Show I TERRITORIAL PLATFORM Platform of thc Democratic Party of Idaho Territory The Democrats of Idaho Territory i in convention assembled present the following fol-lowing resolutions and platform and pledge the Democratic party of Idaho and its candidates to their faithful and earnest support and endorsement Resolved That we with becoming prit endorse the Administration of Preside Grover Cleveland for the honesty frugality and success with which it is conducting the affairs of government carrying out the principles of Democracy in administering public trusts and keeping faith with the people a respect for constitutional the protection of the rights of our fellow oiti zens at home and abroad a desire to reform the unjust inequalities of customs to reduce taxation to limit the expenditures to actual necessities the revival of trade the increase of commerce the restoration of the unearned un-earned public lands to the peoples heritage the peace that happily extends throughout our whole land and the extinction of sectional sec-tional animosities are the salient mark which signalize the restoration of the Den ocratio party to power and the response it has gived to the trust reposed in it We commend the discrimination whiol the President has made in favor of the honest soldier and call attention to the fact that while he has vetoed spurious and unworthy un-worthy claims he has signed more ponsioi bills than any of his predecessors Resolved That the record of Hon John Eailey our able representative at Washington Washing-ton is one of which we as citizens of Idaho ire justly proud that Mr Haileys consistent con-sistent course and energetio and successfu efforts in behalf of our Territory and inter sts of her citizens meet with our earnest md enthusiastic approbation and that the thanks of our people arc due him for his tin iring labors for his constituents Resolved That in Edward A Stevenson our citizenGovernor Idaho has an honest able and fearless Executive who knows the wishes and wants of the people of this Territory Ter-ritory and who will faithfully enforce thaws < th-aws without fear or favor Resolved That this convention proudly invites attention to the fact that the las Democratic House of Representatives passed bills forfeiting and restoring to the public domain railway land grants amounting tc ver 75000000 of acres and also the further act that in the Fortyeighth Congress the 3emooratio lower Housepassed the Reagan InterState Commerce bill which failed ol mssago in the Republican Senate also hat in the last session of Congress the Reagan bill was again passed in the Democratic Demo-cratic lower House Resolved That we denounce the infamous iraotice of bigamy polygamy and unlawful habitation and that we pledge our party of the laws to a strict and rigid enforcement against such crimes and as a proof of our sincerity we point with pride to the record of convictions had by a Democratic United States Attorney before a Democratic judge during the past year of a Democratic national ional administration which speaks louder ban the windy professions unaccompanied by any performances of any past Repnbli can officers in Idaho Resolved That we are unaJ terably opposed to any dictation in State or political affairs by church domination as heretofore oxer ised by the Mormon Church Resolved That we are unalterably opposed to Chinese immigration and demand the abrogation of the BnrlingameSwif treaty a legacy from the Republican party through whose loopholes slave labor creeps the best efforts upon our shores We pledge of the Democratic party of this Territory in favor of measures which shall permanently prohibit and prevent such immigration We regard Chinese labor as an unmixed evil therefore we favor legislation providing for the deportation of the Chinese from this country and their exclusion forever In the meantime pending proper legislation upon this subject the Democratic party of Idaho as a friend of free labor and in the interest of the people recognize the legal right of any citizen to employ whom he pleases yet we hold it in the right and duty of t the people of Idaho Territory to withhold with-hold their patronage from the Chinese and that such labor should not be resorted to when other character of labor is available Resolved That this convention is in favor of an act of Congress providing for the free coinage of both gold and silver by the terms which act both gold and silver bullion offered at the several mints and assay offices of the nited States shall be received in exchanger for gold or silver coin or certificates at the rate now fixed by law for standard dollars of gold and silver which certificates shall be receivable for all public purposes and itercharigeable for gold or silver as the case may be and that there be no discrimination discrim-ination by United States Treasury officials in the use of gold and silver for any purpose whatever consistent with existing laws in luding the payment of the interestbearing debt Resolved That we are in favor of liberal ages and free labor i for the of II formed All associations XU1LUCVA JWA ULLU purpose V4 developing intelligence promoting the welfare wel-fare and protecting the interests of the laborers and mechanics and to enable them successfully to contend for and maintain their rights bypeaoeful and efficient means against powerful ana oppressive combina tions should be encouraged and expressly auctioned by law Resolved That we are opposed to the oppressive op-pressive monopolies built up fostered and protected by Republican Administrations that we recognize labor as the producer of of capital that we recommend the passage such laws as will make the wage laborers preferred creditors and to secure to them the full fruits of their labor Resolved That the rapid increase of the white population of the United States demands de-mands that Congress take speedy and effective steps to have all of the Indians in the elect lands in severalty in quantities not to exceed eighty acres per capita within the limits of their respective Indian reservations and that the remainder of the lands on such Indian reservations should be restored to the public domain subject to homestead entry by actual Bottlers Resolved That it is the duty of the Con ress of the United States to pass such legislation leg-Islation gress as will guarantee the speedy adiust meat and payment of all claims for depre dations committed by Indians upon the persons and property of citizens of the Western States and Territories Resolved That we extend our sympathy to all people struggling to engraft upon the principles of individual their political system dividual liberty and selfgovernment and with special emphasis do we extend that sympathy to the present heroic efforts of the Irish people with Resolved That we deeply sympathize the loyal people of Utah in their struggle to of the maintain the supremacy of the laws United States and the purity of American hereby pledge the best efforts and we homes forts of the Democracy of Idaho m aid of the national Congress as by such legislation and forever paralyze tho will most speedily that would seek to bind the priestly hand their political lib souls of men by usurping ertiea the forego 1Resolved That in addition to and policy as the principles mg reaffirm we Democrat enunciated in the platform of the 1884 Convention of io National Convention Chairman G L WATEBS CHAS C STEVENSON Secretary |