Show OS PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES Adopted by the Democratic Club of Utah This club shall be known as the Democratic Club of Utah The members of this club do hereby reaffirm and endorse the principles embodied in the platform adopted by the National Convention of the Democratic party held Chicago on the eighth day of July 1884 For a more specific statement of the principles princi-ples to which the members of this club will ad here and struggle to make predominant we do hereby declare First That the affairs of government can be safely entrusted to the intelligence of free people Second That all just government is derived from the consent of the governed That every citizen should be allowed the exercise of the largest liberty consistent with the public good and safety Third That in such government a trust is devolved de-volved upon every citizen after informing himself him-self upon any question of policy or government govern-ment to act politically as his best individual judgment would direct absolutely free from I coercion control or dictation ecclesiastical or otherwise While the State has given a consti tutional pledge not to interfere with religion there is a reciprocal obligation on the part of religion not to interfere with the State For it to do FO is dangerous both to itself and the ex istence of free government This would become be-come the more evident if each of the many denominations should independently engage in a struggle for political supremacy Fourth Politically all men are created free and equal the priest and the layman must stand upon the same plane Therefore we reaffirm that the affairs of church and State ought to and must be forever separate and distinct locally and nationally Fift ILocal telfgovernment is a cardinal principle of Democracy and as such we affirm and endorse it On the one hand a local political organization appeals for the abrogation of all local selfgovernment in this Territory by the establishment of a Legislative Commission On the other hand an opposing political organization organ-ization has afforded by the conduct organd declaration of its most influential members the means by which the former might make its appeal successful Sixth The withdrawal of all powers of government gov-ernment from the people implied in the establishment estab-lishment of a Legislative Commission would be to remove all inducement or encouragement to political activity and independence and by the lethargy which would ensue engender utter ut-ter indifference to the exercise of free and intelligent in-telligent political thought and action This would but aggravate the evils which it is designed de-signed to cure and can of course find no support sup-port except by those wino believe the application applica-tion of free principles inadequate to human government SeventhTo obtain local selfgovernment the Territory must be redeemed from the discredit that has been brought upon it EighthWe shall struggle to make predominant predomi-nant the sentiment that every citizen should and must obey every law until by legitimate agitation if obnoxious or unjust its abrogation or repeal can be secured Ninth Religions belief or fidelity should never be made a test of political or ollicial preferment pre-ferment The application of such a test tends to the promotion of an inferior grade of officials offi-cials and often of persons utterly disqualified or unfit for the poiitioiis 1 they are called to occupy I oc-cupy In the election of ofhcers to administer and execute the laws fitness for the office should be the only qualification require fcathTo the cad that free local self meat may be secured and participation in national sifairs had and maintained upon the basis of these principles we severally pledge ourselves to support them and to struggle that they may become predominant and invite all poud citiyeus who believe that the principles thus enunciated should be supreme irrespective irrespect-ive of religious belief or previous political affiliations to unite with and aid us to consummate consum-mate this cud J L KAWLINS President JOHN II BuiiToy Secretary BYLAWS OF THE CLUB ARTICLE IThe officers of this Club shall consist con-sist of a President VicePresident Secretary Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer to be elected annually to serve for one year or until their successors arc elected or appointed ArT 21he said election or officers shall take place at an annual meeting of the Club to be held at Salt Lake City on the Sth day of January Jan-uary in each year unless said day should happen hap-pen to be Sunday in which event on the day following AnT 31n case of failure to hold such annual meeting the election may be made at the next general meeting of the Club after the time when such annual meeting should have been held MA1tT4In addition to the annual meeting general meetings of the Club shall be held at Salt Lake City on the first Tuesday in April July and October in each year Special meet ings may be called by the President by giving reasonable notice thereof ART 5Therc shall be an Executive Committee Com-mittee of thirteen members which shall consist con-sist of the officers of the Club and eight other members to be appointed Ijy the President It shall have the general management of the affairs of the Club with power to appoint SubCommittees Sub-Committees as it may deem proper and to fill any vacancy which may occur in any oflice until the next election ART jAny male citizen of the United States may become a member of this Club after receiving the endorsement of three of its members and subscribing to its platform ART All County Democratic Clubs adopt ingthe platform of this Club shall be recognized by the election of the Presidents of the several Clubs to a VicePresidency provided they place themselves in correspondence with this Club and transmit a full list of their enrolled members with a correct statement of the transactions trans-actions of their organization from time to time AnT Any member upon reasonable no tice may be expelled from the Club on a two third vote of the members present at a regular meeting AnT IThese bylaws may be amended upon the twothirds vote of a regular meeting convened con-vened next after that at which the announcement announce-ment of the contemplated amendment has been made |