Show republican PLATFORM adopted at afie republican convention at salt lake city sept this delegate convention convent lin representing a constituency now fully recognized as a component compoe nent part ot of the great republican parta of 0 poe the th nation congratulates the people of 0 utah upon the glorious outlook for a continuance in tower of ibia great party which has made the goal of the oppressed of all nations of the earth JM its dyste in ol 01 protection of american lab labor 0 r b by taxing the competing coin poling products 0 of the peon an and other countries oun tries its building in labor bor of up ruper industries its fostering care ol 01 home of I 1 arkels BOMB born kew and by wie ivi so reel pro al relations lous the icar gradual irra dual but sure e ext x tension emlon ol 01 foreign markets the products of 0 this country commands our ur inder lor for and will receive our undivided support c belle te in the p protective principle of 0 the republican tariff laws we have american american ine tile res result ill ot of this principle in the cheapened seen coat cost to the colliu consumer liner of every article domestic production of 0 which has decet received led the at the hand ol 01 con adequate the mckinley bill has stimulates manufacturing gafos arilia lowered the prices ot of hosts of standard ot of wages lower d articles r raised s teed the the price 0 of living livin g and put almost the entire working force ot of the country la in a posit position ion to good flages earn we ive endorse the th 0 prin principles cir les ft of this treat great national party as enunciated entine abed in it its platform SUIT convention in june adopted at ailts is t minneapolis last and hereby reaffirm our allegiance to be the our best efforts and party and pledge thereto sarty emotion evo we tion congratulate the people ot of the country at final manifestation ol 01 toe democratic Democrat lu party the convictions in Us its advocacy ot of Us its of the tile courage hidden and sheltered of othree free trade go cloak of laroff under its former reform its it true position upon ibis great economic quest question iono now thoroughly known may safely be left t the intelligent discernment of the american citizen the contest between bet cen the iwo live great parties at the present time involve involves the maintenance of Ameri american cion wages american homes and general 10 on tho the one band hand as 83 aga against insi their S downfall to the level ot of foreign wages forel foreign izil homes and prevalent poverty on the other the policy of 0 the democratic party should it become dominant in tills this country Y i is destined to impel measureless disaster upon llon our domestic industries throw ft a vast number of raen men and women out ot of profitable prod table employment retard our progress and blight our prosperity the rhe song of 0 spindles and loom looms of hammers anvils saw s and of every likly trial machine the bum hum of the mower the reaper and the thresher the rumble of 0 the railroad train as it pas pasta its 8 cities towns and villages passes forges roiling rolling mills fact olits mines milles and smelters shelters sm elters in its grand mission of the the interchange of p ducu are all pregnant with the musical ill to maintain the protective system of the republican publican Ke tariff we denounce the un americal course or the late democratic legislative as terribly of this territory in attempting to strike down the great t heep industry for its refusal to further encourage the production of utah sugar segar tor for the open ho he tilita it displayed to the polle of developing ve oren tho in desir T eg of the I 1 he territory tor for its despicable attempt to divert the money appropriated lor for the UM use of the login logan agricultural college to parthian part lian uses and pur pois poi and for or its utter hintlian ballore late to legislate intelligently upon questions of vital interest to tho the people wo we denounce the free wool bill t as passed by the late democratic Con grebl and arid demand that the wool schedules ai nit now adjusted by the me ainley bill bo be maintained until suen time as the increased production will meet of home consumption the people to of utah are tire particularly interested I 1 n the of institutions and republican principles her principal productions duct ions w ol 01 lead silver and farm products aie are prof lubly produced here became of kelican republican publican proter protection tion and yet these same productions duct ions receive the special open sm and malignant hostility ol 01 the vemo democracy cracy we ara are unalterably ill na Iter ably opposed to the removal of the indians from colorado to utah but we favor the giving of sufficient lands of the several reservations to the I 1 thereof in severally severalty and that the balance be made subject to 10 settlement under the homestead laws aa a a and particularly the uintah reservation of utah wo we are in favor of the casion ce sion ot of arid lands of the several states and territories to euch such state states and territories respectively we are also in favor of such amendment 0 of the land laws as will vill enable resident citizens of the territory to take irom from the public lands therein t ane tie necessary nece esary timber for nil all don domestico dome lestie stio