m is people of the pait cular r tte ti that t the government ol 01 tea the united states lk assesses the powers pom erl lamed in its oun al u lion and those ne cesary to their exercise that tha the people 01 ol aba th state possess the power powers not so conferred or denied to hem them by that in strument strum ment that the state government KO eminent mr may ex arcise an h powers as remain with mith the people as they have not within their constitution forbidden the use of that the national and state are am tove sovereign reign in their respective spheres p eres and that there can be do no conflict be tween their rights so bounded and we further abraham lincoln in government of the people for tho the people and by the people aud that all matters ol 01 public concern concer 1 i should be submitted to the keople when it i t can be done we declare our hostility 0 to o the introduction into the united states of foreign contract la Is bor and chinese labor alien to our cl civilization and our constitution and we demand the rigid enforcement enior cement ol 01 the existing law laws agg in a t it and such stich immediate legislation as will ex elude clude such ouch labor I 1 rem our thores we again affirm our oppe opposition to the disfranchisement of an any citizen except for crime of f which he shall have hale been convicted by due proceed of law and wo we favor the tree free exerie exer ilse of the power of amnesty to all citizens dis franch franchised fower be don on account of of polygamy or polygamous relation who will obey aud and uphold the laws of the united states we recall the tile policy of the nal nasonal na lonal republican party that the government by con gressom krass of the territories la Is based i upon only to the end that they may become me in tue the union therefore whenever the condition of the population material resources public u blia intelligence and morality are such as to an fn insure re a stable loal government therein thereto the people of the territory should be permitted as a IL right in inherent terent in them to form fur the melves constitutions ana and state overn ments and be admitted into the union we again deny that the republican party la in utah was wits organ zed et to unduly hasten state bood the question of state statehood bood for uth wai not immediately involved in to the division of the people cl ef the territory on national I party arty lines butin view of the many chanson which have rec reo transpired in to ur or midst th the political am ani material interests of the peo pie and believing the condi conditions tiona of tb a po u lation material public I 1 n I 1 gence and morality of tb this Is territory are such as to insure a stable local government therein we red pledge go to the people of this territory that 0 our ur efforts shall be exerted to form a slate gov eminent for utah and to procure her admission into the union of stater M a regret that our efforts to redeem the people of this territory from the alie of democratic ondia and to prepare the territory tor for admission into the union 11 on ns as A republican state wo we have been hampered and beset by the active live hostility ot of certain bertan republican official acting in their capacity of appointees of a republican ihla this con venlon respectfully counsels the reald that nil all future appointments aar apr ointments to office rn in this territory should be of recognized members of this party we e believe such action by the president will prove beneficial to the 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