purposes ve indorse the administration of president ident and particularly commell comroe nl the course by him and ills his a in maintaining he the dignity of america and american institutions both at home and abroad we particularly ticul arly commend the presidents efforts to enhance en brince the value of silver and to extend its use as money of ultimate redemption through iho the agency of an in international monetary conference we favor free act aad unrestricted coinage of Amerl american eart silver nod demand that 1 be re to the pot po t tion lon held prior to the demon alz tion act of ibba we our loal lo 10 al attachment to those principles of the party under tinder it trives to build up the american merchant cliant marine and the american navy to protect the right of franchise to maintain tree free schools a to encourage temperance to maintain maln taia the th honor bonor of the american bag flag to protect american citizens at home and abroad and to 10 secure proper arid adequate pensions tor for the veterans of the war and for the dependent families of deceased soldiers we assert and recognize the dignity of labor and the necessity ol 01 proper legislation to protect its interests that borne home laborers aud and producers I 1 who contribute to the public funds ar are a justly jolle entitled tit to the preference in all public publio Nv works orits that utah work should go to uta utah h I 1 workmen work ineD and that in all public works only utah mat material erat and utah products hall be need used it if procurable we condemn the attempt of ot the board of public works of palt falt late city to cite give the th contract of street paving to a foreign tor i using imported materials wn tt favor the eight hour system of days work tipon upon all public works the tim hold political power Is of the people that national authority is derived from front the people of all rill states and state authority from the people of the mate that the government of the united ates boves pou estes es the powers camei named in its constitution ution and those to r exercise that tha people ol 01 the state possess the powers not so conferred or denied to them by that in jn Bt tru rumont ment that the state government govern meM may ex ku bu it powers as remain with tile people aj they I 1 leavo avo not within their constitution for the use af that the national and state governments are in their respective res and thai that there can call DO be no conflict beta te acu ecu ell their their rights BU so bounded and we further abraham in lit government of the tire p pip lf for the we people and by the people aud that all matteis of 0 public concern lie be submitted to ibe the people when it can be done we ve declare our to the into the united titans a 0 foreign contract labor and th chinese inese labor alien to our civilization and our and vf ue demand the rigid enforcement of the existing idar t it and such immediate as a will exclude such labor from our hores we again affirm our 0 n to the dis franch h lemento at ent of any citizen except for crime of which he shall have anen convie led ly loy due pro cesis of law and we favor the free exer iw of the power of amnesty to all citizens dla 1 frati chisol on oil account nl at polygamy or poleva who wl alu liobe obel and uphold llie the laws of the united stat fl we recall the tile coill v of the national republican party that the government by CO congress n of the territories la bisca upon only to the end that they may itlay become ats states fee in ato the union therefore whenever the condition of the population material public u b le int and morality ere are such as to in insure ure a stable local government therein the people of the terrt territory tory khouli I 1 bo be permitted us as a right In terent Lerent in n them t to 0 form for the m arc i constitutions and state govern mo menu loto he we again deny that the republican party in uth utah was or to unduly hasten statehood the question of statehood tor for butth wa not dimmed lately involved in the division ot of the people fit t t the territory on national rint lonal barty lines butin view of the many chanzes which have recently transpired tit I 1 in t ur midst all the political an i material interests of the people and believing the of the population material resources public intelligence and morality of this territory are such fis 18 to insure a stable local government therein there ir we pledge to the v people koplo of fils this terri territory tory that our adge best at efforts shall be eberta d to forra form a state gov gi erime eminent t for utah and arid to procure tier her admission into the thi union of state lilla e regret that our efforts to redeem tile people ot of this territory terri ory from iho the yoke ol 01 democratic bondage bon dalte and tox atre the territory g for in r admission into the I 1 don as a febu 11 otate we have lieu dismo re I 1 and liet by ane active hostility ot certain republica i acting in their of t tit luf a lie re administration this 11 con conven oi respectfully counsel counsels tho the president rest de tit that all future appointments to office of mee an fn in this territory bo be ot of recognized members of this patty we believe uch such action by the president deul will w ill prove beneficial to tho the party provo alta be th territorial an and national |